Black Americana
Black Americana
Why do people in the united states call black people African Americans?
I never understood why Americans refer to their black people as African Americans even if they were born in Americana and never been to Africa. I never heard of a African British or a African Chinese etc I have just heard of African Americans can any one tell me why.
The expression "African American" was popularized in the mid-1980s by a number of black academic types in elite universities. They started using it, and it became fashionable among black leaders and white media executives.
By the early 90s, some people started insisting on the new phrase, claiming that "black" was an out-dated term and an inaccurate description.
Some conspiracy-minded types suggest that black leaders adopted "African American" (to replace "black," which had replaced, "person of color," which had replaced "Afro-American," which had replaced "colored," which had replaced "negro," all considered polite in their time) in order to catch whites using the wrong words, so that they could launch a tidal wave of accusations of racism and then use that as evidence that the United States is just as racist as ever. Given the numerous changes in wording over the years, it is understandable that some would think this, but such accusations have rarely been made and even less often been taken seriously.
In my own experience, most people still use "black" in day-to-day conversation. This includes my black friends as well as my friends of other races.
I'm an American, and I've lived in Europe and Asia. I used to be a school teacher, and whenever we had academic discussions about race, I reminded my students that "African American" is a culture, not a race, and I explained why. It's funny. Most kids have never thought of it that way before, but they seem to take to it more naturally than many adults.
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