What do you call yourself? Black or African-American or Other?

Question

I am of the so called "black" race...if you really believe in races.
I am of genetic ancestry which includes african, european, native american, and other stuff I probably don't know about.

My skin color is brown, not black. I've met asian and african people with "black" skin...much darker than me.

My nationality is American.

I look like other folks who also have some african ancestry.

And I am a child of the Great and Living God. This is where my true sense of identity resides.

Answer 1

I am "other". My heritage is French and Swedish. I will be very happy when all of us are just "people". I do not use the word "black" to describe an African American person. I used to tan very darkly as a child. I was the darkest person in my family! I am also a child of the Great and Living God!!!

Answer 2

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Answer 3

This has always mystified me, why is it that people of varied ancestry if they have a single black among their ancestors immediately refer to themselves as black when in reality they are a mixture. By referring to themselves as black they deny the rest of their heritage. I can’t imagine denying half my ancestry.

The offspring of black and white is called mulatto
The offspring of back and Native American Indians as well as the offspring of ****** and mulattos is called sambo
The offspring of white and Native American Indian is called mestizo

By the way there is no such a thing as ‘American’ nationality, America is not a nation America is a continent with many nations in it. The US never named itself the name of the United States is a designation it comes from the end of the Declaration of Independence, "WE, therefore, the Representatives of the UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, in GENERAL CONGRESS, Assembled...". The preamble to the U.S. Constitution reiterated the phrase: "We the People of the United States..." (The authors of these two documents probably used the phrase "united states" in place of a list of colonies/states because they remained uncertain at the time of drafting which colonies/states would sign off on the sentiments therein.) The geographic term "America" specifies the states' home on the American continent.

It is therefor incorrect to refer to US citizens as Americans with the intent of denoting citizenship. Americans have a term for US citizens, we are called United Statesians by the rest of Americans, to say American with the intent of denoting citizenship reflects poorly on our attitude towards the 70% of Americans that are not United Statesians.

Answer 4

i am native American from the "Cow Creek Band of Umpqua Indians" in canyonville or. our casino is Seven Feathers Hotel Casino Resort exit 99 on I-5 in Oregon

Answer 5

Human.

Answer 6

I call myself black.

Answer 7

I call myself "professionaleccentric".

Answer 8

I call myself a Chinese.

Answer 9

I CONSIDER MYSELF MIXED BECAUSE I AM PART TRINIDIAN, SPANISH, AND BLACK AND I WAS BORN IN AMERICA!!!

Answer 10

well,we all comes in one catagory........`Humans` so i jus beleving in it.