Black or African American?

Clip Marcus Jones reports that some African American leaders, including Jesse Jackson (African American political leader), are promoting the use of the term "African American" instead of the term "black." Jones interviews Robert Hayden (lecturer, Northeastern University), who promotes the use of the term. Hayden says that it is an accurate term that reflects the roots and history of African Americans. Jones also interviews Elma Lewis (Director, National Center of Afro-American Artists), who believes that the term "black" is more inclusive. Lewis says that not all black people in the US are Americans. Jones interviews students and teachers at the Ellis School in Roxbury about which term they prefer. Jones' report includes footage of Jesse Jackson giving a speech and footage of Charles Cozart (comedian) on the Arsenio Hall Show. This tape includes additional footage of Jones speaking to students and teachers at the Ellis School.

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[soymiguelalejandro23]

@Nzurilisha Amen.

[Nzurilisha]

@soymiguelalejandro23 Indeed.

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@Nzurilisha Mami I think the N word is derogatory But there are many who feel the reverse of what you & I do regarding the term. Conversely I see Black as Proud Strong & Honorable as it pertains to race. Everyone will see if differently. Perhaps it makes your skin crawl to see me say Black the same as me when I hear someone say Nigger. I understand that. As much as I HATE when Nigger is used I don't debate it if someone likes to call themselves that. I just know that's NOT who I am.

[Nzurilisha]

@soymiguelalejandro23 A student of sociology? That's interesting because I would never expect this kind of word usage. I study anthropology. Perhaps it is the difference in perspective. The term "black" is derogatory and doesn't accurately describe who I am as an African. It stems from the same mental sickness that cause us to call ourselves the n-word and women referring to themselves as the b-word. As a result, I can understand why so many can justify using these words.

[moonstar7]

Black: So-called black skin = bad, wrong, evil, wicked, low, cheerless and depressing; gloomy. The opposite being white. Note 1: The achromatic color value of minimum lightness or maximum darkness; the color of objects that absorb nearly all light of all visible wavelengths; one extreme of the neutral gray series, the opposite being white. 1. Soiled, as from soot; dirty.

[moonstar7]

2. Evil; wicked. 3. Cheerless and depressing; gloomy: black thoughts. 4. Being or characterized by morbid or grimly satiric humor: a black comedy. 5. Marked by anger or sullenness: gave me a black look. 6. Attended with disaster; calamitous: a black day; the stock market crash on Black Friday. 7. Deserving of, indicating, or incurring censure or dishonor: “Man... has written one of his blackest records as a destroyer on the oceanic islands” (Rachel Carson).

[moonstar7]

8. Appearing to emanate from a source other than the actual point of origin. Used chiefly of intelligence operations: black propaganda; black radio transmissions.

[moonstar7]

Usage Note: The word "black" is a english word and is in the Indo-European language family. In Old English it was blaec, closely related to its equivalents in Old High German (blah, blach) and Old Norse (blakkr).

[moonstar7]

The word has alway been used to demonize indigenous people. Europeans and European Americans used the word too demonize brown skinned people globally. And to convince themselves and the world that these indigenous people are the opposite of Europeans. Who also decided to call themselves "white." Note 2: The term "black" directed towards indigenous people was and still is meant to create an antagonistic and adversarial role as opposite to the term "white."

[soymiguelalejandro23]

@Nzurilisha When I SAY Black I'm automatically acknowledging that the person in what ever country that they were born in due to the slave trade, voluntary migration, etc has origins by BLOOD from Africa. Being a student of Sociology I'm using the terms a bit different than you are however I am still very aware that although cultural identification to a country is what it is - race stays the same. Blacks is the name of the RACE & Africa is the name of the COUNTRY. I AM BLACK.