Afrikan

[Victor Steinbok]

The naming was deliberate. I've already inquired about that, but no one
seems to be able to tell me why. On the other hand, "Amerika" has come
acquire some rather negative connotations. Then, there's Kalifornia...

     VS-)


On 3/5/2013 5:13 PM, Jonathan Lighter wrote:
> Th CNN crawl mentions an "Afrikan Heritage House" at Oberlin College.
>
> What's this "Afrikan" business? I can remember when radicals were using
> "Amerika" and even "Amerikkka." But they were being critikal. So what gives?
>
> JL

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