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[Z Sohna]

I suggest the term "Native Black American" and it's the term that I employ
in my research. I did not coin the term. I simply picked this term up in
the course of my interviews and noted that interviewees often use it (or
some form of it) to refer to their own ethnic group (among other names that
are perhaps less familiar to outsiders). The term seems very appropriate
and precise since (among other reasons):
     1) their ethnogenesis occurred in the United States
     2) they are the only "Black" population in the US whose ethnic group
is native to the United States (as a result of #1).

Coincidentally, this term has also been employed in US media and
scholarship. Interestingly, I've also noted the use of this term, to refer
to said population, by Black populations whose own ethnic groups are native
to other countries/regions.

Best,
Zola Sohna

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Date:    Wed, 14 Sep 2022 16:59:22 +0000
From:    Bill Mullins <amcombill at HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Re: diverse-owned

> I find the term "African American" equally problematic and I've stated as
> much in my own research.
>
> It's ahistorical, it's an erasure, and it attempts to aggregate people who
> are from completely different continents and ethnic groups with very
> different histories, cultures, and "racial" backgrounds.
>
> I have also found in the course of my research that many of my
interviewees
> find the term deeply offensive (including "of color"/"colored"),
> revisionist, or ahistorical, so I avoid using it whenever possible.
>
> Best,
> Zola Sohna

Can you recommend an alternative?

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