African-American

ALYSA STANTON, 1ST AFRICAN-AMERICAN FEMALE RABBI: I'm a rabbi, who happens to be an African-American woman; and not an African - American woman who happens to be a rabbi.

CNN Transcript Jun 7, 2009 2009

I’ve never known any African-american parent disown their child because they found out that their child is African-American.

The Volokh Conspiracy » “Come on You Homosexual Demon”: 2009

Growing up, I had no issue being painted with the broad stroke of the label "African-American."

Myles Miller: Exploring My Racial Identity Myles Miller 2011

It doesn't come as a surprise to me when someone like Glenn Beck admits to having no black friends (his expertise on the use of the term African-American notwithstanding.)

Keli Goff: Harry Reid's "Negro" Problem 2010

Although his Kenyan father may grant Obama greater claim than others to the term African-American, he hardly seems ghetto fabulous in either experience or presentation.

Rory O'Connor: First Black President? 2008

Although his Kenyan father may grant Obama greater claim than others to the term African-American, he hardly seems ghetto fabulous in either experience or presentation.

First Black President? 2008

When Jesse Jackson and other black "leaders" urged, some two decades ago, that the term African-American supplant black, their aim appears to have been to inspire the same sort of ethnic pride that other hyphenated Americans feel.

From the WSJ Opinion Archives James Taranto 2007

Coincidentally, I tend to not use the term African-American because it is a sloppy construction and, in many respects, obscures the substance of issues.

A Few Notes on The Language of Race and Stereotyping 2006

I think most black people don't like the term African-American, but it's been imposed on us by our society, and it's something that we, frankly, are almost incapable of -- of bucking.

Creating Equal: My Fight Against Race Preferences 2000

If I were writing the story today, I would use the term African-American.

TalkTalk E. L. Konigsburg 1995