use. Supporters of "African-American" argue
that term is better because
it puts more emphasis on the culture rather than just the skin color,
Except that neither of my friends who were born in Africa and are now
naturalized citizens of the United States (America) can call
themselves African-American. You see, one was born in Cairo and the
other in Johannesburg. "African-American" most emphatically does not
mean "American from Africa" -- it is nothing more nor less than a
seven-syllable synonym for "Negro," "black," and "descendant of
natives of central Africa."