I'm not "African American". I'm black.

People are still afraid to say black and white. They think it's wrong. I say call us what we are! African American means you lived in Africa and came to America. I don't know anything about African culture. Not a thing. Another black friend of mine who calls herself "African American" got upset when a mutual friend asked if soul food is food from Africa. She looked at me, expecting me to be as angry as she was. It didn't. The way I see it, call yourself what you are. At least the passed 4 generations of my family have been born and raised in Pennsylvania. We stopped being African American a LONG time ago, when our rituals, religion, language and general culture were forced away. So I'm not African American. I'll say it loud; I'm black and I'm proud!