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yes. it just depends on peoples preference. Some people do not like to be called black and some people do not like to be called African American. But I think it is proper to say African American

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No. Africans are people that live in, or were from Africa. African Americans are Americans that that are descended from native Africans.

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No. Blacks are populated all over the world. Africans are from Africa. A WHITE american man born in Africa is an African-American. This is not the same as a black man from France.

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