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Is it polite to call African-American 'black'?

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I was told, decades ago, to call blacks 'black'… by blacks. Nothing's changed as far as I know, except for the grey matter of those who profess to be more politically correct than others. Therefore, I consider it polite. read more

Being Black would be a person having lost mostly to all African root and ancestry. read more

Negro used to be the polite way of saying black, and black used to be the slur. Now, black is the acceptable way and negro is the slur. The N-word is a definite no-no. read more

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