I hate 'Afro'.
At school (in the 80s) when racist students were told off for calling
black people 'nigger' the kids would shout 'Afro!' instead.
I prefer 'African-Caribbean'
On 8 Sep 2007, at 18:32, Marika Sherwood wrote:
> I always capitlaise Black as it refers to a people (ie, those of
> African
> origins and descent), not just a colour. I would use the term African
> if the
> person is from there. However, for those in the diaspora, I tend to
> use - eg
> Africas-American' and 'Afro-Caribbean' and 'Afro-Brazilian'.
>
> Marika
>
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