Comments on: Quick Note on Reaching the "African-American Audience"

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By: jaywalk1

jaywalk1 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 22:34:19 +0000

I can completely get your perspective. So many people who would identify as black but were neither born nor raised in America immediately become “African-American” in the eyes of others.

It was something that I noticed and just decided to put out there. Glad it resonated with you.

By: N. Dawson

N. Dawson — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 21:53:36 +0000

I’m fine with checking black. Some applications don’t even have “black” as an option. Anything with “American” behind it doesn’t fit folks who aren’t American. I’m British, so “black” is all I need.

By: jaywalk1

jaywalk1 — Mon, 05 Oct 2009 17:22:19 +0000

Curious, would you be open to checking black? Or do you think there needs to be some sort of Caribbean-American designation?

By: N. Dawson

N. Dawson — Sat, 03 Oct 2009 01:48:10 +0000

Thanks for putting this out there. This issue has been driving me crazy for years. As a West Indian I’ve checked “other” far too many times on application forms when African-American is the only option listed for black.