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According to the United States government, African-Americans (Black Americans) are: "Residents or citizens of the United States, who have biological origins in any black ethnic group on the continent of Africa" What African-American does not mean: 1) It does not mean that blacks born in the U.S. are African. It means that these Americans are of African descent. A specific country of origin cannot be named because enslaved Africans were stripped of their culture. 2) It does not apply to people who come from Africa, unless they are biologically African (i.e. Black) 3) Legally it does apply to blacks from Africa, the Caribbean, South America, Europe, Asia, and Australia.....as long as they reside within the borders of the United States.
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