>Black is also more inclusive to me because even if u arent a
>direct descendent of Africans bought to this country u can
>still be Black, biggie was Black and tamia is Black, as the
>participated and embraced as their own Black American culture,
>same with Obama

I've heard people say that they don't like "African American" because it roots them in America whereas "Black" is worldwide, and it of course blows my mind that you then have folks like Bin trying to argue the opposite (that Black = what's in America).

But I can't tell if you're taking the position I just described or if you're closer to Bin. What does embracing an American culture have to do with being "Black"? If that's what makes you "Black", why is it any more inclusive than "African American", since "African American" at least makes it upfront that an American culture is what's at stake?