Most african americans ancestors are of so many cultures. In my family, there's creole, jamaican, african, native american indian and caucasion. My entire family skin color varies from dark brown skin to reb-bone skin. Most of my family have freckles, sandy brown fine hair and from hazel to light brown eyes. When I fill out certain applications, I always check off "other" pertaining to race. Yes, I know that it's been a myth that no matter what culture you are, 1% of african blood makes you 100% African American. I welcome all responses so that I am not raising my children the wrong way in our history. Thx
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
YES -- a person CAN in fact BE 100% of
the African-American (AA) ETHNIC group
(i.e. born of two parents who are members
of the AA ETHNIC group) -- YET -- ALSO --
be of a 100% continually Mixed-Race lineage
(meaning they can be bi-racial, tri-racial, etc.)
In fact, more than 70% of the people born to two AA
parents have an ancestral lineage that includes
+25% European and +20-30% Amerindian.
A surprisingly high number of full-AAs are not even
mono-racially 'Black' at all -- but rather, are in fact
of 'Casco', 'Griffe', 'Mulatto', 'Metis', etc. lineage.
It should also be kept in mind that --- the largely
(+70%) Multi-Racially 'Mixed' ETHNIC group
currently labeled as African-American (AA)
--- IS NOT the same people grouping as the
Mono-Racially 'Black' RACE group that
is known as Black-American (BA).
Perhaps the information found in the links that
are listed below would be of even more interest:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation...
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Generation...
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Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
i would say yes because 'bi' indicates two races so therefore if someone is 'african' and 'american' then they are bi-racial. on the other hand, is 'american' even a race?
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
If your family includes all those ancestors of different races than yes, you can be considered multiracial.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Great observation.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Hi,
I am very fairskinned %26amp; the more I look in to my family History the more I find new people that are not considered Black.
Yet I still consider myself Black. It's a very personal decision. Both of my parents call themselves Black. In fact on my Mothers birth Cert. it calls her *****!
It's a choice your children will have to make when they are old enough to understand what it means to be a Black person in America. Personally I go by what my Parents classify themselves as. If one Parent gors by White %26amp; one goes by Black then I can safely say this child is Bi-racial.
In America to some extent we are all Bi-Racial.
Hope this helps.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Yes i check other as well I'm from the Caribbean my mother is from Haiti my dad is Dominican so I'm west-Indian most forms don't have that i put other or (human )
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Yeah. I have the same question. Because I am light brown skinned. My mother has very fine, thin hair and she has very light skin. The pigment is almost white looking. Its clear that there is something there. She was led to believe growing up that her grandfather was white. Some of my grandfather's ancestors are said to be native american. So being african-american means that you were born here and your parents, and grandparents were likely born here. African-american I think just means 'african, including the possiblity of being multiracial'.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
The truth of the matter lies in the fact that, during the 1800`s a means of determining racial identification was established to further restrict the economic viability of anyone of African descent. If you are 1/16th *****(Black or African American) no matter how you slice it you and your descendants are African-American.
Therefore, if your family make-up is Creole, Jamaican, African, Native American and Caucasian without documentation to support your claim; you and your children are African -American.
Remember, the terms Creole, and Octaroon were used to identify people allowed to economically advance during segregation. In Louisiana, women defined using the aforementioned designators were viewed as worthy of miscegenation.
Truthfully, yes an African-American can be considered Bi-racial but, societal ills and categorizations impose well defined limits on ones identity.
As the father of mixed children, I feel that it is best to celebrate ones heritage openly without remorse or indignation.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
not really...of course you can call yourself whatever you want, but lets face it...when the chips are down, YOU ARE BLACK
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Actually Wee considered multi - racial because of the different and vast mixture of races. bi-racial means from two different races or backgrounds as multi means more than 2. it sounds like to me from your description you are multi-racial.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
Well to answer your question specifically, no. An african american cannot be considered bi-racial, the term bi-racial means a person of 2 races, such as white and black which is commonly known in many places as a 1st generation mulatto. Other biracial mixes have their names, some more slang and derogatory than others, but none of them can be classified as one single race, by their very nature. Personally, I don't know how even black people in this country can be considered african american as many black people in this country are not of enough african blood to be considered african anymore both racially as well as culturally. But, that is a debate for another subject. There are some racially mixed families that do consider themselves to be african american, but again, I think this to be more of a cultural understanding more than a racial one because many people of mixed african decent identify more with black, or african american culture. I think you would run yourself insane trying to classify your family being that it is as mixed as you describe. You're better off just considering yourselves to be "culturally" mixed, with there being so many types of races represented in your family I think you'll have a bit of trouble finding a name for it. And I believe that the many blood quantums that exist out there, such as the one drop rule, are ignorant and I seldom rely on those as a means of identification of racial heritage. The best thing I can suggest, from my own experience as a bi-racial person raising a multi-racial child, is that you should not concentrate too much on identifying yourself as well as your child with any one group. You're never going to gain full acceptance from any racial groups, aside from your family, which seems so diverse. Don't look for labels, look for acceptance from what is benieth your race.
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
I think most Americans can be considered bi-ethnic!
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
im a cape dangro african im considered multi racial im very pround of my historey my ancestors picked bannas in tobago now we run a hotel in p town my skin is light mocha i am very fine all the men love me but i am spoken for. jusy be proud of who you are im sorry that you are so confused
Can a african american person be considered bi-racial?
I think you passed 'bi' some generations back..more like multiracial. : )
I feel kids should grow up knowing about all of their heritage they have to be proud of. Eventually maybe the continued mixing of the world will stop the color coding and having to have an 'identity' based on it.
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