And in American Sign Language, the sign used to translate the English word "Negro" is now considered to be to ... English word, it is represented by fingerspelling, "N-E-G-R-O." That is according to the author of the following

We are aware of the PC in American English usage. When Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, in the U.S. he became South Africa's first "African American", and in Star Trek you can meet an African American

By the way, what do you call a black person ... "African American" most of the time; obviously, you would not. We are aware of the PC in American English usage. When Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president, in the

@ID-113669.news.uni-berlin.de: It is old usage. Most people wouldn't use coloured today. Or they'd say it in hushed tones. I can't remember, without finding the report, whether he was ... his race, with the result that he ended up

Madelin McKinnon (Email Removed) wrote, in part: I think we are all Jackson fans, no? You mean all of us in alt.usage.english, alt.gossip.celebrities, rec.arts.disney.parks, alt.society.liberalism, alt.elvis.king, and every other newsgroup where