Synonyms for African-American
ˈæf rɪ kən əˈmɛr ɪ kənafrican-amer·i·can

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1. African-Americanadjective

   American and black.

   Synonyms:
   black, Afro-Usonian, person of color, colored, Negro, Afro-American

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1. African-American, African American, Afro-American, Black Americanadjective

   an American whose ancestors were born in Africa

   Antonyms:
   white

2. African-American, Afro-Americanadjective

   pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry

   "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"

   Antonyms:
   white

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1. List of paraphrases for "african-american":

   afro-american

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1. Stetson Clark:

   I can no longer maintain my silence in the face of this hate, intolerance, racism, and bigotry, i am not the CRT( Critical Race Theory) Boogeyman. I am the first African American to assume the role of Principal at my current school in its 25-year history, and I am keenly aware of how much fear this strikes in the hearts of a small minority who would much rather things go back to the way they used to be.

2. Mark Herring:

   Our months-long investigation uncovered huge disparities in enforcement against African American drivers, and a troubling lack of policies and procedures to prevent discriminatory or unconstitutional policing, we even discovered evidence that officers were actually being trained to go' fishing' and engage in pretextual stops.

3. Elijah Cummings:

   In a way he would be pleased to have seen the first African-American elected president, to have seen many doors opened for people like me and others who now have opportunities that would not have had them back then, but at the same time, when we see a guy like Bannon, who is, as far as I'm concerned, a white supremacist-type person, sitting in the White House, sitting in the White House, and I'm paying his salary, I think he would be very disappointed.

4. Stephanie Allaire:

   Disney + is a great partner because they understand the value of representation, of a Black, African American princess. It's going to have a profound impact on the culture.

5. Bennie Thompson:

   Well if you look at his decisions on the court, they have been adverse to the minority community, and the people I represent have a real issue with an African American not being sensitive to those issues.