...Johnny Washington Within the United States the African American[1] community has again reverted to the problem of ethnic identity and the question, “Who are we −− ‘Blacks’ or ‘African Americans’?” is now being debated. It will be recalled that a similar debate was carried on in the 1960s...

...Ashton Wesley Welch In “‘Black’ or ‘African American’: What's in a Name?” Johnny Washington reminds us that on the appropriate name for Americans of African descent has been ongoing, with varying degrees of intensity, for a long time. In illustrating the ancientness of the debate, he referred...

...Bamidele J. Bracy Aside from examining the ways people ascribe meaning to the terms “Black” and “African-American” and possible “underlying social dynamics” impeding or precipitating ethnic label changes, Washington concludes that these above mentioned “sign-posts” may be justifiable periodic...