Thread: Biracial and Multiracial black people: Are those considered a race?
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Old 08-06-2009, 11:29 PM   #88
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What if he wanted to be considered Black and that was what he called himself? What if he dedicated himself to working within the Black community to build it up?
That is a beautiful thing for someone like WEB Dubois, Malcolm X or even you, Amneris, to choose. But not every mixed race person with black ancestry wants to make that choice. And that should be ok too.
I agree, and so, if someone of a mixed ancestry chooses to do so, others should likewise give them the courtesy of not saying they are "part Black" or "biracial" if that is not what the person chooses.
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