A variation of Modern English spoken predominately by lower socioeconomic class individuals of African descent, usually in urban or suburban surroundings in the United States
Any of the nonstandard varieties of English spoken by African Americans. Also called Black English, Black English Vernacular, Black Vernacular English, Ebonics. See Usage Note at Black English
African-Americans are black people living in the United States who are descended from families that originally came from Africa. Today African-Americans are 12 percent of the population. African-American is also an adjective. a group of African-American community leaders
pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American"
A person of both African and Caucasian descent born in the United States African-Americans can have more predominantly African features or American (Caucasian) features Most often there is a combination of the two different ethnic groups In character assessment, you usually interpret a feature by comparing it to ethnic norms As you work with character assessment, you'll find that African-Americans can be assessed as easily as other ethnic groups
an American whose ancestors were born in Africa pertaining to or characteristic of Americans of African ancestry; "Afro-American culture"; "many black people preferred to be called African-American or Afro-American