There was a CNN anchorette speaking with a guest and they were talking about a man from Africa. The guest said “black” the anchorette corrected him, saying “the term is African-American” with some authority. The guest made it clear the guest was not from America and the anchorette just sat there, like a stump.
Not surprising. So busy correcting him, she clearly wasn’t actually thinking about what he was saying.
I remember a few years ago hearing about a Nativity scene for sale on E-bay.
Some of the figures in it were described as “African-American”.