Yep. They are Americans of African descent. The emphasis needs to be placed on “Americans”.
I grew up hearing about the US being “The Melting Pot”. When we think of ourselves as Americans, we are strong. When we think of ourselves as a bunch of different tribes, then we become weak in the eyes of other nations.
Morgan Freeman doesn’t like to be called African American.
“African?-American... hell no... I was born in Memphis. I’m just plain ole American. How many black Americans just like me were actually born in Africa? We are just regular Americans.”