[Phantom Lord]

That depends hugely on how you define your terms -- terms that, for the most part, don't have a scientific definition.

Just as with actual people from Africa who come to the US are often denied the title African American.

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Just as with actual people from Africa who come to the US are often denied the title African American.

Yup! The rulz forbid that title to many Mediterranean Africans, and to my Darling Daughter's Beau, who is from South Africa.

OTOH, Terrraaaayyyza Heinz Kerry, was lauded by the MSM as potentially the first Afro-American First Lady...