[wideminded]

African is a nationality not a race.

"I believe strongly and sincerely that with the deep-rooted wisdom and dignity, the innate respect for human lives, the intense humanity that is our heritage, the African race, united under one federal government, will emerge not as just another world bloc to flaunt its wealth and strength, but as a Great Power ..." - Kwame Nkrumah, 1961

(BTW Nkrumah, the president of Ghana, and Barack Obama, Sr. were both closely connected with the Kenyan politician Tom Mboya.)

[DJ MacWoW]

The "African race" in 1961 was white too. Again, it is a nationality. This man is African. He was born and raised in Pretoria. Is he black? NO.

Name a form that has listed African as a race. Post the form.

[little jeremiah]

Someone did investigation and found that in the 60s, the State of Hawaii on documents did not use the word “African” to denote rate or ethnicity. They posted a list of the words used, unfortunately I did not save a link to the thread or the poster’s name.

“African” and “black” were not on the list, “Negro” was.

[LucyT]

African is a nationality, not a race.

Thersea Heinz Kerry; African.

[LucyT]

Teresa Heinz Kerry was born Maria Teresa Thierstein Simões Ferreira to Portuguese parents in Portuguese East Africa, at the time a colony and now the independent nation of Mozambique.

Bio:

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Teresa_Heinz