I ll start with your first paragraph Are all people of African descent African American No Blacks who are from the Carribean or West Indies are Jamaican American Haitian American Trinidadian American etc As for the continent of Africa it s a continent not a country It s a continent made up of over 50 countries Look at List of African countries They re nationalities are in the demographics link Nationality refers to your country not continent of birth A person from Nigeria is Nigerian If that person becomes an American citizen the person is Nigerian American Somalia to the United States Somali American Ghana to the U S Ghanaian American Ethiopia to the U S Ethiopian American I don t know how many times I have to explain this Isn t geography taught in schools As for whites they re not considered African by many people including me and the indigenous people in that continent Many people including me think the indigenous Amerindians are the real true Americans Everybody else came here on boats As for the term black people of South Asian descent can be considered black for their skin color Just because somebody has dark skin doesn t mean they re of African descent By the way why don t I here people like you criticizing the term Asian American Aren t Iraqis Indians Israelis and Afghans Asian Those countries are in the continent of Asia Also check out Irish American and Italioan American Those are white ethnic groups