There goes Tabs, kickin' the hornets nest....
Forgive my ignorance, but is the origin of ALL black people from Africa? If not, the term "African American" would not necessarily be appropriate. Similarly, some folks of spanish decent are upset by the misuse of Latino/Hispanic/Mexican in an attempt to lable them all as one class. If we called them Spanish American, would that be correct, or would that only apply to those from or decending from Spain?