An American whose ancestors were born in Africa.
A black American male of African descent.
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Examples for "brother "
Examples for "brother "
1 By the way, your brother called earlier to say Happy New Year.
2 And last year, Fortunatus had seen another way to help his brother .
3 However her main job has been protecting and maintaining her brother 's image.
4 Later that year she fell in love with Peter's brother , Wayland Young.
5 Listen, I want to talk some family business with my brother , personal.
1 The thing was we never, ever allowed anyone to call them ' nigger ' .
2 I never did live in no town; always been a country nigger .
3 That's the best thing I heard since you called me a nigger !
4 A nigger could feel at home in this country in no time.
5 I know for a fact that man yonder's a nigger , said Owens.
1 In Pennsylvania, for example, African - American turnout exceeded 2008 levels, ABC News said.
2 It's a growing trend: African - American female leads on prime time TV screens.
3 After all, no one could imagine an African - American president 40 years ago.
4 Eliminating credit card debt is a top priority for many African - American families.
5 Number 41 was an African - American female with an estimated age of twenty-five.
6 It's just different, especially when most of the characters are actually African - American .
7 But not everyone shares the enthusiasm, particularly parts of the African - American community.
8 This exchange is important for all, but especially for the African - American community.
9 The trigger was also familiar: the arrest of a young African - American man.
10 Before the crisis, they were fully booked with a largely African - American clientele.
11 However, African - American patients expressed more aversion to the hypothetical surgery than whites.
12 In Chicago, building an African - American and Hispanic coalition is no easy task.
13 Indeed, Taylor confirms that his films struggle to play outside African - American communities.
14 That frustrates Patricia Bynes, a local African - American official in the Democratic Party.
15 EBONY: Is the African - American community excited about President Obama this time around?
16 Four of the nine best picture contenders told African - American or Asian stories.
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Translations for African-American