Suggestions for new racial categories range from the sensible (African-American, Native Hawaiian, Arab-American) to the seemingly absurd (German-American, Middle Easterner, Cape Verde).Some people seem to have a pretty broad, sweeping idea of what race is. So does Sally Katzen, administrator ...
Under the proposed changes to the 2030 Census, “Middle Eastern or North African” would also be added as a category – the government currently classifies those of Middle Eastern or North African (MENA) descent as White, although manyArab Americanshave said that does not reflect their reality....
Negro (n.) A black man; especially, one of a race of black or very dark persons who inhabit the greater part of tropical Africa, and are distinguished by crisped or curly hair, flat noses, and thick protruding lips; also, any black person of unmixed African blood, wherever found. Negro...
Kafir (n.) One of a race which, with the Hottentots and Bushmen, inhabit South Africa. They inhabit the country north of Cape Colony, the name being now specifically applied to the tribes living between Cape Colony and Natal; but the Zulus of Natal are true Kaffirs. Kafir (n.) One ...