Hacker Newsnew | past | comments | ask | show | jobs | submitlogin

> By "African-American" here I mean descendants of slaves who lived in the USA, and are thus severely disadvantaged because of it, having actual wealth stolen without any legal means available for recovery. I do understand that "African-American" is commonly used to mean any black U.S. resident.

Interestingly, a growing number of activists prefer the term ADOS (American descendants of slavery) because it makes precisely this distinction.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Descendants_of_Slaver...



Guidelines | FAQ | Lists | API | Security | Legal | Apply to YC | Contact

Search: