What qualifies as African-American?

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<p>If the US Census definition is being used, then it can be found here:
<a href=“http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf”>http://www.census.gov/prod/cen2010/briefs/c2010br-06.pdf&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

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@US Census Bureau

DEFINITION OF BLACK OR AFRICAN AMERICAN USED
IN THE 2010 CENSUS
According to OMB, “Black or African American” refers to a person having origins in any of the Black racial groups of Africa. The Black racial category includes people who marked the “Black, African Am., or Negro” checkbox. It also includes respondents who reported entries such as African American; Sub-Saharan African entries, such as Kenyan and Nigerian; and Afro-Caribbean entries, such as Haitian and Jamaican.*</p>

<p>*Sub-Saharan African entries are classified as Black or African American with the exception of Sudanese and Cape Verdean because of their complex, historical heritage. North African entries are classified as White, as OMB defines White as a person having origins in any of the original peoples of Europe, the Middle East, or North Africa.

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