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In some senses, afro-american is marked as dated. Watch for register when choosing this word.
noun
A native or resident of the United States (an American) who is of African heritage.
That great battle was won, not because the victim of slavery was a negro, mulatto, or an Afro-American, but because the victim of slavery was a man and a brother to all other men, a child of God, and could claim with all mankind a common Father, and therefore should be recognized as an accountable being, a subject of government, and entitled to justice, liberty and equality before the law, and every where else.
adj
Of African-American heritage or culture
I inadvertently gave the afro-american delivery boi a $5 tip probably due to the fact that I had pickled a few brain cells.