What counts as Black/African-American?

[pretty_positron]

Are you telling me a person from Mauritania is 'white'? Where can I find information on this?

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[chaim123]

Maybe I'm naive, but what does this map on religion have to do with ethnicity or race?

 

[Robin-jay]

Maybe I'm naive, but what does this map on religion have to do with ethnicity or race?

Ya OP, I'mnot sure exactly what you're trying to demonstrate here. Can you be more specific?

 

[OchemOficionado]

If you have to ask the internet if you’re Black, just to see if you can claim it for the first time for the medical school application process, the answer is no.

 

[gonnif]

African American Definition

Been discussed at length

The Emergence of the Term "African American" at Two Prestigious Institutions: The New York Times and the Supreme Court on JSTOR
African American is a term that was most notably endorsed by Jesse Jackson, in December, 1988 for use instead "Negro" which was still in wide use by courts and newspapers at the time. This would show the description was intended for those Blacks who were descents of slaves. I would say it now encompasses those who are racially "black" or dark either directly descended from African ethnic groups or indirectly such as Caribbean islanders.

For purposes of medical school admissions, below might give you an idea of it is viewed

Underrepresented in Medicine Definition - Initiatives - AAMC
"Underrepresented in medicine means those racial and ethnic populations that are underrepresented in the medical profession relative to their numbers in the general population."

Assessing the evolving definition of underrepresented minority and its application in academic medicine. - PubMed - NCBI
RESULTS:
Of the 106 diversity leaders invited, 89 (84.0%) responded and 78 (73.6%) provided a working definition of URM. Most programs (40/78; 51%) used the 2003 AAMC definition of URM, which includes racial/ethnic groups that are underrepresented in medicine relative to local and national demographics. Only 14.1% (11/78) used the pre-2003 AAMC definition, which included only African Americans, Mexican Americans, Native Americans, and mainland Puerto Ricans. Approximately one-third (23/78; 29.5%) also considered other diversity factors, such as socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, and disability, in defining URM. Fifty-eight respondents (74.4%) confirmed that their diversity programs targeted specific groups.

CONCLUSIONS:
The definition of URM used by diversity programs at U.S. AHCs varied widely. Although some classified URMs by racial/ethnic categories, the majority defined URM more broadly to encompass other demographic and personal characteristics. This shift should prepare academic medicine to eliminate health disparities and meet the health needs of an increasingly diverse population.

 

[gyngyn]

Closing.