Raven-Symoné On 2014 Backlash Against Her Saying She’s 'Not African American’: ‘There's A Difference Between Being Black And African’ - Blavity

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Raven-Symoné On 2014 Backlash Against Her Saying She’s 'Not African American’: ‘There's A Difference Between Being Black And African’ - Blavity

… she said she wasn’t African American, she didn’t mean that … American, I’m not an African American. I’m an American.”

“Oh … ’m an American, not an African American,'” she continued. “A lot … meant.

“When I say that African American does not align with me …

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