United States Chooses to Use Term "Negro" on 2010 Census

I prefer the term African American or Black American over the term Negro although it does also mean black...

My question, is there real value in the government asking for race information in the census? My answer will be other/human, as I do not buy into the concept of race, and I think the government is perpetuating this division on its citizens.

The United States does place too much emphasis on classifying people by their ethnicity. Did you hear of the story Lou Dobbs did about a guy in NJ being threatened for saying he was African American? I will try to google that story and post the link. I chose to not answer questions on applications about ethnicity, because they are completely voluntary--- Perhaps I should write in my race next time as the Human Race.

Jen, didn't hear that story, hope you are able to post it for us.

Mr. Weston, thanks for the blog, and I hope it gets the attention due. I've been thinking a lot about this census.

Ok, jenFad

I always put Muslim to designate what I am.