First on CNN: Army says word 'Negro' OK to use

[heaven05]

123. all that you referenced is true

the term was proper for JFK's time as is evidenced by your bold print, which proves nothing or changes the hateful origin of the word NEGRO. It was the only word that whites knew except for the other word whites knew for people of the African-american race. Yes, Africa is a continent, so any black american with a family history that probably includes slaves,at one time, can properly be described as African-american in their origin...... In the 60's that word as an accepted description of a race of people started to change among African- american people. Maybe some white people today want to return to a description referencing a race of people with a word from 50 years ago, it's not what a majority of my peers accept as a description of what a black man or woman prefer to be described as, yes I asked(polled) a lot of my peers. All that linkage is just that, superfluous. I gave one reference and it is the correct one. Whether you accept that Professor Emeritus and his explanation IS NOT my concern. I don't want to be referred to with a description of a race of people based in racist hate that whites are ready to accept again. My peers and I REJECT this excuse for a certain segment of society to try to be 'superior', again.

So live in whatever past you prefer, I am living in the present and fighting the future the RW voters chose on November 4, 2014. By the way, those of US that didn't vote, chose the same future. More unarmed 'negros' shot down in the streets by racist Caucasians and their proxies. Don't try to educate someone who has the experience of having lived through the times you reference. You ARE not standing on firm ground.