“African American?” is inspired by race in America. What does that mean to you? I was approached with the idea during a moment of question one day at lunch. Casually a co-worker discussed a recent visit to Europe to her ancestor’s original homeland. That sparked a roundtable discussion which morphed into a testimony about heritage. As a Black American I don't have the same access to the origins of my descent as other Americans. These groups can trace back to a certain family member while most Black Americans have an abrupt stop at slave ships. Black people in America are an amalgamation of race and ethnicities such as African, European and Native amongst other cultures. I was told by the group I was eating with that I am “African American”, so they demanded to know if my lineage was from Nigeria, Somalia, Kenya etc. At that moment I realized I was just as curious to this question about my ancestors as they were. My response was, “I’m just Black”, which was met with laughter and the rebuttal of, “we know you're Black, but you’re African American”......But am I?