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I think 2,3, and 4 are correct but...
African-Americans aren't personally from Africa, but Elon Musk was literally born in Africa: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elon_Musk
Disagree. I wouldn't refer to a black owned business as being African, if the owner was born in Africa, and is a US citizen. If the business was based in Africa I would, if the owner was not American, I might.
I mean you can think what you want but there is an objectively correct definition:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/African%20American
Explain how this is relevant to my point.
I'm not even going to attempt to explain it, you seem much too dense. :(
Now you're deflecting.
If you say so, bud