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title: Black / African American
date: 2023-07-24T15:01:00-04:00
author: Laura Prieto
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[Health & Sexuality Info](/health-info)# Black / African American

We use “Black” and “African American” interchangeably to refer to people and communities of African (and combined African and other ethnicity) descent in the United States. African American refers specifically to Black people in the United States, while Black refers to people and groups outside of the US as well.

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