Mr. Madison:

I believe identity is key to our ability to resolve many, if not most, of the major issues challenging us daily.

I further believe that our identity is to be found in our ancestral nationality...which we must acknowledge, and declare.

That ancestral nationality is based in African America.

Our ancestral nationality is therefore 'African American'...without a hyphen.

Our ancestral national heritage is 'African American'.

Our ethnicity is 'African American...without a hyphen.

With our citizenship being 'American'...

We are therefore...African American-Americans.

I know.

A lot of blanks...real or perceived...need to be filled in.

I do have a website that can help: www.iaanh2.org.

I needed to 'throw this into the pot' to get this into the language of our community.

I hope you think it worth talking about.

James Wesley Chester, Founder and President
The Institute for African American National Heritage  (IAANH)