text: i am not trying to step on any toes but...? i want to know why black people want to be call african americans? what wrong with being black? arent you guys black and proud.... does that mean i should be european american since my ancester came from europe... thats just dont make any since to me.. we are all americans, black american white americans..  united we stand y'all i can't speak for all, but i do not call myself african american because it sounds like i am from africa and i am not. i consider myself black and not the color black.