I am an African American male and I can remember the days when we were called Negro. My parents were called colored.
Our most recent descriptor is African American which succeeded us being called Black.
Many of my generation have also heard the terms “Uncle Tom” and “acting White.” The latest in this category is “you’re not Black enough.”
Now not to my face but I suspect that I have been called all of the aforementioned terms.
So the question comes up, what is Black enough and what are the qualifications? Who fits the bill?
Recently this Black enough issue was attached to Russell Wilson, the quarterback of the Super Bowl champion Seattle Seahawks.
I don’t know Russell Wilson however I do know that he was a successful college quarterback at both North Carolina State University and the University of Wisconsin. He earned his college degree and was a draft choice of the Seahawks.
