Black or African-American?

This issue about race and culture has been going on forever. Black people are considered to be a race or group of people that come from African descent. Not only in America, but all around the Caribbean area and France, there are different types of African descent. America is a melting pot for all kind of races and accounts for a large number of different black people. It is only right to name those people blacks or negroes so people can be identified easier. The same goes for other races as well. I'm black/African-American and I think others like me should be identified the same. I might not have grew up in Africa and then moved to America, but I have African ancestors from the continent of Africa, so that makes me equal to a true African.