Some of the most outspoken Black American celebrities have made it clear that they do not prefer to be referred to by their ethnicity. On television,  Whoopi Goldberg and Raven-Symoné have stated explicitly that they do not want to be labeled as "African-American."

#DefineBLACK, is a video series sharing personal stories to build the movement for racial justice, Angeley Crawford discusses her experiences as an Afro-Latina living in different parts of Brooklyn, NY.

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie sat down with NPR's Michele Norris for short discussion on the  "Americanah" author's thoughts on race and identity.

Scholars Habiba Ibrahim and Yaba Blay join Mark Anthony Neal on "Left of Black" to discuss the politics of multiracial and black identity. Both women offer insights that complicate popular understandings of racial identity in the United States.