White people aren't allowed to be African

[Perndog]

I for one think the label "African-American" is ridiculous in its current usage. What about Egyptians? Do people call them African-Americans? No. But their race has lived in Africa for 5,000 years.

That's kind of minor, though; the thing that really bothers me is that so many exclusive things are available for blacks (the aforementioned UNCF for one) but if anyone tried to set up a similar institution for European descendants, they'd get slammed for racism. I'm fine with exclusive racial stuff but it should be able to swing both ways. Belonging to a minority race doesn't in itself make one needier or more deserving of aid.