> Alford is described as half-black, half-Filipino This is one of those cases where "African American" is correct and "black" is not. Some Filipinos are black:

> Alford is described as half-black, half-Filipino This is one of those cases where "African American" is correct and "black" is not. Some Filipinos are black: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negrito https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Negrito