Have you been using the term African American for years and what about now?

In America for the last 30 years or so the terms African American has become more popular and in many circles considered to be the politically correct term.

When I am speaking with a black person and for some reason in the conversation I need to use African Americans or black people, I just flat out usually ask them which term they prefer and use whatever they prefer. In the last 20 years almost everyone I have asked has answered that they either prefer black, or a casual “black is fine.”

Now, we have Black Lives Matter being used all over the country and the world and painted in HUGE letters on streets and walls, and so does that mean we all should be saying black now? Should it be black on government and employment forms?

I’m just looking for the right term to be considerate, and curious what others think about it all. This isn’t a big political or race debate. I wish we had more black jellies so we could hear their opinions, but I am interested in everyone’s thoughts on the matter.