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CN The word colored where I live in the northeast is the prefered term nowadays as Afro-American went out about 5 years ago. Unfortunately others use derogerately terms still. It is ironic that in the NYC area the so called N word has almost disapeared from the caucasion use of it but Blacks use this word frequently when describing there own and it has had a been the source of many debates in the press up here. The word colored though has seemed to be the latest politically correct term in recent years. I don't think Jim meant any harm in using the word. CN