African. literally

born and raised in Ethiopia live in the US.
it's so interesting and lovely to see people's different ethnicities here. Very much diverse.
it's good to know what kind of ethnicity description we need to use so not to offend anyone. For example, from my personal, I was told that I was not African because some say that we(Ethiopians/Habeshas) are mixed with people from the middle east and are lighter in color or have different hair texture. I know its nonsense, but it still hurts when I hear things like that... :/
Thank u for this thread. I think we all might get to know each other better on this thread.
L.o.v.e.
Romi