Probably too late for the kids since they are growing up in DC. From living in the area, I know that political correctness is simply part of the background atmosphere, to be exploited whenever there is opportunity to do so.
A fish that continues to swim in the ocean will never see the water. These kids’ only hope is that they learn to be flying fish.
As an 8th generation, my logic is that I am more of a native American than most “African Americans” are African.