This means you can safely put African-American on all university and job applications.
A few years ago, I participated in National Geographic's Genographic Project, and found that my ancestors originated in Africa and made the trek to Europe. Before I'd even gotten the results back, I lightly commented: "Watch them tell me my family came from Africa." I was blown away when I finally saw the results. If I'm still alive for the next census, I might just claim African-American lineage :-)