Been there....done that. I covered this three years ago here: https://medium.com/an-injustice/the-evolution-of-blackness-from-africa-to-african-american-b5251718e37b

Bottom line: "Black" and "African" are synonymous whether you (or Smokey) like it or not.

Almost forgot...More recently, and speaking of Smokey....I offer you his good friend Stevie Wonder: https://medium.com/afrosapiophile/stevie-wonder-gives-up-on-america-moving-to-ghana-permanently-9d197d6cc4d8