Their proportion is growing as more immigrants arrive and as more American-born blacks leave for the suburbs or move out of the metropolitan region.

Geography can be musical destiny, and American-born and Caribbean blacks have long been neighbors, sharing each others' music.

The census analysis suggests that when American-born blacks have stable, traditional families, they do a bit better than immigrants do.

Caribbean people are diversifying the black population, too, decreasing the proportion of American-born blacks who migrated from the South.

Caribbean immigrants are wary of discussing differences with American-born blacks.

All three - along with their families and assorted lodgers - were American-born blacks.

Black-skinned Haitians sometimes mistrust the family values of American-born blacks.

Mr. Briggs wants to protect American-born blacks from unfair economic competition.

The median income of foreign-born black households was $61,151, compared with $45,864 for American-born blacks.

For married American-born blacks, it was $70,324.