Foundational Black American needs to be added to the dictionary because it is a staple in the Black American lexicon and because it acknowledges the racial and ethnic differences of a certain group.

The definition is as follows:

"A Foundational Black American is any  person classified as Black, who can trace their bloodline lineage  back to the American system of slavery. To be designated as a FBA, at least one parent must come from a non-immigrant background in The United States of America.

If a person's matrilineal and patrilineal lineage traces back to slavery in the Caribbean, then they are not considered a Foundational Black American."