Here we go again..
I dislike the terminology "African American," "Asian American," etc; however, the problem with this discussion is that most folks have assumed the terms African American and black are interchangeable, when they really are not.
"African-American" was created to mean a specific created ethnic group in America-- the descendants of black slaves. In this way it is perhaps slightly different than other "hypenated" terms.
"Black" is a color or a constructed racial identity, it isn't an ethnicity.
So, the answer to your question is no.
However, generally it is society that forces you into the role of an outsider, and labels you as such. Religious and ethnic groups don't generally choose to seperate themselves, except when they gain a disctinct organization advantage from their persecution like the "Mormons."
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Racism will die when people stop thinking about race, talking about race, and thinking they are the only ones with the right way to talk about it.
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Racism will never die. Too many modern states are built on the blood of ethnic battles, and continue functioning on the lies of fore fathers that are too ingrained in the character of the nations.
Wars over ethnicity have gone on for thousands of years.
The rest of that comment makes no sense.