The New York Times article highlights tensions regarding the casting of a British actress to play Harriet Tubman, a move criticized by many Native Black Americans. This serves as a flashpoint for the distinction between "Native Blacks" (those with ancestral links to U.S. slavery) and black immigrants from Africa or the Caribbean. A distinction is made between ADOS as a political group versus ADOS as a specific lineage, with the term "Native Black American" (NBA) or "Foundational Black American" (FBA) used to clarify these identities.