Actually, that's exactly what I meant, on all counts.
First, I have no idea about Romanian 'negru' either; I was just saying that, regardless of its meaning and connotations in Romanian, it will sound too much like similar words in other languages that sound bad.
Second, as for the UNCF - I made another post in which I mentioned how 'negro' was still a normal word for MLK in the 60s, but isn't anymore now. I looked up the UNCF, and as I expected, it's an old name, from 1944. Regarding its current use, its Wiki says this (
link): "In 2008, reflecting shifting attitudes toward the word negro in its name, the UNCF shifted from using its full name to using only its initials, releasing a new logo with the initials alone and featuring their slogan more prominently." There is a lot more on that in
this piece from the NYT. Here is the key quote from the UNCF's President and CEO at the time: