African diaspora

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The African diaspora refers to the global communities of people of African descent living outside the African continent, formed largely through historical processes such as the transatlantic slave trade, migration, and displacement.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf cultural community
demographic group
diaspora
associatedWith Afrocentrism
Black Atlantic
Black Lives Matter
Black nationalism
Negritude movement
linked to: Negritude

Pan-Africanism
anti-colonial movements
civil rights movement
definedAs global communities of people of African descent living outside Africa
emergedInPeriod Atlantic slave trade era
early modern period
hasCause Arab slave trade
colonialism
conflict-related displacement
economic migration
forced migration
political displacement
transatlantic slave trade
voluntary migration
hasCulturalExpression diasporic literature
diasporic music
diasporic religions
diasporic visual arts
hasEstimatedPopulation hundreds of millions of people
hasLanguage African languages
Creole languages
Dutch
English
French
Portuguese
Spanish
hasMainSubject people of African descent
hasOrigin Africa
hasPart African Americans
linked to: Black Americans

Afro-Asian communities
Afro-Brazilians
Afro-Canadians
Afro-Caribbeans
Afro-Europeans
linked to: African diaspora

Afro-Latinos
hasReligion Afro-diasporic religions
Christianity
Islam
traditional African religions
hasTheme citizenship and belonging
cultural hybridity
cultural retention
memory of slavery
migration
racial identity
resistance to oppression
return to Africa
transnationalism
influences global popular culture
literature
music genres such as jazz, blues, reggae, hip hop, samba
political movements
religious practices
presentIn Asia
Caribbean
Europe
Latin America
Middle East
North America
Oceania
South America
relatedTo African continent
Black identity
Jewish diaspora
significantInCentury 16th century
17th century
18th century
19th century
20th century
21st century
studiedInDiscipline African diaspora studies
African studies
Black studies
anthropology
cultural studies
history
sociology

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Afro-Caribbean people partOf African diaspora
Indians in South Africa diasporaRelation South African diaspora
linked to: African diaspora
A Mercy hasSubject African diaspora
African American studies focusesOn African diaspora
African American studies relatedTo African diaspora studies
linked to: African diaspora
Pan-Africanism hasIntellectualRoot Black Atlantic intellectual tradition
linked to: African diaspora
Afro-Mexicans ethnicOrigin Africans
linked to: African diaspora
African diaspora hasPart Afro-Europeans
linked to: African diaspora
Oshun worshipRegion African diaspora
Afro-Cubans relatedGroup African diaspora
Afro-Grenadians partOf African diaspora in the Americas
linked to: African diaspora
Afro-Latin American literature isPartOf African diaspora literature
linked to: African diaspora
Black Lives Matter protests in London hasParticipant Black British communities
linked to: African diaspora
Fernando Po Krio associatedWith Atlantic slave trade diaspora
linked to: African diaspora
The Myth of the Negro Past mainSubject African diaspora
Malikah Shabazz hasHeritage African diaspora
TheGrio targetAudience African diaspora
Confrontation mainSubject African diaspora
Peckham knownFor African and Caribbean communities
linked to: African diaspora
Mama Africa hasSubject African diaspora
Creole Surinamese partOf African diaspora
Maroon partOf African diaspora in the Americas
linked to: African diaspora
Marcus Garvey (song) hasSubject African diaspora
Jemmy partOf African diaspora in the Americas
linked to: African diaspora
Saint Jhn hasEthnicBackground African diaspora
The Lion King: The Gift theme African diaspora
Negritude associatedWithRegion African diaspora
Afrocentrism isAssociatedWith African diaspora
Afro-Canadians partOf African diaspora
Afro-Asian communities relatedTo African diaspora
Black Atlantic relatedConcept African diaspora
Afro-diasporic religions hasOrigin African diaspora
Afro-Dutch relatedTo Afro-Europeans
linked to: African diaspora
Afro-Dutch relatedTo African diaspora
Nigerian films targetAudience African diaspora
African diaspora studies focusesOn African diaspora
Afro-Guyanese relatedGroup African diaspora
Dominicans historicalInfluence African diaspora
Guanabacoa hasCulturalInfluenceFrom African diaspora
Afro-Lucians partOf African diaspora in the Americas
linked to: African diaspora
Afro-French relatedTo African diaspora
Pukumina hasCulturalOrigin African diaspora