African diaspora
The
African diaspora or
Afro diaspora is the
diaspora created by the movements and culture of
Africans and their descendants throughout the world, to places such as the
Americas, (including
the United States,
Canada, the
Caribbean,
Central America, and
South America)
Europe and
Asia. The majority of the African diaspora is descended from people taken into
slavery, with the largest population living in
Brazil. In recent years, they include a rising number of voluntary emigrants and
asylum-seekers as well.
More broadly, the African diaspora comprises the indigenous peoples of Africa and their descendants, wherever they are in the world.
Pan-Africanists often also consider non-
Negroid (the negroid concept is disputed by some) peoples as diasporic "African peoples." These groups include the
Malay Peninsula (
Orang Asli),[
1],
New Guinea,[
2] certain peoples of the
Indian subcontinent,[
3],[
4] and the
aboriginal peoples of
Melanesia and
Micronesia.[
5]
The
African Union has defined the African diaspora as "[consisting] of people of African origin living outside the continent, irrespective of their citizenship and nationality and who are willing to contribute to the development of the continent and the building of the African Union." Its constitutive act declares that it shall "invite and encourage the full participation of the African Diaspora as an important part of our Continent, in the building of the African Union."
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Black people*
History of Africa*
African American*
African Caribbean*
British Afro-Caribbean community*
French Afro-Caribbean community*
United States Afro-Caribbean community*
African-Canadian*
Afro-Latin American*
Afro-Brazilian*
African Images*
Black people in Ireland*
Siddi (African community in
South Asia)
* Kenyan Diaspora
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"African Diaspora", a resource list, Columbia Universities, African Studies*
African By Nature*
"The Blacks of East Bengal: A Native's Perspective," by Horen Tudu*
"Negrito and Negrillo", by M. Stewart*
"Pan-Africanism in South Asia," by Horen Tudu*
Report of the Meeting of Experts from Member States on the Definition of the African Diaspora, African Union, April 2005*
"West Papua New Guinea: Interview with Foreign Minister Ben Tanggahma"*
Glossary of Terms
