African American Network


The African-American Network is advocating a network with activists and organizations that is working towards social and economic progress with the descendants of the Diaspora. Most importantly, the sharing of resources will be beneficial for all concerned parties.

The usage of African-American, one automatically assumes that it's referring to the United States actually it could be anywhere in the western hemisphere. Which means descendant from Brazil, Peru, Costa Rica, Canada, the Caribbean Islands, or anywhere in the Americas.

The word African specifically relates to the indigenous people of the African continent and their descents in the Diaspora ( Caribbean , Americas , Arabia , etc). The race-nationality model such as that currently employed by African-American, African-Brazilian and African-Caribbean communities more accurately describes the identity whilst fully articulating the history and geopolitical reality

The miscellaneous usage of the label 'Black' within this site reflects its contemporary use as a means to denote a specific
sociocultural and political context. It is recognized as a colloquial term that was fashioned as a reactionary concept to derogatory racial epithets in the 1960's. It is offensive when used as a racial classification code word to denote African people. Other such denigrating terminology when made in reference to African culture, heritage or identity are 'Tribe', 'Sub-Saharan Africa', or 'black Africa '.





Tuesday, October 28, 2014

365 days of Black History

WHO DOESN'T wish that the appreciation and acknowledgement of black history was a natural part of every day life and school curriculums?

Indeed this is one of the biggest criticisms of Black History Month, which has been celebrated every October since 1987.

Leeds resident Marvina Babs-Apata is aiming to put black history on the calendar for a full year through her non-profit organisation, Angel of Youths (AOY).

AOY works with young people and adults to promote cross-cultural education, community empowerment and cultural pride while tapping into their passions, building their skills and linking participants to a network of service providers and mentors across Leeds.

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