African American Network

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 '.

Wednesday, December 25, 2013

15-Year-Old

AFRICANGLOBE – A 15-year-old high school student who started a tech company when he was 12, took it global and now employs more than 100 people three years later and is giving God the all the glory for his success.

Dutch Blacks

In the middle the door of no Return - Cape Coast castle "The door of no return" is a classic image of the Atlantic slave trade. Somewhere between the 16th and 18th century my ancestors walked on a path like this and never returned back to Africa.

Racial Identity

I'm Afro-Brazilian, Patricia in her home town Novo Iguacu, Rio This post is not an academic essay on Racial Identity. It’s simply a personal account of what I’ve witnessed and experienced while in Rio/Brazil, and thoughts of locals and expats I have met.

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Tuesday, December 3, 2013

The Dominican Crisis

The decision by the high court in the Dominican Republic to declare Dominicans who may have Haitian ancestry "not citizens" with a start date of birth of 1929 is simply appalling. November 5, 2013

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