African American

Literary School Or Movement
Associated Works
10 Great Moments in African-American History
Black History Month Enhanced by International Year for People of African Descent
Countdown of 10 Amazing Moments from the Year 2011: No. 9 Belafonte's New Song
 
 

Taxonomy Subject
entry
Library of Congress Classification (E, 184.5, 185.98)
 
 

Periodical Subject
Periodicals
African American Review
African Voices A Soulful Collection of Art and Literature
Savannah Tribune
 
 

Project focus
Projects
African American National Biography Project
 
 

Inspiration
Inspiration for
Harlem Renaissance
 
 

First Achievement Category
Firsts
President of the United States (Barack Obama)
Continental Army Regiment (1st Rhode Island Regiment)
Superhero (Luke Cage)
 
 

Risk Factor
Diseases with this Risk Factor
Anemia
Asthma
Eclampsia
 
 

Art Subject
Artwork on the Subject
African-American Monument
Bright Skylark Literary Productions
I See the Rhythm of Gospel by Michele Wood
Songs of My People
 
 

Quotation Subject
Quotations About This Subject
"'Mixtape' is a very appropriate word to include in the title of Goran Hugo Olsson’s film because it includes a rich mixture of cultural voices. They speak across different dividing lines such as those of haves and have-nots, youth and maturity, black and
"An International Year for People of African Descent suggests individuals expand their awareness beyond the United States to embrace knowledge regarding 'Afro-descendants' on every continent."
"From her gospel-singing mother Cissy Houston, her legendary pop-diva cousin Dionne Warwick, and her Queen of Soul godmother Aretha Franklin, she [Whitney Houston] inherited gifts for skillfully interpreting lyrics and endowing them with new depth and jew
 
 

Ethnicity
Geographic distribution
United States of America
Languages spoken
English Language
Spanish Language
Included in group(s)
African diaspora
Afro Americans in the Americas
Includes group(s)
Foreign-born Afro Americans
People of this ethnicity
DAPPA (Rapper, 1983-12-20, New Orleans, United States of America, English Language, Male)
2 Cold Scorpio
50 Cent
 
 

Ethnicity in fiction
Characters of this ethnicity
Adrian Johnson
Aegis
Ahmad Chadway
 
 

Literature Subject
Works Written About This Topic
A Guide to Our Two Savannahs
A Lesson Before Dying
A Poem for a Poet
 
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