The African diaspora has been defined by DePaul University as a group of descendants of West and Central Africans who spread to other parts of the world, using their language and culture to influence ...

Pedro Alonso Nino, a Spaniard of Africa descent, served as the captain of Christopher Columbus's ship on his voyage to the Americas in 1492. The first slave ship to Africa was called Jesus of Lubeck.

The D.C. area boasts one of the largest populations of African immigrants in the U.S., leading Maryland Gov. Wes Moore to proclaim September as African Heritage Month — something that’s been ...

US singers Lauryn Hill and Ciara received their citizenship in July. Filmmaker Spike Lee and his wife Tonya Lewis Lee have also been made Benin’s ambassadors to the African-American population in ...

Title from title page of source document. ABSTRACT: It has been argued that African immigrants in the US remain generally divided from their Black American counterparts regarding issues of racial, ...

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African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex indigenou African religions include Islam and Christianity, but also hundreds of diverse and complex ...

Crystal Aguh, MD, FAAD, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine faculty, advocates for increased funding and education to address hair loss disparities within the African diaspora, emphasizing the need for ...

Diaspora remittances are a vital source of income for many African countries, contributing significantly to both household ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . The field of rheumatology has “left behind” patients with lupus from Africa — and across the global African ...