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Meanings of Afro-American in English

Portuguese
afro-americana
Catalan
afroamericà

An American whose ancestors were born in Africa.

afro-americana

Afro-American.

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Examples for "African-American"
Examples for "African-American"
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In Pennsylvania, for example, African-American turnout exceeded 2008 levels, ABC News said.
Reuters
2
It's a growing trend: African-American female leads on prime time TV screens.
Ebony
3
After all, no one could imagine an African-American president 40 years ago.
The Guardian
4
Eliminating credit card debt is a top priority for many African-American families.
Ebony
5
Number 41 was an African-American female with an estimated age of twenty-five.
Fatal Voyage
1
It's bad enough that Black American culture in general is considered monolithic.
Ebony
2
Snow's positive comments about the Black American Olympians in Berlin sparked Draper's curiosity.
Ebony
3
By choice as much as birth, Obama is a Black American.
Ebony
4
I know I'm not alone in wishing to identify as a Black American.
Ebony
5
How does his character impact the discussion around DL in the Black American community?
Ebony
Usage of Afro-American in English
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
2
The African church became the most important organization within the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
3
The news was carefully and systematically spread throughout the entire Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
4
The best known composer from the Afro-American community was William Grant Still.
The Black Experience in America
5
To Northern capital and Afro-American labor the South owes its rehabilitation.
Southern Horrors: Lynch Law in All Its Phases
6
Garvey was harshly critical of the leadership in the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
7
In contrast, the Afro-American cultural spirit became emotional, exuberant, and sentimental.
The Black Experience in America
8
In it, Locke heralded a spiritual awakening within the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
9
In April of 1968, another rash of riots swept through the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
10
The West Indian community had been gradually merging with the larger Afro-American society.
The Black Experience in America
11
The Afro-American community wondered if the U.N. would apply these principles to them.
The Black Experience in America
12
The folk culture, nevertheless, flourished within the music produced by the Afro-American community.
The Black Experience in America
13
She teaches Afro-American studies and creative writing at Princeton each spring.
The Guardian
14
However, the Afro-American community was not very enthusiastic about the project.
The Black Experience in America
15
The Afro-American's heightened sense of racial consciousness was not an end in itself.
The Black Experience in America
16
These meetings brought together leaders from Afro-American communities throughout the North.
The Black Experience in America
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