We're displaced African tribe reconnecting with our roots. We're descendants of Africans who survived slavery, Jim Crow and oppression. They tried to bury us. But ya know what happens when you bury a seed? We Rise Up African Diaspora is the term commonly used to describe the mass dispersion of peoples from Africa during the Transatlantic Slave Trades, from the 1500s to the 1800s. This Diaspora took millions of people from Western and Central Africa to different regions throughout the Americas, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia. The African Union defines the African Diaspora as individuals of African origin living away from their home continent (Africa). The phrase "African Diaspora’’ was coined during the 19th century, but only came into common use during the 21st century. The largest population of the African Diaspora resides in the following nations. 1. Brazil - 55.9 Million Brazil has an estimated 55.9 million people of African descent, making it the country with the largest African Diaspora population. 2. The United States - 46.4 Million Although the Trans-Atlantic slave trade brought a majority of the slaves to the United States, many Africans also migrated to the United States voluntarily. 3. Haiti - 10.1 Million Many are the descendants of enslaved people who were once brought to Haiti by the French to work on plantations. 4. Dominican Republic - 9.2 Million Afro-Dominicans refer to all Dominicans of African ancestry. The number of Afro-Dominicans whose ancestors were brought from Central Africa and West Africa from the 16th to the 19th century is 9.2 million. 5. Colombia - 4.9 Million The Colombians of African descent are known as Afro-Colombians. With an African Diaspora population of about 4.9 million, Colombia has the third highest population of African diaspora members in the western hemisphere and the fifth largest globally. References Migiro, Geoffrey . "Where is the African Diaspora?" WorldAtlas, May. 24, 2018, worldatlas.com/articles/where-is-the-african-diaspora.html. #GeecheeExperience #GeecheeDiaspora #blackdiaspora #africandiaspora #caribbeanconnection https://www.instagram.com/p/B1CK0vwnRGCIgkzLrtUJkw6JA0JQU4bOLj2d0k0/?igshid=1xcmufpwxq34j
