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All African states are members of the African Union. The United States of Africa is a concept of a federation of some or all of the 54 sovereign states and two disputed states on the continent of Africa. The concept takes its origin from Marcus Garvey's 1924 poem "Hail, United States of Africa". [1] [2] [3]
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June 19, 1865, is the date in which enslaved people in Galveston, Texas, finally received the news of their freedom. This is commemorated every June 19 with Juneteenth, which is considered the longest-running African American holiday. Many in the African American community have adopted the Pan-African flag to represent Juneteenth. [14]
The African Union has more than 1.3 billion people and an area of around 30 million km 2 (12 million sq mi) and includes world landmarks such as the Sahara and the Nile. [11] The primary working languages are Arabic, English, French, Portuguese, Spanish, and Swahili. [2]
The U.S. establishment of the West African nation of Liberia is a case in point. Namely, how to manage the presence of the free population of African Americans, whom it had no desire to integrate ...
A politically radical, grass-roots organization supporting the Pan-African movement championed by Marcus Garvey, the NBUF focuses on the advancement of all people of African descent. They have been described as “comfortable and adamant in defining a racial history and racial solidarity,” and they focus on controversial issues and pressing ...
The African Union (AU) is a union of all 55 African states. Established on 9 July 2002, the AU was formed as a successor to the Organisation of African Unity (OAU). The most important decisions of the AU are made by the Assembly of the African Union, a semi-annual meeting of the heads of state and government of its member states.
The United African Congress (UAC) is a not-for-profit organization in the United States with its headquarters in New York City and branches in Georgia, Ohio, California, Atlanta and Connecticut. Founded in 1998, the UAC is an umbrella organization representing the interests of African immigrants throughout the country.