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Afro-Guyanese are largely descended from the Akans of Ghana West Africa. There is a lot of cultural evidence to support this. Kofi, a national Afro-Guyanese hero is an Akan from Ghana, so is Quamina Gladstone. A lot of Afro-Guyanese dishes eaten in Guyana originated in Ghana.
Rihanna, Barbados-born singer/billionaire, Afro-Guyanese mother; Saukrates, Canadian rapper/singer; Eon Sinclair, bassist of Canadian rock/ska/reggae band Bedouin Soundclash; Sean Patrick Thomas, actor (Save the Last Dance and Barbershop) Phil Lynott, English-born frontman of the Irish rock band Thin Lizzy, Afro-Guyanese father
Demographics as of 2012 are Indo-Guyanese 39.8%, Afro-Guyanese 30.1%, mixed race (mostly Dougla) 19.9%, Amerindian 10.5%, other 1.5% (including Chinese and Europeans, such as the Portuguese). As a result, Guyanese do not equate their nationality with race and ethnicity, but with citizenship.
Within the West Indies context, the word is used only for one type of mixed race people: Afro-Indians. [2] The 2012 Guyana census identified 29.25% of the population as Afro-Guyanese, 39.83% as Indo-Guyanese, and 19.88% as "mixed," recognized as mostly representing the offspring of the former two groups. [3]
The social strata of the urban Afro-Guyanese community of the 1930s and 1940s included a mulatto or "coloured" elite, a black professional middle class, and, at the bottom, the black working class. Unemployment in the 1930s was high. When war broke out in 1939, many Afro-Guyanese joined the military, hoping to gain new job skills and escape ...
Pages in category "Guyanese people of African descent" The following 81 pages are in this category, out of 81 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Members of the majority Afro-Guyanese population attacked the Indo-Guyanese minority. In addition, to the murders, there were also rapes and incidents of arson. [2] Son Chapman Bombing: July 6, 1964 Hurudaia, Demerara 43 Unknown persons placed a bomb on board the Son Chapman launch. [3] Jonestown massacre [4] November 18, 1978
The largest ethnic group are the Indo-Guyanese, the descendants of indentured labourers from India, who make up 39.8% of the population, according to the 2012 census. [10] They are followed by the Afro-Guyanese, the descendants of enslaved labourers from Africa, who constitute 29.3. Guyanese of mixed heritage make up 19.9%. [10]