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At the time of the 2020 Census, there were 47.5 million Americans who were Black (either alone or in combination), making up 14.2% of the U.S. population. State by state, the highest number of Black Americans could be found in Texas (3.96 million), Florida (3.70 million), Georgia (3.54 million), New York state (3.53 million), and California (2. ...
Nigeria gained its independence from Britain on 1 October 1960 [1] and it was recognized by the United States.Nigeria's long history dates back to the 15th century where it was discovered by the Portuguese navigators in 1472, the slaves were brought to the American colonies from their homeland of West Africa, which has earned Nigeria as a Slave Coast.
2 African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) Toggle African-American proportion of state and territory populations (1790–2020) subsection 2.1 Free blacks as a percentage out of the total black population by U.S. region and U.S. state between 1790 and 1860
In many areas, the Biden administration has delivered more for Black Americans than the Trump administration did. When the peak pandemic period (April 2020 to October 2021) is excluded, Black ...
Accra has long attracted African-American tourists since the country became the first African country to gain independence from the United Kingdom in 1957 (W. E. B. DuBois settled in Ghana in his last years and is buried in Accra), and the government has made controversial overtures to gain more African-American residents and tourists ...
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The sound quality of African-American music distinguishes itself because of its African sentiments that are foreign to Western patterns. [55] Maultsby describes how in Africa and the black diaspora, black musicians have managed to cultivate an array of unique sounds that imitate nature, animals, spirits, and speech into their music. [ 54 ]
While the percentage of Black Americans registered to vote stood at 69% in 2020 compared to 64% in 2000, the percentage of Black people who voted in 2022 stood at 42.3%, a drop from 54% who cast ...