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The first Yoruba people who arrived to the United States were imported as slaves from Nigeria and Benin during the Atlantic slave trade. [2] [3] This ethnicity of the slaves was one of the main origins of present-day Nigerians who arrived to the United States, along with the Igbo.
Yorubas have the highest twinning rate in the world. The Yoruba present the highest dizygotic twinning rate in the world (4.4% of all maternities). [ 32 ] [ 163 ] They manifest at 45–50 twin sets (or 90–100 twins) per 1,000 live births, possibly because of high consumption of a specific type of yam containing a natural phytoestrogen that ...
From 1400 onward, the Oyo Empire's imperial success made the Yoruba language a lingua franca almost to the shores of the Volta. [4] [5] Toward the end of the 18th century, the Oyo army was neglected as there was less need to conquer.
Akinwumi Ogundiran (b. 1966), archaeologist, historian, anthropologist, author of The Yoruba: A New History; Bolaji Akinyemi (b. 1942), Nigerian professor of political science who was Nigeria External Affairs Minister in 1985-1987
John Amos, who was best known for his roles Good Times, The Roots, and Coming to America, has died.He was 84. The Emmy nominated actor's son Kelly Christopher "K.C." Amos confirmed in a statement ...
Nigerian Americans; Total population; 760,079 (2023) [1] (ancestry or ethnic origin) 476,008 (2023) [2] (born in Nigeria) Regions with significant populations; Texas (especially Houston, Dallas–Fort Worth and San Antonio) • Northeastern US (especially NYC, Boston, New Jersey and Philadelphia) • California (Los Angeles, Bay Area) • Florida (Miami, Tampa, Orlando) • Georgia • Chicago ...
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The second group is much older, and is composed of descendants of kidnapped Yoruba who arrived as slaves to countries such as the United States, Cuba, Trinidad, Brazil, Grenada, and other countries in the Caribbean and South America in the 19th century.