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Leadership In The African Immigrant Community: Conflict And Coalition, Mfon Ufot Jun 1996

Leadership In The African Immigrant Community: Conflict And Coalition, Mfon Ufot

Trotter Review

Whenever African immigrants gather, most assuredly the conversation of their plight to the United States, will be a heated topic. Most of the discussion laments the apparent apathy in the African community and the lack of collective leadership to mobilize it. According to the 1990 census, there are over 350,000 African in the United States and that number is increasing every year. The State Department's Information on Immigration reports about 20,000 Africans won the "immigration lottery" to emigrate to the United States last year. This year, about 20,000 slots are allotted to the African continent. This program is a part …


The Political Issues For African Immigrants In The United States, Paul E. Udofia Jun 1996

The Political Issues For African Immigrants In The United States, Paul E. Udofia

Trotter Review

Since the 1970s the African-born population in the United States has grown steadily in numbers. This increase of African immigrants offers an historic opportunity for sustained reconstruction of ancestral relationships with Black America. At this point, however, Africans who are mostly English-speaking and highly educated, remain largely isolated and even ostracized. So, what must be done for these groups, Blacks and African immigrants, to begin working together effectively? This essay begins with one basic query necessary for understanding this potential development: What is the current status of African immigrants in the United States? After providing a brief overview in response …


Review Of Moon Marked And Touched By Sun: Plays By African American Women, A Yemisi Jimoh, Phd Jan 1996

Review Of Moon Marked And Touched By Sun: Plays By African American Women, A Yemisi Jimoh, Phd

Afro-American Studies Faculty Publication Series

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Review Of Moon Marked And Touched By Sun: Plays By African American Women, A Yęmisi Jimoh, Phd Jan 1996

Review Of Moon Marked And Touched By Sun: Plays By African American Women, A Yęmisi Jimoh, Phd

A Yęmisi Jimoh

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