Afro-Caribbeans
Caribbean heritage people
Afro-Caribbeans are people of African descent from the Caribbean islands or their diaspora communities.
The term emphasizes both African heritage and Caribbean cultural identity, distinguishing this group from African Americans or Africans.
In British usage especially, it describes communities with roots in Jamaica, Trinidad, Barbados, and other former British colonies: The Afro-Caribbean population in London has shaped the city's music and cuisine.
Traveling amusement attraction
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
dancehall · patois · creole · maroons · oral tradition · folklore · limbo · masquerade
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
dub · ska · rocksteady · zouk · merengue · bachata · drum and bass · jungle
Abrupt pulling motion
- plantainStarchy banana for cooking
- ackeeWest African tropical fruit
- saltfishCured, dried seafood
- callalooCaribbean cooked greens dish
roti · pepperpot · cassava · sorrel · festival · johnnycake · souse · curry goat
Movement to new territory
- WindrushLandmark immigration ship
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- transnationalismActivity crossing national borders
- settlementResolved dispute or colony
expatriates · homeland · dual identity · brain drain · chain migration · community · enclaves · Brixton
Fused language, stabilized
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
- blacknessComplete absence of light
pride · representation · colorism · code-switching · belonging · visibility · cultural hybridity · mixed heritage
Family line of descent
- lineageDescent from progenitors
- rootsUnderground nutrient absorbers
- legacyWhat's passed down
- descendantsThose who come after
genealogy · traditions · Middle Passage · emancipation · colonialism · slavery · resistance · independence
carnival
Traveling amusement attraction
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- reggaeJamaican offbeat music style
- steelpanTuned percussion from barrels
soca · dancehall · patois · creole · maroons · oral tradition · folklore · limbo · masquerade · storytelling
reggae
Jamaican offbeat music style
- calypsoAfro-Caribbean satirical music
- socaTrinidadian dance music genre
- dancehallPaid venue for social movement
steelpan · dub · ska · rocksteady · zouk · merengue · bachata · drum and bass · jungle · ragga
jerk
Abrupt pulling motion
callaloo · roti · pepperpot · cassava · sorrel · festival · johnnycake · souse · curry goat · oxtail
migration
Movement to new territory
- WindrushLandmark immigration ship
- remittancesPayments sent abroad
- transnationalismActivity crossing national borders
settlement · expatriates · homeland · dual identity · brain drain · chain migration · community · enclaves · Brixton · Notting Hill
Creole
Fused language, stabilized
- multiracialOf multiple ethnicities
- ethnicityShared cultural heritage group
- nationalityLegal belonging to country
blackness · pride · representation · colorism · code-switching · belonging · visibility · cultural hybridity · mixed heritage · self-identification
ancestry
Family line of descent
descendants · genealogy · traditions · Middle Passage · emancipation · colonialism · slavery · resistance · independence · reparations
- Caribbean peoplesJamaicans, Haitians, Cubans, Barbadians, Trinidadians
- Afro-LatinosAfro-Brazilian, Afro-Colombians, Afro-Cubans, Afro-Peruvian, Afro-Brazilians