Pan-African
Across the continent
Pan-African describes unity among people of African descent worldwide, whether on the continent or in the diaspora.
The term applies to political movements, cultural identity, and international cooperation: the Pan-African Congress, Pan-African solidarity.
It emphasizes shared heritage and common interests across national boundaries.
African-centered cultural framework
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
- oral-historyRecorded firsthand accounts
languages · Swahili · customs · rituals · ceremonies · artifacts · ancestral · lineage
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- allianceFormal union of parties
- camaraderieGoodwill among companions
fellowship · mutuality · interdependence · togetherness · cooperation · support · collaboration · movement
Union of semi-autonomous states
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- continentLarge connected landmass
- cohesionTendency to bind together
collectivism · confederation · decolonization · liberation · self-determination · sovereignty · anti-imperialism · independence
Formal return to homeland
- homelandOne's native land
- migrationMovement to new territory
- dispersionScattering across space
- exodusMass departure from somewhere
slavery · colonialism · ancestry · transnational · remittances · Liberia · Rastafari · Afro-Brazilian
Afrocentrism
African-centered cultural framework
- traditionsLong-established customs passed down
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- mythologyBody of traditional tales
oral-history · languages · Swahili · customs · rituals · ceremonies · artifacts · ancestral · lineage · roots
brotherhood
Kinship among men
- sisterhoodBond among women
- empowermentGaining authority or confidence
- allianceFormal union of parties
camaraderie · fellowship · mutuality · interdependence · togetherness · cooperation · support · collaboration · movement · activism
federation
Union of semi-autonomous states
- unificationMerging into one entity
- integrationCombining into a whole
- continentLarge connected landmass
cohesion · collectivism · confederation · decolonization · liberation · self-determination · sovereignty · anti-imperialism · independence · nationalism
repatriation
Formal return to homeland
- homelandOne's native land
- migrationMovement to new territory
- dispersionScattering across space
exodus · slavery · colonialism · ancestry · transnational · remittances · Liberia · Rastafari · Afro-Brazilian · Afro-Caribbean
- continental originEuropean, Asian, North American, South American, Australian
Pan-Africannationalist
One prioritizing homeland interests
tribalist · parochial · regionalist · localist · separatist
Pan-Africandivisive
Causing sharp disagreement
secessionist · colonialist · imperialist · balkanizing · atomizing
Pan-AfricanEurocentric
Favoring European viewpoints
assimilationist · white supremacist · self-hating · integrationist