Example Sentences

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He was, for example, one of the first Black Brazilian soccer stars to embrace his Africanness rather than reject it.

From Washington Post • Jan. 1, 2023

Out of both necessity and the desire to preserve what they call the "Africanness" of their shows, Sencirk uses locally found materials to make its equipment, such as trapezes, safety mats and juggling balls.

From BBC • Nov. 13, 2021

Ayite pointed out that the shirt “is very American,” but there are elements of Africanness in his costumes that fit with his African neighbors.

From New York Times • Aug. 17, 2021

It was this way of essentializing Scottishness which was remarkably similar to the essentializing of Africanness that goes on, or the essentializing of Indianness or Chineseness.

From Slate • Mar. 14, 2018

They expected it, in this shared space of their Africanness, but Ifemelu said nothing and turned a page of her novel.

From "Americanah" by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie