Pan-African
Americanadjective
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of or relating to all African nations or peoples.
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of or relating to Pan-Africanism.
adjective
noun
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For Kablan Porquet, founder of the Bushman Cafe, a pillar of the economic capital Abidjan's Pan-African cultural scene, Ivory Coast has "made the choice to abandon culture".
From Barron's ● Feb. 20, 2026
So by simply turning the Dodgers logo and literally just swapping the colors to those of the Pan-African flag, I’m able to speak to Black folks directly.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2025
Cissé was also a double winner of the grand prize at the biannual Pan-African Film Festival, Fespaco.
From BBC ● Feb. 20, 2025
The name is a nod to Marcus Garvey, the activist and political leader who helped to establish the Pan-African activist organization, the Universal Negro Improvement Association & African Communities.
From New York Times ● Feb. 5, 2024
We discussed the need for the type of Pan-African unity that would also include the Afro-Americans.
From "The Autobiography of Malcolm X" by Alex Malcolm X;Hailey
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