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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Pan-African hairdressing is mirrored in another collection of works, many of which take their name from the places or ethnic groups that use the styles mirrored in the sculptures.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 17, 2026
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
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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