African Americans
Americans with sub-Saharan African ancestry
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Summary
African Americans is an ethnic group by residency[1]. It ranks in the top 0.59% of ethnic group by residency entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (20,068 views/month, #1 of 169).[2]
Key Facts
- Native language: American English[3], African American Vernacular English[4]
- Religion or worldview: Protestantism[5], Catholicism[6], Islam[7]
- Country: United States[8]
- Instance of: ethnic community[9], ethnic group[10]
- Subclass of: Americans[11], Black people[12], African diaspora in the Americas[13]
- Part of: Americans[14]
- Commons category: African Americans[15]
- Country of origin: Africa[16]
- Topic's main category: Category:African-American people[17]
- Population: 42,020,743[18]
- Topic's main Wikimedia portal: Portal:African American[19]
- Described by source: Encyclopaedia of the Qur'ān[20]
- Native label: African American[21]
- Different from: White Americans[22], Latin Americans[23], Native Americans in the United States[24]
- History of topic: African American history[25]
- Has list: list of African-Americans[26]
- Female form of label: afroamericana[27], Afroameričkany[28]
- Studied by: African American studies[29]
- Male form of label: afroamericano[30]
- Diaspora: African diaspora[31]
- On focus list of Wikimedia project: WikiProject African diaspora[32]
Why It Matters
African Americans has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[33] It is known by 79 alternative names across languages and contexts.[34]
It has been cited as an influence by Bosko[35], an animated character[36], founded in 1927[37].
FAQs
Who did African Americans influence?
African Americans has been cited as an influence by Bosko[35].