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This Portal or Master Project is to link all the projects related to Africa and the African Continent. Africa

An African Diaspora sub-project will be added.

This is a work in progress. Much help is needed!

What can you do here?

  • Ask questions.
  • Collaborate on your research.
  • Share knowledge you have gained as you've done your own research in a specific area.
  • Problem finding an ancestors , open a discussion here and we all try to help
  • Start your own related project.
  • Start or take part in a discussion

How to Contribute

  • Please click the "Join Project" button on the upper right of the project page.
  • After getting yourself added as a collaborator for the surname, select the profile of the prominent African-American you wish to add.
  • Navigate to the profile. Under the "More Actions" link, choose "Add to Project" and select sub-project to which the profile should be included in.
  • Include in the "About Me" section a brief biographical sketch, summarizing the person's significant contributions and accomplishments. (Required)
  • Include a photograph, if one exists.
  • Mark the profile as "public" and not "private". (Required)

PROJECTS

SUBGROUPS

Contents

Etymology

Definition

Geography and climate

  1. Geographic origins (e.g.: Island groups, African regions)
  2. Historical groupings

Biodiversity

History

Racial and ethnic distinctions

Demographics

References and Resources