There are between 41–46 million African-Americans in America. That means that the African-American population is larger than the populations of many countries.
If there was an African-American country in Europe for example, it would be the 7th or 8th most populated country there, roughly as populated as (or just behind) Spain or Ukraine.
That being said, African-Americans are only about 12–14% of the US population.
Despite the fame (or infamy) of African-American populations in cities like Detroit, Chicago, etc, most African-Americans live in the American South.
The African-Americans in the South are also the wealthiest and most politically powerful segment of the African-American population.
African-Americans tend to gravitate towards “social service” college majors, such as:
1.Health and Medical Administration (21%)
2.Human Services and Community Organization (20%)
3.Social Work (19%)
In the mid-to-late 20th Century, African-Americans promoted decolonization efforts in Africa. There was a special hatred for Apartheid South Africa, which was perceived as being too similar to Jim Crow for comfort.
The Comprehensive Anti-Apartheid Act of 1986, heavily campaigned for by the Congressional Black Caucus, laid crippling sanctions against South Africa. The preconditions for ending those sanctions involved the dismantling of the Apartheid regime.
There is an expat community of African-Americans in Ghana. Numbers are unknown, but estimates range from a conservative 1,000 to an optimistic 10,000. They are mostly located in Accra, Ghana’s capital.
African-Americans are the most religious of the largest racial/ethnic groups in America. Most are members of the “Black Church,” a series of mostly African-American denominations.
Despite that high religiosity and general conservatism, African-Americans vote overwhelmingly Democratic, which is unusual in America.
