African-American culture

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culture ethnic culture minority culture in the United States

African-American culture is the rich, diverse set of traditions, artistic expressions, social practices, and values developed by African Americans that has profoundly shaped music, language, fashion, and popular culture in the United States and beyond.

Aliases (2)

African American culture ×5
Black cinema ×1

Statements (97)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	culture → ethnic culture → minority culture in the United States →
associatedWith	African Americans → Black communities in the United States → historically Black colleges and universities →
developedIn	United States →
hasCulturalForm	African-American Vernacular English → Afro hairstyle → Afrofuturism → Black Greek-letter organizations → Black church worship styles → Black cinema → Black literature → HBCU marching bands → Juneteenth celebrations → Kwanzaa observance → blues → breakdancing → call and response singing → call-and-response preaching → cornrows → double Dutch jump rope → dozens (ritual insult game) → funk → go-go music → gospel music → graffiti art in hip hop → hip hop → house music → jazz → locs → rap music → rhythm and blues → slam poetry → soul food → soul music → spirituals → spoken word performance → step dancing → streetwear → testifying in church → urban fashion →
hasDomain	dance → family and kinship practices → fashion → foodways → language → literature → music → oral traditions → popular culture → religion → social movements → visual arts →
hasHistoricalRoot	Atlantic slave trade → Central African cultures → West African cultures →
hasInfluenceOn	American English vocabulary → American popular music → fashion worldwide → film and television → global popular culture → social justice discourse worldwide → sports culture in the United States →
hasLanguageVariety	African-American English slang → African-American Vernacular English →
hasOrigin	African diaspora in the United States →
hasPractice	Black Lives Matter activism → barbershop culture → beauty salon culture → block parties → church-centered community life → extended kin networks → oral history preservation → storytelling traditions → voting rights advocacy →
hasReligiousExpression	African-American spirituals → Black Catholic parishes → Black Hebrew Israelite groups → Black Protestant churches → Nation of Islam communities →
hasValue	collective struggle against racism → community solidarity → expressive individualism → resilience → respect for elders → social justice → spirituality →
influencedBy	African traditional religions → Black Power movement → Christianity → Civil Rights Movement → Great Migration → Islam in African-American communities → Jim Crow laws → slavery in the United States →

Referenced by (8)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Mardi Gras celebrations ("African American culture") →	hasCulturalAspect
African-American culture ("Black cinema") →	hasCulturalForm
Shaw ("African American culture") →	hasCulturalHeritage
Central Mississippi ("African American culture") →	hasCulturalInfluence
Black Belt (U.S. region) ("African American culture") →	importantFor
Common Sense →	influencedBy
BET ("African American culture") →	subjectFocus
Malik →	usedInCulture