immigration Archives - Global Black History

In 1790, the new Congress passed a naturalization act, referred to as the Nationality Act of 1790. Congress limited the right to citizenship to “free white persons.” In practice, only white, male property owners could naturalize and acquire the status of citizens,…

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Employment Statistics of Native Born v. Foreign Born Blacks in the US

The unemployment rate for foreign-born persons in the United States was 4.1 percent in 2017, down from 4.3 percent in 2016, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. The jobless rate of native-born persons was 4.4 percent in 2017, down from…

Africans With Global Voices Business Gamechangers World News by Editor March 31, 2015

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Africans Living in China

Globalization continuously transforms the things we thought we knew or valued. Most stories we hear are about the Chinese doing business in Africa but now more stories are emerging about Africans consistently going to China to work, for education, business and so…

Africans With Global Voices America World News by Editor May 13, 2013

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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Critically acclaimed and popular Nigerian author Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie's releases her fourth book but third novel, Americanah. She describes it as a story about 'Love, Race & Hair'. In this novel she deals with relationships and the struggles related to immigration and…

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African Voices in US Immigration Reform

We came, we saw and we stayed and now we want to stay legally. As the debate on immigration reform continues in the United States, President Obama and members of the Republican party have put forth many ideas that will result in comprehensive…

America by Editor February 10, 2013

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African Stories of Migration

We would like to highlight different stories of immigration in Africa and of Africans to the Americas. This article features migration within Southern Africa, from Malawi to Zimbabwe, from Zimbabwe to South Africa and from Africa to the Americas. UNHCR's Report on Migration…

Video by Editor November 8, 2012

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Harsh Reality of Immigration in the US

African Immigrants in the US While watching Africa Straight Up I was excited to see people who were trying to challenge the conversation about Africa as depicted in Western Media. However, something also concerned me. Some of the Africans they chose to champion…

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How American Citizenship Became a Racial Issue: The Nationality Act of 1790

Employment Statistics of Native Born v. Foreign Born Blacks in the US

Africans Living in China

Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

African Voices in US Immigration Reform

African Stories of Migration

Harsh Reality of Immigration in the US