What does the term Diaspora mean?
The word Diaspora literally means “scattering” and in our context refers to the scattering or dispersion of a people outside of their homeland and those people attempting to maintain their cultural identity. This dispersion may be either voluntary (emigration) or involuntary (expulsion, flight from oppression, kidnapping into slavery). The African Diaspora had its origins with the beginning of the African slave trade. The African Diaspora is global in its dimension and includes North and South America, the Caribbean, Europe and Asia.
