Africana
plural noun
Af·ri·ca·na
ˌa-fri-ˈka-nə 
-ˈkä-
-ˈkä-
-ˈkā-,
also ˌä-
: materials (such as books, documents, or artifacts) relating to African history and culture
Examples of Africana in a Sentence
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In addition, 196 people across 28 states and the District of Columbia had fallen sick with Salmonella Africana, with 68 requiring hospital treatment.
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David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Fresh Start’s cucumbers got linked to the salmonella Africana outbreak, but further testing found the salmonella in Fresh Start’s cucumbers to be salmonella Bareilly.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
While epidemiologic data show that cucumbers may be contaminated with Salmonella Africana and may be making people sick, the FDA and CDC have not confirmed that cucumbers are the source of illness in any ongoing outbreaks.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
The Integrated Justice & Social Change Collaborative and Africana Studies at SCSU are partnering with Liberation Table to present The Liberation Table: Connecting to Black History through Food and Fellowship.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2024
While helping with the FDA investigation of the salmonella Africana outbreak, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tested cucumbers from various retail locations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Stuart Schrader, an associate research professor at Hopkins’ Center for Africana Studies, was both a colleague and friend.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Fast forward 55 years, universities like CUNY and Columbia now celebrate those activists of old, featuring this activism on their websites and praising them in anniversary celebrations of Africana and Puerto Rican Studies.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
David Faris, Newsweek, 9 July 2024
Fresh Start’s cucumbers got linked to the salmonella Africana outbreak, but further testing found the salmonella in Fresh Start’s cucumbers to be salmonella Bareilly.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 4 July 2024
While epidemiologic data show that cucumbers may be contaminated with Salmonella Africana and may be making people sick, the FDA and CDC have not confirmed that cucumbers are the source of illness in any ongoing outbreaks.
—Mike Snider, USA TODAY, 19 June 2024
The Integrated Justice & Social Change Collaborative and Africana Studies at SCSU are partnering with Liberation Table to present The Liberation Table: Connecting to Black History through Food and Fellowship.
—Pamela Brown, Hartford Courant, 6 Feb. 2024
While helping with the FDA investigation of the salmonella Africana outbreak, the Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture tested cucumbers from various retail locations.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 June 2024
Stuart Schrader, an associate research professor at Hopkins’ Center for Africana Studies, was both a colleague and friend.
—Frederick N. Rasmussen, Baltimore Sun, 24 Mar. 2024
Fast forward 55 years, universities like CUNY and Columbia now celebrate those activists of old, featuring this activism on their websites and praising them in anniversary celebrations of Africana and Puerto Rican Studies.
—TIME, 9 May 2024
The students eventually negotiated for the creation of what would later become the Department of Africana Studies, which Burwell co-founded and later chaired.
—Hannah Wiley, Los Angeles Times, 30 Mar. 2024
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“Africana.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Africana. Accessed 26 Jul. 2024.
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