Foreign-born Afro-Americans

Foreign-born Afro-Americans are people of Afro-American slave descent not born on the North American continent. Repatriate foreign-born Afro Americans are not immigrants of the Americas due to their Afro-American slave descent. In most cases, they descend from an American fore-parent through which they can claim American ancestry, and in many cases national citizenship.
Afro-Caribbean population
British African Caribbean people are residents of the United Kingdom who are of West Indian or African background and whose ancestors were primarily indigenous to Africa. As immigration to the United Kingdom from Africa increased in the 1980s, the term has sometimes been used to include UK residents solely of African origin, or as a term to define all Black British residents, though the phrase "African and Caribbean" has more often been used to cover such a broader grouping. The most common and traditional use of the term African-Caribbean community is in reference to groups of residents' continuing aspects of Caribbean culture, customs and traditions in the United Kingdom.
Amaro, Saro and Emancipado populations
Countries such as Nigeria, the home of the Yoruba and Igbo cultures, and Equatorial Guinea experienced an influx of ex-slaves from Cuba brought there as indentured servants during the 17th century, and again during the 19th century. In Equatorial Guinea, they became part of the Emancipados; in Nigeria, they were called '. Despite being free to return to Cuba when their tenure was over, they remained in these countries marrying into the local indigenous population. The former slaves were brought to Africa by the Royal Orders of September 13, 1845 (by way of voluntary arrangement) and a June 20, 1861 deportation from Cuba, due to the lack of volunteers. Similar circumstances previously occurred during the 17th century where ex-slaves from both Cuba and Brazil were offered the same opportunity.
Angola also has communities of Afro-Cubans, these are descendants of Afro-Cuban soldiers brought to the country in 1975 as a result of the Cuban involvement in the Cold War. Fidel Castro deployed thousands of troops to the country during the Angolan Civil War. As a result of this era, there exists a small Spanish-speaking community in Angola of Afro-Cubans numbering about 100,000.
Americo-Liberian population
The Americo-Liberians are descendants of Afro American slaves who returned to Africa through the services of the American Colonization Society. The Americo-Liberians maintained ties to America and modelled the country after the U.S.; the Liberian flag resembles the U.S. flag and Monrovia was named in honor of U.S. President James Monroe. The Americo Liberians considered themselves as Afro Americans in Liberia, and they typically sent their children to study in the United States for college.
African-American Hebrew population
The African Hebrew Israelite Nation of Jerusalem (also known as The African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem or Black Hebrews or Black Hebrew Israelites) is a small spiritual group whose members believe they are descended from the Ten Lost Tribes of Israel. With a population of over 5,000, most members live in their own community in Dimona, Israel, with additional families in Arad, Mitzpe Ramon, and the Tiberias area. Their immigrant ancestors were African Americans from Chicago, Illinois, who migrated to Israel in the late 1960s. Ben Ammi Ben Israel established the African Hebrew Israelites of Jerusalem in Chicago, Illinois, in 1966. In 1969, after a sojourn in Liberia, Ben Ammi and about 30 Hebrew Israelites moved to Israel. Over the next 20 years nearly 600 more members left the United States for Israel. As of 2006, about 2,500 Hebrew Israelites live in Dimona and two other towns in the Negev region of Israel, where they are widely referred to as Black Hebrews. In addition, there are Hebrew Israelite communities in several major American cities, including Chicago, St. Louis, and Washington, D.C.
Expatriate population
A number of Afro-Americans have been drawn to permanently live abroad independently, mainly, for work reasons. Many Afro-American professional athletes have relocated to countries such as Greece, Spain and Italy to play in professional sports clubs. Some find lucrative opportunities in various business markets, while others take permanent cultural or spiritual hiatus to places such as Africa and the Middle East.
Jamaicans in Ethiopia
One of the central tenets of the Rastafari movement is the desirability of the repatriation of black people from the Americas and elsewhere back to Africa. In 1948 Emperor Haile Selassie I donated of his private land to allow members of the Rastafari movement, Ethiopian World Federation (EWF) officers and members and other settlers from Jamaica and other parts of the Caribbean to go to Africa. The return would be under the auspices of the EWF, founded in 1937 by the Emperor's special emissary to Black America, Melaku E. Bayen.
Sierra Leone Creole population
The Freetown Creoles are descendants of African Americans who immigrated to Sierra Leone as well as Black Loyalists from the American South who fought for the British in American Revolutionary War. The Creoles speak a language similar to African American Gullah called Krio. The Creoles like the Americo-Liberians sent their children to study overseas; many did not return to Sierra Leone. Because of the Sierra Leone Civil War there is also a large community of these Sierra Leone Creoles in the East Coast of the United States today, and a contingent on the West Coast of the United States. Some Creoles are related to Americo-Liberians because the early Americo-Liberians are the descendants of the Black Americans who initially settled in Freetown, Sierra Leone and Sherbro, Sierra Leone.
United States Military personnel descended population
U.S. Military occupation abroad has produced a large population of Afro-American descended people born abroad.
Notable foreign-born Afro Americans
*Isidore de Souza - Benin-born former Presidents of the National Assembly of Benin is a descendant of Francisco Felix de Sousa, and of Aguda descent
*Paul Emile de Souza - Benin-born descendant of Francisco Felix de Sousa, and of Aguda descent
*Diane Abbott - British politician born in England to Jamaican parents
*William Barleycorn - Spanish Guinea-born, first native Primitive Methodist missionary of Fernando Po and educator was of descent
* - Benin-born wife of current President of Benin Yayi Boni is a descendant of Francisco Felix de Sousa, and of Aguda descent
*LeVar Burton - American actor born in Germany to U.S. Military personnel
*Dream Cazzaniga - Italian-born dancer and daughter of African-American model Donyale Luna and Italian photographer Luigi Cazzaniga
*Eagle-Eye Cherry - Swedish-born musician of African-American and Swedish parentage
*Samuel Coleridge Taylor - British-born composer of Sierra Leone Creole descent
*Zelma Davis - Liberian-born model and former vocalist for is of Sierra Leone Creole and Americo-Liberian descent
*Joseph Graham - the late Liberianborn UN Ambassador and grandfather of American-based entertainer Katerina Graham was of Americo-Liberian descent
*Robert Griffin III - 2011 Heisman Trophy winner and current quarterback for the Washington Redskins. Born in Okinawa, Japan to U.S. Army parents who were stationed there.
*Velina Hasu Houston - American author born on international waters off the coast of Japan to an African American U.S. Military personnel father and Japanese mother
*Romina Johnson - Italian singer born in Italy to an African-American father and Italian mother
*Maximiliano Jones - Spanish Guinea born millionaire farmer of descent
*Quincy Jones III - England-born to Swedish mother and African-American music industry pioneer Quincy Jones composer, music producer, film producer, and author
* Yelena Khanga - Russian-born television personality/author born to Tanzanian politician Abdullah Kassim Hanga and African-American Russian educator Lily Golden.
*Fela Kuti - Nigerian-born musician of Krio descent
*Martin Lawrence - African-American comedian and actor, born in Germany to African-American U.S. Military personnel
*Nana Meriwether - Miss Maryland USA 2012 title holder, born in Africa to African-American athlete and physician Delano Meriwether and a Soweto-born mother
*Adetokumboh McCormack - American-based, Sierra Leone born, actor of Sierra Leone Creole descent
*Fershgenet Melaku - Ethiopian-born, American-based, rapper/model to an Ethiopian mother and Trinidadian father
*Tia Mowry & Tamera Mowry - American actresses born in Germany to U.S. Military personnel
*Azumah Nelson - Ghanaian-born professional boxer of Tabom descent
*Gilchrist Olympio - Togo-born politician and President of the Union of Forces for Change(UFC) is of Afro-Brazilian descent
*Sylvanus Olympio - African-born late Prime Minister of Togo was of Afro-Brazilian descent
*Dave Roberts - Afro-Asian American Major League Baseball player born in Japan
*Mary Seacole - (1805-1881) England-born nurse of Afro-Caribbean descent
*Wole Soyinka - Nigerian born writer of Krio descent
*Ruben Studdard - American singer born in Germany to U.S. Military personnel
*Rosine Vieyra Soglo - Benin-born member of the Pan-African Parliament is of Aguda descent
*William Vivour - Spanish Guinea-born successful 19th-century farmer of descent
*Omar Wasow - Kenyan-born American internet analyst, born to a Kenyan-American mother and German father.
*Dominique Wilkins - Hall of Fame basketball player born in France while his father was stationed with the U.S. Air Force.
* J. Cole - German-born American rapper, born to an African-American father and white mother.
* Kyrie Irving - NBA basketball player, born in Australia to African-American parents
* Schoolboy Q - German-born American rapper .
* Giancarlo Esposito- Born to Italian Father and African American mother in Copehagen, Denmark. actor, director, and producer of African-Italian descent. He is best known for his portrayal of Gustavo "Gus" Fring on the AMC series Breaking Bad, for which he won the Best Supporting Actor in a Drama award at the 2012 Critics' Choice Television Awards and was nominated for an Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Drama Series award at the 2012 Primetime Emmy Awards. He is well known for his roles in Spike Lee films such as Do the Right Thing, School Daze, and Mo' Better Blues. Other notable films include The Usual Suspects, Malcolm X and King of New York. He has portrayed Sidney Glass/Magic Mirror on ABC's Once Upon a Time and Major Tom Neville in the NBC series Revolution.

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