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Afrosphere

Afrosphere proper noun: african-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively.

Proper noun

the Afrosphere

  1. African-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively.
    • [Faye Anderson's blog] is called Anderson at Large, nearly three years old and one of the more prominent blogs in the growing Afrosphere, the African American online political sphere, where Field Negro, Jack and Jill Politics and African American Political Pundit also are must-go-to sites.2007 November 27, Jose Antonio Vargas, “Storming the News Gatekeepers: On the Internet, Citizen Journalists Raise Their Voices”, in The Washington Post, page C01

Origin of Afrosphere

From Afro- + -sphere, on the model of blogosphere.

Questions about Afrosphere

What does Afrosphere mean?
Afrosphere means african-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively.
What part of speech is Afrosphere?
Afrosphere is a proper noun.

Words near Afrosphere in the dictionary

  1. afroside
  2. afrosoricid
  3. afrosoricidan
  4. afrosoricidans
  5. afrosoricids
  6. Afrosphere
  7. afrotarsiid
  8. afrotarsiids
  9. afroth
  10. afrothere
  11. afrotheres

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