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irisblue

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13. Coldwater, are you implying that the rise of African inspired names , esp in the 70s
Tue Sep 16, 2025, 02:22 PM
Tuesday

are a social issue/problem commercially?

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/African-American_names#:~:text=The%20Afrocentrism%20movement%20that%20grew,show%20pride%20in%20their%20heritage.

Snip-"The Afrocentrism movement that grew in popularity during the 1970s saw the advent of African names among African-Americans, as well as names imagined to be "African-sounding". Names such as Ashanti have African origins.[9] The Black power movement inspired many to show pride in their heritage

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