▁African ▁Americans ▁and ▁the ▁world wide ▁struggle ▁against ▁white ▁supre m acy , ▁while ▁doing ▁so ▁on ▁a ▁more ▁Africa - center ed ▁basis ." ▁More ▁con cret ely , ▁res ister s ▁to ▁seg reg ation ▁in ▁the ▁Southern ▁United ▁States ▁may ▁have ▁begun ▁to ▁look ▁to ▁South ▁Africa ▁for ▁insp iration — and ▁vice ▁vers a . ▁ ▁The ▁phrase ▁" Year ▁of ▁Africa " ▁was ▁used ▁again ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 5 , ▁mostly ▁in ▁conj unction ▁with ▁Western ▁attention ▁to ▁the ▁continent ▁surrounding ▁the ▁ 3 1 st ▁G 8 ▁sum mit . ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁several ▁African ▁nations ▁celebrated ▁ 5 0 ▁years ▁of ▁independence ▁on ▁the ▁" Year ▁of ▁Africa " ▁sem ic ent enn ial . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Sc ram ble ▁for ▁Africa ▁ ▁Ind ép endance ▁Cha ▁Cha ▁ ▁Imp act ▁of ▁Western ▁European ▁colonial ism ▁and ▁colon isation ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁De ▁L us ign an ▁G . ▁French - Spe aking ▁Africa ▁Since ▁Independ ence . ▁New ▁York : ▁Pra eg er , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁F oder aro ▁S . ▁Independent ▁Africa . ▁Toronto : ▁Mac mill an , ▁ 1 9 7 6 . ▁. ▁ ▁Hou ser ▁G . ▁M . ▁No ▁One ▁Can ▁Stop ▁the ▁Rain : ▁G lim ps es ▁of ▁Africa ' s ▁Liber ation ▁Str ug gle . ▁New ▁York : ▁Pil gr im ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 9 . ▁.