Formation | 1977 |
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Founder | Randall Robinson |
Type | human rights education and advocacy agency |
Region | Working in Africa and Africa Diaspora countries, 13 active campaigns. |
Structure | Board of Directors, staff, members |
Leadership | Nicole Lee, Director |
Governance | Board of Directors, Danny Glover (Chair) |
Website | www |
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African Americans |
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TransAfrica (formerly TransAfrica Forum) is an advocacy organization in Washington, D.C. that seeks to influence the foreign policy of the United States concerning African and Caribbean countries and all African diaspora groups. It is a research, education, and advocacy center for activism related to social, economic and political conditions in Africa, the Caribbean, and Latin America and other parts of the African Diaspora. TransAfrica is the largest and oldest social justice organization in the U.S that focuses on the African world. It has served as a major research, educational, and organizing institution for the African and African descendant communities and for the U.S. public in general.[1]