Afrosphere

English

Etymology

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

Proper noun

the Afrosphere

1. African-American politically-oriented blogs and websites, taken collectively.
   • 2007 November 27, Jose Antonio Vargas, “Storming the News Gatekeepers: On the Internet, Citizen Journalists Raise Their Voices”, in The Washington Post, page C01:

     [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.