Igbo Diaspora Archives ~ Ozi Ikòrò

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Slave trade from Africa to America from 1650 to 1860. Photo credit; University of Richmond blogs. Between 1650 and 1850, the Bight of Biafra emerged as one of the Atlantic…

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Jul 2026

⁠Religion and Spirituality

Igbo Religious Survivals in Caribbean Vodun and Obeah

The transatlantic slave trade not only displaced millions of Africans from the Bight of Biafra but also transported their worldviews, cosmologies, and spiritual practices to the Caribbean. The Igbo, one…

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Jul 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography Ethnohistory

Mapping Igbo Destinations in the Americas: A Comparative Analysis

Bight of Biafra. Photo credit: Britannica. Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, people from the Igbo-speaking regions of southeastern Nigeria were dispersed across the Atlantic through the transatlantic slave trade. During…

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Jul 2026

Anthropology and Ethnography Historical Studies

Igbo Linguistic Influences on Caribbean Creole Languages

Between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries, the massive forced migration of Igbo speakers from the Bight of Biafra to the Caribbean left deep cultural and linguistic imprints on the region.…

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Jul 2026

Cultural Heritage Discography

Music and Drum Traditions: Tracing the “Igbo Drum” in the Americas

Igba/Drum. Photo credit; Igbo people. The forced migration of Igbo-speaking peoples from the Bight of Biafra to the Caribbean and wider Americas between the seventeenth and nineteenth centuries led to the…

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Dec 2025

Anthropology and Ethnography Cultural Heritage Folklores Historical Studies

The Igbo Homecoming Tradition: Origins and Where It Is Today

The Igbo homecoming tradition, often expressed through seasonal returns to the ancestral homeland, is one of the most enduring cultural practices in Igboland. Whether called "ịlọ Ụlọ" (returning home), "ịzapụọ…

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Nov 2025

Cultural Heritage Historical Studies

Igbo Studies and the Challenge of Modernity: Reflections from the Howard University Conference

Howard University, Washington D.C.—the academic ground where Igbo voices converged. Image credits; Getty images In April 2010, within the historic halls of Howard University in Washington, D.C., a quiet renaissance unfolded.…

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Nov 2025

Historical Studies

Sierra Leonean Igbo: The Legacy of Africanus Horton and the Forgotten Sons of the Diaspora

In the 19th century, long before independence movements swept across Africa, a quiet revolution began in the port city of Freetown, Sierra Leone. The revolution wasn’t of guns and battles,…

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Oct 2025

Cultural Heritage

Igba Nkwu: Understanding Igbo Traditional Marriage Rites

In Igboland, marriage is more than just two hearts joining; it’s the uniting of two families, two lineages, and two worlds. The ceremony known as ịgba nkwu nwanyi (the bride’s…

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Oct 2025

Historical Studies

The Man Who Starved for Freedom: The Story of Sunny Okafor in Japan

The Igbo say, “Afọ anaghị egbu onye, obi ka egbu ya” ( it is not hunger that kills a man, but the heaviness of his heart). And somewhere in…

Tag: Igbo Diaspora

The Demography of Biafran Slave Exports (1650–1850)

Igbo Religious Survivals in Caribbean Vodun and Obeah

Mapping Igbo Destinations in the Americas: A Comparative Analysis

Igbo Linguistic Influences on Caribbean Creole Languages

Music and Drum Traditions: Tracing the “Igbo Drum” in the Americas

The Igbo Homecoming Tradition: Origins and Where It Is Today

Igbo Studies and the Challenge of Modernity: Reflections from the Howard University Conference

Sierra Leonean Igbo: The Legacy of Africanus Horton and the Forgotten Sons of the Diaspora

Igba Nkwu: Understanding Igbo Traditional Marriage Rites

The Man Who Starved for Freedom: The Story of Sunny Okafor in Japan