ABSTRACT
The people of African decent in North America and the Caribbean have diverse traditions and values. This group of people includes African Americans, African Canadians, Haitians, Jamaicans, and Puerto Ricans,1 among others. However, the present literature does not reflect this diversity. Though the term black is widely used throughout the world to describe people of African descent, this term does not capture the rich ethnic backgrounds and cultural diversity of the people (Slomin, 1991). The black people in North America and the Caribbean have created an abundance of variation in terms of traditions and values.
