An important role was played by the Black Church and the Historically Black Colleges and Universities, which set the theological and philosophical underpinnings of the connection between India and Afro-America. See more.

The shared struggles of Afro-America and India found expression in a connection between the music, explored by figures like Alice Coltrane, John Coltrane and Paul  Robeson. See more.

W.E.B Du Bois and Martin Luther King Jr. are examples of the friendship and dialogue between Indians and Afro Americans in their common struggle for world peace. See more.