coined by J.T. Roane, “represents the elaborate sense of place outside mastery expressed through human to human connection within the delicate ecologies of the wider biosphere” (Roane, 244)

Black ecology-as coined by J.T. Roane and Justin Hosbey represents a way “ idea of historicizing and analyzing the ongoing reality that Black communities in the US South and in the wider African Diaspora are most susceptible to the effects of climate change, including rising sea levels, subsidence, sinking land, as well as the ongoing effects of toxic stewardship. On the other hand, Black ecologies names the corpus of insurgent knowledge produced by these same communities, which we hold to have bearing on how we should historicize the current crisis and how we conceive of futures outside of destruction.” (See: Mapping Black Ecologies.”

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refers to worldview and myths in general or, more specifically, to the cultural and religious imagery concerning the universe. . African cosmology, which often takes the form of oral narratives, describes the web of human activities within the powerful spiritual cosmos; it transmits the beliefs and values of African peoples. African cosmology, then, is an attempt to describe and understand the origin and structure of the universe, how humans relate to the cosmos, and how and to what extent their thoughts and actions are shaped by it. African religion poses an interesting and complex problem of description and interpretation. In fact, African languages have no equivalent word for religion. Indeed, African social structures and cultural traditions are infused with a spirituality that cannot be easily separated.. . (see ‘Cosmology’ in Encyclopedia of African Religions,