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Soulaan
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Soulaan is a contemporary ethnonym from the early 2020s in the United States. [1] [2] It is used to refer to African Americans with lineage dating back to slavery.[3] [4] Its usage emphasizes cultural roots originating in the United States, and it is typically distinguished from broader or more inclusive descriptors such as African-American or Black American.[5]
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The term appears in journalism, university-affiliated programming, artistic projects, and student-organizational contexts.[6]
Higher education
Soulaan also appears within broader discussions concerning race, identity, and institutional governance. University organizations use the term Soulaan for various programs. At Tufts University's Tisch College of Civic Life, the African American Foundations and Roots Organization (AAFRO) describes its mission as celebrating the culture of “Soulaan, or generationally Black American peoples,” in connection with activism, education, and community outreach.[7]
Student organizations
The term has also appeared in student-organizational contexts. In 2025, Boston University’s official publication BU Today profiled “SoulAAn,” a Black American student organization that hosted a Black Arts Showcase highlighting heritage, artistic expression, and community-building on campus.[8]
University-affiliated groups and initiatives in campus settings also use the term, including student associations and chapters that reference Soulaan-related identity and cultural discourse in their programming.[9]
Academic research
In academic writing, the term Soulaan appears as well. A 2025 undergraduate thesis hosted by the Ohio State University Knowledge Bank used the term in an examination of ontology and mental health within medical anthropology. The thesis explored how differences in spiritual and cultural worldviews may influence psychiatric assessment, including diagnostic practices related to psychosis.[10]
Arts and media
Soulaan appears as an artistic motif. In 2025, The Oxford American published “Soulaan Femme,” a creative work that used the term as a thematic title, illustrating its use within contemporary Black American arts and literary expression.[11]
In visual arts, a 2025 undergraduate at the Penny W. Stamps School of Art & Design at the University of Michigan produced an animation titled Soulaan, which engaged with themes of cultural memory, displacement, and historical continuity within Southern Black communities.[12]
In entrepreneurial contexts, during the 2025 Gaels Ignite startup pitch competition hosted by Saint Mary’s College of California, a student project titled Soulaan, described as a Black art anthology and digital portal, was among the ventures recognized by the event’s judges.[13]
Music
Soulaan has additionally been referenced in music journalism, particularly concerning artist in hip-hop and fashion. The term has appeared within creative works themselves; rapper Monaleo uses the word in her 2025 studio album Who Did the Body.[6] [14]
In a 2025 Pitchfork feature discussing rapper Monaleo’s song Sexy Soulaan, the term was used to refer to Black Americans whose lineage in the United States distinguishes them from more recent immigrant-descended populations.[6] In further coverage by Billboard, a spokesperson for Soulaan.com stated, “We understand that we are from the soil [sic]. We understand that we are people who went through chattel slavery in America, but we also understand that we were here before that as well. We want to acknowledge the sovereignty that stands within the soil.” [15]
Other media outlets characterize Soulaan as an ethnonym intended to emphasize historical ancestry and culture within the United States. The Metro Record described the term as a name of a people to reclaim a distinct cultural legacy within American history.[16]
Reception
Online media outlets have highlighted the emergence of Soulaan. Yahoo Finance described Soulaan as a “breakthrough ethnonym” that had gained visibility on social media platforms, noting its circulation beyond niche discussions into broader cultural conversations.[17]
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