In 1974, Amiri Baraka used the term to describe the work of Henry Dumas.
D. Scot Miller in 2009 wrote his famous Afro-surreal Manifesto.
Afro-Surrealism, is practiced and embodied in music, photography, film, the visual arts and poetry. Notable practitioners and inspirations of Afro-Surrealism include Ted Joans, Bob Kaufman, Krista Franklin, Aimé Césaire, Suzanne Césaire, Léopold Sédar Senghor, René Ménil, Kool Keith, Terence Nance, Will Alexander, Kara Walker, Samuel R. Delany, and Romare Bearden.