In contemporary history, the third millennium of the anno Domini or Common Era in the Gregorian calendar is the current millennium spanning the years 2001 to 3000 (21st to 30th centuries). Ongoing futures studies seek to understand what is likely to continue and what could plausibly change in the course of this period and beyond.

Religions. African diaspora religions, a list of related religions sometimes called or mistaken for Vodou/Voodoo; Candomblé Jejé, also known as Brazilian Vodum, one of the major branches (nations) of Candomblé . Tambor de Mina, a syncretic religion that developed in northern Brazil; Cuban Vodú, a syncretic religion that developed in the Spanish Empire ...