I keep hearing : "How can you not see..." and the truth is, what are African Americans hoping to see? The African Lady sum it up well, they are foreign in everything but skin colour. African Americans do not go to Africa with a hope to learn a culture they claim to be theirs. What they hope to find in Africa is an unfair burden to place on only Africa. The young girl was going to Ghana to find her roots and she didn't even know it was in Africa! tbh that sums it up.
No, we should always be willing to learn when living in a foreign country but we should bring our own culture, practice our own culture and form our own communities. Adding one more ethnic group is not going to change much. As an independant ethnic group, we can become powerful, like the Bamiléké of Cameroon
We are médéwawélé, that is how you shall address from now on
It is precisely because we are foreign in everything that we should constitute our own distinct ethno-social group. No matter when Blacks have gone back to their homeland, they have always formed their own communities instead of integrating existing communities. The ethnic group known as Afro-Brazilian in Benin is a prime example
What do I look like trying to be Ashanti? I respect the Ashanti but I am médéwawélé, that is the new name for Afro-descendants
médéwawélé is a term i haven't heard before, where is it from?
with respect to the Ashanti comment i am a tad confused because i didn't mention anything about anyone trying to be ashanti.. but that being said, it's good that you haven't jumped on the band wagon of declaring yourself one tribe or another, because most of the time people choose the tribes they perceive to be the strongest and that is degrading to others and not in the African spirit.
"Where is it from" lol, it is a term I invented. However, it does actually mean "those who have come back home" in the Goun language spoken in Benin. I have a different take on the issue. You and I can agree that ethnicities are social constructs and therefore evolve according to historical circumstances. An example of this would be certain people who identify as Zulu but weren't originally Zulu. They were incorporated into the Zulu Kingdom after being conquered
You can take the Lebou of Senegal who migrated from present-day Sudan. They have been "wolofized" (Wolof, dominant tribe of Senegal). They originally had their own language, today they speak Wolof. They were initially animists, today they are Muslim and nothing really distinguishes them from the Wolof today, aside from a few names they've managed to preserve through the ages.
I am a so-called African American. due to historical circumstances, I no longer belonger to the various ethnic groups to which my ancestors belonged. We have developed a new culture, which is a blend of European and African influences. Even if I could scientifically prove that my ancestors were Ashanti, it wouldn't make any sense, in 2011, for me to call myself Ashanti, given the fact that my people have evolved into a new ethnic group. We have the blood of various tribes flowing
through our veins, that is not the case of the Ashanti (correct me if I am wrong). We were captured and sold to the yovolé (Euros). Sure, the ethnic groups to which our ancestors belonged still exist today but they don't share our experience in the New World. All these factors have led me to believe that it makes more sense for us to form an entirely new ethnic group based on a common history and culture. It doesn't make any sense to abandon who I am for who my ancestors were
Because when it comes to customs and traditions, various tribes have adopted new customs and traditions. Every religion is linked to a culture, when you take a people's religion away, you take part of their culture away too.
For example, I know a Ghanaian family, very devout Christians. They've abandoned everything that constitutes Ashanti culture except "banku" lol
So my point is this, Africa is a congglomerate of different cultures, tribes, languages and so on and so forth
Given the tribal diversity, you can find certain traditions practiced by certain tribes which go against your cultural beliefs as an Ashanti, correct? Therefore adding one new ethnic group to the plethora of existing ethnicities (more than 2000) is not going to change anything. I am therefore for Afro-descendents keeping their culture, purging the negative elements from it and "maybe" adopting certain things that will be beneficial to them
We are the MOST influential Blacks in the world, no need to integrate ethnic groups that ONCE had great Kingdoms and civilizations, because that era is long gone. Sure, every African country has its "dominant group" but the big empires that flourished in precolonial Africa have all crumbled to pieces. A new dawn has risen. No need to seek acceptance from strangers, we are Africans in our own way. Therefore, we should form our own communities
the "banku" was a joke by the way lol. We don't oblige the Fulani to mix with other tribes, they have their own communities. Well we should have our own communities. That doesn't mean "separation" or no social intercourse with neigboring tribes, it simply means preservation, cultural preservation.There are millions of ways of being African. As a new tribe, we should adopt a neutral African language, such as Lingala, as it's spoken by various tribes in both Congos and Angola
For me, no tribe is superior or inferior to another tribe. Each tribe has something to bring to the table. No need to look for past greatness, we are already great. I frequently go to Benin and i've never had any problems because I humble myself but at the same time, I am médéwawélé and I have no qualms about telling them that. for me, tribal diversity is positive. I don't look down on other tribes. I believe that we are great but that doesn't
that I believe that others are inferior. It's called "cultural pride". One of our cultural values is to uplift others irrespective of tribal belonging. So you see, the Médéwawélé could be very useful in creating links of solidarity and fraternity, because although we are our own people, we still believe in working with others and helping others beyond ethnic affiliation
Damnnn.. A lot of brainwashed people on here... Nobody sold their own pple for guns and all that... Wtf did they need the guns for? To fight themselves....? Btw.. Wtf wer europeans looking for in africa...?
The Africanist quotes. As a true son of Africa, from the Bantu people of central Africa. My heart hurts, when I hear people who have brainwashed by the racist masters who told them that their Black kin sold them! Well I'm here to tell them that's a lie. My own people, the Songye fought the Arabs several times because their own were being kidnapped for slavery. At one time they united with other kingdoms to fight the Arabs! Please inform yourself!
@dbastard1977 like when Sarah palin didn't realise Africa was a continent . please question what sort of education a vice presidential candidate could have had that failed to teach her the basic geography of the world .
This is how a lot of us are tryna retrace our heritage, but it's really discouraging to see comments like we'll sell u back to the white man and u see how they abandoned us in Katrina.....damn!
@oluwalogbon58 look here sand nigger as far as i am concern i am done with you. there is no piont argueing with mentaly deranged idiot like u. go chock on soacage and die
because of the essentially white dominated news media and the low self esteem black americans have about their physical appearance.. the more african they look , the more they disregard themselves.. thats because if you dont know who you are or where you come from you are LOST ..and they are LOST. not by choice but by design.. as an indian, you know who you are , the british ruled india but didnt manage to distroy indian identity .. thank god for that
@oluwalogbon58 good piont but i dont see why u stik your nose here u r india this video is about black american. indians didnt forget who they are because they lived in the india through out british colonazation.
am an african not an indian and my point about black americans is relevant and correct. you suffer from low self esteem thats why you are desperate to claim anything that doesnt look like you as yours.. its your eternal loss not ours.. i come from africa that is my home, i dont need a dna test to prove it either. as for india ask an indian about it..
@oluwalogbon58 pula.eees. i suffer from low self esteem?. look whos talking a fucken idiot going on youtube puting down his own ppl. i double you are african america and if you are afican american you are one of those uncle tom and you need a reality check
tell me fleabrew, what came first the chicken or the egg? moronic black americans like you love to come on our african boards to talk shit cos the whiteman frightens u so much , if you cannot grasp that africans came before black americans then you then you need a brain transplant and dont bother me anymore u stupid slave i have no time for dolts like you , keep away from africans they might sell you back to the whiteman again.. for change this time.. creep.
@oluwalogbon58 here we go again you just prove my point you aint no african amrican you are stinky indian who love to look down on black ppl.coil back to your hole u disgusting worm. i have got nothing to say to u.
@oluwalogbon58 I'm West Indian (from the English speaking Caribbean) and I'm glad that you said it was your people who sold and gave us away to the whiteman. I've been trying to tell my Caribbean people (both of African and Indian decent) that for years, that Africans and Indians are greedy and would have sold there own people for alcohol, beads and guns......not much has changed I see.
Thanks for sending us over, I wouldn't want to live in either country.
@dbastard1977 ;africans sold slaves, so what is your point exactly? its not rocket science the same kings and queens you claim to be descended from sold slaves the trade was well established long before the whiteman came along.. so it was a bit of both trade and ransacking coasting communities.. etc etc.. go and read up about it and stop bothering me with platitudes.i have no time for whinging and self pity .. and by the way AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY .. duh!!!
@dbastard1977 Let me stop you right there sir! No!No! I'm a pure African from the Bantu-speaking people. Africans as your Europeans masters brainwashed you did not sell your ancestors merely for tobacco/guns/alcohol,etc... Nobody sell his own kin O.K.? I would never sell my own brother/sister to a strange pale creature for money or whatever! The problem of slavery is much more complex than that FYI! Arabs fiercely raided African coastal villages for victims for many, many years!
@dbastard1977 Next time inform yourself a little more on slavery. You just speaking as a brainwashed person by the White educational system. Slavery firstly exist/existed in all cultures and concerning Africa, it was more complex than that O.K.! I'll try to give you different situations to explain my point. The Arabs were known to raid coastal African villages for slaves.
@dbastard1977 The African hospitality of giving a visitor, people to assist them in the sojourn, later many of these people were kidnapped as slaves. Much later, huge military campaign from Europeans and Arabs and some of their African servants were made to raid villages,towns, with cannons,guns for slaves. There were even Africans kings who fought against slavery O.K.!
@oluwalogbon58 lol sell you back funny but hey be sensitive to their feelings they had many years of slavary i would be pissed if i was them but i dont like that they are over crowding ghana only ghana with other chinese like ghanas a small country not all of them come from there gosh
@oluwalogbon58 GOOD POINT oluwa always intellectual and straight to the point......yeah its a lot of self esteem issues with A.A thanks for articulating it the way you did
@mikeikeman these people are beyond stupid and dumb its ridiculous! lol! its like talking to the deaf dumb and blind who cant see hear or think all at the same time.. no disrespect to those who are deaf, dumb or blind , cos they can most probably see and hear and comprehend better than most of these aa who just parrot what they are taught ..a truely lost people..
am not surprised that the girl said she had never heard of Ghana. they dont teach americans geography outside of america the world map is all about america and the rest of the world hardly registers SNL has a typical american map and it shows how americans view the planet ...as far as black americans are concerned ~Africa is a country.. they simplify what they cant even visualise .. it must be very traumatic for these people travelling to another world like this. it takes a lot of courage.
@oluwalogbon58 - i was born and brought up in India. Growing up, i wasn't taught about African countries but suprisingly, me and a lot of indians(living in citiies) are very knowledgeable about countries outside of our own. Granted Americans aren't taught about africa in school but you would think as an african american, they would take interest & try learning more about the continent of africa. I would if i were african american.
well, heomak there are a lot of indians who are born and live in all african countries.. there are many in Nigeria where i come from. they are indian in culture but nigerian in nationality !. you have to understand the mentality of black americans is steeped in the their slave past.. so the way they see Africa will be very different to the way you or i see that continent.. to me its home, to you its a series of countries, to them its an emotional response and some of it is very hostile
heomak, contrary to your perception that all A.A.'s don't know anything about Africa , is not true; we are not monolithic in our thoughts, no more than East Indians or Black Africans. And many of us know that Africa is a continent comprised of countries.
Granted, the school system here limits their coverage of Africa, as well as India, etc; simply put, it is Eurocentric in its coverage.
However, we sponser African Arts Festivals all over America, and many of us know what goes on in Africa.
Just an observation...I noticed that the Ghanaian woman considered A.A's as "White." LOL
And, "They are not part of us." So, and I to assume that all Africans think that way? No, because in many regions of Africa, our history in America, South America, and the Carribean, was never, or barely taught there either.
But dialouge such as this, (without media spin ) can shed many sweeping generalizations ,or long held perceptions.
@KMELIZ21 Why? Do you fantasize about being hacked to death by a machete? I would stay out of that savage continent, unless of course you're black, then by all means please go.
I keep hearing : "How can you not see..." and the truth is, what are African Americans hoping to see? The African Lady sum it up well, they are foreign in everything but skin colour. African Americans do not go to Africa with a hope to learn a culture they claim to be theirs. What they hope to find in Africa is an unfair burden to place on only Africa. The young girl was going to Ghana to find her roots and she didn't even know it was in Africa! tbh that sums it up.
AkubaCAB 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
No, we should always be willing to learn when living in a foreign country but we should bring our own culture, practice our own culture and form our own communities. Adding one more ethnic group is not going to change much. As an independant ethnic group, we can become powerful, like the Bamiléké of Cameroon
We are médéwawélé, that is how you shall address from now on
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
It is precisely because we are foreign in everything that we should constitute our own distinct ethno-social group. No matter when Blacks have gone back to their homeland, they have always formed their own communities instead of integrating existing communities. The ethnic group known as Afro-Brazilian in Benin is a prime example
What do I look like trying to be Ashanti? I respect the Ashanti but I am médéwawélé, that is the new name for Afro-descendants
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@PrinceNoirAmericain
médéwawélé is a term i haven't heard before, where is it from?
with respect to the Ashanti comment i am a tad confused because i didn't mention anything about anyone trying to be ashanti.. but that being said, it's good that you haven't jumped on the band wagon of declaring yourself one tribe or another, because most of the time people choose the tribes they perceive to be the strongest and that is degrading to others and not in the African spirit.
AkubaCAB 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
"Where is it from" lol, it is a term I invented. However, it does actually mean "those who have come back home" in the Goun language spoken in Benin. I have a different take on the issue. You and I can agree that ethnicities are social constructs and therefore evolve according to historical circumstances. An example of this would be certain people who identify as Zulu but weren't originally Zulu. They were incorporated into the Zulu Kingdom after being conquered
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
You can take the Lebou of Senegal who migrated from present-day Sudan. They have been "wolofized" (Wolof, dominant tribe of Senegal). They originally had their own language, today they speak Wolof. They were initially animists, today they are Muslim and nothing really distinguishes them from the Wolof today, aside from a few names they've managed to preserve through the ages.
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
I am a so-called African American. due to historical circumstances, I no longer belonger to the various ethnic groups to which my ancestors belonged. We have developed a new culture, which is a blend of European and African influences. Even if I could scientifically prove that my ancestors were Ashanti, it wouldn't make any sense, in 2011, for me to call myself Ashanti, given the fact that my people have evolved into a new ethnic group. We have the blood of various tribes flowing
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
through our veins, that is not the case of the Ashanti (correct me if I am wrong). We were captured and sold to the yovolé (Euros). Sure, the ethnic groups to which our ancestors belonged still exist today but they don't share our experience in the New World. All these factors have led me to believe that it makes more sense for us to form an entirely new ethnic group based on a common history and culture. It doesn't make any sense to abandon who I am for who my ancestors were
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
Because when it comes to customs and traditions, various tribes have adopted new customs and traditions. Every religion is linked to a culture, when you take a people's religion away, you take part of their culture away too.
For example, I know a Ghanaian family, very devout Christians. They've abandoned everything that constitutes Ashanti culture except "banku" lol
So my point is this, Africa is a congglomerate of different cultures, tribes, languages and so on and so forth
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
Given the tribal diversity, you can find certain traditions practiced by certain tribes which go against your cultural beliefs as an Ashanti, correct? Therefore adding one new ethnic group to the plethora of existing ethnicities (more than 2000) is not going to change anything. I am therefore for Afro-descendents keeping their culture, purging the negative elements from it and "maybe" adopting certain things that will be beneficial to them
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
We are the MOST influential Blacks in the world, no need to integrate ethnic groups that ONCE had great Kingdoms and civilizations, because that era is long gone. Sure, every African country has its "dominant group" but the big empires that flourished in precolonial Africa have all crumbled to pieces. A new dawn has risen. No need to seek acceptance from strangers, we are Africans in our own way. Therefore, we should form our own communities
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
the "banku" was a joke by the way lol. We don't oblige the Fulani to mix with other tribes, they have their own communities. Well we should have our own communities. That doesn't mean "separation" or no social intercourse with neigboring tribes, it simply means preservation, cultural preservation.There are millions of ways of being African. As a new tribe, we should adopt a neutral African language, such as Lingala, as it's spoken by various tribes in both Congos and Angola
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
and even in Central African Republic.
For me, no tribe is superior or inferior to another tribe. Each tribe has something to bring to the table. No need to look for past greatness, we are already great. I frequently go to Benin and i've never had any problems because I humble myself but at the same time, I am médéwawélé and I have no qualms about telling them that. for me, tribal diversity is positive. I don't look down on other tribes. I believe that we are great but that doesn't
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
that I believe that others are inferior. It's called "cultural pride". One of our cultural values is to uplift others irrespective of tribal belonging. So you see, the Médéwawélé could be very useful in creating links of solidarity and fraternity, because although we are our own people, we still believe in working with others and helping others beyond ethnic affiliation
There you have it bro, i'm off to bed
Mawuni Dona Wé :-) God bless you
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
@AkubaCAB
We call Afro-Brazilians in Benin "Aguda"
Take care man fifa novitché
PrinceNoirAmericain 1 year ago
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why do so many AAs think they are from ghana yall from liberia liberians are african americans
besmart78 1 year ago
Damnnn.. A lot of brainwashed people on here... Nobody sold their own pple for guns and all that... Wtf did they need the guns for? To fight themselves....? Btw.. Wtf wer europeans looking for in africa...?
YunGKronik 1 year ago
@YunGKronik looking for slaves and wealth brotha
jumpingonglass 7 months ago
Is there a program locally in the GA or SC area that I can reach out to for the sake of some relatives that I have there that need the experience?
CameroonStar 1 year ago
The Africanist quotes. As a true son of Africa, from the Bantu people of central Africa. My heart hurts, when I hear people who have brainwashed by the racist masters who told them that their Black kin sold them! Well I'm here to tell them that's a lie. My own people, the Songye fought the Arabs several times because their own were being kidnapped for slavery. At one time they united with other kingdoms to fight the Arabs! Please inform yourself!
amasonga 1 year ago 6
There's no ignorant like an American who only know McDonald fast food and his city in the US. Apart from this, he thinks nothing is out there...
BigMac067 1 year ago
She didn't know where Ghana was and she's a teenager!!!! My God, what can I say about the level of secondary education in some parts of the US!!!!
dbastard1977 1 year ago
@dbastard1977 like when Sarah palin didn't realise Africa was a continent . please question what sort of education a vice presidential candidate could have had that failed to teach her the basic geography of the world .
thenewbreed2 1 year ago
@thenewbreed2 americans look at a map of the world and only see their own country !!lol!
oluwalogbon58 1 year ago
This is how a lot of us are tryna retrace our heritage, but it's really discouraging to see comments like we'll sell u back to the white man and u see how they abandoned us in Katrina.....damn!
Tiarka 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 look here sand nigger as far as i am concern i am done with you. there is no piont argueing with mentaly deranged idiot like u. go chock on soacage and die
please do not respond
afro4life 2 years ago
because of the essentially white dominated news media and the low self esteem black americans have about their physical appearance.. the more african they look , the more they disregard themselves.. thats because if you dont know who you are or where you come from you are LOST ..and they are LOST. not by choice but by design.. as an indian, you know who you are , the british ruled india but didnt manage to distroy indian identity .. thank god for that
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 good piont but i dont see why u stik your nose here u r india this video is about black american. indians didnt forget who they are because they lived in the india through out british colonazation.
afro4life 2 years ago
am an african not an indian and my point about black americans is relevant and correct. you suffer from low self esteem thats why you are desperate to claim anything that doesnt look like you as yours.. its your eternal loss not ours.. i come from africa that is my home, i dont need a dna test to prove it either. as for india ask an indian about it..
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 pula.eees. i suffer from low self esteem?. look whos talking a fucken idiot going on youtube puting down his own ppl. i double you are african america and if you are afican american you are one of those uncle tom and you need a reality check
afro4life 2 years ago
tell me fleabrew, what came first the chicken or the egg? moronic black americans like you love to come on our african boards to talk shit cos the whiteman frightens u so much , if you cannot grasp that africans came before black americans then you then you need a brain transplant and dont bother me anymore u stupid slave i have no time for dolts like you , keep away from africans they might sell you back to the whiteman again.. for change this time.. creep.
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 here we go again you just prove my point you aint no african amrican you are stinky indian who love to look down on black ppl.coil back to your hole u disgusting worm. i have got nothing to say to u.
afro4life 2 years ago
once again I AM NOT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN CAN YOU UNDERSTAND THE ENGLISH LANGUAGE YOU DUMB FKK AFROLIFESHITHEAD?
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 I'm West Indian (from the English speaking Caribbean) and I'm glad that you said it was your people who sold and gave us away to the whiteman. I've been trying to tell my Caribbean people (both of African and Indian decent) that for years, that Africans and Indians are greedy and would have sold there own people for alcohol, beads and guns......not much has changed I see.
Thanks for sending us over, I wouldn't want to live in either country.
dbastard1977 1 year ago
@dbastard1977 ;africans sold slaves, so what is your point exactly? its not rocket science the same kings and queens you claim to be descended from sold slaves the trade was well established long before the whiteman came along.. so it was a bit of both trade and ransacking coasting communities.. etc etc.. go and read up about it and stop bothering me with platitudes.i have no time for whinging and self pity .. and by the way AFRICA IS NOT A COUNTRY .. duh!!!
oluwalogbon58 1 year ago
@dbastard1977 Let me stop you right there sir! No!No! I'm a pure African from the Bantu-speaking people. Africans as your Europeans masters brainwashed you did not sell your ancestors merely for tobacco/guns/alcohol,etc... Nobody sell his own kin O.K.? I would never sell my own brother/sister to a strange pale creature for money or whatever! The problem of slavery is much more complex than that FYI! Arabs fiercely raided African coastal villages for victims for many, many years!
amasonga 1 year ago
@dbastard1977 Next time inform yourself a little more on slavery. You just speaking as a brainwashed person by the White educational system. Slavery firstly exist/existed in all cultures and concerning Africa, it was more complex than that O.K.! I'll try to give you different situations to explain my point. The Arabs were known to raid coastal African villages for slaves.
amasonga 1 year ago
@dbastard1977 The African hospitality of giving a visitor, people to assist them in the sojourn, later many of these people were kidnapped as slaves. Much later, huge military campaign from Europeans and Arabs and some of their African servants were made to raid villages,towns, with cannons,guns for slaves. There were even Africans kings who fought against slavery O.K.!
amasonga 1 year ago
@oluwalogbon58 lol sell you back funny but hey be sensitive to their feelings they had many years of slavary i would be pissed if i was them but i dont like that they are over crowding ghana only ghana with other chinese like ghanas a small country not all of them come from there gosh
besmart78 1 year ago
@oluwalogbon58 GOOD POINT oluwa always intellectual and straight to the point......yeah its a lot of self esteem issues with A.A thanks for articulating it the way you did
mikeikeman 1 year ago
@mikeikeman these people are beyond stupid and dumb its ridiculous! lol! its like talking to the deaf dumb and blind who cant see hear or think all at the same time.. no disrespect to those who are deaf, dumb or blind , cos they can most probably see and hear and comprehend better than most of these aa who just parrot what they are taught ..a truely lost people..
oluwalogbon58 1 year ago
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RCMPoui 2 years ago
Africa rise and fulfill your potential
tekenareuben 2 years ago
am not surprised that the girl said she had never heard of Ghana. they dont teach americans geography outside of america the world map is all about america and the rest of the world hardly registers SNL has a typical american map and it shows how americans view the planet ...as far as black americans are concerned ~Africa is a country.. they simplify what they cant even visualise .. it must be very traumatic for these people travelling to another world like this. it takes a lot of courage.
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
@oluwalogbon58 - i was born and brought up in India. Growing up, i wasn't taught about African countries but suprisingly, me and a lot of indians(living in citiies) are very knowledgeable about countries outside of our own. Granted Americans aren't taught about africa in school but you would think as an african american, they would take interest & try learning more about the continent of africa. I would if i were african american.
heomak 2 years ago
well, heomak there are a lot of indians who are born and live in all african countries.. there are many in Nigeria where i come from. they are indian in culture but nigerian in nationality !. you have to understand the mentality of black americans is steeped in the their slave past.. so the way they see Africa will be very different to the way you or i see that continent.. to me its home, to you its a series of countries, to them its an emotional response and some of it is very hostile
oluwalogbon58 2 years ago
heomak, contrary to your perception that all A.A.'s don't know anything about Africa , is not true; we are not monolithic in our thoughts, no more than East Indians or Black Africans. And many of us know that Africa is a continent comprised of countries.
Granted, the school system here limits their coverage of Africa, as well as India, etc; simply put, it is Eurocentric in its coverage.
However, we sponser African Arts Festivals all over America, and many of us know what goes on in Africa.
clarkkent51 2 years ago
Just an observation...I noticed that the Ghanaian woman considered A.A's as "White." LOL
And, "They are not part of us." So, and I to assume that all Africans think that way? No, because in many regions of Africa, our history in America, South America, and the Carribean, was never, or barely taught there either.
But dialouge such as this, (without media spin ) can shed many sweeping generalizations ,or long held perceptions.
Peace
clarkkent51 2 years ago
The African American donning the yellow top could pass for a Nigerian. I guess she's of Nigerian ancestry
tekenareuben 2 years ago
What does a NIGERIAN look like?
vixxy02 2 years ago
@tekenareuben no she look like a Cameroon person
besmart78 1 year ago
I sooo want to go to Africa (south africa, ghana, nigeria, and egypt) oneday...
KMELIZ21 2 years ago 2
@KMELIZ21 Why? Do you fantasize about being hacked to death by a machete? I would stay out of that savage continent, unless of course you're black, then by all means please go.
Moralvorstellung28 10 months ago
this is wonderful...im so happy! 7abesha is what ethopians and eritreans are called, neat.
igbogrl16 2 years ago
Amazing.
kakompo 2 years ago
this is beautiful
HeadToucher 2 years ago
good video
inferno0020 3 years ago
love it
john2owusu 3 years ago 2
Femme Oke is the coolest.
VoyageIslam 3 years ago