Fulani in America

[nodrownswimmingpool]

From my research and even this video it seems that the Fulani believed as I do immediately after they accepted the Qur'an and for some time later, i.e. that the Qur'an as well as the Torah and the Gospel are legitimate, with the Qur'an overruling the other two when they conflict. Is this true? Look at my videos to better understand what I am asking, especially the one named Reading the Qur'an Properly.

[KushaDwipa]

What does Kunta Kinte have to do with the Fulani.  If anything he was either from the Mande or Kunta tribe of Mauretania.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

Therefore it shouldn't even become an issue. If it does, it is more due to a desire to associate with people based on superficial things than it is to widespread DNA testing providing a scientific basis for future claims...

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

claim those tribes?

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

Why am I not surprised.

Now we are going to start claiming Fulani heritage lol. Truth be told, the only reason a few AAs want to claim Fulani heritage is because they're arguably one of Africa's most popular tribes, known for their physical beauty among other things. Whenever people try to prove that Africa is diverse and it is, they usually show us pictures of members of the Fulani tribe and a few light-skinned Igbos. Some of our ancestors were Fon, Goun, Kongo, Mina, howcome we don't

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain no not really. It's called DNA testing. Try it out@AfricanAncestrydotcom

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

lol ok but what comment are you responding to? forget all about this video

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain you made this comment 3 months ago:

Why am I not surprised...Now we are going to start claiming Fulani heritage lol. Truth be told, the only reason a few AAs want to claim Fulani heritage is because they're arguably one of Africa's most popular tribes, known for their physical beauty among other things.

From what I see it is quite the opposite. People are claiming to be Ashanti and Igbo not Fulani, Hausa or Tamashek.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

Ah ok thanks for clarifying that.

But I didn't say that AAs are claiming Fulani heritage lol. There's a hint of sarcasm in my remark "so now we're going to start claiming Fulani heritage", in other words "i've seen it all".Let's be clear on something, if a few AAs take a matrilineal DNA test and it is revealed that they are of partial Fulani heritage, they have every right to recognize that specific part of their ancestry. I don't see that as problematic. My only concern would be

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

the propagation of baseless claims made by specific individuals who believe that the Fulani are better than other African tribes because of their distinct physical features.

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain have you ever seen a Hausa-Fulani before? They are fucking ugly! This is far from beautiful.

[jimilli09]

I have seen an increase in African Americans claiming an Igbo heritage simply because certain persons amongst the Igbos claim the Igbos are "Hebrews."

I've actually denied my Sierra Leonian Fulani heritage. I don't claim it at all.

[TheDamTrashMan]

I am of Fulani people...

Kunta Kinte was make belive. Made up by someone who wanted a movie...

Don't pass this lie on. we have enough history without make it up...

[BlackStarTV1]

@TheDamTrashMan no he wasnt. he was alex haley's ansector

[BlackStarTV1]

one of the prolly was my ansectors.

[jimilli09]

@BlackStarTV1 Fulanis don't claim us African Americans. They are constantly telling me none of their people were ever sold as slaves....they will never claim you.

[BlackStarTV1]

@jimilli09 what the hell are you talkin about lol. they do claim us part of my family is fulani, some of them jus say that cuz they dont want to feel the guilt of slavery. thats what i learned.

[jimilli09]

@BlackStarTV1 I've spoken with many fulanis..even one who's currently a Nigerian government official...they do not claim us at all. Go and tell mars3400 you're Fulani and watch what she tell you. Go and tell ssodangi you're Fulani and watch what he tell you. You say part of your family is Fulani..is this via DNA testing or current marriages between AAs and African natives?

[TheDamTrashMan]

@jimilli09 I am DNA tested. What you say is deep. tell me more... truth is freedom

[jimilli09]

@TheDamTrashMan Well I've came on YT to do some research and meet others from the same places as my ancestors and from what I've concluded...either they're ignorant or in denial. But ironically the few I've spoken with are educated...one has been educated here in the states but has no knowledge of AA history since it doesn't pertain to them. Go and speak to them and see what you get....be prepared to be heartbroken if you love them. And God forbid you do...

[jimilli09]

@BlackStarTV1 Go to West Africa and tell those who are Fulani that you are one of them....watch what they tell you.

[BlackStarTV1]

@jimilli09 bro half my family is from senegal and mauritania and they are part fulani. so what are you talkin about?

[jimilli09]

@BlackStarTV1 ok is this from a recent migration not relating to the TAST or did you learn this via DNA testing? I am not denying your roots so don't confuse my words. I have spoken to many Africans...none of them claim you if you are African American. Do you speak Pulaar or Hausa?

[BlackStarTV1]

@jimilli09 i speak pulaar.

[jimilli09]

@BlackStarTV1 ok. So you're not an African American then lol

[TheDamTrashMan]

@jimilli09 I do not subscribe to these terms (AA). Like so many other so-called black people in this country, I know that Africa has 52+ countries and to call myself (AA) would be an omission of my total ignorance to the fifth power! White privilege is made whole in this ignorance. They say. “You can’t be just an American we’ll give you a sub-name (AA).

[jimilli09]

@TheDamTrashMan Well um, let's see, what do you call yourself when your own people don't claim you? They're the ones with your heritage and you must go to them to learn it. And I was under the impression that the term AA was created by your beloved NAACP.

[TheDamTrashMan]

@BlackStarTV1 What I'm talking about is all these confused people me included, are calling ourselves and being called many names like “Colored, Negro, Black, Nigga and African America” all of which have no real connection to our history and who we truly are.

I just like connecting things together I guess. I’d like to visit Afrika some day. PS: They call darker people in America who are decedents of slaves, “African-Americans.”Wouldn’t the correct terminology be “American-Africans?”

[TheDamTrashMan]

@jimilli09 How do you know this have you been anr you Fulani?

[extraterrestrialbibi]

@jimilli09 lol i noticed that the Fulani don't like other people that are not part of them they hold their religion on culture very close but damn they are beautiful i have a Fulani blood so yeah my grandma is from Mali and my mom is Liberian

[extraterrestrialbibi]

@jimilli09 no that's not true some of the people were sold but few even snoop dogg has a fulani blood you can tell from his nose structure hair texture and how tall they are that's how fulanese look and that's how snoop dogg looks too my mom told me that snoop dogg has fulani blood but he wouldn't know he probably thinks he has native american blood because Fulani and native american are kinda similar, i'm part fulani by the way.

[jimilli09]

@extraterrestrialbibi can you prove that few have Fulani blood? Do you have numbers to back your claim? I can provide you with a list of at least 20 people, including myself, who're of Fulani ancestry. When considering reality that we have families and that very few African Americans have done DNA testing it would be logical to assume the the numbers are actually larger than what you assumed. I'm Fulani, Tuareg and Kanuri. Azul.

[extraterrestrialbibi]

@jimilli09 i don't have prove but what list are you talking about you can least them if you want i'm just saying Fulani were enslaved but not all whole lot and what's your nationality by the way?

[jimilli09]

@extraterrestrialbibi there's several lists online showing African Americans who are descendants of Fulani. It's a larger number than what you imagine. Remember, most slaves came from Senegal, Guinea, Sierra Leone, etc. Fulani are dominant in Senegal. They ruled Guinea and Sierra Leone on into the Sahara as far as present-day Niamey, Niger. And then you have the Adamawa Fulani who rule Nigeria.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

or who would be more willing to identify with that group as opposed to the Mahi, Hwla, Mina, Punu, Nzébi, Myéné etc just because it is widely acknowledged that the Fulani are a beautiful people with a beautiful culture. My personal belief is that the Fulani were far from being the dominant group among the different ethnic groups brought to the New World. and that the number of AAs sharing similar DNA sequences with members of the Fulani ethnic group is infinitesimal

[KushaDwipa]

@PrinceNoirAmericain what you are saying about Fulani is untrue as shown by records from slave ships. Fulani ethnics were one of the major groups brought to America including the Caribbean. See Sterling Stuckey's work on the Fulani in the U.S. culture. The fact that so few A.A.s have had their dna taken and yet so many have come back partially Fulani in ancestry also proves this. Records also show other ethnic groups Yoruba, Bambara, Ewe, Ibo, Hausa, Soninke, Songhai, Tuareg, and Wollof, etc.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

Well the Fulani are a nomadic or some might say "semi-nomadic" people, hence, all the present-day micro states/countries in which they are found. The fact that most slaves came from areas located in the western part of Africa (but let's not forget that a significant number of slaves came from Central Africa as well) does not mean that they endured massive enslavement as it is the case with other groups, to the point where a significant number of AAs are of partial Peul heritage.

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain "The fact that most slaves came from areas located in the western part of Africa (but let's not forget that a significant number of slaves came from Central Africa as well) does not mean that they endured massive enslavement as it is the case with other groups, to the point where a significant number of AAs are of partial Peul heritage."

Fulani are originally from Sene-Gambia region. Last time I looked at a map this was a coastal region termed Wind and Rice coast.

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain there are more coastal Fulani that Sudanese ones.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

Where can I find this list?

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain

google wall of return. You can find another one on the africanancestry website.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@jimilli09

I cannot prove or disprove anything. I'm all about facts. As you stated, "very few AAs have done DNA testing".. Twenty is not a lot in comparison with the number of AAs having already taken the test. Both sides need numbers to back up their claims lol

[jimilli09]

@PrinceNoirAmericain exactly and those who are fula are larger than you may think. Also, there is no such thing as 'pure' fulani. All Fulani are mixed depending on the region. Another thing is that if a Fula woman marries into another patrilineal culture she will no longer be Fulani. So when geneticists collect DNA samples, they do it based on cultural affiliation. This is another factor.

[mustafakhalil]

proud of my Fulani people