Do African Americans find it hard to admit they are a African people?

[CW043]

There are only three peoples on EARTH... African... European and Mongolian.

That's it.

[ForgottenFaces001]

excellent video. we you mention how your aunt was offended at being called african i see this so much with my friends and family and people i know in Haiti and Jamaica who are white and mixed background and if you ever say they are white or call them German some people can get so offended and have this mentality of rejecting anything that has to do with their heritage because they want so much to be accepted as part of the community. there needs to be a balance.

[ionlyspeaktruth]

I am an african period. not african amerikkkan. the reason so many of our people have problem calling themselves African is that we were/are as i am writing about in my article THE PERFECT SLAVE!! Loving our enemy and hating ourselves and our People! Its actully a form of STOCKHOLM SYNDROME!! Slave thinking kneegros. SMDH

[IslenoGutierrez]

@ionlyspeaktruth what part of Africa were u born in?

[CW043]

@IslenoGutierrez You don't have to be born in the ancestrial lands of your people to KNOW your an African... we can look at one another and prove this fact.

There are ONLY THREE Nations of people on EARTH African, European and Mongolian.

[IslenoGutierrez]

@CW043 Um, excuse me, but to be an African, you must be born and raised in the continent of Africa. You are an American. Black American to be exact. Your ancestry may be from Africa, but you are not. Therefore, you are not an African. Just like my ancestry is in Spain, but I am not a Spaniard, I am an American. Americans are born and raised in the U.S.. ( technically, anyone born in all of the Americas is an American, but that's another story). Some of you blacks have an identity crisis.

[salonebabe2011]

@DarkChildDiva you are stupid for saying that Africans are mad at you guys for being better than us. African Americans have the most lowest educated rates, ghettos, drug dealers, stupid, ignorant, unwed mothers e.t.c all these descriptions are mostly linked with African Americans. As an African am proud to be African, i have values beyond that of African Americans so get over yourself sweety with your ignorant self.

[IslenoGutierrez]

@salonebabe2011 I hate that word African American. Most "African Americans" have never even been to Africa. Africans are from the continent of Africa, Americans are from the United States.

[53Africa]

@IslenoGutierrez? You dont sound very educated although you are in US, ur somehow just illiterate! First of all, try and learn the history of African Americans.

[IslenoGutierrez]

@53Africa I know the history of African Americans. I am very educated, I have a masters in Information Technology and I own an internet business, so my formal education is irrelevant here. You don't even need formal education to know that a person born in Africa is an African, a person not born in Africa is not an African. Doesn't matter even if they are mixed or what. A person that has never set foot in Africa, is NOT an African. Ancestry means nothing.

[53Africa]

@IslenoGutierrez? I have Bachelor in History and Master Degree in Journalism but i can see that you need formal education once again.White Africans born in Africa and never been to Europe like as it is in South Africa,Lesotho, Swaziland,Namibia and more would remain Afrikaners but it doesn't change the fact that they are white with european ancestry!Doesn't matter even if they are mixed or what, so what about light skin Africans with no mix of Nama People, light skin Nigerians or Ethiopians.

[nnas0501]

i disagree....when u said most vincy ppl dnt consider themselves as african...i am from barbados, and i believe most caribbean people in general are strong nationalists having pride in the country which they reside in, but like you said, i believe that most people accept that ethnically they are of african descent...i know i am...proudly.

[cipher2012]

@DarkChildDiva How foolish. African slaves were criminals and POWs. The slave trade began with them being sold and evolved into raids done by Europeans. Read a book. At the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade, 80% of Europeans were slaves. It's called serfdom. Estimated say 30% of Constantinople and even countries like Korea were enslaved. Stop watching these things and building an even more pitiful self-image.

[justice4all]

@DarkChildDiva What you are saying is right, we have more in common as human, and this is a good understanding to have, but all this ideal thinking falls down when you get certain sector of a country being treated different than the majority, I was shocked to read a article on the amount of black men in prison in America and their is no sign of any reduction ,because those men being in prison is causing another generation of children to grow up without their fathers.pure Injustice

[justice4all]

@DarkChildDiva I agree with you, I believe a lot attention has been put on so-called African American because of the history of bad treatment, first you guys were called negroes, then colored people , then black people now African Americans, the other people as you said forgot about their ancestral name, but they feel more comfortable because America is just an extension of European culture, it really different culture to Africa, so some blacks will continue to feel out of place.

[justice4all]

@DarkChildDiva Are the Africans mad at us? Who are you referring to?

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA1 John 4:20 If any one say, I love God, and hateth his brother(s), he is a liar: for he that loveth not his brother(s) whom he has seen, how can he love God whom he has not seen?" We are the same people, hence they are our brothers. Also, We Black people, were the first, hence We are his chosen.

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA1 my fault for the double-post, had to make sure you got the message. Anyway, from what I understand it's the most reputable company. They've done celebrities, athletes, etc. I'm still saving for the test, It's about $270 but my brother's goin' in w/ me on the price, so I'll pay about $150. I plan on having it done w/ in a week, but it takes 6 to come back (cuz it's legit).

[FivePerCentR]

African Ancestry, it's the biggest company, w/ the biggest data base (22,000+ samples), and hence the most accurate.Look, I'm not knocking your theology. I know that many of the Israelites were Afrikans, but even they had to migrate from Afrika. Being born or taken from Israel doesn't change your origin. An oak tree is an oak tree in a forest and in a valley. Now hypothetically, if it were in a desert, would it then become a cactus? We're Afrikans no matter where we are.

[FivePerCentR]

Let me know when you find the scripture that refutes DNA.

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA and I never referred to myself as a Negro, African American, Black, or by any other distinction other than Afrikan.

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA Okay, I'll do that. And I apologize for ever doubting your argument, your assertion that Afrikans in the diaspora all were taken from Israel, not Ghana, Togo, Benin, Senegal, Cameroon, or any of those "booty scratching", beautiful nations, but Israel. After all, it says it in the bible, which makes it true because it says in the bible that every word in the bible is true. Aside from the fact that the history of our origin is supported by DNA, historical accounts, and common sense.

[747REDFELLA1]

@Fi2Esdras 6:55-59~55 All this have I spoken before thee, O Lord, because thou madest the world for our sakes(ISRAELITES)

2 Esdras 6:56 As for the other people(Whites,Africans), which also come of Adam, thou hast said that they are nothing, but be like unto spittle: and hast likened the abundance of them unto a drop that falleth from a vessel.

2 Esdras 6:57 And now, O Lord, behold, these heathen, which have ever been reputed as nothing, have begun to be lords over us, and to devour us.

[747REDFELLA1]

@FivePerCentR Where did you get you DNA test done at??

[justice4all]

The records show that many West and central African tribe were sold into slavery to name some Ibo, Ashanti ,Yoruba and many more all these tribe still exist in parts of Africa and there descendants are in USA, the caribbean and South America non of them identify themselves as Israelites. If Isralite were lost in West Africa they would have intermixed with the rest the population. It would have been impossible for traders to singe out Isarealites.

[747REDFELLA1]

Now brother you might be African a Hamite..But the Blks who forefathers that came off those slave ships are Israelites..Those Red white crackers stole our Identity...Just like japanese and chinese look similar but diff,The Africans and Israelites look similar but they are diff..Our spirit ain't even the same as A African,we act diff..smh..You don't have to accept that you are God's chosen..Keep following the white man and those low down Africans.QAM YASHARAHLA

[justice4all]

@747REDFELLA1 My argument against, the black Isaraelite theory because there is no prove, how would the slave trader single out the Israelite from the African, West Africa at the time was made up of many tribes ibo , Ashanti, Yoruba and many more. Tribe were selling people from other tribes and visa versa. Some Ashanti ended up in Jamaica. Ashantis were sold and the Ashanti were big traders themselves. 

[747REDFELLA1]

@ju Ach we understand that some small remnant of Israel is in Africa, NOT alot but some.Remember scriptures tell us that the israelites ran into West Africa to hide amongst the other Dark Nation(Diff shades of brown) to get away Roman persecution..And I do believe that the Ashanti tribe are israelites..I have a brother in West Africa that knows he's a israelite because his family have records.Aslo note this The Africans gave Israel away to the Whites they worked togahter to have Israel enslaved.

[53Africa]

@747REDFELLA1? Africans are not low as u thing we r coz if u watch `the African they never show on tv` than you could catch up from watching the wrong News. With DNA mixture or not many African Americans r not mix. People in Africa also have different hair texture and from dark 2 Ebony or even light skin.Look up 4 Videos and pictures of Nigerian Igbo people, San People of Southern Africa, Lengala ya Kongo,Cape Verde people South African Xhosa People,Amharic people, Madagascar music we r dsame!

[IslenoGutierrez]

@53Africa Man, you can believe that lie if you want to, in the Americas, we are all pretty much mixed with something. Studies on black Americans show an average of 18% European ancestry, and many have some Native American ancestry as well. Black Americans are a mixed bunch. Face it and embrace it, don't shun it and run from it.

[53Africa]

@IslenoGutierrez? Some Africans are also mix on the African continent so what? Look up for Rehoboth Basters in Central Namibia, Cape Town Coloureds, Cape Verde

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA1 Go get a DNA test, African ancestry.com, than you'll know exactly where you're from, but then again you'd probably quote me a scripture to refute the DNA.The reason why "We" behave so differently is because we've been living in this slave-built hell of a racist nation for almost 400 years.We don't remember who we are, well I should say YOU don't, but I do, watoto wa Afrika, Children of Africa.

[747REDFELLA1]

@FivePerCentR Who gave you the name Negro,African American.?.Think about it.You Dam Slave Master!!And they also told your ass not to read that's why alot of Us don't read the Bible.Don't fall for the White Man's trick a get a DNA Test you are Foolish.They know who the Israelites are..Deut 28:37And thou shalt become an astonishment, a proverb, and a byword, among all nations whither the LORD shall lead thee. If you want to be a African booty scratcher then be one.lol smh..I know the Truth

[FivePerCentR]

Why are you so determined to filter everything through Euro-centric egotism and baseless religious rhetoric? You're arguments are based on books, based on several other books, which are nothing more than plaguerized versions of the original texts, glued together w/ lies. You'd be surprised to find how much was plaguerized from religions in Africa, particularly in Kemet and Ethiopia, which pre-dated Christianity. As long as you're slaves to HIS religion you're slaves to HIM.

[FivePerCentR]

@fudgeepug First of all, most black people in America have zero trace of Native American ancestry, this has already been dispelled as a myth.Second, Spanish is not a race, it's a nationality. Spanish, Italians, and Germans are all Caucasian, just as Jamaicans, Haitians, and the so-called African-American are all BLACK or of African descent. If you wanna claim your Spanish ancestry that came from RAPE, be my guest. And Asian? Come on. Anime's cool, but none of us have Asian ancestry from slavery.

[747REDFELLA1]

sO YOU ARE JUST GOING TO ERASE MY COMMENTS??SMH tHE TRUTH HURTS

[justice4all]

Respond to this video... All we need is faith in Christ . So Abraham is the spiritual father of those who have faith but have not been circumcised. They are counted as righteous because of their faith. 12 And Abraham is also the spiritual father of those who have been circumcised, but only if they have the same kind of faith Abraham had before he was circumcised. Romans 4: 11 (last part) So the Jew and non Jews become Children only if they have faith in God's Son

[justice4all]

@fudgeepug true but why did you miss out the English and Irish (white master who had there roots in these countries) Mohammed Ali has African roots as well as Irish. The sad thing the European gene came in through rape and taking advantage, hard to imagine the life of African women during that slave period and just after it . I must admit the use of the term does not describe who we are.

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA And biblical Israel is not the modern state of Israel, biblical Israel is in Africa. Look up "African Zionism, true locale of biblical Israel", it's here on youtube. Peace.

[747REDFELLA1]

@FivePerCentR Bro The darker tribes Judah,Levi,& Ben are not Africans..We entered West Africa to hide amongst the Africans to escape from the Romans.U can tell by the way We act vs the way they(Africans) act, we are different all the Way..The whites told us we were Africans so that we wouldn't know that we are the God's chosen Ppl..That's the cures that we would be giving byword names like Negro and African Americans FOR BREAK HIS LAW.Look on the Back of the Dollar Bill(Deut 28:68)

[FivePerCentR]

@747REDFELLA Bro I don't know if you know this, but you're in DENIAL! Hebrew Israelites are the newest group of Africans in denial about their ancestry, we came from AFRICA. and they distort scripture, but you can't distort truth. Look at your skin and you'll know the truth about where you came from.

[747REDFELLA1]

@FivePerCentR Bro Africans The darker tribes Judah,Levi,& Ben are not Africans..We entered West Africa to hide amongst the Africans to escape from the Romans.U can tell by the way We act vs the way they(Africans) act, we are different all the Way..The whites told us we were Africans so that we wouldn't know that we are the God's chosen Ppl..That's the cures that we would be giving byword names like Negro and African Americans FOR BREAK HIS LAW.Look on the Back of the Dollar Bill(Deut 28:68)

[747REDFELLA1]

Deuteronomy 28:68 (New King James Version)

68 “And the LORD will take you back to Egypt in ships, by the way of which I said to you, ‘You shall never see it again.’ And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.”

[justice4all]

@747REDFELLA1 I really don't believe all these teaching bro, you need to examine that scripture, that last part prove that is does not apply to the transatlantic slave trade. " And there you shall be offered for sale to your enemies as male and female slaves, but no one will buy you.” its says noone will buy you. I m sure all the enslaved were bought by the plantation owners in America and the Caribbean. The scripture say no-one would buy you, how can that apply to us.

[747REDFELLA1]

@justice4all U don't understand scriptures brother..When the Most High told His People Israel that no one will buy you He was telling his ppl that no Man will save them from their captivity But Christ the Messiah..I have some more scrip if u would like me to provide....

[justice4all]

@747REDFELLA1 The Jews were seen as the lowest at certain times in Ancient history what the scripture is saying is that they would be worth nothing even as slaves. In the ancient world slavery was the norm, so you would have slaves from many different nations being sold. The scripture plainly says that no one would buy them. This scripture was fulfilled already before Africans came to America. Jews going back to Egypt could have during the Roman Empire they had Jewish slaves

[747REDFELLA1]

@justi Show me scriptures.U said scriptures talks about this but where's these scriptures bro..No the new Egypt is America just look on the back of the dollar bill..smh..Yall better wake up!!!Rev 11:8 (KJV) 8And their dead bodies shall lie in the street of the great city, which spiritually is called Sodom and Egypt, where also our Lord was crucified.The Egyptians Had us as Slaves,And NOW the White Race and the other Nations have us as Slaves because we Disobeyed The Most High

[747REDFELLA1]

Zondervan Compact Bible Dictionary Ham( Africans)1.The youngest son of Noah,born probably about 96 years before the flood;and 1 of 8 persons to live through the Flood.He became the progenitor of the dark races;not the (Negroes),but the Egyptians,Ethiopians,Libyans and Canaanites..The so-called blk n americas r from the tribe of Judah read~Gen 49:8-12..Also Look on the Back of ur America dollar bill & tell me what u see..A pyramid right?The Egyptians Had Israel slaves before the White Man Edom.

[747REDFELLA1]

Bro I don't know rather or not u know this but Blk Americans ancestors wasn't Africans..A African will tell you that..The Blks who forefathers were slaves,The latins & the Indians r Hebrew Israelites read all of Deut chapter 28.& Deut chp28 verse 68 will tell you about the slave ships that brought the Blks here in the Us,West INDES & Hati.Deut 28:68

[mexicanbear77]

@747REDFELLA1 okay you are fucking stupid bro, how are they not you are a nutjob get fucking real.

[747REDFELLA1]

@mexicanbear77 Im stupid???So you must don't believe in the BIBLE???I gave you scriptures that the government control church don't give you..Why do the churches call All the Blk.Indians and Latins gentiles when they are in fact the True Jews that lost there identity through slavery and when the White man came to the New land and took the land from the Indians..u have to Remember The White man which is Esau's offspring named us after the New Land america and Africans who r not The Blks in the US