CNN: Inside Africa - Black To Our Roots

CNN's Inside Africa special program on th e depiction of the African continent through documentary films, featuring Black To Our Roots. This full length award winning film can be found at www.blackmissionmedia.com

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[amasonga]

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!

[KMELIZ21]

I sooo want to go to Africa (south africa, ghana, nigeria, and egypt) oneday...

[jumpingonglass]

@YunGKronik looking for slaves and wealth brotha

[Moralvorstellung28]

@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.

[PrinceNoirAmericain]

@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]

@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]

@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]

@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]

@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]

@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]

@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]

@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