4:47 “They erased history from the history books..” I had a similar epiphany regarding slavery here in the USA. This led me to another stark realization: If this was erased so easily, then what else in the history books was also erased? Not only that, what else in there may not be entirely true? A lie printed in a history book over a century ago is still a LIE. My motto from now on is to question everything, use logic and reason, and pray to the Creator for Truth and the power of discernment.
So talking about British history books and stuff, you're very right. I was taught in school about the transatlantic slave trade and that it was organised and run by Britain for the benefit of Britain. But this was a footnote in the class. I was taught almost nothing about the Caribbean (and forget even hearing about Haiti) and the lesson jumped straight to post-revolutionary US slavery. No mention of slavery in Brazil either. As far as the British involvement went, my lessons jumped from conception straight to Wilberforce. There was nothing on privateers and the connection between state-endorsed piracy and slavery, nothing about Britain in west Africa. Almost everything I know now has been self-taught.
Yes absolutely true,however the UK was the country that eventually decided that the international slave trade should be stopped,and forced the rest of the world to do the same...mainly from pragmatic and financial reasons rather than moral ones to be sure,but stop it they did.
@@mubbles1066 I mean yes, but your statement ignores entirely the point that I was making: Britain today refuses to acknowledge in any meaningful way the intervening centuries of slavery that it codified, endorsed and perpetrated.
@@lorriesherbet Why are the African nations and Arabs given a pass in this slavery narrative? It is a myth that Westerners went into the villages and forcibly grabbed slaves.
I love how my race has this ting where we refer to a man or woman of our colour as brother or sister. It's kinda helped me out with not feeling alone :)
Not all do , my brother inlaw is jamaican and got heated when some one referred to him as his "black brother". My brother inlaw snapped and said "you not my brother,you just a American black guy, " he continued on to say he is jamaican and would never consider himself "black"
Obi Egbuna addressed what I mean in his book titled Destroy This Temple: The Voice of Black Power in Britain back in the 70's. Here's a quote: "The English have succeeded in fooling the entire world that they are the least racist and most tolerant beings in the world. And whenever a race rebellion occurs in America, the British politicians and journalists are always the first to address the world on TV or in newspapers from thrones of racial innocuousness on how ‘this could never happen in this country’ because England has very little racial problem and, at any rate, not as much as America. As any intelligent Black man and any honest White man in the country knows, this is the weirdest myth of this century."
Yes, I've been an Anglophile since I was seven years old. I wanted to learn about the What's, How's, Why's, Wheres, and Who's about the British Empire including the good and the bad, as long as I can remember. I read everything I could get my hands on to learn. My family members are avid reads, a place where the older children read to the younger and our weekly challenge is to finish books addition to our studies per week. We were told not to depend on our educational system to tell what we needed to know, as per my father.
1969Vanessa G your parents did an amazing job! Thank you so much for this comment, definitely something I will consider when I have my own children. It is sooo important to do ones own research and not rely on the education system
Does that include the West Africa Squadron, which freed 150000 slaves, at the cost of 1857 lives? If we are going have a balanced view of history, shouldn't they get a mention?
I’m African Americans the difference in us in America is we really don’t care what they/people think of us because we create our own flavor good and bad but that’s why some hate us in the USA because so many other cultures like us. Go anywhere in the world you will see people mimicking our style in flavor!
Aida, some of us African Americans are beginning to learn and understand the history of our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean, Britain, France, Africa, and even Latin America. I have said many times to other African Americans during Black History Month to not just focus on our history in the U.S., because our people have history in other countries as well and we can't forget about them, their history and their struggles. We are still making history today, because there are many Africans in the Republic of China who are struggling too. Did you know that? Many countries in Africa have made deals with the Chinese government. China is slowly taking over Africa. I think as one people we should be concerned for all our peoples history and struggles around the world. Also, I think we should keep a close eye on China and what they are doing in Africa.
William Khumalo In the modern sense of the words, of course not. Black Americans are American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS). Unlike all the people in America (illegal immigrants included) ADOS have a unique history and a justice claim. I’ll end in response to your comment - If an ethnic group of people weren’t in America during the first two major wars - American Revolutionary War and American Civil War - then they are NOT seed Americans. Unlike tons of Africans who constantly leave Africa, ADOS (Native Black Americans/Foundational Black Americans) are Americans.
I was taught about the slave/trade triangle, as a child and how much of Britain's wealth was generated through The Slave Trade. I was taught about The Opium Wars and the East India Company's 'colonisation' of India. I was taught about the history of Ireland - Cromwell and The Potato Famine; Highland Clearances; the atrocious working conditions of the Industrial Revolution; the Tolpuddle martyrs and Peterloo massacre; and, basically, everything about what vicious bastards we were! Perhaps, it was because my history teacher, for 5 years, was Irish? Ha!
@@jaybable6540 The fact that somewhere along the line the British developed a conscience, vis-a-vis the slave trade, doesn't exonerate the nation from the atrocities it perpetrated prior to and after that development. At times, we were the good guys. At times, we were the bad guys. We ought not to eulogise about our historical decency, as if that reflects well upon us, nor should we flagellate ourselves for the evils we - as a nation - perpetrated. There is evidence enough on both sides of the good guy/bad guy argument. What's done is done and can not be undone. That's history. Going forward, I'd like to think that we, as a nation, could be as 'good' as we were, at our best, when ending the African slave trade and fighting against the Nazis. I'd like us to be a force for good, 'whatever the cost may be' - to paraphrase Churchill. We paid billions, in today's money, to end the slave trade and billions, in today's money - losing an empire - to take a stand against Nazi Germany. The here and now is 'our time'. A conscience costs money. Are we prepared to lose it all, again, to stand up for what is right? I have my doubts. ..
@@graceygrumble Whatever the British did, Britain discovered or invented over 50% of everything on this planet. So remove Britain from history and the world would be a MUCH more primitive place. Britain's daughter nation, USA and Germany also contributed quite a bit in the last century and over the last few decades, the Asian nations have stepped up.
@@randomdontbanme3154 it doesn't matter if he did or not . Thats your being passive aggressive racist . Be a man an say what you want to say . Don't be a little bitch . We America's aren't bitches and you should try it . Look at our history .
I just came back from the UK and a drunk blk guy got on the tube & started talking racial rubbish ..... then he said "The queen is a German!" and some white guys yells "HEY!" like shut that nonsense up. So now I'm like uh oh.... so now it's our stop & we get off, the last thing I hear is a lady scream & I run back to see what happen & the guy is laid out on the ground struggling to get up. They literally threw him off the train. I was like "WOW!" When it came to my clothes, I would say I fit in overthere.... I would get stares from other blk ppl like they were trying to figure out if I was a tourist or not. I stayed in Pimlico but I loved being in Brixton the most. I went to get a haircut at SLIDERS CUTS and they were very welcoming to us, I like to support blk business everywhere I travel. I told him the story on the tube & they were like "We can't talk about the queen like they do Trump in the states" HA A random white guy asked me if I was from the states & I said Yes and when I said I was from Tx ... he was like "WOW , we love the Dallas Cowboys & Friday night lights the movie" & was so nice & even said "Can I get a picture?" he was like "This is what London is all about" & I was in shock because I didn't think we would recieve that in the UK. I usually don't have any problem meeting ppl when I travel but I just didn't get that vibe in London until that guy did that. Overall it was a great stay... I just wish I could have seen a football game LIVE while I was there, not American football.
As a kid my grandmother was my world, she loved me and I idolised her. She was a midwife from the 1940s through to the turn of the millennium. She'd delivered so many babies that when we'd walk around the markets and shops in East London, where she worked, we'd regularly get stopped by women to hug and thank my grandmother for their baby, grandbaby or sometimes greatgrandbaby. Often being gifted bags of fruit or sweets by vendors. My gran would treat each women, when talking to them, with kindness and respect. She treated everyone like equals. However, when out of ear shot she'd warn me that such n such a person was "an immigrant/here illegally/criminals/dirty/uneducated/shouldn't have had kids/etc". Or she's said nice things like "they're a poor family but trying hard/love their kids/good people/bettering themselves/etc". It wasn't til my early tens that I realised she only said bad things about the women of colour (or Irish - they only white group she hated). When I asked her about this she'd reply with the usual "immigrants are destroying our country" BS often used by racists. So when I asked why she treated them nice to their face but rude behind their backs she said (paraphrasing cos I was like 10/11 at the time) "I'm a true Brit (she was Scottish but trying to be English middle class), we are never rude, especially in public. That's a low class trait. When I'm at work I represent the NHS and our Queen, who lost parts of her empire because of these ungrateful immigrants. At home I can be honest, so that you learn who is or isn't worth your time and friendship. I want better for you, those sorts can't give you better only worse." That's my main understanding of British racism, it's secret so make us look more powerful and more benevolent than we (white Brits) actually are. And to keep the power dynamic in white folks favour.
The question posed should read: "Black Brits VS African Americans -- Who has done more to raise Black consciousness in the Diaspora". Another question one might ask is: "What percentage of Black Brits are involved in inter-racial dating of the Black-White kind compared to African Americans, and what does that say about the mentality of the participants?"
@don't care For the record, there is almost "3 million Black" British". Admittedly, still not a lot compared to the overall UK population. And there is about 44 million Black Americans--again not a lot compared to the US population of around 330 million. The questions posed are quite pertinent! The Pan African movement was founded in London around the turn of the 20th century by Black West Indians and Africans studying in the UK! Marcus Garvey came out of that movement. Around the same time the so called Niagara Movement in the US gave birth to the NAACP and WEB Du Bois. Fast forward to the Windrush generation which cane in shortly after World War II and the battles they fought against racism. Then during the 1960s and 1970s Black Britain keyed off of the Black Power movement in the US. According to 2011 UK Census (that is the last year of published numbers I am aware of) over 60% of Black Caribbean men, and over 50% of Black Caribbean women are engaged in inter racial relationship of the Black-White vintage. And over 90% of the children of such unions marry White. More recently, we see Black British actors making disparaging remarks about Black Americans yet and still want to play roles depicting important Black American figures like Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman. The behavior of Black UK and Black Europeans in general cannot be compared to that of Black Americans who tend to be uncompromisingly militant. Most Black British and Black Europeans want to breed themselves out of existence by interbreeding with non Blacks! That is not the case with Black Americans. As a result, Black British and Black Europeans will undermine any Black movement in the diaspora because they are more interested in integrating with Whites as their paramount concern. I would never trust a Black British, Black European or Black African for that matter in any international movement for the Black Diaspora.
The British were the colonizers who came to this land, which was once called, Turtle Island, by the Indigenous peoples. These were the people conquered and enslaved, not the West Africans written about in our text books. We were taught early that America was discovered by, Christopher Columbus, a Spanish explorer, which was a lie...We speak English not Spanish, clearly proving we were conquered by the British. Our people did not write these textbooks, so our real history as a people of many complexions, hair textures, and complex societies was deliberately left out of our history books. This was how they indoctrinated us into believing we were inferior and second class. But in actuality we were once the dominate people of this land collaborating with African nations to build pyramids and highly structured societies.
+Iamiin1 You do realise you are contradicting yourself right? But besides that, the Vikings discovered the America's centuries before Columbus. We have even located the site they first stepped foot on American soil. As for the natives of the American continent, they came across approximately 12000 years ago. And just as Neanderthals, Denisovans and an as yet un-named homonim race in Africa predated homo sapiens in various parts of the world, so it was in the Americas.
Aida [eye-dah] Fine Me That's one of the reasons why I say the 1980s was THE GOLDEN AGE FOR BLACK BRITS ON BRITISH TELEVISION. Especially when we had a TV program called Ebony which lasted for 8 years on BBC 2 from 1982 to 1990
Agreed! Over here there is low key racism. And no I didn’t know about Black - British history until I started researching as ... as a future citizenship teacher - I’ll have to teach about BHM and I’ll definitely focus on BBH.
There is racism everywhere. However UK doesnt have widespread racism. When black G.Is came to UK during World War II we treated them so well they were inspired to go back home and join The Civil Rights Movement because in the words of one female worker who came here "they treated us royally". Black G.Is were looked after here. Plus we abolished slavery at a huge cost to Britons wealth and lives.
When I was at School in the 1970's we were taught about the the Atlantic slave trade in History CSE. What we were never taught though was the British Raj and Irish Famine etc.
@@theobjectivethinker64 Wrong enslavement of Africans/Blacks was a global decision done by other ethnicities. See the Irish could always fit in because thier skin an features is White so there no comparison at all. Blacks are deemed the Devil, the outlaw, sex monger. The skin is the sin an used by all cultures even within the frabic of black culture. No race on Earth has went through this...So No!!!!
Loving your vibes. I don’t know what’s happened to this country. I grew up in Bristol In the late 70s. I was taught from early age why streets were named the way they were and that the city and elsewhere made their dirty riches off the slave trade. I love the fact that a North African roman garrison was based on this island back in 3AD.
Great video with some very true statements. Growing up in Britian we too never learnt anything other than Ancestoral enslavement or African American peace protesting. Which is such a small and targeted area of our history, very misleading and limiting to the growth of our generation. We have since started to travel and learn first hand from communities aswell as seek more knowledge of black british presence and freedom fighting. It's so powerful to see the shift in many of our mindsets as African diaspora!
I will admit that I stand to learn so much more about black culture and history, in england we have a decent school system but we need to learn about all the different cultures we should stop forcing people to learn about religion because that's not the schools job instead we should replace it with learning about different cultures history and so on.
Pet Charles - They integrate anyone who migrates (or is a descendent of migrants) should integrate into the host country. It’s common sense and respectful.
dutch black?? what is dutch black? because in the Netherlands there are suriname people people from curaçao, and the remaining are africans from specific countries (most are somali/Eritrean Ghanaian and nigerian) And they also do not think the same.
Trust me! I was in so much tears on a packed train once (an hour long journey) and no one asked if I’m ok? or offered me a tissue, I was using my top to clean my nose/tears. As British people I agree, we definitely mind our own business and are very reserved. Honestly if that was me and I saw someone crying I’ll at least ask if they are ok ... but I guess no one owes you 🤷🏾♀️
You have to be carful who you expose yourself to, you or another person exposing themselves to you, you may live to regret it, the days of Mayberry are gone.
Any society, when it turns into an industrial society, and in which there is a lot of work, people automatically pay less attention to others, but this is not a rule, for every rule there are exceptions, there are sympathetic people even if they are very busy, but we may not encounter them in the most difficult situations
@Monique Hines There are lots of racists who admire the art forms of black Americans. For example the late Lee Atwater was a republican political strategist who created the "southern strategy" where conservatives would appeal to white racism in political campaigns in order to win elections. Lee Atwater loved the blues and would hire famous blues musicians to play at parties and events.
I’m white and British in my 40s, growing up in schools black history was not even a consideration we learned about 1066 Harold got an arrow in the eye and about the Second World War, the realisation that a huge amount of history over 400 years that centrally involved the uk has been completely ignored is abhorrent to me, plus ancient black history of great kingdoms going back 6000 years or more including Egypt, Carthage, Yoruba, to name but a few as there are many has not been made common knowledge. Only in 2015 did we finish paying reparations through all our taxes for money borrowed from Nathan Mayer Rothschild and his brother-in-law Moses Montefiore, not to compensate the people that were enslaved but to their owners for their loss.
@@wonjubhoy we literally dont have the time or purpose to teach another countries' history in school. Testing kids about that serves no purpose in regards to UK.
Comparing notes from a American view seems so weird. You said that you had to learn about it so later in life were in the USA we usually learn about that in elementary school. I'm feel so bad because we usually think that the Britain is so diverse and accepting but you realize that when your older you still have the same struggles because both countries were involved in the slave trade. Both tried to erase the history but we they completely got rid of most of it while the USA grow up with those early ideas. We all have remember that slavery in USA only ended 300 years ago, we have ancestors like great great grand parents that were slaves. If you want to add something more please comment, I would love to have more views on this topic.
You doing a great job, sister Aida. Keep voicing our concerns, history, legacy of our Black Caribbeans brothers and sisters in the Netherlands, France, Britain etc... all Black Europeans. We need more sisters like you. Beautiful and intelligent.
Allegedly Dave also talks Blk Brit history, very shocking to me. Love your light, we have been biased against any blks outside the US. Comparing notes across the pond is a great thing.
I guess you didnt study history at school to any level, or anywhere else. The triangular trade that started in the 17th century where Britain took slaves from East Africa, was a big part history when I was at school. Ive seen it on the modern GCSE history curriculum too. So its definitely covered. 'The first leg of the triangular trade began in Europe, from which manufactured goods such as metals, brass dishes, knives, tools, textiles, firearms, ammunition, and alcoholic beverages were transported by ship to ports on the coast of western Africa. There these goods were exchanged for enslaved people,The second stage of this triangular trade was the shipment of enslaved people westward across the Atlantic Ocean, usually to Brazil or the West Indies. The third leg of the triangle also involved a distinct role for Britain’s North American colonies, which sent raw materials to Europe, where they supplied manufacturing industries.' I remember there was lot about William Wilberforce and the anti slavery campaigners. This part sounded a bit contrite to me. But obviously there had to be mention of the slave trade, for there to be a section on what William Wilberforce and the rest were campaigning about. Slavery from Africa was definitely not written out of British history. There is only so much you can learn about in history at school due to time restrictions. So obviously the main issues that changed Britians history get priority. It Its worrying that Black British people think about their history through the experiences of American Americans, as its obviously very different.
I call myself carribean British , not black British. Are Indians labelled as red. Are Chinese labelled as yellow. Are arabs labelled as beige. They,ve got different shades of brown and different shades of pink but no white or black.
I found out about British history at age 25! Thats when I learned that slavery is not black history, it’s the worlds history. When i started researching into black history that had been erased, I was mind blown! And I’m still learning.
Those are more egyptians empires and they arent sub-saharan africans. African Americans come from sub-saharan ancestry. Examples of important Sub-saharan history would be the kingdom of edo (which had a wall 4x the size of the great wall of China, built before European influence) and Mansa Musa (Mali empire) :)
Love you young sister.❤ I am 86 years old. Born in Cuba. I identify as a black person. In fact I am multiracial. African, Chinese, European/Spaniard. I migrated to the United States of America when I was 18 years old. Our history is very similar. We have been living in the belly of the oppressive system of white supremacy governments. Different colonizer same oppressive system. Similar educational institutions. All implementing the same system of white supremacy. I have seen many countries of this world. Base on my personal experiences all countries without exception are one way or another worshipping the white supremacy system of oppression. Colorism is the most obvious tool. There is no country free of it. If you know of a country where colorism doesn’t not exist, please tell me. White supremacy is evil. Its corruption is everywhere. I am not saying people are evil. The system of white supremacy is. Those who profit from it are. Those who pretend they are not profiting are. We are all victims of this evil system.
As a Black American, I experience racism every day. It is very much in our face, especially now with our so-called President Donald Trump. I have heard of the British slave trade by watching Public Broadcasting Service series. When I was in high school we were taught about slavery, Rosa Park and Martin Luther King. They didn't want us to know about Malcolm X or the Black Panther Party. We have to search for our history just like Black British citizens. I applaud you for your efforts.
I’m Black and British and I’m still young and I learned about most of this in school actually all the relations Britain had with the slave trade and they was a huge part so maybe some things have changed
As a British White Man i am very proud of our Black brothers, as are most of us. We too are disgusted by our past yet to many people just won't move forward and are blinded by bullshit
UK isnt racist. It exists in certain pockets like northern England in Bradford and similar areas between Pakistani Muslims and those they hate as a few are quite anti-white and they slaughtered a couple white teenagers. But we didnt have a issue with racism here until recently when American identity politics transferred over here and brainwashed people. It's quite sad to see the shift from ten years over. Its actually more than sad. Its genuinely depressing.
i learnt what happend in the slave trade when i was 14 we did weeks of it and i remember because i cried in class when hearing what we did and the other countries and people! so i really dont know why you think we dont mention it? il never forget :(
Maybe they didn’t teach you this at your school. Maybe you weren’t listening. I don’t know. I went to school in east London in the late 70s. My history class went through it when I was 12 as we stormed first through the history of the world then the history of Britain. We went through it again, in greater detail at 14. I remember the autobiography of Malcolm X being available in the school library and reading ‘Why we can’t wait’ at the age of 15. Maybe things changed after Margaret Thatcher got into and stayed in power.
Thereal GodessIsis Nah I’m sorry but as a young African born in England who is still in school I can confirm from mine and probably many others experience that slave trade and black British history is not taught in most public schools, me myself have never had a British slave related history lessons in my life.
It was not in the curriculum at school, To study transatlantic slave trade, But their where snippets in school the stories of mark Twain that was it. My parents didn't either dig deep enough themselves. The last 10 years I have done my own research and horrified that a holocaust of slavery by Britain, Which we still feel the effects of colonial times black British people .
@@RetroGod1982 It is most likely part of the curriculum but there must be a way around it being compulsory because me and my peers are yet to receive a lesson on black British history. 🤷🏿♀️
. There are hundreds of thousands of black Brits who have a deep knowledge of our history. I have taken kids to the slave museum in Liverpool on several occasions and every time they talk about what they learned for months . There is evidence of black history in the U.K. everywhere if you are interested to find out. There are 5 museums in the U.K. that focus on Slavery, colonialism and imperialism and the contributions of black people to the U.K. and numerous exhibitions at various times of the year. There is an exhibition right now where I live and my Mom was recently interviewed about her experiences of coming to the U.K. as a teenager and what life was like. Many black teachers and support staff fought to have black history month on the curriculum, I know because I was one of them. Schools now incorporate the contributions of black people as part of the curriculum. Of course it’s not perfect and there is lots of room to improve but many black people have worked tirelessly to get where we are now.
@TheActivistBook But South Asians are only 5% are ministers and ceo in Britain. Jews are even less then 1% still they are almost 3% in British Parliament.
@TheActivistBook People don't hate blacks. It's just black people are perceived as people without history and true culture and traditions. Europeans, Jews and Asians can trace their written histories, traditions and cultures thousands of years back, and Africans can't do that.
That's y some skls dont celebrate black history month and me as a black person I've only realised now so late. In my skl we dont celebrate black history month and I didnt even know wen it was I'm shocked
The lack of literature involving British slave trade pushed in schools EARLY may NOT BE A NEGATIVE. Here in 🇺🇸 ALL we are taught is that WE are/come from products of SLAVERY and (with a much more robust history and culture prior to bondage) IT HAS IN TURN GIVEN BLACK AMERICANS AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX THAT HAS BEEN PASSED ON THROUGH GENERATIONS. Which has played a LARGE PART in our EVOLUTION of CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT as a PEOPLE or lack thereof.
What is wrong with this girls dancing situation? People are probably embarrased and didnt want to be filmed as creeps looking on young butts. How is that racism related? If they were white girls or asian girls in short skirts shaking their bums... how would that be different? Or are those people supposed or mandatory to look at their dance?
@@sonofsoweto Hey! Now why do I a Black Man who said something kindly is denigrated to being a pervert which is a false allegation! Versus a White Dude saying something similar to I would be considered very charming. Please answer this???
D. Barber Africa is the fastest developing continent to date 💀 none stop infrastructure & development. Europe as a whole is full of a declining population, shithole neighborhoods and countries, and most importantly a bunch of nationalistic bigots.
They have. UK has a amazing music scene thanks to The Windrush Gen. We have lovers rock, dnb,UKG, jungle, afro, grime, and Notting Hill Carnival. The black tv shows we had back in the day. We have a whole radio station dedicated to black music. We had the MOBOs. Etc
If you’ve never been to America before, you need to know that America has 52 states right! So, this means that every black American is different- If you compare a black person from the South like Mississippi or Alabama to someone from California or New York- you’ll see that culturally they’re different! Black Americans in America aren’t a monolith, also everyone knows the British conquered a third of the world. The thing about black Americans is- we will stand up for what’s wrong. We know this history of America 🇺🇸 “ right is right “ & wrong is wrong! Also, America is becoming so diverse- let’s say “ California”, that there’s nobody is tolerating the racism thing.
Speak for your loss self chairman Not just a color Color having no history or geography or specific distinction I am an American of African decent, "dos" to be exact Therefore though, "say I it loud I 'm black and I'm proud" I am African American me.
@@joshuabennett3122 Same! I wish people would stop trying to speak for all of us. I do not use the term "black American." I am not a color. Afro Native or American is fine for me, personally, as it reflects my heritage!
How did not knowing about the British slave trade until you were an adult effect you as a black woman? In America the history of the American slave trade is taught to us in elementary school and it never goes away. I always felt it hindered African Americans because it kept the ideology alive and relevant.
This. And truthfully growing up only two white people were racist around me. I'm white. So trust me when I say white people arent even thinking about black people like that. Maybe black people think about race more but they honestly dont need to. I personally think this is more a Gen Z thing. I grew up in the 80s-2010 and race really wasnt an issue amongst my black peers. We were too busy getting along. I dont understand this new race obsession with Gen Z except that its American influenced due to social media and it's set us back 40 years by making people accuse white people of being racist when they arent.
Can't believe I just found your channel, you are a brilliant monologiest, those earings were giving me motion unease though, why? Britian prospered for its implementation of Christianity, though it was a misguided approach hence why the rampant secularism we see today. Subscribed 🙂
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And this is exactly why you guys have to keep pushing to tell your own stories.
dorothydandridge agreed
4:47 “They erased history from the history books..” I had a similar epiphany regarding slavery here in the USA. This led me to another stark realization: If this was erased so easily, then what else in the history books was also erased? Not only that, what else in there may not be entirely true? A lie printed in a history book over a century ago is still a LIE. My motto from now on is to question everything, use logic and reason, and pray to the Creator for Truth and the power of discernment.
Michael Deth Couldn’t agree more!
Had that same thought after leaving HS. I learned soon after that the bible is a black history book written by us(inspired by the creator) for us.
It's shocking to know that you didn't know!
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Read the Bible so religious people won't lie to you.
You sir are WIDE AWOKE! Some will never wake up. At least not in this life cycle. Peace! ✌
I’m happy that black ppl are uniting globally. We she all compare notes and learn from each other.
Color Coded we she😌
Sorry Immature
You need to stay out of white countries and stop crying racism! Do you hear me?
Roman Darius you’re very ignorant
Not all are
So talking about British history books and stuff, you're very right. I was taught in school about the transatlantic slave trade and that it was organised and run by Britain for the benefit of Britain. But this was a footnote in the class. I was taught almost nothing about the Caribbean (and forget even hearing about Haiti) and the lesson jumped straight to post-revolutionary US slavery. No mention of slavery in Brazil either. As far as the British involvement went, my lessons jumped from conception straight to Wilberforce. There was nothing on privateers and the connection between state-endorsed piracy and slavery, nothing about Britain in west Africa. Almost everything I know now has been self-taught.
Yes absolutely true,however the UK was the country that eventually decided that the international slave trade should be stopped,and forced the rest of the world to do the same...mainly from pragmatic and financial reasons rather than moral ones to be sure,but stop it they did.
@@mubbles1066 I mean yes, but your statement ignores entirely the point that I was making: Britain today refuses to acknowledge in any meaningful way the intervening centuries of slavery that it codified, endorsed and perpetrated.
@@lorriesherbet Why are the African nations and Arabs given a pass in this slavery narrative? It is a myth that Westerners went into the villages and forcibly grabbed slaves.
I love how my race has this ting where we refer to a man or woman of our colour as brother or sister. It's kinda helped me out with not feeling alone :)
“Thing" we get it you have an accent
Not all do , my brother inlaw is jamaican and got heated when some one referred to him as his "black brother". My brother inlaw snapped and said "you not my brother,you just a American black guy, " he continued on to say he is jamaican and would never consider himself "black"
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Nah we are just too charming and cunning that's why we come across as too polite LOL.
Obi Egbuna addressed what I mean in his book titled Destroy This Temple: The Voice of Black Power in Britain back in the 70's. Here's a quote:
"The English have succeeded in fooling the entire world that they are the least racist and most tolerant beings in the world. And whenever a race rebellion occurs in America, the British politicians and journalists are always the first to address the world on TV or in newspapers from thrones of racial innocuousness on how ‘this could never happen in this country’ because England has very little racial problem and, at any rate, not as much as America. As any intelligent Black man and any honest White man in the country knows, this is the weirdest myth of this century."
Kevin aka Mister K Omg that is soo true! I swear you have such good book recommendations!
Yep another thing about our reserved manner, well you know notorious we are for sarcasm lol
To polite till you go to Leicestershire 😂🤣🇬🇧
Cunning is the word.
Yes, I've been an Anglophile since I was seven years old. I wanted to learn about the What's, How's, Why's, Wheres, and Who's about the British Empire including the good and the bad, as long as I can remember. I read everything I could get my hands on to learn. My family members are avid reads, a place where the older children read to the younger and our weekly challenge is to finish books addition to our studies per week. We were told not to depend on our educational system to tell what we needed to know, as per my father.
1969Vanessa G your parents did an amazing job! Thank you so much for this comment, definitely something I will consider when I have my own children. It is sooo important to do ones own research and not rely on the education system
Does that include the West Africa Squadron, which freed 150000 slaves, at the cost of 1857 lives? If we are going have a balanced view of history, shouldn't they get a mention?
My mother is black British and she passes as white women. I am half Mexican
@Bryan Bradley Well no. Their are different ethnic background of Mexico like a lot of American (reffering towards continents) countries.
I’m African Americans the difference in us in America is we really don’t care what they/people think of us because we create our own flavor good and bad but that’s why some hate us in the USA because so many other cultures like us. Go anywhere in the world you will see people mimicking our style in flavor!
Aida, some of us African Americans are beginning to learn and understand the history of our brothers and sisters from the Caribbean, Britain, France, Africa, and even Latin America. I have said many times to other African Americans during Black History Month to not just focus on our history in the U.S., because our people have history in other countries as well and we can't forget about them, their history and their struggles. We are still making history today, because there are many Africans in the Republic of China who are struggling too. Did you know that? Many countries in Africa have made deals with the Chinese government. China is slowly taking over Africa. I think as one people we should be concerned for all our peoples history and struggles around the world. Also, I think we should keep a close eye on China and what they are doing in Africa.
China is definitely taking over Africa. I have heard that they even have road signs in Chinese in some African countries now.
sahkrov black American they are not Africans
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In the modern sense of the words, of course not. Black Americans are American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS). Unlike all the people in America (illegal immigrants included) ADOS have a unique history and a justice claim. I’ll end in response to your comment - If an ethnic group of people weren’t in America during the first two major wars - American Revolutionary War and American Civil War - then they are NOT seed Americans. Unlike tons of Africans who constantly leave Africa, ADOS (Native Black Americans/Foundational Black Americans) are Americans.
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@AshTheOne Right! I guess we supposed to go tell China to stop? Lol
I was taught about the slave/trade triangle, as a child and how much of Britain's wealth was generated through The Slave Trade. I was taught about The Opium Wars and the East India Company's 'colonisation' of India. I was taught about the history of Ireland - Cromwell and The Potato Famine; Highland Clearances; the atrocious working conditions of the Industrial Revolution; the Tolpuddle martyrs and Peterloo massacre; and, basically, everything about what vicious bastards we were!
Perhaps, it was because my history teacher, for 5 years, was Irish? Ha!
Learn what the British did in 1807, stopped Africans being stolen 🙄
@@jaybable6540 Yeah that narrative doesn’t get taught.
@@jaybable6540 The fact that somewhere along the line the British developed a conscience, vis-a-vis the slave trade, doesn't exonerate the nation from the atrocities it perpetrated prior to and after that development.
At times, we were the good guys.
At times, we were the bad guys.
We ought not to eulogise about our historical decency, as if that reflects well upon us, nor should we flagellate ourselves for the evils we - as a nation - perpetrated.
There is evidence enough on both sides of the good guy/bad guy argument. What's done is done and can not be undone. That's history.
Going forward, I'd like to think that we, as a nation, could be as 'good' as we were, at our best, when ending the African slave trade and fighting against the Nazis.
I'd like us to be a force for good, 'whatever the cost may be' - to paraphrase Churchill. We paid billions, in today's money, to end the slave trade and billions, in today's money - losing an empire - to take a stand against Nazi Germany.
The here and now is 'our time'. A conscience costs money. Are we prepared to lose it all, again, to stand up for what is right? I have my doubts.
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Haha, kudos to your teacher!
@@graceygrumble Whatever the British did, Britain discovered or invented over 50% of everything on this planet. So remove Britain from history and the world would be a MUCH more primitive place. Britain's daughter nation, USA and Germany also contributed quite a bit in the last century and over the last few decades, the Asian nations have stepped up.
I I'm a black man leaving in the U.S I must say good video sister.
Thank you very much
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Sir, please don't butcher my beautiful language.
@@randomdontbanme3154 it doesn't matter if he did or not . Thats your being passive aggressive racist . Be a man an say what you want to say . Don't be a little bitch . We America's aren't bitches and you should try it . Look at our history .
@@randomdontbanme3154 bitch your language is a bastardized language dipped in witch craft. Now go cast a spell you lil cave baby
I just came back from the UK and a drunk blk guy got on the tube & started talking racial rubbish ..... then he said "The queen is a German!" and some white guys yells "HEY!" like shut that nonsense up. So now I'm like uh oh.... so now it's our stop & we get off, the last thing I hear is a lady scream & I run back to see what happen & the guy is laid out on the ground struggling to get up. They literally threw him off the train. I was like "WOW!"
When it came to my clothes, I would say I fit in overthere.... I would get stares from other blk ppl like they were trying to figure out if I was a tourist or not. I stayed in Pimlico but I loved being in Brixton the most. I went to get a haircut at SLIDERS CUTS and they were very welcoming to us, I like to support blk business everywhere I travel. I told him the story on the tube & they were like "We can't talk about the queen like they do Trump in the states" HA
A random white guy asked me if I was from the states & I said Yes and when I said I was from Tx ... he was like "WOW , we love the Dallas Cowboys & Friday night lights the movie" & was so nice & even said "Can I get a picture?" he was like "This is what London is all about" & I was in shock because I didn't think we would recieve that in the UK. I usually don't have any problem meeting ppl when I travel but I just didn't get that vibe in London until that guy did that. Overall it was a great stay... I just wish I could have seen a football game LIVE while I was there, not American football.
I had friends from England when I lived in Germany and they just wanted me to talk because they loved my accent.
I have traveled in the U.k and yes I am african American. They didnt know I was american till I spoke.
As a kid my grandmother was my world, she loved me and I idolised her. She was a midwife from the 1940s through to the turn of the millennium. She'd delivered so many babies that when we'd walk around the markets and shops in East London, where she worked, we'd regularly get stopped by women to hug and thank my grandmother for their baby, grandbaby or sometimes greatgrandbaby. Often being gifted bags of fruit or sweets by vendors. My gran would treat each women, when talking to them, with kindness and respect. She treated everyone like equals. However, when out of ear shot she'd warn me that such n such a person was "an immigrant/here illegally/criminals/dirty/uneducated/shouldn't have had kids/etc". Or she's said nice things like "they're a poor family but trying hard/love their kids/good people/bettering themselves/etc". It wasn't til my early tens that I realised she only said bad things about the women of colour (or Irish - they only white group she hated). When I asked her about this she'd reply with the usual "immigrants are destroying our country" BS often used by racists. So when I asked why she treated them nice to their face but rude behind their backs she said (paraphrasing cos I was like 10/11 at the time) "I'm a true Brit (she was Scottish but trying to be English middle class), we are never rude, especially in public. That's a low class trait. When I'm at work I represent the NHS and our Queen, who lost parts of her empire because of these ungrateful immigrants. At home I can be honest, so that you learn who is or isn't worth your time and friendship. I want better for you, those sorts can't give you better only worse."
That's my main understanding of British racism, it's secret so make us look more powerful and more benevolent than we (white Brits) actually are. And to keep the power dynamic in white folks favour.
Thanks for your honesty Luna. Things are simpler and make more sense when people tell the truth. Racism is a mind game.
Thanks for sharing...now understand why brits are so courteous
The question posed should read: "Black Brits VS African Americans -- Who has done more to raise Black consciousness in the Diaspora". Another question one might ask is: "What percentage of Black Brits are involved in inter-racial dating of the Black-White kind compared to African Americans, and what does that say about the mentality of the participants?"
What would be the purpose of dividing blackness ?
Q To make a point
@don't care For the record, there is almost "3 million Black" British". Admittedly, still not a lot compared to the overall UK population. And there is about 44 million Black Americans--again not a lot compared to the US population of around 330 million. The questions posed are quite pertinent! The Pan African movement was founded in London around the turn of the 20th century by Black West Indians and Africans studying in the UK! Marcus Garvey came out of that movement. Around the same time the so called Niagara Movement in the US gave birth to the NAACP and WEB Du Bois. Fast forward to the Windrush generation which cane in shortly after World War II and the battles they fought against racism. Then during the 1960s and 1970s Black Britain keyed off of the Black Power movement in the US. According to 2011 UK Census (that is the last year of published numbers I am aware of) over 60% of Black Caribbean men, and over 50% of Black Caribbean women are engaged in inter racial relationship of the Black-White vintage. And over 90% of the children of such unions marry White. More recently, we see Black British actors making disparaging remarks about Black Americans yet and still want to play roles depicting important Black American figures like Martin Luther King and Harriet Tubman. The behavior of Black UK and Black Europeans in general cannot be compared to that of Black Americans who tend to be uncompromisingly militant. Most Black British and Black Europeans want to breed themselves out of existence by interbreeding with non Blacks! That is not the case with Black Americans. As a result, Black British and Black Europeans will undermine any Black movement in the diaspora because they are more interested in integrating with Whites as their paramount concern. I would never trust a Black British, Black European or Black African for that matter in any international movement for the Black Diaspora.
The British were the colonizers who came to this land, which was once called, Turtle Island, by the Indigenous peoples. These were the people conquered and enslaved, not the West Africans written about in our text books. We were taught early that America was discovered by, Christopher Columbus, a Spanish explorer, which was a lie...We speak English not Spanish, clearly proving we were conquered by the British. Our people did not write these textbooks, so our real history as a people of many complexions, hair textures, and complex societies was deliberately left out of our history books. This was how they indoctrinated us into believing we were inferior and second class. But in actuality we were once the dominate people of this land collaborating with African nations to build pyramids and highly structured societies.
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+Iamiin1 You do realise you are contradicting yourself right? But besides that, the Vikings discovered the America's centuries before Columbus. We have even located the site they first stepped foot on American soil. As for the natives of the American continent, they came across approximately 12000 years ago. And just as Neanderthals, Denisovans and an as yet un-named homonim race in Africa predated homo sapiens in various parts of the world, so it was in the Americas.
Oh dear...more deluded Afrocentric revisionism😂😂
@@mubbles1066 ikr...
Stop lying to yourself to boost racial esteem.. it's embarrassing
And I bought why I’m no longer talking to white peoples and I was shook! It’s so true that we live our black experience through America
Gap Tooth Diaries It’s soooo crazy!!
Aida [eye-dah] Fine Me That's one of the reasons why I say the 1980s was THE GOLDEN AGE FOR BLACK BRITS ON BRITISH TELEVISION. Especially when we had a TV program called Ebony which lasted for 8 years on BBC 2 from 1982 to 1990
Agreed! Over here there is low key racism. And no I didn’t know about Black - British history until I started researching as ... as a future citizenship teacher - I’ll have to teach about BHM and I’ll definitely focus on BBH.
There is racism everywhere. However UK doesnt have widespread racism. When black G.Is came to UK during World War II we treated them so well they were inspired to go back home and join The Civil Rights Movement because in the words of one female worker who came here "they treated us royally". Black G.Is were looked after here. Plus we abolished slavery at a huge cost to Britons wealth and lives.
When I was at School in the 1970's we were taught about the the Atlantic slave trade in History CSE. What we were never taught though was the British Raj and Irish Famine etc.
@@nyuni3322 I knew that too, slavery is a humanity wide issue and was global at one time.
@@theobjectivethinker64 Wrong enslavement of Africans/Blacks was a global decision done by other ethnicities. See the Irish could always fit in because thier skin an features is White so there no comparison at all. Blacks are deemed the Devil, the outlaw, sex monger. The skin is the sin an used by all cultures even within the frabic of black culture. No race on Earth has went through this...So No!!!!
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Loving your vibes. I don’t know what’s happened to this country. I grew up in Bristol In the late 70s. I was taught from early age why streets were named the way they were and that the city and elsewhere made their dirty riches off the slave trade. I love the fact that a North African roman garrison was based on this island back in 3AD.
In America we speak our minds at any moment we feel the need to. Doesn't matter who the listener is
Great video with some very true statements. Growing up in Britian we too never learnt anything other than Ancestoral enslavement or African American peace protesting. Which is such a small and targeted area of our history, very misleading and limiting to the growth of our generation.
We have since started to travel and learn first hand from communities aswell as seek more knowledge of black british presence and freedom fighting.
It's so powerful to see the shift in many of our mindsets as African diaspora!
I will admit that I stand to learn so much more about black culture and history, in england we have a decent school system but we need to learn about all the different cultures we should stop forcing people to learn about religion because that's not the schools job instead we should replace it with learning about different cultures history and so on.
You look like a younger Dr. Joy DeGruy... absolutely gorgeous.
What about British-black vs French-black? Or British-black vs Dutch-black?
Excellent question!! All of the above wish that they were White and do everything possible to make sure that future generations are not Black
Pet Charles - They integrate anyone who migrates (or is a descendent of migrants) should integrate into the host country. It’s common sense and respectful.
Europe has more Arabs uk has more Indians and us has more blacks
dutch black??
what is dutch black?
because in the Netherlands there are suriname people people from curaçao, and the remaining are africans from specific countries (most are somali/Eritrean Ghanaian and nigerian)
And they also do not think the same.
These people you named migrated to Europe on their own free will...meanwhile black Americans, black latinos and black Caribbean people were enslaved.
Trust me! I was in so much tears on a packed train once (an hour long journey) and no one asked if I’m ok? or offered me a tissue, I was using my top to clean my nose/tears. As British people I agree, we definitely mind our own business and are very reserved. Honestly if that was me and I saw someone crying I’ll at least ask if they are ok ... but I guess no one owes you 🤷🏾♀️
You have to be carful who you expose yourself to, you or another person exposing themselves to you, you may live to regret it, the days of Mayberry are gone.
Sad to hear as a fellow Brit. I guess that's one of the things that doesn't make Britain great.
Any society, when it turns into an industrial society, and in which there is a lot of work, people automatically pay less attention to others, but this is not a rule, for every rule there are exceptions, there are sympathetic people even if they are very busy, but we may not encounter them in the most difficult situations
Aida, Thank you for the book suggestions. Knowledge is power.
In New York literally no one would get involved in mostly all situations so it really depends on where in America you’re referring to.
Enoch Powell was championed by british guitar god ERIC CLAPTON.
yeah wwhile he sings the blues and reggie , hipocrit
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@Monique Hines
There are lots of racists who admire the art forms of black Americans. For example the late Lee Atwater was a republican political strategist who created the "southern strategy" where conservatives would appeal to white racism in political campaigns in order to win elections. Lee Atwater loved the blues and would hire famous blues musicians to play at parties and events.
Sorry bu this is lowkey bs I live in England and in my school were taught about the major part Britain played in slavery
Wow this is deep idk this sis. Respect for the incline ✊
I’m white and British in my 40s, growing up in schools black history was not even a consideration we learned about 1066 Harold got an arrow in the eye and about the Second World War, the realisation that a huge amount of history over 400 years that centrally involved the uk has been completely ignored is abhorrent to me, plus ancient black history of great kingdoms going back 6000 years or more including Egypt, Carthage, Yoruba, to name but a few as there are many has not been made common knowledge. Only in 2015 did we finish paying reparations through all our taxes for money borrowed from Nathan Mayer Rothschild and his brother-in-law Moses Montefiore, not to compensate the people that were enslaved but to their owners for their loss.
Wouldn't they be more inclined to tell their own country's story rather than that of another country's? I think most countries do that.
Because Egypt and Yoruba arent in UK...
@@wonjubhoy we literally dont have the time or purpose to teach another countries' history in school. Testing kids about that serves no purpose in regards to UK.
Once you mentioned Egypt, you can't be taken seriously!
Comparing notes from a American view seems so weird. You said that you had to learn about it so later in life were in the USA we usually learn about that in elementary school. I'm feel so bad because we usually think that the Britain is so diverse and accepting but you realize that when your older you still have the same struggles because both countries were involved in the slave trade. Both tried to erase the history but we they completely got rid of most of it while the USA grow up with those early ideas. We all have remember that slavery in USA only ended 300 years ago, we have ancestors like great great grand parents that were slaves. If you want to add something more please comment, I would love to have more views on this topic.
Slavery in the US ended in 1865, get it right jello monster, the slave trade ended in 1807.
You doing a great job, sister Aida. Keep voicing our concerns, history, legacy of our Black Caribbeans brothers and sisters in the Netherlands, France, Britain etc... all Black Europeans.
We need more sisters like you. Beautiful and intelligent.
Thank you so much
@@AidaKiraya Why are you making racist videos like this? Your video is racist. Your video...... is racist.
Y all not the original people over there west Indian Africa
The Caribbean's people and the Africans are not the black British the British black is relative to the black Americans
There is no such thing as 'Black British' or 'Black European'.
Allegedly Dave also talks Blk Brit history, very shocking to me. Love your light, we have been biased against any blks outside the US. Comparing notes across the pond is a great thing.
I guess you didnt study history at school to any level, or anywhere else. The triangular trade that started in the 17th century where Britain took slaves from East Africa, was a big part history when I was at school. Ive seen it on the modern GCSE history curriculum too. So its definitely covered. 'The first leg of the triangular trade began in Europe, from which manufactured goods such as metals, brass dishes, knives, tools, textiles, firearms, ammunition, and alcoholic beverages were transported by ship to ports on the coast of western Africa. There these goods were exchanged for enslaved people,The second stage of this triangular trade was the shipment of enslaved people westward across the Atlantic Ocean, usually to Brazil or the West Indies. The third leg of the triangle also involved a distinct role for Britain’s North American colonies, which sent raw materials to Europe, where they supplied manufacturing industries.' I remember there was lot about William Wilberforce and the anti slavery campaigners. This part sounded a bit contrite to me. But obviously there had to be mention of the slave trade, for there to be a section on what William Wilberforce and the rest were campaigning about. Slavery from Africa was definitely not written out of British history. There is only so much you can learn about in history at school due to time restrictions. So obviously the main issues that changed Britians history get priority. It Its worrying that Black British people think about their history through the experiences of American Americans, as its obviously very different.
Have you read David Mac Ritchie's "Ancient and Modern Britons"? I think you'd find it very interesting.
Having been born in a British colony we were taught about the Arab, British and American slave trades.
I call myself carribean British , not black British. Are Indians labelled as red. Are Chinese labelled as yellow. Are arabs labelled as beige. They,ve got different shades of brown and different shades of pink but no white or black.
Black people have been in the UK since the 1500s. Its mad how we don't know our own BLACK British culture..
But such a small number. Less than 0.5% of the population
I found out about British history at age 25! Thats when I learned that slavery is not black history, it’s the worlds history. When i started researching into black history that had been erased, I was mind blown! And I’m still learning.
Me too
I am extremely fascinated by Black history of the UK
It's still funny how we are taught that our history started at slavery but it untrue talking about the dynasties of Kush, Nubia, Kemet Sungi Empire
Those are more egyptians empires and they arent sub-saharan africans. African Americans come from sub-saharan ancestry. Examples of important Sub-saharan history would be the kingdom of edo (which had a wall 4x the size of the great wall of China, built before European influence) and Mansa Musa (Mali empire) :)
Good show much respect from the state's .
i was not taught black british history so now i out looking for it myself and its HARDD
I don’t understand why Americans refer to all blacks African Americans
This topic has absolutely nothing to do with Black Americans.
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Excellent book - Black and British. Very lovely video.
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Love you young sister.❤ I am 86 years old. Born in Cuba. I identify as a black person. In fact I am multiracial. African, Chinese, European/Spaniard. I migrated to the United States of America when I was 18 years old. Our history is very similar. We have been living in the belly of the oppressive system of white supremacy governments. Different colonizer same oppressive system. Similar educational institutions. All implementing the same system of white supremacy. I have seen many countries of this world. Base on my personal experiences all countries without exception are one way or another worshipping the white supremacy system of oppression. Colorism is the most obvious tool. There is no country free of it. If you know of a country where colorism doesn’t not exist, please tell me. White supremacy is evil. Its corruption is everywhere. I am not saying people are evil. The system of white supremacy is. Those who profit from it are. Those who pretend they are not profiting are. We are all victims of this evil system.
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As a Black American, I experience racism every day. It is very much in our face, especially now with our so-called President Donald Trump. I have heard of the British slave trade by watching Public Broadcasting Service series. When I was in high school we were taught about slavery, Rosa Park and Martin Luther King. They didn't want us to know about Malcolm X or the Black Panther Party. We have to search for our history just like Black British citizens. I applaud you for your efforts.
Black Americans are the most racist people in America
The story is more fruitful coming from the source. I agree we must tell our own story.
I know this was years ago but, your beautiful.
No Empress, I had to unlearn what I was taught, find and research for myself
I’m Black and British and I’m still young and I learned about most of this in school actually all the relations Britain had with the slave trade and they was a huge part so maybe some things have changed
As a British White Man i am very proud of our Black brothers, as are most of us. We too are disgusted by our past yet to many people just won't move forward and are blinded by bullshit
I was expecting racism to be big in UK becouse the is more white population than black but it seems like racism is in America the most
stay in your native country and you will not have to worry about it right?
@@christycole4572 what's your native country bitch? Show your flag.
@@christycole4572 Exactly right.
UK isnt racist. It exists in certain pockets like northern England in Bradford and similar areas between Pakistani Muslims and those they hate as a few are quite anti-white and they slaughtered a couple white teenagers. But we didnt have a issue with racism here until recently when American identity politics transferred over here and brainwashed people. It's quite sad to see the shift from ten years over. Its actually more than sad. Its genuinely depressing.
@OSA what black Americans had their art stolen? Couldnt they sue for plagiarism?
i learnt what happend in the slave trade when i was 14 we did weeks of it and i remember because i cried in class when hearing what we did and the other countries and people! so i really dont know why you think we dont mention it? il never forget :(
Have you noticed that most people on UA-cam who give their opinion think everyone else is wrong but them?
US racism vs UK racism. - I pick UK
Maybe they didn’t teach you this at your school. Maybe you weren’t listening. I don’t know. I went to school in east London in the late 70s. My history class went through it when I was 12 as we stormed first through the history of the world then the history of Britain. We went through it again, in greater detail at 14.
I remember the autobiography of Malcolm X being available in the school library and reading ‘Why we can’t wait’ at the age of 15. Maybe things changed after Margaret Thatcher got into and stayed in power.
If you didn't know about the slave trade then you did not attend history class and didnt open a history book.
Thereal GodessIsis Nah I’m sorry but as a young African born in England who is still in school I can confirm from mine and probably many others experience that slave trade and black British history is not taught in most public schools, me myself have never had a British slave related history lessons in my life.
It was not in the curriculum at school, To study transatlantic slave trade, But their where snippets in school the stories of mark Twain that was it. My parents didn't either dig deep enough themselves. The last 10 years I have done my own research and horrified that a holocaust of slavery by Britain, Which we still feel the effects of colonial times black British people .
@@yourlocalhermit its compulsory as part of the key stage 3 national curriculum.
@@RetroGod1982 It is most likely part of the curriculum but there must be a way around it being compulsory because me and my peers are yet to receive a lesson on black British history. 🤷🏿♀️
@@sixpac20032010 I'm not buying it. What effects of colonial times do you feel personally?
. There are hundreds of thousands of black Brits who have a deep knowledge of our history. I have taken kids to the slave museum in Liverpool on several occasions and every time they talk about what they learned for months . There is evidence of black history in the U.K. everywhere if you are interested to find out. There are 5 museums in the U.K. that focus on Slavery, colonialism and imperialism and the contributions of black people to the U.K. and numerous exhibitions at various times of the year. There is an exhibition right now where I live and my Mom was recently interviewed about her experiences of coming to the U.K. as a teenager and what life was like. Many black teachers and support staff fought to have black history month on the curriculum, I know because I was one of them. Schools now incorporate the contributions of black people as part of the curriculum. Of course it’s not perfect and there is lots of room to improve but many black people have worked tirelessly to get where we are now.
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someone that wasn't you was enslaved and someone that wasn't me enslaved them
Interesting perspective
In America there was a "black" president, Secretaries of states, and generals. I don't know anything like that in Britain.
@TheActivistBook But South Asians are only 5% are ministers and ceo in Britain. Jews are even less then 1% still they are almost 3% in British Parliament.
Stop comparing yourselves to America you have no context
@TheActivistBook People don't hate blacks. It's just black people are perceived as people without history and true culture and traditions. Europeans, Jews and Asians can trace their written histories, traditions and cultures thousands of years back, and Africans can't do that.
Clearly you've never heard of Lenny Henry!
Sister, your accent is beautiful. I wish these sisters here in the US talked like that. WOW
🤔 And why would you wish that?
Then go back in time and prevent the American Revolution.
What a weird way to compliment someone.
That's y some skls dont celebrate black history month and me as a black person I've only realised now so late. In my skl we dont celebrate black history month and I didnt even know wen it was I'm shocked
Y'know that ear pieces really fits on you, i didn't notice it at first lol
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The lack of literature involving British slave trade pushed in schools EARLY may NOT BE A NEGATIVE. Here in 🇺🇸 ALL we are taught is that WE are/come from products of SLAVERY and (with a much more robust history and culture prior to bondage) IT HAS IN TURN GIVEN BLACK AMERICANS AN INFERIORITY COMPLEX THAT HAS BEEN PASSED ON THROUGH GENERATIONS. Which has played a LARGE PART in our EVOLUTION of CULTURAL DEVELOPMENT as a PEOPLE or lack thereof.
I've got the black and British on audiobook
I should do that! I still haven't finished the book 😩😂
We were taught some UK black history here in the US. Not a lot but what it had to do with slavery around the world.
You sound like an IDIOT.
@@inferno5176 and why is that
What is wrong with this girls dancing situation? People are probably embarrased and didnt want to be filmed as creeps looking on young butts. How is that racism related? If they were white girls or asian girls in short skirts shaking their bums... how would that be different? Or are those people supposed or mandatory to look at their dance?
She was talking about us being reserved.
You’re such an intelligent and beautiful black woman.
I just subscribed.
My Sister! Your gorgeous!!😌. But that's some interesting information you've shared.
Lol u r a pervert
@@sonofsoweto Hey! Now why do I a Black Man who said something kindly is denigrated to being a pervert which is a false allegation! Versus a White Dude saying something similar to I would be considered very charming. Please answer this???
@@speedracer7793 the premise of your question is problematic.
@@sonofsoweto That makes no sense at all!
@@speedracer7793 your premise is that you make the false assumption that the race had anything to do with me calling you out on your perversions.
My ear lobes hurt.
You people don't wanna build anything at home or where u immigrate to. This is a collective behaviour.
D. Barber, you are full of SHIT. Untill you choose to see and know you will remain blind in your delusion.
D. Barber Africa is the fastest developing continent to date 💀 none stop infrastructure & development. Europe as a whole is full of a declining population, shithole neighborhoods and countries, and most importantly a bunch of nationalistic bigots.
@@stephaniehall2624 Most of Europe's shitholes are filled with Africans and Arabs, not Europeans.
They have. UK has a amazing music scene thanks to The Windrush Gen. We have lovers rock, dnb,UKG, jungle, afro, grime, and Notting Hill Carnival. The black tv shows we had back in the day. We have a whole radio station dedicated to black music. We had the MOBOs. Etc
The problem with people is they have no destiction between England and British I'm welsh and you don't know me or my people.
Bitch y'all not even European. Y'all cave babies and we know all about you and how y'all came into existence. TF you mean
If you’ve never been to America before, you need to know that America has 52 states right! So, this means that every black American is different- If you compare a black person from the South like Mississippi or Alabama to someone from California or New York- you’ll see that culturally they’re different! Black Americans in America aren’t a monolith, also everyone knows the British conquered a third of the world. The thing about black Americans is- we will stand up for what’s wrong. We know this history of America 🇺🇸 “ right is right “ & wrong is wrong! Also, America is becoming so diverse- let’s say “ California”, that there’s nobody is tolerating the racism thing.
I'm African American thank you, my beautiful young sister, for this video.
We are not African American. Black American is a better term to use. But good video.
Speak for your loss self chairman
Not just a color
Color having no history or geography or specific distinction
I am an American of African decent, "dos" to be exact
Therefore though, "say I it loud I 'm black and I'm proud" I am African American me.
@@joshuabennett3122 Same! I wish people would stop trying to speak for all of us. I do not use the term "black American." I am not a color. Afro Native or American is fine for me, personally, as it reflects my heritage!
How did not knowing about the British slave trade until you were an adult effect you as a black woman? In America the history of the American slave trade is taught to us in elementary school and it never goes away. I always felt it hindered African Americans because it kept the ideology alive and relevant.
after watching this I start to get a sense of white cooperation across the world
I loved this video it’s sooo true
Gap Tooth Diaries Thank youu
I doubt they would call police on those women for dancing on the train I'm America.I.have seen way wilder things on trains
Its African British and African American right ?
No Black British person would say that. We are just British people what ever the colour of our skin.
The true is that travel to Africa u will get all the truth of black people's in general not British or African American
Great video . New subbie. But question: If there were POST WAR RACISM towards BLLACKS & ASIANS then what about AMERICAN CAUCASIANS? Just Curious
You should actually be happy that people are minding their business actually. Trust me, you don't want to live in a place with an abundance of Karens
This. And truthfully growing up only two white people were racist around me. I'm white. So trust me when I say white people arent even thinking about black people like that. Maybe black people think about race more but they honestly dont need to. I personally think this is more a Gen Z thing. I grew up in the 80s-2010 and race really wasnt an issue amongst my black peers. We were too busy getting along. I dont understand this new race obsession with Gen Z except that its American influenced due to social media and it's set us back 40 years by making people accuse white people of being racist when they arent.
Thanks my sister.
But sometimes being to one's self is a good thing...in america I feel that's a problem. Everyone cares too much about what others are doing.
Where. You get shot sticking your nose in people business. Where in the us you talking about
Can't believe I just found your channel, you are a brilliant monologiest, those earings were giving me motion unease though, why?
Britian prospered for its implementation of Christianity, though it was a misguided approach hence why the rampant secularism we see today.
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You can blaim your parents for not telling you about Black and white history
We dont place emphasis on that stuff over here. We have the present to focus on.