jane gatto sis and I love you back!!!!! I couldn't watch the entire video because it upset me so muc. At the end of the day African American or Africa it doesn't matter WE ARE ALL WE GOT!!!
@lar ljd you forgot jazz, R&B, soul,rock and roll, funk,blues,gospel,Harlem renaissance,the amazing food,empowerment,weve invented so many things the list goes on
@Stoned Göst i think it"s motherfucking funny that y'all africans say "ashamed of our heritage" bc we were "weave" stfu you see that African girl in that video with purple weave and ha you have to understand OUR ancestors (africans taken on slave ships) were raped we weren't just taken to the Americas we were taken all over the world EVERYONE supported Columbus TO TAKE US AFRICANS we couldn't rely on Asia, India etc. NO ONE and I really crying right now bc it's hard to know that NO ONE was nobody there for us even our own people sold us out now YALL need to open your eyes cause what y'all went through is nothing compared to 100yrs of slavery, segeration, murders , bc. Of what ? Our skin tone FUCK I got cousins across the world bc y'all traded us in for some minerals S.A.D. And wonder why we hold in grudges have quick tempers bet you never even met one black person yet alone one in Latin or central America 😢
Kaitlyn Calcote Finally glad someone said this ☺ Yes. Its good to learn about african culture but lets not lose as culture. even wode maya uses it when he talks lol !!! yo yo yo lol african cukture is traditional culture . but aa culture is more modern and real to us anyway. its felt in the heart not read in history books
Kaitlyn Calcote the good thing about as culture vs african culture i think is more focus on God and no superstitions now before people ssy white people gave us religion . no. Jesus said my lambs know my voice . even withour white people we know who we are.
This is what I like about my Cuban culture that I have African and Spaniard blood in me in. Cuba still have the African culture some of the language and the dance and we still practices all that. What África and Spain left in the Island.. I love my Afro Latin people.. because they're not racist... I like I say I may be white skin but I have the African blood running through my veins because I get down or my afro-cuban culture
SEBASTIAN CABOT finally i meet a brother who gets it in youtube. always getting them American idiotic brothers talking about Africans don't like black Americans. rock on bro!!
I'm not sure why people think African Americans have no culture. Our ancestors were brought here from many different countries all of whom had different cultures. And after being stripped of their true heritages they began to form their own culture as one and each generation has added to the mix. African Americans are truly a multicultural People. I hate when the negative action of some are made out to be a commonality amongst an entire race of people. Those actions are not cultural its an issue of character and this is an issue that spands across the human race.
Alicia Mitchell Allow me to disagree my dear. You're living in a white system created by Jim Craw and many....which influence your behaviour. Same for latinos. This is not culture,this is reaction. Culture is histories, behavior,food,spirituality and purposes which lead the group to a higher lifestyle. Black Americans are not proud of africans but just to be black. This is not enough. Instead of spending thousands of dollars for the nba or nfl finals,you could go down in a english speaking african country and be among africans. Why not?
Please stop speaking for all AA. You sound very ignorant and the things you say are not true. You are obliviously hanging around the wrong AA, and believing the hype of the media. I am AA and Native American and proud to be black, and proud that my ancestors are African. Most AA that I know love their African roots and are not ashamed of it, if anything we brag about it bc many of us know the truth regardless of what the media portrays. And we do have our own culture, it is a multicultural adopted from several ancestors with different cultural backgrounds combined into 1. We don't have one culture because we are not a ONE culture peoples, I don't understand why people don't understand that. More importantly the USA is huge, depending on what part of the US one comes from your cultural background might be different. People from the south are culturally different than peoples from the north, and not just culturally , genetically as well. And if we don't have our own unique culture, why is it that people from all over the world are mimicking AA especially in countries like Japan, Sweden, and even certain parts of Germany. We have created our own style music, food, and fashion which is a combination of other cultures combined into 1, that what makes an AA, not one culture.. Soul music, blues, hip hip and even deep house music was created by the AA in Chicago first. All of our music is apart of our culture just like Africans have their own music , and Asians as well. And if you think we are not spiritually connected, you are wrong again. It seems like you're living a Jim Crow system believing the lies. Not all peoples you see in American that are black are of African descent , many are Black Native Americans who were already here before slavery, and many of us know this as well but this is an entire different topic.
Alicia Mitchell american culture is the culture of black people. Without black people american culture would be different, especially when it comes to music.
I really wish I could speak/hang out with the brother in the Red shirt. I understood what he was talking about but someone have clearly misrepresented us to him.
@@mylzcrooks5487 are you even SERIOUS 🤣🤣 which clothing style. Or you think africans dress up in hides and skin🤣. You people shd come to africa you will be Amazed. The africa they show on tv is not the real africa
I am Kenyan and i dont think as Africans shouldn't judge African Americans because we go through the same struggles and we should help one another , Since Africa is our home .
The guy in the red polo was the most honest person on here. True some Black Americans do act and think that they are better, and truly its the culture we grew up in-western culture. And whether we admit it or not we grew up in a European culture. We may have the same skin, which makes us kin, but culturally we are not the same. I have friends from Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. The colored/Black friend I had from South Africa was the only one I felt was culturally close in attitude to a western culture. And for the record I do not think I am better than anyone regardless of where they are from. My friend from Kenya, we used to talk about what was different in each other's culture, I learned a lot from her and I am sure she learned somethings from me.
James Smith yes, some American female did not return his admiration and he also feel that Americans Blacks are superior. Keep trying with the American girls, cause he is not a bad looking brother and he seems nice.
Interesting. I don't hear Europeans saying, "Those Americans of German/Irish/British/French/Polish descent don't know their roots or culture. They don't know where they come from." They just view them as Americans. It seems to be an African thing. Different culture, similar bloodline. I don't see why Africans get offended when Black Americans don't know anything about African culture. It's not our culture. We're literally hundreds of years removed from it. We've created a new culture in the U.S. that has some African influences, but is still Black American. It shouldn't be taken as disrespect.
headquarters25 dude I'm Nigerian the reason is because during slavery the White man went out their way too rid Black Americans of their African cultures. Its a different circumstance. The whites didn't have their identity deliberately taken from them.
Ed Jones fam why you being rude, if you want to educate me fine. Just tell me. What does what you told me have anything to do with blacks in America being ride of their African cultures.
Ed Jones I'm not mad but if you want to teach me don't be condescending, people won't wanna listen to you. Look I Got no problem with black Americans my only point was that the African culture was taken from you lot. Never said you don't have your own culture. I listen to hip hop music and Appreciate your comedy/comedians. Btw How was I being arrogant?
The only African American I met came as an exchange student actually at my university(U.J South Africa), He was interested in finding out about African Culture and also being involved. He also told me he was planning ancestry DNA to find his actual roots, Also planning to travel to other Africa countries. I guess its 50-50. It depends on who you encounter & where the person's state of mind is
We can say the same about African people, that is your state of mind. Oh, it is okay the diaspora is vastly different, that is what makes us unique. We need to learn to appreciate that rather crafting on one another.
in fact everyone who looks African isn't African supposedly. Maybe they're another thought everyone came out of Africa so then isn't everyone African including the European and Asian ?
Black Americans don't feel superior. And we do have a distinct cultural awareness and it was created in America! Maybe people don't like the fact that even though we have roots from Africa, we are not African in the same sense. Think about Jazz, Hiphop, R&B, the many black American authors, composers and inventors! We have culture! And we are just proud of our heritage! We are Americans just as much and even more than white people! USA would be a completely different place without us and we own our contribution!
We are made to think that our music and history was created in America we have Over 4000 years of history in Africa vs 200 Years of jazz and other inventions
Joe T well said, I totally agree. American culture is emulated around the world, especially African American music and style. As rich as Africa is in resources such as diamonds, gold and other minerals it's a continent which languishs in poverty. When people talk of great sports figure around the world I've never heard of anyone coming from Africa, where are their Serena and Venus Williams, Michael Jordan's, Muhammad Ali's, Mike Tyson's and Floyd Mayweather's. We Dominate Sports and Make It our Brands. We started the Sneaker Culture followed by people around the World. Where are their Michael Jackson's, Beyonce, Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Jay Z's Oprah to name just a few. I noticed African's try so hard to emulate African Americans to advance or gain status in whatever country outside of Africa they may be living in. I've read alot of comments about African Americans not having a culture, who the hell told you we don't have a culture it just shows what little other races think they really know about African Americans. Some things aren't meant for you to know becuase you're not one of us, we're Unique. Our History is our Own, you don't need to know or analyze it to know who we are. Our ancestors were from Africa and mixed with Europeans and Native Americans but despite the hardships and suffering they endured during slavery they help shape one of the greatest countries in world. The African American culture and history is ingrained in American history. Our accomplishments and successes through hard work and determination help us bring about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. During Slavery, We were a people without a country to call our own but inspite of what you think we won our Freedom and gain many Liberties. Our Democracy is a model for other courntries around the world. From what I see on the African news the continent of Africa still has a long way to go with uplifting it's people and the continent out of poverty. Ebola was the last worst disease which devasted West Africa from 2014-2016. There are recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Ebola has resurfaced in some African countries. But you're worried about African Americans. It's Asinine, you need to figure out how to resolve the issues plaguing the continent of Africa since you are such Geniuses and think you know so much about African American's culture and history, when in Truth you don't know a DAMN THING about African Americans. Many African countries are still practicing gential mulations on young girls, just senseless. Still killing albinos because you think there's some mystic powers associated with their body parts using it in Rituals and Shit. I could go on and on but this topic is starting to bore me. I'll leave you with this message: Stop hating on African Americans and Love yourselves!!!
Im African American and In no way shape or form think I am better than my people in Africa. If anything I am jealous of yall cuz you have a connection to your land. You know who ur people are and where your from. Us here in America dont know who we are or where we're from. I love all my black/African people
Santana Boyd again there is no such thing as Africa or African American...A ROMAN GENERAL NAMED SCIPIO AFRICANUS conquered the land and named it after himself....was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Gen Chap 2....want more check out Hidden Colors # 1 it explains it jb
Also you must remember that here in the states we are taught not to like one another so we will talk not to like our family in Africa so with that being said I would love to know my family that's there in that continent learning the people and which looks like me but here in the US we are taught not to like one another that was what the slave masters instilled in his slaves not to like one another that way was always be confusion and there will never be any Unity check out the Willie Lynch Letter read it it will tell you what happened to the American black love you much
i keep hearing *They don't know their roots* I'm sorry is it African Americans fault they don't know their roots last time i checked they were TAKEN and FORCED to FORGET their culture, Mother tongue and native names
I really hate how Africans view our culture. I hear too many say that they know their culture and we don't. The guy in the red shirt called white Americans "real Americans". That's part of the problem, we are not immigrants or the children of recent immigrants in a new country with a new culture. Most white Americans today don't even have roots in the US as deep as ours but according to some people an italian american whose grandparents came here in 1920 are real americans because they're white. The US is only a few centuries old and we have been here from the beginning of this nation when the US was still a colony and not a country, we were here. We came before the pilgrims, regardless of our status, that's our history. I'm not ashamed of my enslaved ancestors. We are tied to this land. We are a mix of various West African people with a culture that developed here from scratch because our ancestors languages and cultures were stripped from them.
Tyline Burgos I feel you man .Am an African and I respect and love AAs.I do call people out on social media on appropriations,racism,stereo typing, disparaging on AAs.. because I do feel a responsible to protect one of my kinds no matter where they come from
Honestly us black Americans created our own culture in America. It just other races think black culture is cool, and are always trying to be a part in it. African Americans don't know where their exact orgin is in Africa, and it's not their fault. Idk why people blame us for that. Most of the black people I know just praise Africa the continent as a whole because we all come from one root. But blacks do have their own culture in America.
Right Away you ain't a real nigga so she isn't interested. Baby if you see this, holla at a real nigga and let's reunite our DNA and make a baby. (After I marry you)
+Sneezin A. Smith That's not right, stop it. Why does it matter what he is? He thinks she's pretty, done. He likes her, done. People are people, race isn't our main priority, and babies shouldn't be our first resolution. And lastly, she probably wouldn't like you if that's how you treat other people. Racism isn't a one-way street, remember that.
I'm African American and get a long with Africans better, I went to College and studied Computer Science, I couldn't relate to the spoil white children who dropped out and got tuition paid for them by parents and couldn't find a job without a degree and blamed affirmative action for their failures and minorities. So most of the group I hung around when I was studying was Asians and Nigerians, I felt they were really motivated and could understand where I was coming from, black americans can be successful to but what we need is more leaders in academics we need more resources. I believe Africans and African Americans can learn a lot from each other and thrive. It's been studies showing King tut father was black (Ancient Egypt) thus making him black, so not all of us African Americans think Africa is poor and inferior, I know there are some nations in Nigeria with Billionaires but I believe they could use some work on their Government, I believe Nigeria should be like China at this age if it wasn't for some things.
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La La Nope, I am Black American. The person in my photo was an Ethiopian King, you're right. I greatly admire his hard work and his pride to die for what he believed in. Surprised you knew that, you must be Ethiopian I assume? Most people don't know of this person as he is not very famous in American History which is mostly white-washed until recently.
lee taylor he didn't say " all" he said he couldn't relate to those who were , as in " in his university" I went to a school known for their affluent whites. Yes, they were spoiled and slid through on their money, charm and connections. I meet one working class white girl there , see struggled just as I did. So he isn't saying all just those who are rich and happen to be white . let's admit rich has better access to all and if white & rich they have a tendency to lack integrity and strong work ethic .
Kechi otta Africans can't be " racist " to black Americans because for one, they are black them selves and also they have no actual systemic power over us. now they can be prejudice but there is a more official term for Race on Race predjedic and that's called " xenophobia "
Many Africans are definitely prejudice against AAs, ive seen it so much in NY. It goes both ways. I've seen them both do it, but African immigrants in the usa (not refugees) have a superiority complex because they are wealthier and have a stronger culture and don't have much of our economic issues and family structures.
The young man in the red must have have a bad experience or assumed someone was being mean to him... U can't judge a group from a few ppl. Talk to me and I will let you see we are not all the same
The guy with the red shirt came off very defensive and just came ready to speak negative about African-American. I did not like his approach to the conversation at all. I cringe when he spoke.
he literally says he had an experience with them, and the girls literally say they only know what they see on tv. this video describes the difference between Africans who have interacted with African Americans and Africans who haven't
DianaSoleil M Guys like that try way too hard to be like African American talk like them dress like them act like them but when cant they fake it anymore thats when they start hating on Black Americans trust me ab African i know alot of them
He probably had negative experiences with some African Americans if you actually listen to what he said I mean he only gave his answer from his own experiences
I'm african American and we love Africans from the continent we are the same people please dont think that we don't love you don't believe what you see on tv we are the same people we face the same struggles we are one ! Please embrace us and we will embrace you we need each other ❤🖤💚
I'm African American, and I believe this conversation is pointless. It's almost like we're being penalized by our own people for historical events that are way beyond our control.
I dont think thats the point, you call Africans all kinds of booty scratchers and monkeys, u even deny ferociously ur African roots, so why do you feel disappointed when you hear the facts.
Man in a red shirt really said that white Americans are the "real" Americans. Wow! And then he went on to talk about how African Americans dress, while dress like one himself. Where does he think his style came from? 🤨 😂
@@lionmaggz7097 so uneducated. Who told you that.... the media? The white man? You all Believe everything you see on TV. So am I to assume that most Africans live in huts?
@@TruDelta06 You can assume that if you like to, and if it's something that makes you feel better about yourself. I like to see more of Black Americans + Africans then Black Americans vs. Africans comments, so try not to get offended and teach your fellow black Africans about y'all culture, instead.
I disagree with the comment that we are arrogant against Africans. If only you all knew how we feel, we are a lost People without our true identity. You do not know the hurt that most of us feel in not knowing who we are, and our Families that are over there. We know we are from Africa, but what Tribe? Who are our People, language, customs and religion? If only you all knew how much that hurts to the core. As far as some Black Men wearing their pants low, that is stereotyped. Only some guys do that, and most are young, and want to be thugs. Not all Black Men carry themselves like that. Do not believe everything that the media shows you. We Love you all in Africa, and pray that we would be as one with you all. Those that talk ignorant of Africans are small in number, and are very ignorant, and do not love themselves. It's not all their fault, it's passed on from centuries of being brainwashed to hate ourselves. Again We Love you, and I am proud to have the genes of Africans.❤️
lt673914. There is no such thing as African or African American... the land was conquered by a Roman General named Scipio Africanus who named it after himself...Was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Genesis chap 2... walk further insight check out Hidden Colors Dvds # 1 especially will break it down for ya... Peace jb
well its not just your race native American too I know im cherokee but what tribe we were made to feel ashamed of our race white man called us prairie Niger's yes it was shameful to be cherokee listen to half breed or read the trail of tears yes white ppl took everything from us even our identity only now our ppl are learning cherokee I learned it go to Africa they will teach you your roots like the natives did cherokee has their own alphabet and language I learned it because I wanted to know about my ppl
Why are there so many videos fixated on what Africans think of Black Americans or Africans versus African Americans? Black Americans have been far removed from Africa centuries ago. Why think that there would be any comparisons outside of skin color? I often see both parties make generalized and sometimes very stereotypical assumptions about eachother. Africa is made up of many cultures and countries as well. Not all African are the same and not all Black Americans are the same. I don't see the point in trying to make one group of ppl out to be more superior or inferior than the other. I find the term American American inaccurate to Black Americans because they are not from Africa and have no cultural or family ties there. They are simply Americans with a subculture. Yes, Black Americans do have their own version of American culture. Either way, all Black people of the world are beautiful.
And I agree with you. I'm African American, but I don't find "black" any better because it was imposed onto our ancestors and is taking on a pretty Eurocentric view of ourselves. The whole racial way of viewing other ethnic groups/cultures of people is very 17th-19th century-style European idealism. We should just call ethnic people by their original ethnic/national titles and stop labeling each other by color/race. I still share your sentiments about the title "African American". We are our own ethnic group in this country, but I don't believe we have yet defined it well enough.
Alia O I don't think the term African Americans is wrong in describing Black people who have been here for centuries. People somehow get the term African describing us as one from the current African culture/ African culture, all it means is simply we from our ancestors who were pure African, that's it. I have no problem claiming that African description because its true. Ok. African just means the land our/my ancestors. People stop getting your panties in a bunch over nothing. Damn
I don't think African American is direct enough for our specific history. There are many different ethnic people of African descent in the US who identify with/as African American. We are a modern people who have our own ethnic history/culture yet we lack real ethnic distinction.
Amazing Stud Why all of the complaints about Aframs though? Lol. The whole slavery thing is deeper than that. I'm too tired to go on about it (I see comments like this all of the time), but it's a different issue from "this race was enslaved" blah. And I am not one to seek reparations or sympathy from anyone else, still I can recognize the lasting effects from some of that messed up history. "Race" is crap, full of nothing, hardly a thing, idealistic. You and I both come from a real people with specific history, not this idealistic "race" and color mess. I don't know your ethnic background, but whatever it is would be more accurate, closer to reality.
You will find some pockets of African culture in the US that has survived. The Gullah Geshe people for instance. If you go south of the US border, in the rest of america, there is plenty of African culture
@@helenagomes7620 very true. Speaking from MY experience as a BLACK woman in america. Its no secret that foreigners think we chose our disadvantages And judge us accordingly.
@@ms.marynailz748 Nah I've noticed its a little different with Africans over the ones who travel here.
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william Khims dumb ass do you realize Seychelles 🇸🇨 and Cape Verde 🇨🇻 are African countries? None of the ethnic groups you named are American. You’re a confused clown
I was born and raised in America by parents from Guinea-Conakry (in West Africa). All of the friends that I grew up with had African parents from countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia. My younger sister's friends were mostly African-Americans. My parents liked my friends, but they were more hostile towards my sister's friends. They would tell my sister that they didn't really like the people she hung out with. Some of the stupid reasons that my dad gave was "They don't have dads in the house and they might make you join a gang." Yes, most of her friends came from broken homes. But they were very respectful and hardworking people. We didn't even live in a gang-ridden neighborhood! I didn't like it when my dad would talk about my sisters friends, because I knew them and they were nice people. When I asked my dad why he would say such things, he told me "The black people here (in America), they don't work hard. They only care about being rappers and the men always leave the children without a father." I tried to tell him that this wasn't the case for ALL black people, but he was still firm in his beliefs (still is today). Now, even though my parents have some prejudices against African-Americans, some of the African-Americans that I knew were no better. When I was in middle and high school, I was surrounded by many black kids who still thought that Africa was a country or that Africans lived amongst lions and other wild animals. When Ebola was all over the news, Africans at my school were frequently targeted by African-Americans. If an African let out a tiny cough, one of the African-Americans would always yell out "Yo, ___ got Ebola!" I remember when a teacher showed us a video of a woman who moved to Tanzania to open a school, this one black girl said "Why would she want to live in Africa? She could get eaten by a lion or die because it's so nasty there." Everyone laughed, and the teacher (also African-American) failed to correct her. Instead, the teacher said "Yes, Africa is really dirty". I wanted to say something, but I was too shy back then. Anyways, this just goes to show that even though it seems that African people look down on African-American people, the African-American people have their faults as well. Hopefully, one day we can realize that at the end of the day---whether your light skin or dark skin, rich or poor, live in a nice house, the projects, or a slum---we're all black and we need to start celebrating the differences that make us unique.
Princess Ama try working hard in Africa lol. Your great grandparents were weak. My grandparents fought here just so your dumb ass could come here. Bow down to the gods. You're people came here once it was safe
I am a african american....i feel like i do look african......i thought africans hated african americans. I dont feel superior to africans at all. I thought africans thought they were superior to us. I love african accents....i dont know anything about africa other than what i was told.....i dont know the african language because it was forced from our knowledge and we have european names now......but i am happy to be a american anyway because we have people from everywhere who co exist and are friends with eachother.....i believe i would have been happy as a african also....if i was from africa.
Well said....theres nothing wrong with being proud of your homeland, or the country you currently live in, or even your color...... In the end, we are all HUMAN BEINGS, which I believe is the most important thing to remember. Peace✌
terie74 texas thats like a chinese person born in america saying they are not chinese they are american... No smh you’re still african .. Im african “American” but i consider myself as african that was born in america
We are all black, but race is a concept formed by white ppl. The Bible speaks of "nations" of ppl, not races. Therefore you can have more than one nation of ppl who are black yet are not of the same nation, not of the same bloodlines....even Biblically two brothers Jacob and Esau who shared the womb were split into two entirely different nations. I am a so-called "African-American"; however unlike with the young man in the red shirt says I know my roots and I am a daughter or Judah. A descendant of Shem and Jacob, not Ham. I am a Hebrew woman and I love my ppl, but I definitely don't think I'm better than anyone.
Nathan Hi family sure, you can start with the Holy Bible...It really is a history book just as much as a spiritual book. Particularly read Deuteronomy chapter 28 fully. Also read The Valley of Dry Bones by Rudolph Windsor and From Babylon to Timbuktu, also by Rudolph Windsor for starters. Then I recommend reading a book called Who Is Edom by Charles Weisman, as well as The 13th tribe by Arthur Koestler, and Lost Tribes and Promised Lands: The Origins of American Racism by Ronald Sanders. There are many more, but that's enough to get started friend.
That drives me nuts when people say African Americans don't know where they come from. We are Americans this is where we are from. Ancestors from Africa, but we are Americans by birth right.
Loll American by birth right but in missipi they were snatching flags from little black boys but you want to claim a country that has never treated blacks with repect. it dosent matter were you are born it matters where your blood comes from.my parents are Liberian I was born in atlanta I'm still Liberian. its only white ppl that do that stupid nonsense that they come from were there born.let go of the slave teaching my bro
It looks like many Africans need to spend more time learning African American history and what we've been through, and what we've accomplished despite all of that.
Why when you’re not the same people? Germans Iranians Mexicans are under the Europeans race and considered white but are definitely a different people who looks somewhat the same but features are definitely different. Know your Jim Crows and Walter Peckers who changed your race to benefit them..
I think globally everyone knows what happens in the US given that America is the most famous country in the world but it's the opposite for African countries. Everyone including Africans knows about slavery but the colonization of Africa is news to a lot of people
How about we all just meet people and have relationships with them and listen to them. Let us not have preconceived perspectives about people before we know who they are! Not all Black Americans are the same.... and not all Africans are the same. And let's love and respect each other even when we fundamentally disagree... No matter the race, ethnicity, or nationality.
As a Jamaican we were highly influenced by African culture and our values and our love for ourselves show. I believe that African Americans were tought to hate themselves which is why so many of them manifest that self hate towards black people not from the states. I was bullied by African americans when i first came here, they called my African friend"African booty scratcher". We were called "not black enough" for speaking english properly💁🏾
I always find it pretty ignorant, to base your views of people, off of TV and what "music," you hear. Just because of what's shown on TV, is NOT how all of us African-Americans, act! I'm glad the first 2 girls can actually see that we're all not what's portrayed in the media.
African Americans started this cycle of hate through means of mockery and insulting African culture through TV and movies. This is widescale.. not anything minuscule. How can you blame those who feel some type of way?
ATL Steelo not all of us, have you forgot that we Don't control what the media broadcast or what type of movies are made or what television station in America do. You are talking about actors in movie who are puppets to the elite. FACTS
brownsugarcandie2007 but that's what the white man want us to believe that we're like just like they want us to believe that Africans are like pour out there and you know so we won't never want to go out there and learn about our heritage
honey kiss Richardson but you do have control over what you do and you don't see on TV which means you have a button that you could turn off and go to the library
AAs didn't build the west (San Fran, Seattle), h3ll even NYC or Chicago (throw Boston in there). I hate when folks make that claim. If that was the case, why not build it again?
I really enjoyed this. I really enjoyed the points. I’m African American I’m so happy to hear the positive and straight viewpoints. I’m very much aware of my roots. I studied sooo long to find it thank god! But I can truly say I’m there. I believe African Americans and Africans are just alike. The only differences to me is the culture is different . But it’s the same in some ways. We all still show our African talent and spirit in one way or another! It’s a beautiful thing to be African! ❤️
Are you a naturalized American citizen then? Congratulations for immigrating legally and becoming an American. I have never been to Africa, but I have friends who immigrated and became naturalized. But they just call themselves American now, they don't think they need to hyphenate their history. So how long have you lived in America?
African Americans dont think they are superior. They created their own culture and identity due to their surroundings. Anyone who is born and raised in the US who has ties to a Motherland will not forget that but dont expect a person born n raised in the US to claim 100% this or that cause it aint so. It would be delusional to negate the facts that ocurred in history and what took place during the formation of the US as a country. Take myself for example, I consider myself 100% Dominican but ask me about my experiences as a Dominican? I can surely share my experiences as a Dominican American but dont ask me to share about DR the island cause I have never lived there. Visited a few times only. So my claiming to be 100% is not accurate or true to my identity. I have created my own identity as a Dominican American. Same thing goes 4 African Americans.
We are all Africans. There is no difference between us. We must unite in love! I am African-American and I love my Africans brothers and sisters. We all have the same roots and we do look alike. Most of us want to come home.
Layo Milly. no such thing as Africa or African American the land was named after a Roman General named Scipio Africanus who conquered her....was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Gen Chap 2...no where in the word of God does it say Africa no where get Hidden Colors Dvd # 1 it breaks it down for you there are 4 parts.. jb
There is no difference in colour except existence of some slight mistrust or perceived disaffection between Africa and African Americans. From my experience in USA, some African Americans who do not understand the history of slave trade blame Africans for selling them to the West. One actually said to me, "you guys sold us and now, you are coming to USA to take up our scholarship opportunities as well, was selling us not enough"? Some African Americans in my class claim, they prefer being called black Americans, they are uncomfortable being associated or called Africans. I listen to African American channel (specifically search for Uhuru and go black Africa) recently who described African children as running around in filth and tattered clothes, claiming Africans are not investing in themselves. I listen to channels where they complain of filth, lack of infrastructure, poverty and claim reasons for that predicament is an excuse. When I hear such comments, my reaction is usually synonymous to the description of the guy in red. I feel some African Americans think they have suffered and continue to suffer more than Africans and and that Africans must learn and understand them and treat them in a special way. Africans do not expect them to treat them the way whites look down upon them because they feel they should know better. Africans expect them to be partners in development where they bring their expertise to build non-existent factories or infrastructure and make money from that investment. And not always see themselves as tourist who come in and demand things to be fixed before they come again to spend their "hard earned dollars". It sometimes sound like a threat.
I have an african neighbor and I visit him alot, we chill talk abiut iur lives and watch movies. We are just alike, the difference is he kniw what he come from and he rep his culture which I look up to. He is also hard working which I am too, but for me to be in the United States and he not. He out here working 3 jobs and going to school. I respect that and look up to him. He blessed me with much more confidence to go to school and do my thang.
@@donathan2933 oh..what ethnic group do you hail?😊...and why do African Americans think Africans hate them .it's not the first time I have heard this but I thought it was a joke then so i didn't think much of it
From watching both videos on this subject, I feel like Africans and African Americans do not fully understand each other. You cannot judge an entire culture based on bad experiences met with each group. I think that in order for both groups to grow, we should be willing to fully study the history behind African American culture and African culture. Studies should not be based on what is seen on the news, what our parents taught us, or what we read in "University Books." No, we have to go deeper by actually learning the history, seeing discrimination from both sides, and basically educating ourselves about each other. When I hear people say "We have light-skin blacks and Dark-skin blacks," that irritates me because whether dark or light-skin, we'll still be judged and discriminate against just because of who we are. Both Africans and African Americans are beautiful people no matter the shade of their skin. The only way we can connect is by educating ourselves as if we were going to a new country and really wanted to understand the history and culture of a people. I am African American and this is just my point of view.
What does he mean that Black Americans feel like they are "Americans?" My passport says United States of America, therefore; I'm American. Dude in the red shirt had major attitude. You can be American too, it's your choice.
“We have our cultural roots. We know where we come from. They don’t know where they come from...” Umm. Yes I do! I’m from American. Born and Raised. Ancestry hundreds of years deep here. I’m not confused.
what if i told you we've been in american cor not hundreds but thousands of years before the European settlers history and the slave trade was told to us in reverse you're right we're not African American that's offencive where the original native Aborigines of the new continent
1 Bang do your research before you call me ignorant or confused ..smh i know I'm native american i can trace lineage back to Louisiana hundreds of years before Columbus and I'm a black man. Not all people of color are from Africa...WAKE UP
You're not Native Americans. Your hair textures say it all. If African Americans really were Native American, they wouldn't have kinky African-textured hair like most African Americans do. If you're so confused about your past, go take a DNA test to find your ancestry. There are black people everywhere but blacks from an African descent have a different hair texture to other blacks.
I've always felt that Africans, Caribbeans, and even Black Hispanics act like they are superior to so-called African-Americans. I am a U.S. born Afro-Hispanic, so I would know. That's a shame, because I feel there is much that we can learn from each other, and share with each other. I also happen to love all types of Black women. They are so graceful.
Mr. Rich I find your statement disrespectful and ignorant.. The state of the blacks of America.. Is the best of all the black people... We had nothing... No land.. No people.. Nothing.. Taken to a land where you was seen worse than a dog.. And become a people who have gained all the privileges s their oppressors... They was not allowed to read and learn.. Killed for looking one in the eye.. And now help run the country.. Without fighting a war.. We created a culture and a history that the world take second and respects.. What we went through and going through can not be matched by any other... We the descendants of the trans Atlantic slavery... Are not prefect.. But we are far far from being sorry.... Things we have done has changed the world...
I think the issue is... People expect us to be timed people.. We are ex slaves.. We must be very humble.. Quite unlearned.. Unknowing people.. But we are not.. We are a very proud people...
Mr. Rich You sound bitter and hurt.. All I can say is I feel sorry for you... Your ignorance is not facts.. Just opinions.. And very ignorant ones... Do you even understand what you are saying.. Your mad because we have BET.. But aren't you black... ? 🤔 your mad about Black lives Matter.. But doesn't your black lives matter.. You sound very ignorant and I would almost say European mind...
Mr. Rich You have issues.. Who asked you to get through to me ??? For what???? Your opinions are that opinions.. And of course we do not take in stupidity.... It's just logic... Common sense.. Who allows another man to tell you who you are.. A slave mind are the only ones.. Who thinks they have authority to tell someone else who they are.. And oppressors mind slave master syndrome.. That is who... Keep you well wishes.. I don't need them...but you do... Oh that's right you are white... So you think your entitled
Black Americans generally don't think about black Africans at all. We have our own lives to live, and most of us identify with our country more than we do our color or our origins. And why wouldn't we?, we are a part of the most powerful nation on the planet. A nation that we helped to build with the sweat and blood of our ancestors. We are proud and unapologetic about that as we should be. Black Americans are the definition of a success story. We have gone from slaves to titans of industry,political leaders and philosophers in the most competitive and diverse place on earth. Black Americans made being black cool as fuck...we are cultural icons around the world,imitated yet not duplicated, not even by black Africans.
I don't necessarily I identify as African American, I do however identify as black. if you are African American one of your grandparents or parents are from Africa. If you are black your race is mixed with all races and not with a full African person. most people don't understand that. I 100% respect African people and love the fact that my distant ancestors were African, but I am not now nor have I ever been African American, I'm black.
That is your definition of black however, it is important that you understand that, that definition did not originate with people who's "race is mixed with all races and not with a full African person". That is in fact an African term to describe it's people. In ancient times till present day, Africans have been using the word black for themselves.That is why Egypt was called Kemet = black land. Every single African language I know of call African people BLACK and Africa itself BLACK nation or something to that effect. Don't take my word for it, do your own research.
+K Camp, I know exactly what she's trying to imply but, that's her prerogative. I think it's quite shameful to address someone's daughter, sister, mother( if she has any children) as a bitch simply because she stated views contrary to yours. That culture of disrespect is absolutely un-African. Neither do I think it is appropriate for you to anticipation for "trump and white supremacy" to deal with her or those who ascribe to her views. Truth be told, when it comes to those at the receiving end of white supremacy, Africa is at the forefront.
No, most 2nd, 3rd etc. generation immigrants refer to themselves as what they are. I do not identify as "African American", I identify as Nigerian American and another will identify as Egyptian American or Kenyan American and so on. And "black" in America is not defined as being "mixed" lmao tf are you talking about😂😂 race in America is social construct meant as a division between whites and the others. I don't know where you got your bull ish from lmao
I can't wait to visit countries in Africa with my family. My bloodline goes back to the 1600's here in the United States but I would never think I'm better than anyone living in Africa. We are all one people. Trying to dissect who is more African is just a waste of time. Let's focus on what bonds us as a people not our differences. Much love from California 🌴.
I am "African American" dating a gorgeous man from Ghana and we have this discussion amongst ourselves, friends and family often. I agree with the people interviewed, but how can someone teach their child what they don't know? Also, the media in many nations make sure that we Africans everywhere are against one another. Africa has "Love and Hip Hop", America has feed the children commercials. We never see the full spectrum of our people, just the negative things in order to separate us.
I kinda understand the point of view of the guy with the red t shirt Americans can show a great sense of nationalism to the point that it gets downright stupid and annoying, he didn't mean to insult he just meant to talk about the sense of entitlement that Americans ( black as white ) appear to have when they speak.
There are too many blacks in America that feel not accepted in America for that statement to be true. Africans in America are the ones who look down on Blacks in America.
Ben Dynast they get teased because CHILDREN tease everyone for everything. I like how sensitive muhfuckas are when they judge a group of people by the actions of children. If y’all are so much better, why choose not to be in your own country? Oh yea.....
@william Khims What I am is what I am & what u are is what u are, I'm a leave it at that. Let me ask u something tho, does me showing love for other melanated people make me from their continent?
Why do yawl act like black American families where noy in American for over 400 years it wasn't just yesterday ,I am American.I am from 16 different regions of the world .I am very proud of my African roots,also my European roots ,south Asian,and west Asian roots.
African Americans have a rich culture which is different from that of Africans born in Africa. I agree that why do Africans expect AA to embrace African cultures they know nothing about. Europeans who also came to America don’t have the burden of identity as blacks. It’s unfair to expect African-Americans not to embrace their culture born of bondage as their own.
How could we know our roots when we are rooted in many different places. Our culture was stripped from us it's not like they let us keep our language and culture. They also mixed different tribes.African Americans are a mixture of many different tribes we can't pinpoint to just one particular place like you Africans. Sure we could try to learn but where do we start? So I wish some of you people would have a little bit more respect when it comes to African Americans. That is all
I think it's a shame how most Africans look at us African-Americans in negative ways. Our ancestors were brought over here (u.s) against their free will, captured like an animal. We don't know our culture, traditions, or anything. Al least you'll Africans know who you are, where you come from. Don't look at us (African-Americans) as though we've had some kind of privileged life. Look at some of these UA-cam videos, you will see how my ancestors were treated. We never had it easy, we've caught hell all our lives, and still catching it. You'll think this is Heaven when you come over here. We've lived here, so we know how far we should have advanced in getting good jobs, housing, education, etc. Hell, we couldn't vote until 1965, but we still paid taxes. You'll can't see it when you come over here, but we've been here since day one. From the Africans, I seen and met they are arrogant, uppity, and they look down on us, they act like that other race towards Blacks. It's time for all Black people to realize and embrace, we are all BLACK,!!! I don't care where you come from, you Black, you Black!!! Stop Playing,
You're only saying that because you're not in Africa. If you were in Africa, you'd bbe racist against blacks who are darker than you. You might not even call yourself "black" in Africa. You people don't know shit about Africa. Why do white people have to teach you about your homeland? It's like you think history is just a fairy tale. BLACKS ARE STILL LITERALLY SLAVES TO MUSLIMS IN AFRICA. The fuck you gonna do? Yell at Trump? Fucking morons.
Crashlights I swear these people are fucking morons, all they know is screaming and yelling slavery, racism all day, I feel sorry for white people, AA are the true racist.
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I'm Hispanic and I agree with the guy in the red shirt! I have alot of African friends and they do get discriminated against. Just like a Mexican American treats a Mexican sometimes. we have a racial problem against our own cultures and that is a very sad thing! NEVER LOSE YOUR CULTURE! LEARN MORE AND IT WILL ONLY STRENGTHEN YOUR RACE.
One time, my African Uber driver was having a conversation with his African friend, (who was in the passenger seat) and said that he doesn't consider "us" African Americans and that he calls us Black Americans instead. I mean I didn't say anything of course, but it was noted💁
For any of my African Brothers and Sisters watching, I will explain to you some things that you may not know about African American culture, even if you are have African parents and are living in the states. *Cultural Assimilation: Yes, many African Americans look to European standards to live "peacefully" here, whether that is skin bleaching, changing their hair textures, or speaking differently in public. Some Africans do this too to get a more respectable outcome while communing with anyone they feel has power. However, in the instances of African Americans, this wasn't just to get a good job. There was a time after the slaves were freed that, if you tried to start a business white people would burn your place of business down to the ground and kill you and your family. This has happened many many many times and is well-documented. People were forced to look and move as white people wanted them to so that the inferiority complex would remain alive. This is beyond basic cultural assimilation. The effects of these events even after slavery are purely psychological. Here in America, certain races of people are wanting to remove this painful chapter in history from textbooks so that no one can know about it. Hell, half the children in school here don't even get to learn about it!
My best friend is from Nigeria and she is awesome. She honestly has a nice, I'd say healthy balance of African and American lifestyles. She has been in America for I think almost 2-3 years now and while even keeping up with some "trends" in America from the clothes to music, she still visits her mom, sibling(s) back home. I may not be connected with my roots to know everything about where the origin of most of my family is from, but I am happy to be black anyways. Even if I might (likely) have some caucation along the line somewhere. Lol. PS I'm 15 and just speaking my mind so please don't roast me.😛
JayLynn Pope We're basically the same. I'm 15 and I have a friend whose from Kenya and she is the sweetest person that I've met. Despite the fact that I'm a Black American and she's African, we're the best of friends. There's no feeling of superiority between the both of us because we act the same (we're both educated, we both have morals, we both keep up with the trends and we even look the same lol). I feel like this video is yet another form of media trying to drive a wedge between a group of people. A whole group of people don't think the same way.
Well one person was right a lot of us African Americans really don't know what we or and we don't know anything about our culture. All of my life I was taught that I was black and when people would ask me was I African, I told them no cause I didn't know anything about Africans. My grandmother never told us where she was from evan though she looked African and my grandfather looked Indian. We just thought we were black people. But yes our for father was beaten and stripped of our culture. For some reason now I don't think it really matter anymore what we are as long as we have JESUS Christ that's enough for me.
This is so depressing. I usually love your videos because you show the good, the beautiful, the fascinating, the exciting. This video is just depressing on so many levels. Even on the African continent, bias is pervasive. Just sad.
As a African American woman, a lot of the stuff Africans are saying on here is true, and that's because we don't know our culture anymore...but we are starting to lean and understand..
Gee kelly We do know our culture; just not our CULTUTAL HERITAGE Those things are different...American IS our culture..African culture is our cultural roots...We should learn BOTH
megan marah Did I say that Africa was a country?...I just read my other post, and nowhere does it say that....I know that Africa has many countries, 54-57 depending on which ones you wanna recognize as countries, and all of them have multiple different ethnic groups within them...Black Americans *can* figure out which one/ones they belong to ancestrally by getting their DNA tested...That can tell us exactly what region, and ethnic group our ancestors belonged to...We could then use said information to seek out our ancestral history...Understand now?
AFRICAN AMERICANS ARE NOT AFRICANS?
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African Americans are descendants of Africans so technically we are African we was just forced over here
WODE MAYA I beg to differ but everybody's entitled to their opinions
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We are Hebrews!!!!
Am from Kenya and I think them as my brothers and sisters who were lost from us and I love them so much
jane gatto Bless You 😘
jane gatto sis and I love you back!!!!! I couldn't watch the entire video because it upset me so muc. At the end of the day African American or Africa it doesn't matter WE ARE ALL WE GOT!!!
I love you guys, I think about you and I pray for you sometimes I cry when i know what you go through, but to GOD be all the glory.
jane gatto so sweet
jane gatto i wish i have a chance for my family to visit
African Americans have a culture although it’s evolved from the surviving traditions brought over from slaves it’s most definitely a unique culture
@lar ljd stereotypical much ?
Amarachi Lee Right he probably live and born in Africa the man who made first comment
@lar ljd you forgot jazz, R&B, soul,rock and roll, funk,blues,gospel,Harlem renaissance,the amazing food,empowerment,weve invented so many things the list goes on
@Stoned Göst this is my natural hair ? So I'm confused by your statement. Even if I did wear weave, and I can its certainly not to "please" white men
@Stoned Göst i think it"s motherfucking funny that y'all africans say "ashamed of our heritage" bc we were "weave" stfu you see that African girl in that video with purple weave and ha you have to understand OUR ancestors (africans taken on slave ships) were raped we weren't just taken to the Americas we were taken all over the world EVERYONE supported Columbus TO TAKE US AFRICANS we couldn't rely on Asia, India etc. NO ONE and I really crying right now bc it's hard to know that NO ONE was nobody there for us even our own people sold us out now YALL need to open your eyes cause what y'all went through is nothing compared to 100yrs of slavery, segeration, murders , bc. Of what ? Our skin tone FUCK I got cousins across the world bc y'all traded us in for some minerals S.A.D. And wonder why we hold in grudges have quick tempers bet you never even met one black person yet alone one in Latin or central America 😢
African-Americans have created a whole new culture..so that's what I think the biggest difference is--culture. I'm proud of my Black American culture.
Kaitlyn Calcote Finally glad someone said this ☺ Yes. Its good to learn about african culture but lets not lose as culture. even wode maya uses it when he talks lol !!! yo yo yo lol
african cukture is traditional culture . but aa culture is more modern and real to us anyway. its felt in the heart not read in history books
Kaitlyn Calcote the good thing about as culture vs african culture i think is more focus on God and no superstitions
now before people ssy white people gave us religion . no.
Jesus said my lambs know my voice . even withour white people
we know who we are.
Exactly we are not the same,so they need to get over it!
This is what I like about my Cuban culture that I have African and Spaniard blood in me in. Cuba still have the African culture some of the language and the dance and we still practices all that. What África and Spain left in the Island.. I love my Afro Latin people.. because they're not racist... I like I say I may be white skin but I have the African blood running through my veins because I get down or my afro-cuban culture
Kaitlyn Calcote most of the Black Americans are racist
The one in red looks like he’s been ready for these questions his entire life 😩😂😂
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I'm a black American who claims my African roots 1000%
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I'm not sure why people think African Americans have no culture. Our ancestors were brought here from many different countries all of whom had different cultures. And after being stripped of their true heritages they began to form their own culture as one and each generation has added to the mix. African Americans are truly a multicultural People. I hate when the negative action of some are made out to be a commonality amongst an entire race of people. Those actions are not cultural its an issue of character and this is an issue that spands across the human race.
Alicia Mitchell Allow me to disagree my dear. You're living in a white system created by Jim Craw and many....which influence your behaviour. Same for latinos. This is not culture,this is reaction. Culture is histories, behavior,food,spirituality and purposes which lead the group to a higher lifestyle. Black Americans are not proud of africans but just to be black. This is not enough. Instead of spending thousands of dollars for the nba or nfl finals,you could go down in a english speaking african country and be among africans. Why not?
Please stop speaking for all AA. You sound very ignorant and the things you say are not true. You are obliviously hanging around the wrong AA, and believing the hype of the media. I am AA and Native American and proud to be black, and proud that my ancestors are African. Most AA that I know love their African roots and are not ashamed of it, if anything we brag about it bc many of us know the truth regardless of what the media portrays. And we do have our own culture, it is a multicultural adopted from several ancestors with different cultural backgrounds combined into 1. We don't have one culture because we are not a ONE culture peoples, I don't understand why people don't understand that. More importantly the USA is huge, depending on what part of the US one comes from your cultural background might be different. People from the south are culturally different than peoples from the north, and not just culturally , genetically as well. And if we don't have our own unique culture, why is it that people from all over the world are mimicking AA especially in countries like Japan, Sweden, and even certain parts of Germany. We have created our own style music, food, and fashion which is a combination of other cultures combined into 1, that what makes an AA, not one culture.. Soul music, blues, hip hip and even deep house music was created by the AA in Chicago first. All of our music is apart of our culture just like Africans have their own music , and Asians as well. And if you think we are not spiritually connected, you are wrong again. It seems like you're living a Jim Crow system believing the lies. Not all peoples you see in American that are black are of African descent , many are Black Native Americans who were already here before slavery, and many of us know this as well but this is an entire different topic.
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Alicia Mitchell american culture is the culture of black people. Without black people american culture would be different, especially when it comes to music.
Alicia Mitchell most African American hate Africans
I really wish I could speak/hang out with the brother in the Red shirt. I understood what he was talking about but someone have clearly misrepresented us to him.
Om his answers broke my heart
Only thing that threw me off is how he was talking about African Americans negatively while copying our clothing style and mannerisms.
@@mylzcrooks5487lol which clothing style ??
@@mylzcrooks5487 what styles and mannerisms 😂
@@mylzcrooks5487 are you even SERIOUS 🤣🤣 which clothing style. Or you think africans dress up in hides and skin🤣. You people shd come to africa you will be Amazed. The africa they show on tv is not the real africa
I am Kenyan and i dont think as Africans shouldn't judge African Americans because we go through the same struggles and we should help one another , Since Africa is our home .
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I love my African brothers and sisters around the world!!!
We love you too brother
Richard But they don't love you.
Richard we love you too
me too
Judah Amiel Yisrael Keep your demonic crap to yourself and let the love ride.
I like the guy with the red polo.. I am sure he has a problem with one Africa-American guy 😂😂😂
Debrah Patrick bruh I can't breath 😂😂😂
The guy in the red polo was the most honest person on here. True some Black Americans do act and think that they are better, and truly its the culture we grew up in-western culture. And whether we admit it or not we grew up in a European culture. We may have the same skin, which makes us kin, but culturally we are not the same. I have friends from Kenya, Ghana and South Africa. The colored/Black friend I had from South Africa was the only one I felt was culturally close in attitude to a western culture. And for the record I do not think I am better than anyone regardless of where they are from. My friend from Kenya, we used to talk about what was different in each other's culture, I learned a lot from her and I am sure she learned somethings from me.
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James Smith yes, some American female did not return his admiration and he also feel that Americans Blacks are superior.
Keep trying with the American girls, cause he is not a bad looking brother and he seems nice.
GUERRILLA SUNRISE look st a world map. india used to be connected to aftica. so they are african too
Interesting. I don't hear Europeans saying, "Those Americans of German/Irish/British/French/Polish descent don't know their roots or culture. They don't know where they come from." They just view them as Americans. It seems to be an African thing. Different culture, similar bloodline. I don't see why Africans get offended when Black Americans don't know anything about African culture. It's not our culture. We're literally hundreds of years removed from it. We've created a new culture in the U.S. that has some African influences, but is still Black American. It shouldn't be taken as disrespect.
headquarters25 Maybe i missed something but I don't think someone descriped afro-americans behavior as disrespecting.
headquarters25 dude I'm Nigerian the reason is because during slavery the White man went out their way too rid Black Americans of their African cultures. Its a different circumstance. The whites didn't have their identity deliberately taken from them.
Ed Jones fam why you being rude, if you want to educate me fine. Just tell me. What does what you told me have anything to do with blacks in America being ride of their African cultures.
Ed Jones I'm not mad but if you want to teach me don't be condescending, people won't wanna listen to you. Look I Got no problem with black Americans my only point was that the African culture was taken from you lot. Never said you don't have your own culture. I listen to hip hop music and Appreciate your comedy/comedians.
Btw How was I being arrogant?
Ben Dover what matters little in 2017?
The only African American I met came as an exchange student actually at my university(U.J South Africa), He was interested in finding out about African Culture and also being involved. He also told me he was planning ancestry DNA to find his actual roots, Also planning to travel to other Africa countries. I guess its 50-50. It depends on who you encounter & where the person's state of mind is
We can say the same about African people, that is your state of mind. Oh, it is okay the diaspora is vastly different, that is what makes us unique. We need to learn to appreciate that rather crafting on one another.
in fact everyone who looks African isn't African supposedly. Maybe they're another thought everyone came out of Africa so then isn't everyone African including the European and Asian ?
Black Americans don't feel superior. And we do have a distinct cultural awareness and it was created in America! Maybe people don't like the fact that even though we have roots from Africa, we are not African in the same sense. Think about Jazz, Hiphop, R&B, the many black American authors, composers and inventors! We have culture! And we are just proud of our heritage! We are Americans just as much and even more than white people! USA would be a completely different place without us and we own our contribution!
Joe T well said bro. We DO have culture. that's the one thing goid about AA culture. It's about God.and love. very little if any superstitions.
Joe T Amen 👏👏👏👏👏
Ziggy Tafari please since when?
We are made to think that our music and history was created in America we have Over 4000 years of history in Africa vs 200 Years of jazz and other inventions
Joe T well said, I totally agree. American culture is emulated around the world, especially African American music and style. As rich as Africa is in resources such as diamonds, gold and other minerals it's a continent which languishs in poverty. When people talk of great sports figure around the world I've never heard of anyone coming from Africa, where are their Serena and Venus Williams, Michael Jordan's, Muhammad Ali's, Mike Tyson's and Floyd Mayweather's. We Dominate Sports and Make It our Brands. We started the Sneaker Culture followed by people around the World. Where are their Michael Jackson's, Beyonce, Tupac, Biggie, Nas, Jay Z's Oprah to name just a few. I noticed African's try so hard to emulate African Americans to advance or gain status in whatever country outside of Africa they may be living in. I've read alot of comments about African Americans not having a culture, who the hell told you we don't have a culture it just shows what little other races think they really know about African Americans. Some things aren't meant for you to know becuase you're not one of us, we're Unique. Our History is our Own, you don't need to know or analyze it to know who we are. Our ancestors were from Africa and mixed with Europeans and Native Americans but despite the hardships and suffering they endured during slavery they help shape one of the greatest countries in world. The African American culture and history is ingrained in American history. Our accomplishments and successes through hard work and determination help us bring about the Civil Rights Movement in the United States. During Slavery, We were a people without a country to call our own but inspite of what you think we won our Freedom and gain many Liberties. Our Democracy is a model for other courntries around the world. From what I see on the African news the continent of Africa still has a long way to go with uplifting it's people and the continent out of poverty. Ebola was the last worst disease which devasted West Africa from 2014-2016. There are recent reports from the World Health Organization (WHO) that Ebola has resurfaced in some African countries. But you're worried about African Americans. It's Asinine, you need to figure out how to resolve the issues plaguing the continent of Africa since you are such Geniuses and think you know so much about African American's culture and history, when in Truth you don't know a DAMN THING about African Americans.
Many African countries are still practicing gential mulations on young girls, just senseless. Still killing albinos because you think there's some mystic powers associated with their body parts using it in Rituals and Shit. I could go on and on but this topic is starting to bore me.
I'll leave you with this message: Stop hating on African Americans and Love yourselves!!!
Im African American and In no way shape or form think I am better than my people in Africa. If anything I am jealous of yall cuz you have a connection to your land. You know who ur people are and where your from. Us here in America dont know who we are or where we're from. I love all my black/African people
Santana Boyd again there is no such thing as Africa or African American...A ROMAN GENERAL NAMED SCIPIO AFRICANUS conquered the land and named it after himself....was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Gen Chap 2....want more check out
Hidden Colors # 1 it explains it
jb
Also you must remember that here in the states we are taught not to like one another so we will talk not to like our family in Africa so with that being said I would love to know my family that's there in that continent learning the people and which looks like me but here in the US we are taught not to like one another that was what the slave masters instilled in his slaves not to like one another that way was always be confusion and there will never be any Unity check out the Willie Lynch Letter read it it will tell you what happened to the American black love you much
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We africans also love our african-american brothers and sisters. No need to be jealous btw.
African Americans do not claim their roots they call Africans African booty scratchers n shit 🤦🏾♀️🙄
Hahaha nigga is nigga no different funny at all the best thing is loving each other is the best so that other race can respect us, great video
i keep hearing *They don't know their roots* I'm sorry is it African Americans fault they don't know their roots last time i checked they were TAKEN and FORCED to FORGET their culture, Mother tongue and native names
Great excuse 👍
I really hate how Africans view our culture. I hear too many say that they know their culture and we don't. The guy in the red shirt called white Americans "real Americans". That's part of the problem, we are not immigrants or the children of recent immigrants in a new country with a new culture. Most white Americans today don't even have roots in the US as deep as ours but according to some people an italian american whose grandparents came here in 1920 are real americans because they're white. The US is only a few centuries old and we have been here from the beginning of this nation when the US was still a colony and not a country, we were here. We came before the pilgrims, regardless of our status, that's our history. I'm not ashamed of my enslaved ancestors. We are tied to this land. We are a mix of various West African people with a culture that developed here from scratch because our ancestors languages and cultures were stripped from them.
Tyline Burgos I feel you man .Am an African and I respect and love AAs.I do call people out on social media on appropriations,racism,stereo typing, disparaging on AAs.. because I do feel a responsible to protect one of my kinds no matter where they come from
Mummy Babe 👍🏽
It's no one's fault actually we we're put against each other by the white men
Tyline Burgos Preach
Honestly us black Americans created our own culture in America. It just other races think black culture is cool, and are always trying to be a part in it. African Americans don't know where their exact orgin is in Africa, and it's not their fault. Idk why people blame us for that. Most of the black people I know just praise Africa the continent as a whole because we all come from one root. But blacks do have their own culture in America.
The african girl wearing blue with whitish or purplish hair is pretty what's her name =)
Bernard Tan I will fight you over her😠. She's mine... if I ever find her😔
Right Away you ain't a real nigga so she isn't interested.
Baby if you see this, holla at a real nigga and let's reunite our DNA and make a baby. (After I marry you)
Sneezin A. Smith A fight to the death, who ever lives gets the girl🤔
+Sneezin A. Smith That's not right, stop it. Why does it matter what he is? He thinks she's pretty, done. He likes her, done. People are people, race isn't our main priority, and babies shouldn't be our first resolution. And lastly, she probably wouldn't like you if that's how you treat other people. Racism isn't a one-way street, remember that.
Latisha?
Dude in the red shirt look like he's ready to freestyle😂
sumper man 😂
The way they dress says the guy with the Hustler shirt lol
Frll like why does he talk with his hands like that 😂
Kalifa Makoma Can you produce a grammatically correct sentence to the point where I can understand what you're saying? Try again.
TeeKoooo he's speaking the truth so it will pain you
I'm Japanese I love Black Americans 🇺🇸❤️🇯🇵
bgl 🇺🇸❤️🇯🇵
ありがとうございます
@@saneleofthehlongs5716 you cared enough to reply
Me too and Anime
@@saneleofthehlongs5716 why do you reply
I WISHED PEOPLE WOULD STOP TRYING TO DIVIDE US!!!
+Mz Tiyahs Gaming & Vlog yes thank you
Jessica Rabb
African Americans started this circle of hate.
We are divided. We will never be completely. You'd hate it if the world was completely equal trust me
Jessica Rabbit we are not the same
I'm African American and get a long with Africans better, I went to College and studied Computer Science, I couldn't relate to the spoil white children who dropped out and got tuition paid for them by parents and couldn't find a job without a degree and blamed affirmative action for their failures and minorities. So most of the group I hung around when I was studying was Asians and Nigerians, I felt they were really motivated and could understand where I was coming from, black americans can be successful to but what we need is more leaders in academics we need more resources. I believe Africans and African Americans can learn a lot from each other and thrive. It's been studies showing King tut father was black (Ancient Egypt) thus making him black, so not all of us African Americans think Africa is poor and inferior, I know there are some nations in Nigeria with Billionaires but I believe they could use some work on their Government, I believe Nigeria should be like China at this age if it wasn't for some things.
La La
Nope, I am Black American. The person in my photo was an Ethiopian King, you're right. I greatly admire his hard work and his pride to die for what he believed in. Surprised you knew that, you must be Ethiopian I assume? Most people don't know of this person as he is not very famous in American History which is mostly white-washed until recently.
Milt Why do you think all white people are spoiled and have money?
lee taylor
they're full of shit....
lee taylor he didn't say " all" he said he couldn't relate to those who were , as in " in his university"
I went to a school known for their affluent whites. Yes, they were spoiled and slid through on their money, charm and connections. I meet one working class white girl there , see struggled just as I did. So he isn't saying all just those who are rich and happen to be white . let's admit rich has better access to all and if white & rich they have a tendency to lack integrity and strong work ethic .
I don't think it's good to judge a whole race because of one person statement. Africans are also racists not just Whites or Black Americans or Asians.
Kechi otta Africans can't be " racist " to black Americans because for one, they are black them selves and also they have no actual systemic power over us. now they can be prejudice but there is a more official term for Race on Race predjedic and that's called " xenophobia "
Many Africans are definitely prejudice against AAs, ive seen it so much in NY. It goes both ways. I've seen them both do it, but African immigrants in the usa (not refugees) have a superiority complex because they are wealthier and have a stronger culture and don't have much of our economic issues and family structures.
Kechi otta you aint never lie
ohamberx0 are you black why are you here
I see .
The young man in the red must have have a bad experience or assumed someone was being mean to him... U can't judge a group from a few ppl. Talk to me and I will let you see we are not all the same
When you see the title and know there about to be some paragraphs in the comments
The guy with the red shirt came off very defensive and just came ready to speak negative about African-American. I did not like his approach to the conversation at all. I cringe when he spoke.
Richarda Glass I wonder have any of them been around African-Americans or they are speaking of what they see on t.v.
We are not Africans. the slave trade is a European lie. Every person with brown skin is not the same.
he literally says he had an experience with them, and the girls literally say they only know what they see on tv. this video describes the difference between Africans who have interacted with African Americans and Africans who haven't
DianaSoleil M Guys like that try way too hard to be like African American talk like them dress like them act like them but when cant they fake it anymore thats when they start hating on Black Americans trust me ab African i know alot of them
He probably had negative experiences with some African Americans if you actually listen to what he said I mean he only gave his answer from his own experiences
Guy in the red with his tight kiddie hat on irritates my soul.
NaturelDeese why?? He's just speaking from experience
I'm african American and we love Africans from the continent we are the same people please dont think that we don't love you don't believe what you see on tv we are the same people we face the same struggles we are one ! Please embrace us and we will embrace you we need each other
❤🖤💚
the girl on d white t shirt... has a very good point of view
I agree...very well informed and easy on the eye :)
Cool C nah u saying this coz she prettier.. bro look beyond d face
Cool C true
Chinaza Amobi She has a Beijing International Christian shirt on. Is this video in Beijing?
taoist40 yup dats where wode Maye Is now
I'm African American, and I believe this conversation is pointless. It's almost like we're being penalized by our own people for historical events that are way beyond our control.
I'm Japanese I love Black Americans 🇺🇸❤️🇯🇵
I don't think all of us are Africans. The problem is we let white folks tell us anything
True
The guy in the red shirt is ANNOYING
I dont think thats the point, you call Africans all kinds of booty scratchers and monkeys, u even deny ferociously ur African roots, so why do you feel disappointed when you hear the facts.
Man in a red shirt really said that white Americans are the "real" Americans. Wow!
And then he went on to talk about how African Americans dress, while dress like one himself. Where does he think his style came from? 🤨 😂
😂😂😂
Its insane ....i saw it and was like...😳hmmm?
Most of those Africans got ther style African Americans
I’m a Black American and proud!
KY S. If you have a family it’s something to be proud of most of y’all don’t grown in a two parent family
@@lionmaggz7097 so uneducated. Who told you that.... the media? The white man? You all Believe everything you see on TV. So am I to assume that most Africans live in huts?
@@TruDelta06 You can assume that if you like to, and if it's something that makes you feel better about yourself. I like to see more of Black Americans + Africans then Black Americans vs. Africans comments, so try not to get offended and teach your fellow black Africans about y'all culture, instead.
@@lionmaggz7097 look at this uneducated clown
@@TruDelta06 That curtis jackso seem to be a white person, we africans have nothing negative toward you, we love you.
I disagree with the comment that we are arrogant against Africans. If only you all knew how we feel, we are a lost People without our true identity. You do not know the hurt that most of us feel in not knowing who we are, and our Families that are over there. We know we are from Africa, but what Tribe? Who are our People, language, customs and religion? If only you all knew how much that hurts to the core. As far as some Black Men wearing their pants low, that is stereotyped. Only some guys do that, and most are young, and want to be thugs. Not all Black Men carry themselves like that. Do not believe everything that the media shows you. We Love you all in Africa, and pray that we would be as one with you all. Those that talk ignorant of Africans are small in number, and are very ignorant, and do not love themselves. It's not all their fault, it's passed on from centuries of being brainwashed to hate ourselves. Again We Love you, and I am proud to have the genes of Africans.❤️
Yea AA are welcome back anytime I really don't like the disgusting debates that r going on in this other comments thou
who kares about dat culture shit nigga i juz wana make dat paper nigga
lt673914. There is no such thing as African or African American...
the land was conquered by a Roman General named Scipio Africanus who named it after himself...Was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Genesis chap 2...
walk further insight check out
Hidden Colors Dvds # 1 especially will
break it down for ya...
Peace jb
lt673914 being African I can tel you that Africa is a cool and peaceful place free of heiracies. You should visit and experience your roots.
well its not just your race native American too I know im cherokee but what tribe we were made to feel ashamed of our race white man called us prairie Niger's yes it was shameful to be cherokee listen to half breed or read the trail of tears yes white ppl took everything from us even our identity only now our ppl are learning cherokee I learned it go to Africa they will teach you your roots like the natives did cherokee has their own alphabet and language I learned it because I wanted to know about my ppl
I have 100% respect for my African roots. I have respect for all Africans and are welcome in my company. I wish we all can come closer together.
el dwdubu 1 💖
el dwdubu no matter where you are from, as long as you're a black man you're an African. Nationality, Denomination,is segrigration,wake up,
el dwdubu only 10 percent of us are descendants of Africa 90% of the people who are slaves where Native American
USA blaQ Gurlz crack head.. I can see your shit together...I leave you to a white racist in a club this time not church
Why are there so many videos fixated on what Africans think of Black Americans or Africans versus African Americans? Black Americans have been far removed from Africa centuries ago. Why think that there would be any comparisons outside of skin color? I often see both parties make generalized and sometimes very stereotypical assumptions about eachother. Africa is made up of many cultures and countries as well. Not all African are the same and not all Black Americans are the same. I don't see the point in trying to make one group of ppl out to be more superior or inferior than the other. I find the term American American inaccurate to Black Americans because they are not from Africa and have no cultural or family ties there. They are simply Americans with a subculture. Yes, Black Americans do have their own version of American culture. Either way, all Black people of the world are beautiful.
And I agree with you. I'm African American, but I don't find "black" any better because it was imposed onto our ancestors and is taking on a pretty Eurocentric view of ourselves. The whole racial way of viewing other ethnic groups/cultures of people is very 17th-19th century-style European idealism. We should just call ethnic people by their original ethnic/national titles and stop labeling each other by color/race. I still share your sentiments about the title "African American". We are our own ethnic group in this country, but I don't believe we have yet defined it well enough.
Alia O I don't think the term African Americans is wrong in describing Black people who have been here for centuries. People somehow get the term African describing us as one from the current African culture/ African culture, all it means is simply we from our ancestors who were pure African, that's it. I have no problem claiming that African description because its true. Ok. African just means the land our/my ancestors. People stop getting your panties in a bunch over nothing. Damn
I don't think African American is direct enough for our specific history. There are many different ethnic people of African descent in the US who identify with/as African American. We are a modern people who have our own ethnic history/culture yet we lack real ethnic distinction.
Amazing Stud Why all of the complaints about Aframs though? Lol. The whole slavery thing is deeper than that. I'm too tired to go on about it (I see comments like this all of the time), but it's a different issue from "this race was enslaved" blah. And I am not one to seek reparations or sympathy from anyone else, still I can recognize the lasting effects from some of that messed up history. "Race" is crap, full of nothing, hardly a thing, idealistic. You and I both come from a real people with specific history, not this idealistic "race" and color mess. I don't know your ethnic background, but whatever it is would be more accurate, closer to reality.
You will find some pockets of African culture in the US that has survived. The Gullah Geshe people for instance. If you go south of the US border, in the rest of america, there is plenty of African culture
Am from the Caribbean.. Trinidad and Tobago.. I love everything about my African brothers and sisters.. you are my family...
They dont love us back. Some...but a small few. Smh
@@ms.marynailz748 not true
@@helenagomes7620 very true. Speaking from MY experience as a BLACK woman in america. Its no secret that foreigners think we chose our disadvantages And judge us accordingly.
@@ms.marynailz748 Nah I've noticed its a little different with Africans over the ones who travel here.
william Khims dumb ass do you realize Seychelles 🇸🇨 and Cape Verde 🇨🇻 are African countries? None of the ethnic groups you named are American. You’re a confused clown
red shirt guy said we feel so "superior " bitch where?
go to any middle or highschool and see how African Americans treat foreign blacks
I am afican American and I am desperate to learn from you all ❤️
That is very humble. We must learn how to love from within
No
you’re black american not african american
@@jjt7182 fr idk why they keep saying that.. but we still have African dissent
I was born and raised in America by parents from Guinea-Conakry (in West Africa). All of the friends that I grew up with had African parents from countries like Nigeria and Ethiopia. My younger sister's friends were mostly African-Americans. My parents liked my friends, but they were more hostile towards my sister's friends. They would tell my sister that they didn't really like the people she hung out with. Some of the stupid reasons that my dad gave was "They don't have dads in the house and they might make you join a gang." Yes, most of her friends came from broken homes. But they were very respectful and hardworking people. We didn't even live in a gang-ridden neighborhood! I didn't like it when my dad would talk about my sisters friends, because I knew them and they were nice people. When I asked my dad why he would say such things, he told me "The black people here (in America), they don't work hard. They only care about being rappers and the men always leave the children without a father." I tried to tell him that this wasn't the case for ALL black people, but he was still firm in his beliefs (still is today).
Now, even though my parents have some prejudices against African-Americans, some of the African-Americans that I knew were no better. When I was in middle and high school, I was surrounded by many black kids who still thought that Africa was a country or that Africans lived amongst lions and other wild animals. When Ebola was all over the news, Africans at my school were frequently targeted by African-Americans. If an African let out a tiny cough, one of the African-Americans would always yell out "Yo, ___ got Ebola!" I remember when a teacher showed us a video of a woman who moved to Tanzania to open a school, this one black girl said "Why would she want to live in Africa? She could get eaten by a lion or die because it's so nasty there." Everyone laughed, and the teacher (also African-American) failed to correct her. Instead, the teacher said "Yes, Africa is really dirty". I wanted to say something, but I was too shy back then.
Anyways, this just goes to show that even though it seems that African people look down on African-American people, the African-American people have their faults as well. Hopefully, one day we can realize that at the end of the day---whether your light skin or dark skin, rich or poor, live in a nice house, the projects, or a slum---we're all black and we need to start celebrating the differences that make us unique.
You right princess anna thank you.
you sad weak. please don't call my people african anything. we are not Africans and will greatly appreciate if y'all stop coming to our country
Yudah El you are so ignorant.
Princess Ama try working hard in Africa lol.
Your great grandparents were weak.
My grandparents fought here just so your dumb ass could come here.
Bow down to the gods.
You're people came here once it was safe
Triobagg Music you wish you were us.
We're smarter.
More powerful than all of Africa.
Stay your dumb ass there and learn how to farm.
Fukin bums.
I am a african american....i feel like i do look african......i thought africans hated african americans.
I dont feel superior to africans at all.
I thought africans thought they were superior to us.
I love african accents....i dont know anything about africa other than what i was told.....i dont know the african language because it was forced from our knowledge and we have european names now......but i am happy to be a american anyway because we have people from everywhere who co exist and are friends with eachother.....i believe i would have been happy as a african also....if i was from africa.
Well said....theres nothing wrong with being proud of your homeland, or the country you currently live in, or even your color...... In the end, we are all HUMAN BEINGS, which I believe is the most important thing to remember. Peace✌
Proud black Americans ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
ChaosStar not African proud Black American ❤️🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸🇺🇸
terie74 texas thats like a chinese person born in america saying they are not chinese they are american... No smh you’re still african .. Im african “American” but i consider myself as african that was born in america
I'm Japanese I love Black Americans 🇺🇸❤️🇯🇵
We are all black, but race is a concept formed by white ppl. The Bible speaks of "nations" of ppl, not races. Therefore you can have more than one nation of ppl who are black yet are not of the same nation, not of the same bloodlines....even Biblically two brothers Jacob and Esau who shared the womb were split into two entirely different nations. I am a so-called "African-American"; however unlike with the young man in the red shirt says I know my roots and I am a daughter or Judah. A descendant of Shem and Jacob, not Ham. I am a Hebrew woman and I love my ppl, but I definitely don't think I'm better than anyone.
Not2008Me good post. i think u r right. it seems only in the west they make race a bigger issue ...
Nathan Hi family sure, you can start with the Holy Bible...It really is a history book just as much as a spiritual book. Particularly read Deuteronomy chapter 28 fully. Also read The Valley of Dry Bones by Rudolph Windsor and From Babylon to Timbuktu, also by Rudolph Windsor for starters. Then I recommend reading a book called Who Is Edom by Charles Weisman, as well as The 13th tribe by Arthur Koestler, and Lost Tribes and Promised Lands: The Origins of American Racism by Ronald Sanders. There are many more, but that's enough to get started friend.
That drives me nuts when people say African Americans don't know where they come from. We are Americans this is where we are from. Ancestors from Africa, but we are Americans by birth right.
L. Torrence they mean they don't know where there ancestors come from
Loll American by birth right but in missipi they were snatching flags from little black boys but you want to claim a country that has never treated blacks with repect. it dosent matter were you are born it matters where your blood comes from.my parents are Liberian I was born in atlanta I'm still Liberian. its only white ppl that do that stupid nonsense that they come from were there born.let go of the slave teaching my bro
Ziluo Jaiah oh shut up
+John just realtalk
John That made no sense what she said. We are Americans first. Treatment is a whole nother animal.
at least these videos are raw and real opinions not sugar coated good job WM ☺
It looks like many Africans need to spend more time learning African American history and what we've been through, and what we've accomplished despite all of that.
Why when you’re not the same people? Germans Iranians Mexicans are under the Europeans race and considered white but are definitely a different people who looks somewhat the same but features are definitely different. Know your Jim Crows and Walter Peckers who changed your race to benefit them..
I’m definitely aware of Walter Plecker and Jim Crow doesn’t change my family history or our race. We know who we are.....
Exactly pointing blank
I feel like African Americans should learn about African history aswell, we both need to learn about each other :)
I think globally everyone knows what happens in the US given that America is the most famous country in the world but it's the opposite for African countries. Everyone including Africans knows about slavery but the colonization of Africa is news to a lot of people
How about we all just meet people and have relationships with them and listen to them. Let us not have preconceived perspectives about people before we know who they are! Not all Black Americans are the same.... and not all Africans are the same. And let's love and respect each other even when we fundamentally disagree... No matter the race, ethnicity, or nationality.
i'm Black and i could give a F*ck about what another persons thinks about me..
I AM THE AUTHORITY only God can judge us
I AM THE AUTHORITY You sound angry 🤣
I AM THE AUTHORITY most black Americans are racist
Real Reality thank you 💯
Yao Don do you know what racist mean?
The guy in the red shirt knows very little about Africa or America.
Malcolm X No
Malcolm X honestly
Definitely.
Malcolm X YOU have nothing to back up your statement
I am Black American. What are your credentials?
As a Jamaican we were highly influenced by African culture and our values and our love for ourselves show. I believe that African Americans were tought to hate themselves which is why so many of them manifest that self hate towards black people not from the states. I was bullied by African americans when i first came here, they called my African friend"African booty scratcher". We were called "not black enough" for speaking english properly💁🏾
Toy toy don’t believe that shit one bit🤣
Not black enough???
On Behalf of all the good African Americans who want to know their history and have love for all Africans of the world.. I'm Sorry!!
Yeah you were taught wrong sis
this. people sometimes choose not to realise stuff of this sort
I always find it pretty ignorant, to base your views of people, off of TV and what "music," you hear. Just because of what's shown on TV, is NOT how all of us African-Americans, act! I'm glad the first 2 girls can actually see that we're all not what's portrayed in the media.
African Americans started this cycle of hate through means of mockery and insulting African culture through TV and movies. This is widescale.. not anything minuscule. How can you blame those who feel some type of way?
Because its very generalizing of us
ATL Steelo not all of us, have you forgot that we Don't control what the media broadcast or what type of movies are made or what television station in America do. You are talking about actors in movie who are puppets to the elite. FACTS
brownsugarcandie2007 but that's what the white man want us to believe that we're like just like they want us to believe that Africans are like pour out there and you know so we won't never want to go out there and learn about our heritage
honey kiss Richardson but you do have control over what you do and you don't see on TV which means you have a button that you could turn off and go to the library
Meanwhile our people built this country they flocking to...we are more than just “Those people”
For many people those is just a pronoun with no negative connotation.
You do know there are literally thousands of Americans in Africa right?
AAs didn't build the west (San Fran, Seattle), h3ll even NYC or Chicago (throw Boston in there). I hate when folks make that claim. If that was the case, why not build it again?
Marly B that’s not the point he was making, tho
J K imma need u to research a little more, fam. AA’s damn near built this entire country
3:28 That kinda crap doesn’t fly at my house, either. The world is smaller than we think 😀
I really enjoyed this. I really enjoyed the points. I’m African American I’m so happy to hear the positive and straight viewpoints. I’m very much aware of my roots. I studied sooo long to find it thank god! But I can truly say I’m there. I believe African Americans and Africans are just alike. The only differences to me is the culture is different . But it’s the same in some ways. We all still show our African talent and spirit in one way or another! It’s a beautiful thing to be African! ❤️
Are you a naturalized American citizen then? Congratulations for immigrating legally and becoming an American. I have never been to Africa, but I have friends who immigrated and became naturalized. But they just call themselves American now, they don't think they need to hyphenate their history. So how long have you lived in America?
African Americans dont think they are superior. They created their own culture and identity due to their surroundings. Anyone who is born and raised in the US who has ties to a Motherland will not forget that but dont expect a person born n raised in the US to claim 100% this or that cause it aint so. It would be delusional to negate the facts that ocurred in history and what took place during the formation of the US as a country. Take myself for example, I consider myself 100% Dominican but ask me about my experiences as a Dominican? I can surely share my experiences as a Dominican American but dont ask me to share about DR the island cause I have never lived there. Visited a few times only. So my claiming to be 100% is not accurate or true to my identity. I have created my own identity as a Dominican American. Same thing goes 4 African Americans.
Yesenia Perez Amen ! ☺
IV also met the wrong ones.. but I can't make a generalization based on that
Stop calling us African Americans..that's a European title...we are not Africans.
Real Reality
tell me what part do you come from you stupid MZUNGU ARE NOW WORSHIPPING CARIBBEANS PEOPLE'S LAND.....
We are all Africans. There is no difference between us. We must unite in love! I am African-American and I love my Africans brothers and sisters. We all have the same roots and we do look alike. Most of us want to come home.
Layo Milly Thank you Layo
Ed Jones education has nothing to do with knowledge. Get yo weight up 'play boi!' Everything comes from black...
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Ed Jones what are those links for wtf?!
Layo Milly. no such thing as Africa or African American the land was named after a Roman General named Scipio Africanus who conquered her....was called Kemet Havilah-gold Cush Ethiopia see Gen Chap 2...no where in the word of God does it say Africa no where
get Hidden Colors Dvd # 1 it breaks it down for you there are 4 parts..
jb
There is no difference in colour except existence of some slight mistrust or perceived disaffection between Africa and African Americans.
From my experience in USA, some African Americans who do not understand the history of slave trade blame Africans for selling them to the West. One actually said to me, "you guys sold us and now, you are coming to USA to take up our scholarship opportunities as well, was selling us not enough"? Some African Americans in my class claim, they prefer being called black Americans, they are uncomfortable being associated or called Africans. I listen to African American channel (specifically search for Uhuru and go black Africa) recently who described African children as running around in filth and tattered clothes, claiming Africans are not investing in themselves. I listen to channels where they complain of filth, lack of infrastructure, poverty and claim reasons for that predicament is an excuse. When I hear such comments, my reaction is usually synonymous to the description of the guy in red. I feel some African Americans think they have suffered and continue to suffer more than Africans and and that Africans must learn and understand them and treat them in a special way. Africans do not expect them to treat them the way whites look down upon them because they feel they should know better. Africans expect them to be partners in development where they bring their expertise to build non-existent factories or infrastructure and make money from that investment. And not always see themselves as tourist who come in and demand things to be fixed before they come again to spend their "hard earned dollars". It sometimes sound like a threat.
I have an african neighbor and I visit him alot, we chill talk abiut iur lives and watch movies. We are just alike, the difference is he kniw what he come from and he rep his culture which I look up to. He is also hard working which I am too, but for me to be in the United States and he not. He out here working 3 jobs and going to school. I respect that and look up to him. He blessed me with much more confidence to go to school and do my thang.
as an AA, my DNA cane back 81% African. I"m still African dammit no matter what!
wildjustice ☝❤
The word "African" came after a person, you have a bloodline/heritage and African isn't it family!
wildjustice I really hope that you did your homework on the company that you gave your DNA to. Good luck with that
+Ed Jones Team "Blacks", You make me laugh, Trevor must come back home before he becomes lost like you guys, ha-ha, the lost nation indeed.
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Haha what colour difference though???😕😕😕dont we also come in different shades
charmaine jay I know right
I'm from SA .... I love African American
I am Nigerian..I love both people😻
Stella Okafor good
@@donathan2933 where are you from
Stella Okafor Georgia but I got Nigerian descent
@@donathan2933 oh..what ethnic group do you hail?😊...and why do African Americans think Africans hate them .it's not the first time I have heard this but I thought it was a joke then so i didn't think much of it
From watching both videos on this subject, I feel like Africans and African Americans do not fully understand each other. You cannot judge an entire culture based on bad experiences met with each group. I think that in order for both groups to grow, we should be willing to fully study the history behind African American culture and African culture. Studies should not be based on what is seen on the news, what our parents taught us, or what we read in "University Books." No, we have to go deeper by actually learning the history, seeing discrimination from both sides, and basically educating ourselves about each other. When I hear people say "We have light-skin blacks and Dark-skin blacks," that irritates me because whether dark or light-skin, we'll still be judged and discriminate against just because of who we are. Both Africans and African Americans are beautiful people no matter the shade of their skin. The only way we can connect is by educating ourselves as if we were going to a new country and really wanted to understand the history and culture of a people. I am African American and this is just my point of view.
I'm African America i like to know more African please comments.
Hmm... Really?
Mona S yes
johnnyboy3217 African Americans are talented, and we as Africans look up to them but it sad that AA don't like us
Ryna King TV African are good Peoples
Mona S yes
What does he mean that Black Americans feel like they are "Americans?" My passport says United States of America, therefore; I'm American. Dude in the red shirt had major attitude. You can be American too, it's your choice.
We are not Africans. the slave trade to America is a European lie. Every person with brown skin is not the same.
It's Noël mines Too
It's Noël with your fine self
It's Noël Notice the guy in the red shirt also said real Americans are white lol.
+Meagan McClendon He is so misinformed if he believes that the "Real" Americans are white. Hahahahah...
I'm from Africa and i love all my Africans fellows ❤🌍❤
“We have our cultural roots. We know where we come from. They don’t know where they come from...”
Umm. Yes I do! I’m from American. Born and Raised. Ancestry hundreds of years deep here.
I’m not confused.
what if i told you we've been in american cor not hundreds but thousands of years before the European settlers history and the slave trade was told to us in reverse you're right we're not African American that's offencive where the original native Aborigines of the new continent
Shaun Bell sir I think Ur confused
1 Bang do your research before you call me ignorant or confused ..smh i know I'm native american i can trace lineage back to Louisiana hundreds of years before Columbus and I'm a black man. Not all people of color are from Africa...WAKE UP
A few hundred years is nothing compared to our history before slavery
You're not Native Americans. Your hair textures say it all. If African Americans really were Native American, they wouldn't have kinky African-textured hair like most African Americans do. If you're so confused about your past, go take a DNA test to find your ancestry. There are black people everywhere but blacks from an African descent have a different hair texture to other blacks.
Life began in Africa, Africa is our motherland!
@Perla Lopez Gomez yes it is dingus
I've always felt that Africans, Caribbeans, and even Black Hispanics act like they are superior to so-called African-Americans. I am a U.S. born Afro-Hispanic, so I would know.
That's a shame, because I feel there is much that we can learn from each other, and share with each other. I also happen to love all types of Black women.
They are so graceful.
Ramone DeCurta in YR culture you're not allowed to date someone darker remember? Be very careful
Oh
You're African. Not Hispanic, drop the Hispanic part
Wow, That is kind of sad hearing the guy in the red shirt...
Mr. Rich Nope, it's sad that he thinks that way...
Mr. Rich
I find your statement disrespectful and ignorant.. The state of the blacks of America.. Is the best of all the black people...
We had nothing... No land.. No people.. Nothing.. Taken to a land where you was seen worse than a dog.. And become a people who have gained all the privileges s their oppressors...
They was not allowed to read and learn.. Killed for looking one in the eye.. And now help run the country.. Without fighting a war..
We created a culture and a history that the world take second and respects..
What we went through and going through can not be matched by any other... We the descendants of the trans Atlantic slavery... Are not prefect.. But we are far far from being sorry.... Things we have done has changed the world...
I think the issue is... People expect us to be timed people.. We are ex slaves.. We must be very humble.. Quite unlearned.. Unknowing people.. But we are not.. We are a very proud people...
Mr. Rich
You sound bitter and hurt.. All I can say is I feel sorry for you... Your ignorance is not facts.. Just opinions.. And very ignorant ones...
Do you even understand what you are saying.. Your mad because we have BET.. But aren't you black... ? 🤔 your mad about Black lives Matter.. But doesn't your black lives matter.. You sound very ignorant and I would almost say European mind...
Mr. Rich
You have issues.. Who asked you to get through to me ??? For what???? Your opinions are that opinions.. And of course we do not take in stupidity.... It's just logic... Common sense..
Who allows another man to tell you who you are.. A slave mind are the only ones.. Who thinks they have authority to tell someone else who they are.. And oppressors mind slave master syndrome.. That is who...
Keep you well wishes.. I don't need them...but you do...
Oh that's right you are white... So you think your entitled
Black Americans generally don't think about black Africans at all. We have our own lives to live, and most of us identify with our country more than we do our color or our origins. And why wouldn't we?, we are a part of the most powerful nation on the planet. A nation that we helped to build with the sweat and blood of our ancestors. We are proud and unapologetic about that as we should be. Black Americans are the definition of a success story. We have gone from slaves to titans of industry,political leaders and philosophers in the most competitive and diverse place on earth. Black Americans made being black cool as fuck...we are cultural icons around the world,imitated yet not duplicated, not even by black Africans.
Thats why them police still killing yall like Titanfall..! And the prison system love the titan inmates..!
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USA blaQ Gurlz 😂😂 is that all you got troll? Come on
USA blaQ Gurlz is that suppose to hurt my feelings? 😂😂 you gay ass try something else
USA blaQ Gurlz 😂😂 2? You're a joke grammar police leave me alone don't tag me unless you come up with real insults 😂😂
I don't necessarily I identify as African American, I do however identify as black. if you are African American one of your grandparents or parents are from Africa. If you are black your race is mixed with all races and not with a full African person. most people don't understand that. I 100% respect African people and love the fact that my distant ancestors were African, but I am not now nor have I ever been African American, I'm black.
That is your definition of black however, it is important that you understand that, that definition did not originate with people who's "race is mixed with all races and not with a full African person". That is in fact an African term to describe it's people. In ancient times till present day, Africans have been using the word black for themselves.That is why Egypt was called Kemet = black land. Every single African language I know of call African people BLACK and Africa itself BLACK nation or something to that effect. Don't take my word for it, do your own research.
+K Camp, I know exactly what she's trying to imply but, that's her prerogative. I think it's quite shameful to address someone's daughter, sister, mother( if she has any children) as a bitch simply because she stated views contrary to yours. That culture of disrespect is absolutely un-African. Neither do I think it is appropriate for you to anticipation for "trump and white supremacy" to deal with her or those who ascribe to her views. Truth be told, when it comes to those at the receiving end of white supremacy, Africa is at the forefront.
No, most 2nd, 3rd etc. generation immigrants refer to themselves as what they are. I do not identify as "African American", I identify as Nigerian American and another will identify as Egyptian American or Kenyan American and so on. And "black" in America is not defined as being "mixed" lmao tf are you talking about😂😂 race in America is social construct meant as a division between whites and the others. I don't know where you got your bull ish from lmao
sis I posted ur Heritage info down below
Destiny Winters girl you goofy, with your cute brown skin
😄🖤♂️🇺🇸👑💎 The Girl with the Colored Braids, was the Best!!!
Am a Nigerian🇳🇬and i have Black American friend he told me we do so Cool but we run things
I can't wait to visit countries in Africa with my family. My bloodline goes back to the 1600's here in the United States but I would never think I'm better than anyone living in Africa. We are all one people. Trying to dissect who is more African is just a waste of time. Let's focus on what bonds us as a people not our differences. Much love from California 🌴.
I am "African American" dating a gorgeous man from Ghana and we have this discussion amongst ourselves, friends and family often. I agree with the people interviewed, but how can someone teach their child what they don't know? Also, the media in many nations make sure that we Africans everywhere are against one another. Africa has "Love and Hip Hop", America has feed the children commercials. We never see the full spectrum of our people, just the negative things in order to separate us.
I love everybody and I love my African people. Nuff said!
they don't love you
its gonna take all of us as ONE MIND to build some WAKANDA's.
I'm in my feelings ☹️ I'm not stuck up at all ☹️. We all are the same .. I actually admire Africans
I kinda understand the point of view of the guy with the red t shirt Americans can show a great sense of nationalism to the point that it gets downright stupid and annoying, he didn't mean to insult he just meant to talk about the sense of entitlement that Americans ( black as white ) appear to have when they speak.
There are too many blacks in America that feel not accepted in America for that statement to be true. Africans in America are the ones who look down on Blacks in America.
Ben Dynast they get teased because CHILDREN tease everyone for everything. I like how sensitive muhfuckas are when they judge a group of people by the actions of children. If y’all are so much better, why choose not to be in your own country? Oh yea.....
I wish I lived in Africa I feel like that's my home even though I haven't been there I feel like I belong
@Henry Oak yes I know America is my home I'm just saying I want to go to Africa
Come to Kwa Zulu to see how Africans leave and learn not Urban areas.
@Ed Jones so u mean Cape Town its safe than any City in South Africa thats what u mean
In Cape Town she will feel she's at Europe not African City enough
@Ed Jones can u be out at night at Cape flats Cape Town?
I love my African brothers and sisters I love all my black family across the globe. Peace and Much Love from America
@william Khims Why are u mad about a comment left 1year ago, who hurt u?
@william Khims What I am is what I am & what u are is what u are, I'm a leave it at that. Let me ask u something tho, does me showing love for other melanated people make me from their continent?
Why do yawl act like black American families where noy in American for over 400 years it wasn't just yesterday ,I am American.I am from 16 different regions of the world .I am very proud of my African roots,also my European roots ,south Asian,and west Asian roots.
We are not Africans. the slave trade to America is a European lie. Every person with brown skin is not the same.
Girl in the blue 💙 😍
African Americans have a rich culture which is different from that of Africans born in Africa. I agree that why do Africans expect AA to embrace African cultures they know nothing about. Europeans who also came to America don’t have the burden of identity as blacks. It’s unfair to expect African-Americans not to embrace their culture born of bondage as their own.
Great comment
6:38 The way she says it in her accent 😂.
N E E GA
I love to hear Africans talk
How could we know our roots when we are rooted in many different places. Our culture was stripped from us it's not like they let us keep our language and culture. They also mixed different tribes.African Americans are a mixture of many different tribes we can't pinpoint to just one particular place like you Africans. Sure we could try to learn but where do we start? So I wish some of you people would have a little bit more respect when it comes to African Americans. That is all
I think it's a shame how most Africans look at us African-Americans in negative ways. Our ancestors were brought over here (u.s) against their free will, captured like an animal. We don't know our culture, traditions, or anything. Al least you'll Africans know who you are, where you come from. Don't look at us (African-Americans) as though we've had some kind of privileged life. Look at some of these UA-cam videos, you will see how my ancestors were treated. We never had it easy, we've caught hell all our lives, and still catching it. You'll think this is Heaven when you come over here. We've lived here, so we know how far we should have advanced in getting good jobs, housing, education, etc. Hell, we couldn't vote until 1965, but we still paid taxes. You'll can't see it when you come over here, but we've been here since day one. From the Africans, I seen and met they are arrogant, uppity, and they look down on us, they act like that other race towards Blacks. It's time for all Black people to realize and embrace, we are all BLACK,!!! I don't care where you come from, you Black, you Black!!! Stop Playing,
linda ward exactly I agree with everything you said 💯
Rosalyn Manning what even
Those Africans are the ancestors of the Africans that sold the ancestors of African Americans into slavery. Africans invented the slave trade.
You're only saying that because you're not in Africa. If you were in Africa, you'd bbe racist against blacks who are darker than you. You might not even call yourself "black" in Africa. You people don't know shit about Africa. Why do white people have to teach you about your homeland? It's like you think history is just a fairy tale. BLACKS ARE STILL LITERALLY SLAVES TO MUSLIMS IN AFRICA. The fuck you gonna do? Yell at Trump? Fucking morons.
Crashlights I swear these people are fucking morons, all they know is screaming and yelling slavery, racism all day, I feel sorry for white people, AA are the true racist.
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I'm Hispanic and I agree with the guy in the red shirt! I have alot of African friends and they do get discriminated against. Just like a Mexican American treats a Mexican sometimes. we have a racial problem against our own cultures and that is a very sad thing!
NEVER LOSE YOUR CULTURE! LEARN MORE AND IT WILL ONLY STRENGTHEN YOUR RACE.
Who has the guy in red been talking to and dealing with?
Lmao 😂 😂😂😂
One time, my African Uber driver was having a conversation with his African friend, (who was in the passenger seat) and said that he doesn't consider "us" African Americans and that he calls us Black Americans instead. I mean I didn't say anything of course, but it was noted💁
We're not African, we're better than them in every way possible
Dennys technically we aren't African, we are American just of African descent. A person born in Africa but moves to the US is an African American.
Cuffthots How
Dennys that's what we call you in Africa. Black Americans. Besides,.most of you have made it clear you're not African.
QualityFights Can you state one reason why you think AA are better than Africans?
Proud Black man Born in Texas Much Love to all my people every where
For any of my African Brothers and Sisters watching, I will explain to you some things that you may not know about African American culture, even if you are have African parents and are living in the states.
*Cultural Assimilation: Yes, many African Americans look to European standards to live "peacefully" here, whether that is skin bleaching, changing their hair textures, or speaking differently in public. Some Africans do this too to get a more respectable outcome while communing with anyone they feel has power. However, in the instances of African Americans, this wasn't just to get a good job. There was a time after the slaves were freed that, if you tried to start a business white people would burn your place of business down to the ground and kill you and your family. This has happened many many many times and is well-documented. People were forced to look and move as white people wanted them to so that the inferiority complex would remain alive. This is beyond basic cultural assimilation. The effects of these events even after slavery are purely psychological.
Here in America, certain races of people are wanting to remove this painful chapter in history from textbooks so that no one can know about it. Hell, half the children in school here don't even get to learn about it!
We are not Africans. the slave trade to America is a European lie. Every person with brown skin is not the same.
My best friend is from Nigeria and she is awesome. She honestly has a nice, I'd say healthy balance of African and American lifestyles. She has been in America for I think almost 2-3 years now and while even keeping up with some "trends" in America from the clothes to music, she still visits her mom, sibling(s) back home. I may not be connected with my roots to know everything about where the origin of most of my family is from, but I am happy to be black anyways. Even if I might (likely) have some caucation along the line somewhere. Lol.
PS I'm 15 and just speaking my mind so please don't roast me.😛
JayLynn Pope
We're basically the same. I'm 15 and I have a friend whose from Kenya and she is the sweetest person that I've met. Despite the fact that I'm a Black American and she's African, we're the best of friends. There's no feeling of superiority between the both of us because we act the same (we're both educated, we both have morals, we both keep up with the trends and we even look the same lol). I feel like this video is yet another form of media trying to drive a wedge between a group of people. A whole group of people don't think the same way.
If so-called African Americans are the same as Africans then, why haven't you guys came back to get us? # notAfricanAmerican
i love african accents omg
Well one person was right a lot of us African Americans really don't know what we or and we don't know anything about our culture. All of my life I was taught that I was black and when people would ask me was I African, I told them no cause I didn't know anything about Africans. My grandmother never told us where she was from evan though she looked African and my grandfather looked Indian. We just thought we were black people. But yes our for father was beaten and stripped of our
culture. For some reason now I don't think it really matter anymore what we are as long as we have JESUS Christ that's enough for me.
I used to think we were the same people until I moved to West Africa.
Freedom Speaks yessss tell it!!!!
No I haven't been called any negative names. We are not the same people. They might have found us here but we are not the same
Freedom Speaks When I went I was accepted so what are you talking about?
Exactly......
Real Reality never said I wasn't accepted, I just know thst we are different
This is so depressing. I usually love your videos because you show the good, the beautiful, the fascinating, the exciting. This video is just depressing on so many levels. Even on the African continent, bias is pervasive. Just sad.
As a African American woman, a lot of the stuff Africans are saying on here is true, and that's because we don't know our culture anymore...but we are starting to lean and understand..
Yudah El u sound dumb and angry as hell..
Gee kelly We do know our culture; just not our CULTUTAL HERITAGE
Those things are different...American IS our culture..African culture is our cultural roots...We should learn BOTH
Steady Mobbin' yes but there is no African culture. South Africa doesn’t have the same culture as Egypt. Africa is a continent not a country ...
megan marah Did I say that Africa was a country?...I just read my other post, and nowhere does it say that....I know that Africa has many countries, 54-57 depending on which ones you wanna recognize as countries, and all of them have multiple different ethnic groups within them...Black Americans *can* figure out which one/ones they belong to ancestrally by getting their DNA tested...That can tell us exactly what region, and ethnic group our ancestors belonged to...We could then use said information to seek out our ancestral history...Understand now?
Steady Mobbin' ok