Where Are You REALLY From? Black Migrations and Immigration, Explained
Вставка
- Опубліковано 8 вер 2024
- Human migration is a tale as old as time, but how has that impacted Black culture here in the U.S.? Hallease and Evelyn explore how the movement of Black folks has created icons from James Baldwin to Nipsey Hussle. #SayItLoudPBS #BlackMigrations #BlackImmigrants
BINGE US
Reconstruction Era Struggles: • Black Republicans: The...
We didn't attend an HBCU • Should you go to an HBCU?
SOUL FOOD! • Should we keep eating ...
CONTINUED READING
DC Ethiopians: wamu.org/story...
What are the rights of Black Immigrants? www.welcominga...
More about Cali Blacks www.history.co...
Black Migrations Continued: www.pbs.org/wn...
“He was a conquistador.”
“...I’m disappointed.”
I lost it.
TB There are accounts him being a slave to a Spaniard. Or maybe an indentured servant.
It's unfortunate.
@Tb, to be honest in my opinion, i bet he never saw the next chapter of the America's, he was just in the prologue. I know when it comes to Native American history i bet those first Natives who encountered Europeans the first time, never even thought the next chapters would spell doom to their way of life.
I appreciate this show/series so much. This should be incorporated into school curriculum
This would be a excellent education source for our people and also building confidence
Nyasha Williams this show is a foreigners take on Black history and wholly inaccurate and biased against Black Americans
I so agree!!!
@@leem.7565 why do you say that? In your opinion, as a black American, is there a more accurate resource we should consider getting information from? I find this channel highly informative as my school never taught this material, so I'm always interested to find more resources.
@@Charmagne1977 but in the west they try to compress and consign African history to just one chapter.
This show fits right in with the days of Reading Rainbow, Bill Nye and Carmen San Diego. So... dare I say it...Edu-tainment! 😉 LOVE IT!!!
MeMe Free CHUUURCH!!!
👏👏👏
Yeah, IE = informative and educational.
I was getting the same vibe. Amazing.
oofff! I want the box sets. Give me hard copies!
Yes, you are right.
🗣️ ALEXA, never let Evelyn pick the song!
Play it. cut it on.👩🏿
Define, Reach
why no women in the musical montage i felt this episode was to oversimplified a lot of black migration from the south was chain migration one family member would move north then bring another family member north
I'm screaming. My Amazon Echo was listening to this video and upon hearing Evelyn call her out, my Echo started to play 😂
@@frostyemie 😂
You should talk about the prosperous black communities that were created after reconstruction as well as the way that the white people destroyed them.
Like the one that was in central park
Yup! An episode on how highways were also used to bulldoze black neighborhoods as well
How highways wrecked American cities | Vox
ua-cam.com/video/odF4GSX1y3c/v-deo.html
Topics already covered.
akatobi2002 Yep in New Orleans they built the freeway on Claiborne which historically that neighborhood was the wealthier blacks. She said the street was beautiful. Had huge trees down the road. Gorgeous houses. Was huge and wide. It was also where the blacks celebrated Mardi Gras as the couldn’t go in the French Quarters or in St Charles. It’s why we still celebrate under the Claiborne bridge for events this day.
Joe T black wallstreet too. Why don’t you rebuild it all? If when it really was something the blacks created. They could creat and rebuild it again
Since you take suggestions from viewers: have you considered making an episode on black people and American Sign Language? Black ASL in itself is a pretty fascinating topic, as well as Andrew Foster, the black missionary who founded schools for the Deaf in Ghana, the first of its kind in Africa, and ultimately founded over 30 Deaf schools around Africa (which was great for their education, but also helped indoctrinate them into Christianity and had a strong detrimental effect on indigenous sign languages).
As a deaf black person please do this! Because our whole language is freaking amazing.
Yesssssss
Neel L. Lumi wow I had no idea!
Caramel Kisses yep since black peoples are naturally animated people, signing heighten it in a way.
As a black person who studied ASL as a child, I would LOVE to see this as an episode!
I am Kanienkeha'ka, so we've been here for at least 15,000 years, thanks for the shout out to my Texan "cousins". 😘
Also: "Where are you from? No but really?" is legit triggering for me too.
It's this shared experience as a person of color as to why I am here.
FaeQueenCory heavily triggered when asked this question!!!
I get asked what my nationality is. After i tell them i work for the United States government.
"Yes i know you say you're American, but what's your nationality?" People should consider downloading a dictionary app
Note to self: Don't ask black people where they're from.... even though you're just curious and/or making small talk. Got it.
@@TheTokyoAKA I'm not black. I'm a Native American.
So it might be best to avoid that question for any person of color. Especially if you're so concerned with putting your foot in your mouth.
@@FaeQueenCory omg I love your people's language TwT it's so melodic soft and beautiful to the ear when spoken. The first time I encountered it was while playing assassin's creed 3 and I was awestruck when I heard Kaniethtiio and the village speak in Kanienkeha:ka for an entire sequence.
I totally relate. I am born and raised and still live in Montreal. In French, the question asked is literally : what is your origin. Or what is your nationality. I insist that I am Canadian. I then add they probably want to know my "ethnicity". Then I explain I am second generation outside India. My mother from Tanzania, my dad from South Africa. Met in London, then came here.
I then have to explain I am not a racial mix, I am 100% ethnically South Asian. And that numerous Indians left India under British rule to other British colonies in the 20th century for better opportunities.
Finally they ask where in India, and then I explain, it more central western part of India, north of Mumbai. Gujarat. And no I don't speak Hindi, or Gujarati.
So fun times.
All "Indians" are not from India.
Lots are from Jamaica, Guyana, Trinidad, Suriname, SA, Kenya and other countries came as Indentured servants/workers, some went back to India, most stayed, you may look Indian, but are not from India.🤔
Just say khoja
I hope after explaining all that, you ask them where they are originally from too. From where I see it, unless the are of the indigenous tribe of Canada they are also immigrants. The difference is when our people arrived. When you ask them that question watch then feel insulted. I always wonder why? If you felt it was okay to ask me, why do you feel insulted that I am asking you? Unless that was your intention all along.
You mean * West Indians
Caribbean ppl
Love this segment. Harlem-born ADOS with both parents from Sea Coast Islands (Gullah), South Carolina. Our culture is eroding to the point of non-existence back home; but we still there holdin’ on, making art and history. Kum ba ya
In ADOS community we ask “where your people from.” I like that we are starting to identify people by their lineage instead of physical features it’s more accurate and respectful.
LadyMsThing Green sadly not so scientific.
Floyd Lechner it may not be your idea of scientific, but it gives you a baseline understanding of those around you. If you are from the US vs a person from the continent. We are the same, but different. #ADOS
@@floydlechner2445 of course not scientific, you can't create a separate race from us
tarf01 if you are the same people you look similar. If you got different features you are a different sub species. Its the same with animals. Elephants are different in asia and africa, because of some minor differences like high and ear sice. And many humans have much more different features which would make them different sub species too. And if we would identify by our (genetic (which i think the first comment meant)) lineage we would all be considered some bacteria or what else was the first living think cuz this is were our lineage started.
Hey I'm ADOS. But can we get a cooler name? Its conceptually sound but I don't know I guess if the terms aren't clear other black ethnic groups would wanna ride our train.
Gentrification of northern cities is a big part of why northern blacks are moving back to southern areas.
Well, also you get more for your retirement money also and lower taxes. You also want to be closer to family. there are many reasons.
@@watchulla i agree, but you also have to understand the problems of the North will just follow them to the south. They flee high rent prices and high cost of home owner ship, but they still will have the problem with underfunded schools, racist LEOs. Until African Americans ( all black Americans) start to understand collective economic power will just be moving around, not solving the real issues.
Why African Americans left the south in droves and what’s bringing them back? | Vox
ua-cam.com/video/VCdTyl141bA/v-deo.html
@@mikeaskme3530askme you are speaking to the choir, that is a whole other story in its self.
Fact
I’m from Chicago, left when I was 5 was raised in Las Vegas for years. Now one of the few black people who actually live in Hawaii. Aloha.
Oh wow, what's it like to be black in Hawaii?!
Is actually pretty cool because everyone is brown I don’t really see a big issue like on the mainland. In the 6 years I’ve lived here I’ve never had an issue personally. A white teacher went off in class on my son once but that’s it. Most people think we have some island in us and don’t believe I’m full black. It’s a totally different world but I’m glad to raise my kids here.
You are now a unicorn.
The original inhabitants of Hawaii were black.They were all MURDERED.This was in the 20th century.
Literally looked into moving to Hawaii just today. I'm ready to Blaxit!!!
I’m a child of two Jamaican immigrants. I was born in Grady Memorial Hospital (Atlanta) I’m a mix of cultures that create my unique experience in America.
Same here ! My parents are from Jamaica too and I was born in NY Big up yuself lol 🇯🇲🇺🇸
AYEEEEEE GRADY BABY!
Big up the yardie dem! I am a Jamaican in Kingston and I just love watching these young women sharing on black history.
A Grady Baby!
@@MC-kt5bc Same :) NY is a special place.
I was born in Sacramento, California. Where I am from.
I am a 66 year old grandmother of African heritage.
You're not African. You're Hebrew.
@Prime Time Keyword; "heritage"
@@lukewright9031 When my people were there, the continent wasn't even called "Africa". That's the name the white man came up with. Like I said, my people aren't Africans.
I love this series. I love it for building up those who have traditionally been held back by a historically (and often current) unfriendly and/or uninformed dominant culture. I love it for helping Black folk see ways to find beauty and power by connecting with each other, and for instructing and celebrating the diversity within the various communities that exist under that umbrella. I also love it because it is extremely valuable also to those of us who are melanin-challenged to see and hear about the current concerns, daily frustrations, and historical context of the Black community from the mouths of those who are part of it...and in a way that is informative, accessible, and serious but often humorous to the rest of the wide spectrum of people living in this part of the world. What a fantastic way to start conversations and build bridges. So thank you, PBS, Azie, Hallease, and Evelyn. What an invaluable resource your videos are. I hope you enjoy making them as much as we enjoy watching them.
Have you seen Michael Jr.'s TEDxUniversityofNevada talk? Best TED talk I've seen in quite a while; I love clean comedy with a message...He includes a section about how he answers the "where are you from originally" question..hilariously at 8:27.
Where am I from? I consider myself Black American, born and raised in NYC. My maternal grandparents family is from the USVI & BVI as well as the south (location unknown). My father and all his family are from Georgia. So I am 75% Black American and 25% West Indian. My West Indian great grandfather told me years ago before he died at 99 that he remembers being very young and his grandparents were from Ghana. When I did research on his last name years later, I realized it was a Ghanaian name! So that is one of my links to the African continent which is so fulfilling for me.
Cherokee of Martinsville va 🎉🎉🎉
Since childhood people frequently ask "what are you?" "What are you mixed with?" And I tell them, American from _, _, and _ tribes. They malfunction and tell me no, you're from Africa. 🤦🏽♀️ I do believe I know my genealogy better than a stranger.
Malfunction! Hahahaha. I gotta use that someday.
Well, their ancestors are Africans themselves, just more generation to the past, 100% of them.
Hey shawty, shawty with the locs! I see you, Nubian queen!"
"Aaaaactually..."
I absolutely *love* you guys. It's not my place to talk about experiences of poc, but it's been great to hear your views nonetheless- I'd really love to see you interview non-US poc, compare your experiences and examine how those have shaped your lives in similar and different ways. Keep up the amazing work guys 💚💚💚
Actual the time nubian had a culture the people who lived there were more european then black?
@@floydlechner2445 I've not got a solid background in African history nor ethnography, but I'd expect a mix of Egyptian/Sudanese based on migration patterns encouraged by the Nile and Egypt's extraordinary trading history. There's been a lot of discussion and debate over the years on where ancient Egyptians sit from a racial point of view and I think the general consensus at the moment is, "If we were to meet them, we'd assume that they'd identify as black". Interesting topic, Africa has some absolutely fascinating history that we just don't get a look in at school.
@Z ARTIN ??? Check 3:06 for the answer.
@Floyd Lechner How? What charaterstics of the ancient Nubians made them "more European than black". They were an indigenous African ppl, spoke an indigenous African language and had a indigenous African culture. Where's the so-called European bits? Ppl seriously need to stop relying on contrived monolithic, essentialised notions of racial African-ness. It's ridiculous to suggest that not conforming to a modern colonially derived stereotype of who Africans are makes an ancient African ppl "more european".
Is that you on your pfp? Your hair and make are awesome!
And the rest is My Black History! I think this is my favorite saying during this episode. 1st generation Haitian American, born and Raised in Queens NY.... and raising Haitianican (Haitian and Dominican) children who I am teaching about Haitian, Dominican, and Black History. It is a tough road to navigate as you try and honor all parts of yourself. Speaking the truth of where we are REALLY from, and what that means from a historical perspective. As well as understand that your great grandma was mixed and that is a result of violations committed against her mom in the Caribbean colonization...I could go on...but this is apart of all our history. #imstillme #Ayiti #sakpasé
I love your post
@@arid3595 thanks...sometimes it seems like you shouldn't reply cause you dont want the negative aspects, but hey we've all got a story to tell, and this is a piece of mine.
This a one of the most beautiful well written posts I've seen. "It's really hard to honor all parts of yourself." Deep.
kocoalively78 point proven. You aren't Black American you're Haitian American. You like this because the host aren't black American but Kenyan and Carribean and the series is anti black . You dig that. You all have hatred for blacks and help white supremacists destroy us.
@@leem.7565 One host is Black American. I am Black American and I love this series. What anti-blackness do you see? Do you have actual examples?
Im #ADOS and not leaving the country my ancestors built. I liked the video btw
Turn to your neighbor and say, ''I'm not leaving the country my ancestors built.''
My maternal grandfather comes from a tribe in the Sahara whose people originally are from West Africa, but were enslaved by North Africans and brought to Morocco hundreds of years ago. My mum moved to Australia in the 90s and had me.
This show be everything needed in this global black community. All the way from South Africa 🇿🇦
Showing love from the U.S sis
Rele Molapo
How do you think Immigrants and a WHITE MAN is qualified to tell us Black History, but not to worry because it is time for us to tell the REAL HISTORY OF SLAVERY, how it happen and call out the Africans countries who worked with the Europeans to sell Black Americans ancestors into SLAVERY! Yes, I agree we all need to go GLOBAL but some of us are going with the truth! You are going to have to CLAIM YOUR HISTORY in the country your parents came from. You are not and will never be a Black American and you nor the white man will tell our story! You can't run the countries your parents ran her from. Go and build your own lands and fight for the same thing we and our ancestors come from!
@@msrubie11
Thank you.I am glad to see pushback on this bullshyt.
I hope they go to South Africa and mangle your history like they do ours.
@@panther194 I'm satisfied with my learning and unlearning of History. I hope, though, if you have so much to share, you also put in the thoughtful work to help better educate us... and not try to just eradicate the work that's helping start to help others engage in their own learning process. Thank you and goodluck 👍🏽
I think I say this every episode, but it’s true - I LOVE THIS SHOW!!!!
Same here!💕
I love this program
When you said he was a conquistador I got disappointed too. That fool came over and conquered half of me and the other half of me joined him ☹️
Same
Yeah, history is always complicated.
@Ascent, to be honest in my opinion, i bet he never saw the next chapter of the America's, he was just in the prologue. I know when it comes to Native American history i bet those first Natives who encountered Europeans the first time, never even thought the next chapters would spell doom to their way of life.
Peter Connell there are no black europeans? Its like saying white south afrikans?
mike askme and i can help you with your history lack. When cortés landed in south amerika montezuma II heard about it. Most thought the spaniards where gods cuz they were way superior to the nativ warriors. So montezuma did the only logical think. He gone daily on the top of his pyramid who was build to be closer to the sun and killed someone, as so called „sacrifice“. When cortés arived in there capital montezuma layed down infront of him and gave them many presents. Somedays later some natives attacked the spaniards and so they captured montezuma and took control of the country. Bevor the spaniards it was wars, sacrifices, poisonos animals and slavery there. So they are nowdays in a much better situation in south america
My parents immigrated to the U.S. from the Caribbean. My dad's from Antigua 🇦🇬 and my mom's from Nevis 🇰🇳. According to an ancestry test, I'm 44% Nigerian
Welcome my sister 😘
Awesome! I'm American and supposedly 40% of me is Nigerian.
Do you view yourself as African?
@@BronzeSista I view myself as African descended. Our African American culture is influenced by a mixture of African countries and whatever survived over the last centuries. Culturally, I'm American. I look like I could have been born on the continent, but I am estranged from the actual countries that my ancestors came from.
There's no such thing as 44 % Nigerian fake ancestry DNA test
I’m a black Hispanic and my friend once told me “you’re Dominican RepuBLACK” (I’m Dominican) and it really resonated with me
Oooohhh. I'm loving that!
Oh man! I laughed so hard when you guys started on "I would probably have been more into mercantilism and textiles..." You guys are awesome.
But for real, awesome content. I learn something new every video.
Ironically women did both like my gramma. You cab run the store and be a princess.
I’m a black Muslim
I get these questions all of the time
How quickly people forget Malcom X’s roots here in Michigan! Especially Detroit, Flint and Kalamazoo. 👏
The black people that ask hurt me the most 💔
Same! I'm West African born in europe
Y'all never disappoint, which is why I voted this channel one if my favs in the PBS survey. However, I gotta disagree with the whole "just black" thing. When people try to figure out my ethnicity I state I'm "just black," because I have noticed a distrubing trend in the Black community where people claim everything under the sun to minimize their blankness. It drives me crazy, especially when the admixture isn't obvious and people still feel obligated to breakdown their identity in percentages. I feel like it's okay to be "just black". I often feel like the identity break down is a thinly veiled attempt for some people to remove their blackness & opt something more exotic and desirable. Keep up the good work guys!!
Red Carpet Fly My thoughts exactly
I agree, I have said I'm just black many times, because I'm not trying to be nothing else, my kids have light skin, I told them, if people ask You're just a lightskin Black person. Now if you're biracial its your business to say that because some of you say "I don't want to disown my white parent", even though your phenotype is Black, something you will never escape in America.
Well the reason people say, "I'm just black" is because it's faster than saying all of what you just said. If people are asking where you're from, being able to name a country slap "American" after that is way quicker than saying, "well my identity if complex. This is why ADOS is important because it's giving us a unique name. Now we can say, "I'm ADOS" and my entire history is summed up. We never had that before because before we just saw everybody as black and a victim of white supremacy. Now we have the ability to differentiate ourselves in a positive way for us.
teddybruscie yaaay I’m ADOS😁
what's ADOS??
@@Merveille9 It's American Descendants of Slaves. It's a reparations and cultural movement to get Descendants of American Chattel slavery reparations and give us a distinct identity to distinguish ourselves from black immigrants. Not because we want to separate, but simply because Black or African American can mean anything and is not distinct enough. So we're creating a distinct identity for ourselves.
@@teddybruscie woahh didn't know tht i guess cuz i'm african (Rwandan)
@@Merveille9 That's find. You can be an ally. I try to tell black immigrants that us getting reparations can benefit you because we've been trying to build our own communities for generations and they've always been burned down. But the benefit of that is that we will have a community that African immigrants can transition into American society with resources and support. We've tried to do this but again they would be destroyed. So if we get it we can more effectively help Black immigrants.
Born and raised in Washington, DC with family roots in West Virginia, Georgia, and Alabama
Omar Arnold aye! Born in Delaware with Maryland and Georgia roots
@@martinsmith2258 Born and raised in north Florida and have roots in Florida, Georgia, and South Carolina
Hey Cuz. I just learned I got some peeps in Virgin-ah-ay! I'm Detroit born, doing the ancestry thing.
That’s it? Why’d you stop searching?
@@thebridge5483 Honestly, that's just from knowing family roots of my grandparents. If I get some time, I'll dig back much farther.
I’m South African and I still enjoyed this video. Very informative
??? detecting some shade...
Not even. Just noticed it was more America-Specific.
Dumela, continental SA or diasporan
Lechiffresix six continental
@@zukoinstyle i love my people
I'm a Taiwanese who's overjoyed to find this channel to help me understand the important part of the American culture that is disproportionately underrepresented in the media. Thank you for letting me find new appreciation of African-American culture in each episodes!
When you said “I only speak English” and “first gen,” I felt that through my soul.
Yainkain On Purpose as a black American I find Africans who assimilate sad. Why choose to lose your culture when we had it beaten out of us
@@GrandmastaKash EXACTLY!
I'm African myself and think it's so weird and honestly Cringey when I see African people from the US say they are Black american, forget their languages and basically try to adopt the culture of Black america.
Even Ethiopians and Somalis, these people discriminate against 'Black people ' a lot in their countries, but once they come to America they suddenly wanna be together with Black Americans and consider themselves as One. Black american is the easiest identity to take over. Everyone is trying to take advantage of it man.
The sad truth is, in the 15th century you lost your culture by force and slavery.
In 2020, Africans lose their culture and languages.... By option and coz some of us are willingly doing it.
*laughs and cries in adopted* But I'm claiming New Orleans as my origin 😗 thanks for this video I learnt a lot! 👏🏾👏🏾
My dad's adopted too. We've no idea what his bio heritage is beyond "mostly, if not all, white" and that his mother was on a military base shortly after WWII.
Jaye Maelle good choice. Me too
Born in Guyana 🇬🇾 South America, raised in Brooklyn🗽 and planning on moving to West Africa 🇨🇲🇬🇭 in the nxt 5yrs
Ghana is beautiful, come through!
I was Born in Manhattan, lived in Brooklyn till 5, moved to Queens and still there, all to Guyanese parents. So fun to hear your story! 🇺🇸🇬🇾
YES IMMA NEW YORKER, MY MOMS SIDE OF THE FAMILY IS FROM NC & MY DAD MIGRATED FROM JAMAICA.... IM PROUD OF MY INTERCULTURAL HERITAGE ..BLACK AMERICAN CULTURE AND JAMAICAN CULTURE ARE THEE 2 MOST INFLUENTIAL CULTURES IN THE WORLD.. so imma proud JAMERICAN 👌🏾
I was hoping your research included "The Warmth of Other Suns" by Isabel Wilkerson. That book definitively breaks down this subject, through quality research and beautiful storytelling. One of the things I loved about reading the book was discovering the unique migration patterns: black folks from Texas and Louisiana largely ended up in California; Florida folks (remember the Zora reference) ended up in Harlem; and folks from Mississippi (remember Emmett Till's family) ended up in the Midwest in cities like Chicago. If you want to know why. Read the book. It's thick! And worth the time it takes to read. I was blown away by the resilience of Blacks in America.
Also I am interested in the migration to Liberia! I would love to see more of that unique history of ADOS who returned to Africa and the unique history and culture that resulted.
Not gonna lie, I teach African cultural identities at the university level, and I have been encouraging students to watch this channel. You guys do a phenomenal job of discussing complex ideas and making them accessible and digestible. Great work!!
Y’all are rocking those styles! Good hair and good outfits. And great job turning this topic into a fun and informative conversation!
I am from Nashville, Tennessee! My parents are Nigerian Immigrants so I Nigerian American . My dad has lived here for over 30 years!
Black To Grace yep
Black To Grace they had culture there? Pls what?
Floyd Lechner what are you talking about?
5 gens from slavery out of Texas one side and 4 gens from slavery North Carolina by way Virginia on the other.... American Descendents of Slavery (ADOS) is what iam ....and I'm down to go to space this pop stand is tired
Grandparents moved from Birmingham, AL to Akron, OH.....l’m born & raised in Akron, OH.
Im from STL, my Dad an Nigerian Immigrant from Lagos, Nigeria(Yoruba) & my Mom is African American, from Durham, NC, I consider myself Black & Nigerian, I don't speak Yoruba, fluently yet, I'm still learning ☺️, I'm going to Nigeria & Ghana next year, I also love this series as well, you ladies rock❤️☺️
Welcome home
@@oldboygeorge7688 awwwh ose Oba❤️👑(thank you King)❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️
@@ajikedeinbo2184 well done 👏 I was born and raised in the UK, but spent time in lagos as a kid when white supremacy messed with my mind.
@@oldboygeorge7688 awwwh ose❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️, that's what's up ❤️😊, I haven't been since I was a kid, to Lagos so definitely trying get to Nigeria & visit then, Ghana this year, I can understand that, the west in general is like that for real, I dealt with plenty of crazy situation in states too with that, so I get
@@ajikedeinbo2184 blessings to you 🙏
#ADOS: I am a #ADOS: Foundational Original Aboriginy Black American, both parents were born and raised in Louisiana. My family has been in Louisiana since the early 1800s, I like this educational video. BLACK WOMEN DO ROCK!!🥰🥰🥰🥰🥰
Much love from Georgia and florida.
Louisiana only became part of the US in 1803 after the Louisiana purchase..
If not, you'd be a French descendant of slavery........Just sayin..
@@christianlendo7787 Yes, that would be true, but The Louisiana Purchase did happen, so, ijs.
Man I love y’all show and learning 🇯🇲
Straight ADOS and I really like your show.
Malcolm from Oakland
Black American descendant of chattel slavery right here. I'd rather just say black American though...
No that his story came from non black people
@@BRKS627 So you are stating ''American Chattel Slavery''
didn't exist? Exactly what are you stating?
@@FABRIC8TIONUNLIMITE1 yes it is possible
I love the diversity of us!❤
I love this show so much. I am an Arab and Berber Moroccan. I am so obsessed with African American history and you guys have taught me so much.
I love y'all ladies. Full stop. Thank you, thank you, thank you. #SayItLoud
I was born in Rochester, NY, but my parents were from rural Alabama. They left there in the 60"s to look for better opportunities. oh, I lived in San Antonio for 8 years and loved it !!
We could be related my grandparents on my Father side moved from Alabama too. From Alabama to NYC in 1959
I show these vignettes during my study hall class. My students love you ladies ! Keep it up !
You should be fired.
I was born and raised in the suburbs of Los Angeles. My people come from Louisiana on my Mom’s side, and Texas on my dad’s side. Eventually I’d like to move down south and reconnect with them!
The south sucks, why do you live there so bad. Just to hang with family lol
My father was Haitian. My mother is Honduran. I grew up in the Bronx. I want to travel everywhere.
Cool, me too I'm afro Honduran , born there.
@@beanz25ful nice! Black English, Creole, Carib?
@@Prodigious1One I'm garifuna( black carib) , was born in la ceiba honduras, my hood was a mixture of caracoles( creoles), garifunas and some mestiso people.
@@beanz25ful Cool! I went to Punta Gorda. It was cool.
@@Prodigious1Onemy parents are from Punta Gorda, I was born in bk
I’m from DC, and most of my family is from the DMV also (though one of my grandfathers was from Alabama and my paternal great-grandma is Jamaican). To be honest, I don’t have a whole lot of the history of the recent past generations in my family (I’m trying to learn more). But I am proud and happy to be born and raised in a city with a unique culture and rich history in the Black community, including a diverse tradition in the arts, one of the most iconic HBCUs in the nation(still highly respected despite its problems), and one of the best musical genres for grooving at the cookout(if y’all haven’t listened to go-go I highly recommend). All in all, my own experience as a young black person is unique and varied, and it wouldn’t be the same without the influence of my hometown
I was born in St Vincent and moved to the UK when I was 6. I just spent the last year living in Italy and the question "Where are you from?" has always been a difficult one for me to answer 😅 I'm Vincy but I'm ALSO British. Some people just don't get that
Well put... ❤️
How was living in Italy? I'm ready to leave the US.
Usually ppl just ignore the fact that an expert who is speaking on black things is white...not this channel “Yeah, we know he’s white...” 😂🤣
One day, we will have all Black experts speaking about black things. One day 😌
We wanted to acknowledge the elephant in the room so that way we could get to the important stuff -- the information. 🗣️ALEXA! Play Beyonce Formation!
Majority of that museum is ran by whites. And they want to build more around the country.
Hallease it’s much appreciated too! ✊🏾
d puski what? I’t seems your comment is to start something negative. If you feel negatively about black ppl, please do not enter our spaces.
This is a positive channel. We really prefer you not bring negative vibes to it. Thank you 😊
@d puski Wow, you created this profile just to troll & spread hate - here is what we all can learn about human nature from you: cowardly bigots lurk in the shadows of anonymity on the internet going out of their way, taking time out of their day to try & upset people that they obviously envy - what a terribly sad & pathetic existence - go fester some place else loser. Nothing to see here people, DO NOT FEED THE TROLL!
omggg when evelyn said she wishes we could go to space I FELT THAT, i think about that all the time
Born and raised in PR, migrated to New England in the late 90's had and raised my kids there. Now I'm back where I belong. My beautiful island with her beautiful people and her rich and unsounded history. I missed her for way too long. Never again.
"I'm intrigued"...
he was a conquistador
"I'm disappointed"
was a huge journey and I was on it.
I want to tell you both how proud I am of you. The videos you make are changing the way people of color see themselves. You are educating the world!! My young son is homeschooled and you both teach him every day. Bless you!
Being a mixed person, I’ve been asked this question so often, that I know exactly what someone really means when they ask; “Where are you from, exactly?” They don’t really mean where were you born and raised, they want to know what your ethnicity is - which I always wondered, why they don’t just ask “what is your ethnic background?” 🤷🏽♀️. If someone wants to know something about me, just ask me [politely] directly - I’m a pretty open book
Born and raised in Harlem. My mother's side is from North Carolina and Virginia. My Maternal Grandmother and Great-Grandmother arrived in Harlem during the great migration in the 50's. My father's side is from Virginia as well. A lot of African-Americans in New York have roots in the Carolina's and Virginia. I've noticed a lot of African-Americans from Chicago arrived there via Mississippi.
Most New Yorkers, Philly, Baltimore, DC etc came from VA, Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida. Most people in Chicago and Detroit came from Mississippi and Alabama. Blacks from California came from Louisiana and Texas. I love history on the great Migration. My grandmother came from VA to NYC in the 50s also
I think “where I’m from” is interesting. It’s apart of who I am. It makes me interesting. This is why I enjoy what you guys do. Some things are a refresher some are newly learned. People guess mostly Spanish speaking countries that I can be from. What I know I know everything else I can learn. That’s my attitude. Thank you guys for what you do. I appreciate you and the content.
African diaspora born in California moved to Vegas living in Australia... This is the longest conversation and they always get quiet when the ultimate answer to what they're really asking is "...well cause slavery"
I'm from Texas, but the great grands were from Georgia, Tennessee, Louisiana, Alabama, and Virginia. Through 2 Ancestry DNA sites I found different migrations, and connections with distant relatives from Guinea, Nigeria, Cameroon, Liberia, Puerto Rico, Jamaica and of all places Costa Rica. No doubt we're a boat stop away from our long lost relatives.
This is my favorite video, I’m Dominican American, my folks are straight from the campo and moved to New York and the rest is history, but now I’m studying abroad in the DR to understand my people, my culture, so thank you for explaining migration and how it affects identity ♥️♥️
I liked everything about this video. Also, I'm glad you covered immigration, because there are many Haitian people seeking asylum in Tijuana, Mx. I really hope they make it here.
For every African and Caribbean that always got something to say. @12:46
De and what about it?
theresa rhoguns Well listen to it, obviously.
I get the question “where are you from” mostly from other black people. Usually in the conversation the phrase “good hair” comes up.
I can trace my ancestry all the way back to Amos Newport. A slave brought to Massachusetts from west Africa back when slavery was still practiced in the north.
Them: " You have an accent, where are you from?
Me: I'm First-Generation Haitian American. My mom and dad Haitian immigrants.
Jessica Mompoint me too!! 🇭🇹🇭🇹🇭🇹
They told my children they have accents also, born raise in America. I guess it's because they speak proper English.
@@ElizabethHome153 It usually happens while I'm answering questions and BLAM the questioning about my accent. Black, White, Asian people always ask.
@@jessicamompoint1849 as a french speaker i have a pretty good ear , i love the little creole accent. usually i can guess . plus Haitians have distinctive creole names. you know someone is from Ayiti when you read the name alone
@@ElizabethHome153 So you think all of those people are just inventing accents in your children because they speak proper English? No. For one, one's grammar has nothing to do with one's accent. Those are two completely different things. Secondly, lots of American-born children of immigrants have slight accents from their foreign-born parents/families even though they've never set foot in their parents' countries.
“Alexa play Ludacris Pimpin All Over The World! *_CUT IT ON!!!_* “
🤣😂🤣😂🤣🤣
She's so extra
Not with xenophobic attacks on black African businesses regularly, that is an illusion
I was born in Northern California. My grandparents came to California from Louisiana during the great migration. Currently live in Chicago suburbs people always ask me where I’m from.
👑🙌💞✨💪👏👏👏👏👑love this show and series🤗thank y'all for providing the info and the unity in diversity ✊👊
From Ethiopia, on a student visa in the States✌🏾✌🏾
I’m 1/2 ethopian rest Israeli, japanese and trinidadian xx
Born and raised in Louisiana! My family has been here for generations so of course we got here via American chattel slavery
Dad's from Marks, Mississippi. Mom's from Andersonville, Georgia
I moved from Trinidad to Miami when I was about 4 years old.
Wow your a trini that's cool. I'm from Trinidad and Tobago too😉👊
Trini represent I’m 1/4
This might be one of my favorite ones so far! I was born in New York but raised in Antigua before coming back to NY at 16. I like to think I got the best of both worlds. So while I am first generation American, I still have a different experience than my cousins who were born and raised in NY or even FL. And what did I eventually do, marry a Jamaican who was raised there til he was 14 before moving to VA. Our kids will be first and second generation all at the same time and will have a variety of cultures to learn about growing up.
@Caribbean Ín The House I'm sorry what? I'm thinking that being born in the United States makes me just that.
@Caribbean Ín The House I mean then I grew up in Wadadli and not Antigua. Semantics
That last part about saying “ur just black” I will say it but I say it because there’s lots of ppl who feel the need to tell ppl they aren’t just black to exotic-fy themselves and sound more appealing or interesting ect but saying it in the way you did definitely puts it in a different context for me and I’ve never thought about it in that way. Thank you cuz that’s why I love this channel
Personally I feel that minimizes us as "black,white,asian" is a completely European ideology. We used to identify specifically by tribe or region. Asians never used to view themselves as allies with each other simply because they looked similar, same with blacks. Race came about in the 1500s (by the white elite). People were allies by trade/war versus skin tones and featurism. Considering Africa is the most genetically diverse continent, I see it especially significant that we do not minimize ourselves to black. I'd say it's more cultural pride to identify with your ancestry as it influences your identity. Your life experience is different from someone with 2 AA parents than one AA one Jamaican parent. You almost see two different worlds.
Raised in Toronto, family came from the Caribbean and I wanna travel the world :)
my ancestry is from St Marcs Haiti 🇭🇹
i was born there. when i was 5 i was brought to America and relocated in Chicago IL, specifically Evanston IL. my maternal grandparents are from Virginia. my paternal grandparents are from Haiti. so i am a Haitian American. and i plan on educating my offspring about both Haitian and American traditions we hold in our family!!
DOS better represent!
I don't understand how people expect you to talk about Black history in America without mentioning slavery or some other oppressive system. lol
“...sometimes I just want us all to go space.”
You all are actually the best for so many reasons but that one made me lol so hard.
Its SLAVERY, not just forced migration. Keep that in mind ladies, keep up the work.
How about asking, "What are you passionate about right now?"
This can tell you so much MORE about people than the location in which they or their parents were born, something over which none of us has any control.
In going to start asking people that
For the Kenyan girl. Nothing wrong with saying you are Kenyan-American when people ask you.
It's so beautiful to be proud of your roots.
I wish there was a love option! Thank you for this amazing content. I always watch it twice in a row because it's always so deep.
Just commenting to get that interaction up there. Another great video- thank you!
Yooo, you know what's up! Thank you
I'm from Philly, living in Garland, Texas. I want to go everywhere.
Me too. I want to go everywhere.
I'm from Philadelphia too, but lived in nyc for many yrs Atlanta, Virginia, and now I'm in Az
Welcome to the DFW.
Africa?
@@thinblacknoodles I'm born and raised in Texas, how is it Az and Virginia?
Fantastic episode!
I'm from Baltimore Maryland (regular black 😘) migrated to Accra Ghana because CHILD!
🇬🇭♥️ love y'all 2. Great work.
I love when we call ourselves "Regular Black" 😂
❤️❤️😍😍😍 Watching this video brought me to tears, our history as Black Americans, African-Americans, Carribean Americans, Afro-Latin Americans, Afro-immigrants etc is so important. And it is so great to see you two pick up the torch in such a time of opportunity and spread knowledge, humour and light. You ladies and your team are amazing. Much love and blessings.
Great video! I am very proud of you ladies. I am a descendant of possibly the Senegambia region peoples on my Fathers side and Nigeria on my Mothers side. It is an amazing story and have been doing the research since the early 1980's.
So this is your answer to The Grapevine ? I am Jamaican but the minute I landed at JFK back in the 70's, I became Black American. Over the years, I accepted African American interchangeably. After several episodes of the Grapevine, I unceremoniously dropped the latter. Continental Africans have that on lock. Now, I self-identify as Jamaican-American - my homage to Black Americans.
I don’t think there is anything wrong with acknowledging our ancestors came from Africa. There seems to be a rejection of that recently. You don’t get black Americans, Jamaicans, etc. without Africa.
This channel needs to blow up
Born and raised in East Tejas this young lady loved the bright lights and the city so I moved to Harlem New York but I'm back repping Texas in Dallas. Great experience but I had to get back to my roots
Paternal side from the Bahamas and maternal side from South Carolina . They both got to those places through slavery.
Paternal side migrated to Miami and Maternal side migrated to Georgia.
Excellent show! 💥
I love how much work this blue suit is putting in Evelyn.
I'm an immigrant from Ethiopia and love African American History and culture!!!!! LOVE!!! I also love your content....SUBSCRIBED!!!