For those who do not know this woman is the OG of vlogging from Africa. Before anyone else there was AFroAmericaninAfrica. Just an awesome, awesome woman that i've admired and followed for a very very long time. Notice she posts once in a while and not every day looking for that youtube money. Always good to hear from you sis. We need more of you out there.
Sis continue to block and delete those comments. The problem with social media is it’s faceless and not the real world. We don’t know who’s behind the keyboard. I really believe some of the negativity comes from troll farms. We ( Black people) need a different form of social media.
I agree with you. Africans/black people globally are more alike than we are different. The conflicts are useless in this global oppression and harm us more than helps us.
This is one of the most positive, practical, sensible, mature, and much-needed posts I've seen on UA-cam on diasporan experiences. Unfortunately, too many persons take their personal demons, dysfunctions, and disappointments online, instead of going to heal, get help, or get their acts together first. Unfortunately too many people (and large segments of the media) seem to have inherited, and / or thrive on PHD behavior (Pull Him / Her Down). But like crabs in a bucket, nobody moves up and out by pulling others down. Thank you. Best wishes to you and your family.
Greetings from NY! Don't mind them, these are mainly insecure trolls. Most of these so-called "diaspora wars" only exist on the Internet. In real life, most black people are mature, level-headed, and calm.
I don't understand the diaspora wars. Especially since the different groups have grown up with each other, formed friendships with each other, and even married and have had children with each other. I don't get into all of that either. Instead, I enjoy what each group has to offer and keep it moving.
Well said, Sis!! ❤❤❤ Unfortunately, the slave trade resulted in such a huge disconnect among people of African descent, and it is widening by the second. We are so intent on tearing each other down instead of coming together and celebrating our similarities as well as our differences, and it produces more fodder and ammunition for the oppressor!
Continue to stay away from all that UA-cam black on black African American diaspore and Native Africans bashing nonsense. Continue to keep your content wholesome my sister.
You are very correct. I feel the same way. We are all interconnected. People are the same everywhere ❤.😊 I appreciate your bravery and Ubuntu. Peace and blessings.
I agree with you 1000% I travel yearly to Africa....We have colonial casualties and former USA enslaved casualties..but I'm so blessed to have the best of friends in East africa and west Africa...I'm taking friends from America to africa ..one sister who travel with me to Senega....she l hungout for a month with some local sisters in Saint Louis, Senegal..and when it was time to return back to the States all the sisters from the local compound crying .(.it wasn't a dry eye in group ) asking the sister when will she return.?...they truly enjoyed the laughter..the bonding. The foods and the stories..let's put and end to the ignorance as it arrives on both ends. Let it be understood..upon our unity, it will be " Game Over " for our colonizers..
It's a shame that you, have to make a video to explain your background. The problem is some people are toxic and love to spread their negativity then expect people to agree with them.
Very interesting thoughts. You're absolutely right.Thank you. But but how do you do to be always so cute ? 😅 As Time goes you are bringing people of african descent. Appreciate it.
There is power in Black Unity. Similar to my belief in Pan Africanism for us all to come together and just unite. True words. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for all your content 🙏🏾💝
We are looking the world through our own prism and forget other people have their own prism to look the world from. Namibia is very fascinating. 14 years in Africa? for real you are African African by now😂!Much respect for you and your Family!
Wow 14 years Sister I'm so happy and proud of you, I enjoy tuning into your channel and the life adventures regarding you and your family there, your content is refreshing particularily with you being a pleasant and positive person.
I feel like this Diaspora war stems from people who have low self-esteem. They always feel the need to put others down to make themselves feel exalted.
Thank you for sharing! Kindness is key. And there are negatives in every culture and you are so right about these diaspora wars being counterproductive. It is in our best interest to recognize and embrace all our African cousins. ✌🏾💜
I was born in Tanzania but raised in DC and Maryland. Even after my family immigrated to the U.S, I have always lived in predominantly black communities my entire life, including now. I'm a proud HBCU graduate. Most of my friends are Black Americans and my brother-in-law is a Black American. I dare say that the Diaspora Wars are fueled and spearheaded by agents of chaos, who are unbeknownst to themselves willing agents of White Supremacy. That's why the work you and others do is so necessary and important. Also I find people who are easily duped into Diaspora Wars (on both sides) tend to be least likely to be in community with people from other parts of the Diaspora. We need to change that. It really does wonders in combating the ignorance. I know it did for me and my family.
I must admit that there was a point when I thought differently, before the internet. Now, I agree with you 💯! We all share a common enemy and it’s pointless to have such strong opinions about each other. We really need to focus on loving ourselves and each other as well as respecting one another. Stop looking at the other nations focus on us.
People are just people with all of their imperfections. Although difficult, we should be looking for the good in each of us. Unfortunately, human nature has always caused us to put each other down as a way to lift each other up. CRAZY!
Smh, it's so sad you had to speak on this subject. 🤦🏽♀️ However, your statement was powerful, unifying and cleverly negating all the traps and lies colonialism sold us wholesale....all to get us to hate each other and become separated and weak. God help us reverse this now‼️🤲🏼 Well said, wisdom spoken‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
I think I’ve been following you from the beginning of your UA-cam journey. We both got married 2014. I have two children and I’ve been wanting to visit and/or live on the continent. Thank you for your platform.
I agree with you. Diaspora wars are really a waste of time, and energy. Maturity is the answer. Please continue to block and delete those negative people.
That's wonderful indeed. That's all I can say, too many push and pulla are going on between different black communities world over, instead of being united and face common enemy heads on.
Well said sis. I 100% agree with you, love from a Zimbabwean currently living in Russia and preparing to Come back for good to the Motherland. Black Unity✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
Wisdom...let's stop this garbage..keep up the good work..my in laws are from Sierra Leone. I'm from the Caribbean..we talk about the similarities and have a good laugh about it..I grew up in NY..and have very similar cultural identities with my American brothers, how our parents raised us etc..one people with different flavors
Thank you for sharing. As a very white Norwegian I have limited experience and knowledge of these issues. My only opportunity to learn is from what I read and what people are willing to share of their painful experiences. Even though I didn’t understand everything, Thank you for so kindly giving me the opportunity to learn ❤
I’M JAMAICAN WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WIFE AND THIS NEW FBA ADOS THING HAS BEEN WEIRD, I DONT T GET THE WILLINGNESS TO PLAY THE SEPARATIST GAME, ME AND MY WIFE STAYING AWAY FROM THAT !🕷️
Individual people have interaction with other individuals from other places and blanket all based on an experience. That is the most ignorant thing that people can do. But some of these people don't look at themselves in the mirror to even see if they are worthy of criticizing anyone else. These low vibrating people will never divide the Oneness that binds up together. They don't understand that, that is what the enemies want. Find the Good People, because They are the Only Ones that matter. One Love ! 💪🏾💪🏾☀☀✊🏾✊🏾
I like the comments you made. We need to take a step back and understand the root cause of why Black people around the world, including the Continent of Africa speak such negativity about each other. It is by design. The westerners (Europeans, enslavers, colonizers etc) had to find a way to keep us divided so we would never come together and unify. So the enslavers/colonizers designed a propaganda system that would manipulate our minds against people of African descent, on the Continent and off the Continent. So we base our perceptions on what they told us and through media. It is time for us to stop bashing each other and come together in unity and change the negative stereotypes and narrative about who we are as a people. After all people of African descent is the largest group of people on the planet. So let’s start heart felt love for each other versus the negative stereotypes generated by white supremacy and western media. ❤
Wow Barbados was one of the first three countries I considered visiting when I pondered traveling out of the U.S., for the first time. I respect your prime minister very much. She has gumption and hutzpah! And you are even able to trace your family tree back beyond one hundred years. I am still endeavoring to do this. Yes very ridiculous to speak ill about a whole continent of people. I believe these beefs are started by those with money and political influence that wish to keep division between Africans, thus control, wherever we are. Those that struggle financially among us are the ones I believe who get into these verbal antipodal paludal spouts. Stay the course with your positive vibes, sistah, for us as a collective. I am in the refusal camp! Thumbs Up! Subscribed.
Listening to you and watching your videos is a little therapeutic and comforting. Disparaging the continent and the entire Africans is mostly out of ignorance considering how huge the continent is. There will be good and not so good wherever you find yourself. You must chose who you associate with and who and where to avoid. The same principle applies no matter where you find yourself. Generally, Africans are welcoming. That was mostly the reason the European were able to take advantage of Africans, that in turn, brought colonialism and slavery that followed.
I agree with your comments. We can’t get caught up with online tear downs. Historically speaking as melanated people, our life experiences/struggles should give us grace to overlook our cultural ignorance/differences. So we must continue to connect and learn about each other. Magnify what lifts us up as a people collectively. This will only make us stronger. One love!
It is really amazing the things people come up with as a quasi normal question/comment. I chose to not engagé. The audacity of some people. My husband is Congolese. You are so right.
Thank you for offering this space to share something positive. The diaspora wars that I see (both IRL and online) reminds me of a quote from Seyla Benhabib, who says that we all must remember that “we all come from a culture.” I think this is a transformative way that we can begin to engage across the diaspora because (for me) it highlight two important things: (1) everyone has their own unique culture and cultural practice that is worthy of observance and (2) no cultural practice is better than another. I think this reframing could help us learn to be more curious about one another and seek to understand each other as opposed to comparing ourselves.
Your argument against Diaspora Wars (rightfully) argues that ‘we’ don’t need to apply artificial fractures to disrupt ‘our’ focus on a common struggle [ an intramural bound beyond geographic political boundaries] Fair enough If we can agree that “Theft Distractions” steal attention and bonds …….. Can I get you to agree that (in America) the forces who keep black Americans bound to “American Politics “as a proxy fight for “black racial uplift “, but only after some election/cultural/religious victory against the white right wing enemy that just so happens to be highlighted by the NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Netflix, CNN , NAACP, The View and defended by FoxNews & NYPost……that this is clear evidence of a “captured black American consciousness” in which American institutions can: A)!keep them blind to the suffering in Haiti and Darfur Sudan (block inbound) B) Project outward from the USA a “Global Racial Reckoning “ featuring George Floyd & Breonna Taylor - forsaking all of the Africans killed on the continent whose plight was not made into a “movement”? In summary- it is not the “intramural black diasporatic fight”, but the insular focus indirections (sports , selfies and institutional politics) that pacifies national cliques of blacks to not see their bond
I must be one of your oldest subscribers and though I've got to admit not being a regular viewer, it is nice to see you doing well after so many years.
Kaylan thank you for your much needed view point. Grace, respect, kindness and love. We have to start paying attention to these virtues in dealing with each other. Over the years in order to survive in hostile environments, people have had to develop a hard shell; a ready to fight attitude at all times. Unfortunately it's hard to change that aggressiveness. And instead of focusing it in the right quarter, we often turn it on to each other. Time to start being kind to each other and stop the wholesale tear down of people who look like us.
Yes Kaylin, this is the mindset that all black people should have. I always tell people that no group of black people has any valid reason to be mad at another group of black people. Non what's so ever. If you don't like another group of black people just keep quite instead of spewing negativity There is nothing to gain out of the black diaspora wars, just a waste of time and energy, over petty differences. Meanwhile other races of people (not all) look down on us for the one thing we all have in common. I really appreciated this video, you said exactly what I was thinking. I am glad you are using your platform to talk sense to the community ☺️☺️ Peace and hope you are well and comfortable during the remainder of your pregnancy ☺️☺️
Great video, speaking against these diaspora wars nonsense. Im from the Caribbean living in North America and married to an African lady. This devision strikes me as self-destructive to us collectively, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are nefarious people encouraging our division. By the way, I was going through a slave register for the island im from whilst doing research on my ancestry. There are listed on the register slaves originating from Igbo, Mendinka, Coramantie, Ibibo, Hausa, Congo, and many more. I'm just saying for those denying ancestry from africa.
Omg! When you revealed that your mother side came from Barbados I was shocked because when I first encountered your channel one thing that struck me about you was the physical similarities between you and my maternal aunt when she was young. At first I thought it was slavery related because most of us came from the same ethnic background with maybe one boat stop between one another but the fact that both of our mothers are of Bajan descent was a big Eureka moment in my mind 🤷🏾♂️I mean who knows? You and I might be cousins😂😂😂 I'm dead serious tho😳...
I love productive dialogue and discussion. Duscussion trumps debate when im with my people. As you said, we should be looking for inclusive solutions. Because the devils are only growing stronger every day.
I totally agree with you, do not embrace the monitoring spirits of those people who are not happy with themselves or unity. I am a proud black diverse woman. I decided to go to Africa recently and decided Senegal was where I needed to be. I have travelled to North Africa in my younger days, very different embrac. The way my brothers and sisters in Senegal embraced me and my friend who was born in the Caribbean. I was born in Europe and always embraced my couture - Jamaican - Guyanese parents. Growing up , I heard it from other black cultures the negative comments re being part Guyanese and I address it straight away, my parents were proud of who they were and their humbly begins and the countries they travelled from to Europe.. I always seen myself has an African because that is where my ancestors came from. I identify with all my ethnicity. I hope we has black people will unite and embrace each other, we are black and should be proud. Just stumbled on this blog.🎉
My sister you are correct. All nationalities are mixed bags with the good and the bad and everything in between. It's pointless, useless and plainly stupid for us to through mud onto each other. It's not enough that everywhere in the world we are insulted and disrespected; we must double down on all that against ourselves. We the people of African descent are one and we should respect and elevate one another. Stay true to Pan-African love and respect.
14 years is a lot! I've been tuned in off and on since 2021. I've resided in Queens NY for 36 years however born in French Guiana. My mom's side is from at least 3 generations in Guyana. My dad's side is 3 gens in French Guiana. I cant wait to visit the motherland.
You are always so wise, so mature and so classy; may your days be long and full of peace and prosperity. Max respect, Kaitlyn, you are simply the best! I wish every Black person watches and learns from this video.
Well said. Those who do it are simply narcissists. They also disappear as quickly as they show up. A few troll and keep up the nonsense. This is still new contact for most on either side. This will all die down with time. Reality has a way of correcting mindsets.
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Building The Africa Weee Want. The Africa where we all live comfortably, mentally and physically. We need a Political System of our own. The West can keep their Racist / Capitalist system, the East can keep their Communist/Socialist systems. 1❤🇯🇲🇳🇦
For those who do not know this woman is the OG of vlogging from Africa. Before anyone else there was AFroAmericaninAfrica. Just an awesome, awesome woman that i've admired and followed for a very very long time. Notice she posts once in a while and not every day looking for that youtube money. Always good to hear from you sis. We need more of you out there.
Sis continue to block and delete those comments. The problem with social media is it’s faceless and not the real world. We don’t know who’s behind the keyboard. I really believe some of the negativity comes from troll farms. We ( Black people) need a different form of social media.
I agree with you. Africans/black people globally are more alike than we are different. The conflicts are useless in this global oppression and harm us more than helps us.
Happy Father’s Day! ✨🖤
This is one of the most positive, practical, sensible, mature, and much-needed posts I've seen on UA-cam on diasporan experiences. Unfortunately, too many persons take their personal demons, dysfunctions, and disappointments online, instead of going to heal, get help, or get their acts together first. Unfortunately too many people (and large segments of the media) seem to have inherited, and / or thrive on PHD behavior (Pull Him / Her Down). But like crabs in a bucket, nobody moves up and out by pulling others down. Thank you. Best wishes to you and your family.
Greetings from NY! Don't mind them, these are mainly insecure trolls. Most of these so-called "diaspora wars" only exist on the Internet. In real life, most black people are mature, level-headed, and calm.
I don't understand the diaspora wars. Especially since the different groups have grown up with each other, formed friendships with each other, and even married and have had children with each other. I don't get into all of that either. Instead, I enjoy what each group has to offer and keep it moving.
Well said, Sis!! ❤❤❤ Unfortunately, the slave trade resulted in such a huge disconnect among people of African descent, and it is widening by the second. We are so intent on tearing each other down instead of coming together and celebrating our similarities as well as our differences, and it produces more fodder and ammunition for the oppressor!
Truth & Facts!
Continue to stay away from all that UA-cam black on black African American diaspore and Native Africans bashing nonsense. Continue to keep your content wholesome my sister.
You are very correct. I feel the same way.
We are all interconnected.
People are the same everywhere ❤.😊
I appreciate your bravery and Ubuntu.
Peace and blessings.
I agree with you 1000% I travel yearly to Africa....We have colonial casualties and former USA enslaved casualties..but I'm so blessed to have the best of friends in East africa and west Africa...I'm taking friends from America to africa ..one sister who travel with me to Senega....she l hungout for a month with some local sisters in Saint Louis, Senegal..and when it was time to return back to the States all the sisters from the local compound crying .(.it wasn't a dry eye in group ) asking the sister when will she return.?...they truly enjoyed the laughter..the bonding. The foods and the stories..let's put and end to the ignorance as it arrives on both ends. Let it be understood..upon our unity, it will be " Game Over " for our colonizers..
I have always loved your channel and the news you highlight about Namibia. Love from Ghana
It's a shame that you, have to make a video to explain your background. The problem is some people are toxic and love to spread their negativity then expect people to agree with them.
Very interesting thoughts. You're absolutely right.Thank you.
But but how do you do to be always so cute ?
😅
As Time goes you are bringing people of african descent. Appreciate it.
There is power in Black Unity. Similar to my belief in Pan Africanism for us all to come together and just unite. True words. Thanks for sharing your thoughts and for all your content 🙏🏾💝
We are looking the world through our own prism and forget other people have their own prism to look the world from. Namibia is very fascinating. 14 years in Africa? for real you are African African by now😂!Much respect for you and your Family!
Wow 14 years Sister I'm so happy and proud of you, I enjoy tuning into your channel and the life adventures regarding you and your family there, your content is refreshing particularily with you being a pleasant and positive person.
I feel like this Diaspora war stems from people who have low self-esteem. They always feel the need to put others down to make themselves feel exalted.
Wise words sister-inlaw.
Keep shining your light Sis. There's enough negativity in the world. You dont need to be a part of it. Light and love to you and your family.
Thank you for sharing! Kindness is key. And there are negatives in every culture and you are so right about these diaspora wars being counterproductive. It is in our best interest to recognize and embrace all our African cousins. ✌🏾💜
Very informative. Thank you for sharing.
love & light
What could you really be fighting for and why fight instead of uniting as black people to demand your space on the table sitting with other races.
I was born in Tanzania but raised in DC and Maryland. Even after my family immigrated to the U.S, I have always lived in predominantly black communities my entire life, including now. I'm a proud HBCU graduate. Most of my friends are Black Americans and my brother-in-law is a Black American. I dare say that the Diaspora Wars are fueled and spearheaded by agents of chaos, who are unbeknownst to themselves willing agents of White Supremacy. That's why the work you and others do is so necessary and important. Also I find people who are easily duped into Diaspora Wars (on both sides) tend to be least likely to be in community with people from other parts of the Diaspora. We need to change that. It really does wonders in combating the ignorance. I know it did for me and my family.
I must admit that there was a point when I thought differently, before the internet. Now, I agree with you 💯! We all share a common enemy and it’s pointless to have such strong opinions about each other. We really need to focus on loving ourselves and each other as well as respecting one another. Stop looking at the other nations focus on us.
I love this ❤ We need each other. For those who don't know, this lady is the OG of African Americans who live in Africa ❤ It shows.
10000% agree!!
People are just people with all of their imperfections. Although difficult, we should be looking for the good in each of us. Unfortunately, human nature has always caused us to put each other down as a way to lift each other up. CRAZY!
preach
THANK YOU!!!!!!!
Smh, it's so sad you had to speak on this subject. 🤦🏽♀️ However, your statement was powerful, unifying and cleverly negating all the traps and lies colonialism sold us wholesale....all to get us to hate each other and become separated and weak. God help us reverse this now‼️🤲🏼 Well said, wisdom spoken‼️👏🏼👏🏼👏🏼
Best decision. Just turn off the noise and enjoy your life with your beautiful family. Not worth it.
I think I’ve been following you from the beginning of your UA-cam journey. We both got married 2014. I have two children and I’ve been wanting to visit and/or live on the continent. Thank you for your platform.
I agree with you. Diaspora wars are really a waste of time, and energy. Maturity is the answer. Please continue to block and delete those negative people.
That's wonderful indeed. That's all I can say, too many push and pulla are going on between different black communities world over, instead of being united and face common enemy heads on.
Thank you!
I agree with everything you said 100% One Love 🖤 People!!!
Well said sis. I 100% agree with you, love from a Zimbabwean currently living in Russia and preparing to Come back for good to the Motherland. Black Unity✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾✊🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾🤌🏾
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Wisdom...let's stop this garbage..keep up the good work..my in laws are from Sierra Leone. I'm from the Caribbean..we talk about the similarities and have a good laugh about it..I grew up in NY..and have very similar cultural identities with my American brothers, how our parents raised us etc..one people with different flavors
Thank you for sharing. As a very white Norwegian I have limited experience and knowledge of these issues. My only opportunity to learn is from what I read and what people are willing to share of their painful experiences.
Even though I didn’t understand everything, Thank you for so kindly giving me the opportunity to learn ❤
I’M JAMAICAN WITH AN AFRICAN AMERICAN WIFE AND THIS NEW FBA ADOS THING HAS BEEN WEIRD, I DONT T GET THE WILLINGNESS TO PLAY THE SEPARATIST GAME, ME AND MY WIFE STAYING AWAY FROM THAT !🕷️
Very positive young lady glad to hear someone with a higher frequency of conversation
Love the video! Can we talk about how well organized it is?! Editing is excellent. Great job sis!! Love you all. 🖤🌍✨
Love this commentary. We all need to love and respect one another no matter what.
Individual people have interaction with other individuals from other places and blanket all based on an experience. That is the most ignorant thing that people can do. But some of these people don't look at themselves in the mirror to even see if they are worthy of criticizing anyone else. These low vibrating people will never divide the Oneness that binds up together. They don't understand that, that is what the enemies want. Find the Good People, because They are the Only Ones that matter. One Love ! 💪🏾💪🏾☀☀✊🏾✊🏾
I like the comments you made. We need to take a step back and understand the root cause of why Black people around the world, including the Continent of Africa speak such negativity about each other. It is by design. The westerners (Europeans, enslavers, colonizers etc) had to find a way to keep us divided so we would never come together and unify. So the enslavers/colonizers designed a propaganda system that would manipulate our minds against people of African descent, on the Continent and off the Continent. So we base our perceptions on what they told us and through media. It is time for us to stop bashing each other and come together in unity and change the negative stereotypes and narrative about who we are as a people. After all people of African descent is the largest group of people on the planet. So let’s start heart felt love for each other versus the negative stereotypes generated by white supremacy and western media. ❤
This argument is so naive petty, stupid and childish. These people need to grow up and focus on uplifting each other. I steer clear of empty vessels.
I can’t believe it’s been this long! Time flies!
People are people and humans gonna human. Period.
Thank you for saying this, the diaspora wars are so disheartening to me, and I am a Haitian- American living in Ghana
Wow Barbados was one of the first three countries I considered visiting when I pondered traveling out of the U.S., for the first time. I respect your prime minister very much. She has gumption and hutzpah! And you are even able to trace your family tree back beyond one hundred years. I am still endeavoring to do this. Yes very ridiculous to speak ill about a whole continent of people. I believe these beefs are started by those with money and political influence that wish to keep division between Africans, thus control, wherever we are. Those that struggle financially among us are the ones I believe who get into these verbal antipodal paludal spouts. Stay the course with your positive vibes, sistah, for us as a collective. I am in the refusal camp! Thumbs Up! Subscribed.
Listening to you and watching your videos is a little therapeutic and comforting. Disparaging the continent and the entire Africans is mostly out of ignorance considering how huge the continent is. There will be good and not so good wherever you find yourself. You must chose who you associate with and who and where to avoid. The same principle applies no matter where you find yourself. Generally, Africans are welcoming. That was mostly the reason the European were able to take advantage of Africans, that in turn, brought colonialism and slavery that followed.
Stay strong queen
congratulations
Anybody else notice that these wars only exist online and doesn't really exist in real life?
13:59 That's true; and "AfriCaribbean Trade and Investment Forum" is doing something about it.
The OG of African vlogging, please let’s help her get to 1 million
You have demonstrated such maturity. UBUNTU FOREVER!!!
Really Appreciate your video content. Thank you. ❤
Congratulations to our beloved sister. I have been following this sister from her arrival to Namibia. Congratulation once again
I agree with your comments. We can’t get caught up with online tear downs. Historically speaking as melanated people, our life experiences/struggles should give us grace to overlook our cultural ignorance/differences. So we must continue to connect and learn about each other. Magnify what lifts us up as a people collectively. This will only make us stronger. One love!
14 years already?
Wow!
Thank you, ...I could NOT say it better. Very uplifting!!! ❤ ❤
Great perspective. You are the originator of the africa UA-cam movement.
We love to see you every time
We wish you could blog daily. Please keep us updated with the babies
All facts🎉🎉🎉
It is really amazing the things people come up with as a quasi normal question/comment. I chose to not engagé. The audacity of some people. My husband is Congolese. You are so right.
SIS, THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR THIS PROFOUNDLY POWERFUL SEGMENT; I ABSOLUTELY AGREE‼️‼️‼️💯💯💯🎯🎯🎯👍🏾👏🏾🙌🏾✊🏾💪🏾☝🏾🫶🏾🪘🪘🪘❤️🔥❤️🔥❤️🔥🔥🔥🔥
Good message my sister!👊🏾
Thank you Very much you’re a breath of fresh air
Beautiful sister... welcome back home! I am happy to see you happy. We will conquer back our living space once again...
Thank you for offering this space to share something positive. The diaspora wars that I see (both IRL and online) reminds me of a quote from Seyla Benhabib, who says that we all must remember that “we all come from a culture.” I think this is a transformative way that we can begin to engage across the diaspora because (for me) it highlight two important things: (1) everyone has their own unique culture and cultural practice that is worthy of observance and (2) no cultural practice is better than another.
I think this reframing could help us learn to be more curious about one another and seek to understand each other as opposed to comparing ourselves.
Your argument against Diaspora Wars (rightfully) argues that ‘we’ don’t need to apply artificial fractures to disrupt ‘our’ focus on a common struggle [ an intramural bound beyond geographic political boundaries]
Fair enough
If we can agree that “Theft Distractions” steal attention and bonds ……..
Can I get you to agree that (in America) the forces who keep black Americans bound to “American Politics “as a proxy fight for “black racial uplift “, but only after some election/cultural/religious victory against the white right wing enemy that just so happens to be highlighted by the NYT, WaPo, MSNBC, Netflix, CNN , NAACP, The View and defended by FoxNews & NYPost……that this is clear evidence of a “captured black American consciousness” in which American institutions can:
A)!keep them blind to the suffering in Haiti and Darfur Sudan (block inbound)
B) Project outward from the USA a “Global Racial Reckoning “ featuring George Floyd & Breonna Taylor - forsaking all of the Africans killed on the continent whose plight was not made into a “movement”?
In summary- it is not the “intramural black diasporatic fight”, but the insular focus indirections (sports , selfies and institutional politics) that pacifies national cliques of blacks to not see their bond
I must be one of your oldest subscribers and though I've got to admit not being a regular viewer, it is nice to see you doing well after so many years.
Kaylan thank you for your much needed view point. Grace, respect, kindness and love. We have to start paying attention to these virtues in dealing with each other. Over the years in order to survive in hostile environments, people have had to develop a hard shell; a ready to fight attitude at all times. Unfortunately it's hard to change that aggressiveness. And instead of focusing it in the right quarter, we often turn it on to each other. Time to start being kind to each other and stop the wholesale tear down of people who look like us.
I'm Nigerian and you are my sister, full stop.
Yes Kaylin, this is the mindset that all black people should have.
I always tell people that no group of black people has any valid reason to be mad at another group of black people. Non what's so ever.
If you don't like another group of black people just keep quite instead of spewing negativity
There is nothing to gain out of the black diaspora wars, just a waste of time and energy, over petty differences.
Meanwhile other races of people (not all) look down on us for the one thing we all have in common.
I really appreciated this video, you said exactly what I was thinking. I am glad you are using your platform to talk sense to the community ☺️☺️
Peace and hope you are well and comfortable during the remainder of your pregnancy ☺️☺️
Great video, speaking against these diaspora wars nonsense. Im from the Caribbean living in North America and married to an African lady. This devision strikes me as self-destructive to us collectively, and I wouldn't be surprised if there are nefarious people encouraging our division. By the way, I was going through a slave register for the island im from whilst doing research on my ancestry. There are listed on the register slaves originating from Igbo, Mendinka, Coramantie, Ibibo, Hausa, Congo, and many more. I'm just saying for those denying ancestry from africa.
Omg! When you revealed that your mother side came from Barbados I was shocked because when I first encountered your channel one thing that struck me about you was the physical similarities between you and my maternal aunt when she was young.
At first I thought it was slavery related because most of us came from the same ethnic background with maybe one boat stop between one another but the fact that both of our mothers are of Bajan descent was a big Eureka moment in my mind
🤷🏾♂️I mean who knows? You and I might be cousins😂😂😂
I'm dead serious tho😳...
I love productive dialogue and discussion. Duscussion trumps debate when im with my people. As you said, we should be looking for inclusive solutions. Because the devils are only growing stronger every day.
I totally agree with you, do not embrace the monitoring spirits of those people who are not happy with themselves or unity. I am a proud black diverse woman. I decided to go to Africa recently and decided Senegal was where I needed to be. I have travelled to North Africa in my younger days, very different embrac. The way my brothers and sisters in Senegal embraced me and my friend who was born in the Caribbean. I was born in Europe and always embraced my couture - Jamaican - Guyanese parents. Growing up , I heard it from other black cultures the negative comments re being part Guyanese and I address it straight away, my parents were proud of who they were and their humbly begins and the countries they travelled from to Europe.. I always seen myself has an African because that is where my ancestors came from. I identify with all my ethnicity. I hope we has black people will unite and embrace each other, we are black and should be proud. Just stumbled on this blog.🎉
I know Greenville NC use to live close to it. That’s the home of the ECU pirates! My sister live ur live the fullest in Africa, salaam
My sister you are correct. All nationalities are mixed bags with the good and the bad and everything in between. It's pointless, useless and plainly stupid for us to through mud onto each other. It's not enough that everywhere in the world we are insulted and disrespected; we must double down on all that against ourselves. We the people of African descent are one and we should respect and elevate one another. Stay true to Pan-African love and respect.
Nice to see you🎉 Congratulations to your new addition❤
14 years is a lot! I've been tuned in off and on since 2021. I've resided in Queens NY for 36 years however born in French Guiana. My mom's side is from at least 3 generations in Guyana. My dad's side is 3 gens in French Guiana. I cant wait to visit the motherland.
You are always so wise, so mature and so classy; may your days be long and full of peace and prosperity. Max respect, Kaitlyn, you are simply the best! I wish every Black person watches and learns from this video.
I thought you reminded me of a Bajan for some reason when I first saw you on your channel
Well said. Those who do it are simply narcissists. They also disappear as quickly as they show up. A few troll and keep up the nonsense. This is still new contact for most on either side. This will all die down with time. Reality has a way of correcting mindsets.
Please don't get into it, it will make you look bad.
Yes we should all unite but also educate eachother on our cultures so that there is respect
Online diaspora wars are extremely exhausting .i will never add to their energy .we are one and we remain one
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I agree...!!!👍🧔🏿.
U talk soo wisdom
You re wise & articulate.
You are a champion.
Smart
Thank you, Thank you, Thank you. Building The Africa Weee Want. The Africa where we all live comfortably, mentally and physically. We need a Political System of our own. The West can keep their Racist / Capitalist system, the East can keep their Communist/Socialist systems. 1❤🇯🇲🇳🇦