Black People : Do you think...?

[Kenny Jones]

How tho? I don't quite understand that. We can call ourselves "Africans", but say who we were is no longer apart of who we are?

Can you explain further?

What do people mean when they say they are African; or their culture is African? That is as vague as a person saying they are Asian. Asian can be a person from Russia, Iraq, China, or countless other asian countries each with different cultures. With the African, Africa is made up of over 50 individual countries each with different languages, countless different cultures and tribes.

When a person says they are African, which part of Africa are they talking about? Egypt? Somalia? South Africa? Kenya? Each of these countries has different cultures, languages, and people and the fact that we have no idea which of these cultures, and tribes our ancestors were stolen from means whatever tribe it was has no influence on what we do and who we are today. Our tribe is the people we associate with today; not some place half way around the world where our distant ancestors came from; all of that was stolen from us.

 

[chuck]

My oral history is the basic of my claims...

And I also consider inspired by ali farke toure's comments on the roots of blues of the in this nation (via a recent documentary):

That easily confirms our african ancestry etc...

And, since our feelings and thoughts also convey our collective viewpoints etc;
black music is a means for us to
communicate across cultural and social barriers, too...

So,
since we've always had a unique means and ways to communicate:

That's been another means which has aided our existence as a people of african descent in this nation for centuries...

Also our resistance to those who exploit and oppress us here also have inspired
has many likeminded people thruout the black disapora (around the globe) to speak out and stand up as well...

As we return to mother africa (or others migrate to the states):

We have a lot of catching up to do...

Please let us be far more forgiving and patient of each other for the moment:

Obviously we all have a lot of catching up to do!!

fyi

 

[jamesfrmphilly]

What do people mean when they say they are African; or their culture is African? That is as vague as a person saying they are Asian. Asian can be a person from Russia, Iraq, China, or countless other asian countries each with different cultures. With the African, Africa is made up of over 50 individual countries each with different languages, countless different cultures and tribes.

When a person says they are African, which part of Africa are they talking about? Egypt? Somalia? South Africa? Kenya? Each of these countries has different cultures, languages, and people and the fact that we have no idea which of these cultures, and tribes our ancestors were stolen from means whatever tribe it was has no influence on what we do and who we are today. Our tribe is the people we associate with today; not some place half way around the world where our distant ancestors came from; all of that was stolen from us.

the connection is there in the spiritual DNA.

BTW : if we were stolen and our land was stolen that makes us victims. victims of a crime. one that cries out for vengeance.

 

[chuck]

As long as most african descendants do acknowledge
our shared roots:

That's good enough for me too!!

fyi

 

[Kemetstry]

In this country, most of us are mixed. Based on what we've been subjected to, we're doing quite well




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