This is exactly what we as Africans and African Americans need right now. As an African, I have no ill intents towards my African American brothers and sisters. If we unite, we will be as powerful as any other groups of people.

@chiefcoachese3828

2 жыл бұрын

Mlk. Opera. Malcolm ali. Jordan ,vic tyson Denzel. MJ. cosby. Snipe's. JZ. LL. P. didy 50 nas snoop dre. pryor. Murphy. clark banneker turner ross. Etc. Just to name a few AFRICAN AMERICAN's Against odds that foreign blacks never had to deal with. No shade but - we don't need your validation. With love fam.

@janejohnson6912

2 жыл бұрын

I appreciate you. Thanks. We will get to the promise land.MLK- "I might not get there with you but we as people will get to the promise land." They can't keep us apart forever. Love you fam.

@marycurry837

2 жыл бұрын

The African Americans Are Not Africans!

@TheCashWilliams

2 жыл бұрын

@@marycurry837 were all African at the end of the day

@timdeathly

2 жыл бұрын

@@TheCashWilliams true.

I hope a lot of people watch this, I’m glad I did. Much needed conversation.

Thank you young brother. Keep the message going.

Truth! Thank you and keep up the good work.

I truly thank you for taking the time to express this much needed truthfulness, Brother❗️ Many Blessings To You❗️✊🏽

Being Nigerian American, I never had issues with African American as I grew up with them. The individual is what matters. There is bad and good everywhere. I also make it clear that I can't carry the burden of 54 individual African nations just like one African American can't represent all 50 us states. African American culture varies by region so it's important to learn that before lumping them all together as all bad, southern folks have good manners and folks up north is just aggressive and don't care. That's my two cents for now.

@berhanuyoussouf6674

2 жыл бұрын

my brother I am Ethiopian American, you are missing the point as African world wide what is been done to us in deeper level by colonization and slavery.

@mcdollard7469

2 жыл бұрын

Just like Africans some love african american some don't. It's the same everywhere you go. I agree with you.

@Darkness-ie2yl

2 жыл бұрын

thats the thing. kids dont see color. its some time during and after high school this starts.

@sdatkb

2 жыл бұрын

We don’t have a different culture by region we just have different accents ! The core of our culture is all the same

@indianajones443

2 жыл бұрын

That's a myth. Most blacks roots are southern.

The clarity, history, and social explanations you give for a very divisive issue is genius. I hope your a teacher or public speaker.

I just had the worst experience with an African man! I have never judged or looked down on African people but I am constantly being put down by them. I’m done trying to accept people who don’t accept me

@tansyveejones6749

3 жыл бұрын

Sorry sugar what happened?????💙💚💚💛

@Hetsupshut3

3 жыл бұрын

But.... African Americans are the same back. Most african americans I've ran into, esp the older ones, so dang rude with so much attitude

@nanaofori3116

3 жыл бұрын

I dont believe u. What did the african do to u?

@smoothcriminal4038

3 жыл бұрын

@@cliffordkarma538 But your not telling the truth SMH you know dame well it ain’t the other way around because african american parents do not tell their kids that they can’t talk to Africans.

@SunnyandNova

3 жыл бұрын

@@cliffordkarma538 that’s not true at all you’re a white boy go play somewhere else

Excellent post. We all need to unite. Thanks.

This was deep 🙌🏿💯

@christinawatters8871

2 жыл бұрын

Yes I think 🤔 I just fell in love. 🧐🥰 He is really breaking it down I am from America and I'm a American and it bothers me when I see Africans being made fun of. I attend a African church for the last 2 years and they treat me like family I tried to date to Africans one of them fell in love with me but their family did not approve of me being an American woman. The second one adored me but was afraid to come to my neighborhood he did not feel safe with his life. You are speaking some positive real reactions. You stay strong the way you pronounce words is extremely attractive much more attractive than watching a guy with some timberland boots on thinking he's all that. 👈🤷

Very interesting talk, thank you!

Very interesting and while I know its not at all the same, I felt a bit of understanding when you talked about your childhood and where you fit in, as a biracial person that's difficult to navigate. Besides that, the whole video was so interesting. Thank you for the knowledge!

Much needed conversation! I appreciate what you covered! I did not realize the comparison between colonization and enslavement before seeing your presentation so those were my key takeaways!! Thank you!!

Love this thank u!!!

Thank you for this video and the info 🥰.

Very beautiful and powerful… I appreciate your understanding and your empathy for both cultures. I too am American African and I struggle with all you have covered. I have 4 sons who are both African and American. Finding resources that makes them feel good about both their cultures is scarce and far in between. Your video may be the beginning of the middle passage. May the lord bless you on your journey

European tribes hate each other more than you do. However, when it comes to forming alliances against others that they will not hesitate to do so. Let's focus on our common humanity, the right to be equal to anyone else, the right to feel value, security, and prosperity.

@Konoronn

2 жыл бұрын

Is that a joke? Africans view other with murderous hatred. Europe is the most peaceful continent in the world.

@ayoolax5988

2 жыл бұрын

Hmm ... like Europeans didn't kill themselves like dogs during world wars

@scorpio6481

2 жыл бұрын

@@Konoronn stop trolling, troll.

@Wideout4

2 жыл бұрын

In the “new world” yes they came together under the umbrella of white to claim Dominance over blacks and other minorities

@Konoronn

2 жыл бұрын

@@scorpio6481 I'm not trolling.

Thank you for this information 🙏

This was very eloquent. Great talk.

Thanks for this bro

The term "African Booty Scratcher" is not a term for recent African immigrants. It is a term some children use that can be applied to anybody of African descent--particularly those who have dark skin, a broad nose, kinky hair, and/or other facial features associated with the African ethnic groups we hail from. This term was born out of our internalized self-hate. Someone of African descent who came from the Caribbean and someone who has been in the U.S. for centuries can all be called that term.

@pippishawtstockins2413

3 жыл бұрын

It came from the movie Boyz N The Hood. I didn't go to school with any immigrants and it was thrown around no matter what skin tone, phenotype you had. The particular scene was even that of kids in a class room. Interestingly enough I happened to watch the movie on TV a few months ago and they cut that part out of the movie.

@SunnyandNova

3 жыл бұрын

@@pippishawtstockins2413 That term is decades older then that movie lol be quiet kid

@SeeLasSee

2 жыл бұрын

I’m cool with Bantu.

@2b1unique1

2 жыл бұрын

@Canda Wrong that term has nothing to do with people from the carribean

@joanofarc33

2 жыл бұрын

@2b1unique1 That is not what was said. Go back and read the comment. He or she said it can be used to anyone who looked Bantu.

Some Africans do hate us, but I care how we love and treat each other.

@elijahlyrics3790

2 жыл бұрын

Some AA do hate us too. It's never one sided

@noirjack7

2 жыл бұрын

@@elijahlyrics3790 They didn’t say it was one sided…

@elijahlyrics3790

2 жыл бұрын

@dandagod official LOL

@elijahlyrics3790

2 жыл бұрын

@dandagod official ya'll worry about the most unnecessary things

As a African American I love my African people even tho I never been to Africa I still feel the connection through my ancestors my family need to visit Africa

@mukwadishi3381

Жыл бұрын

There's no such thing as "African People", Africa is a continent full of different cultures

@whythe4107

Жыл бұрын

@@mukwadishi3381 African people: People from Africa.

@jamie2034

9 ай бұрын

Do you truly KNOW about your direct heritage? Most don't. They just assume they re connected. Cant even name a tribe without Googling it. Pssh BYE

Good analysis brother!!! Brooklyn,NYC

This is a topic I had little knowledge of and that you brought to light very well and succinctly.

@user-uf4qw3se4y

3 жыл бұрын

am african AND THIS IS A LIE!! There is no beef

@LoverLand1003

3 жыл бұрын

And I'm AA and have lived long enough to know that there is a divide! There is truth that he is speaking. However, it's his truth not yours, so to call it a lie is a untruth it's self.

great job!

Outstanding facts and we shell overcome.

I love you for this!!!!💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾

This guy is lying through his teeth! Kenyans don't call african americans 'Akatas'! That is a Nigerian word!

@dehvoo3655

3 жыл бұрын

Actually some do, do you know all Kenyans in the US

@lavishlovergirl

3 жыл бұрын

@miss sweden he was simply born in Kenya, I'm also Luo kamba and I don't even know what Akata is. Sounds Nigerian

@lavishlovergirl

3 жыл бұрын

@miss sweden Mi Ata nashangaa Akata ni nini😂😂

@lavishlovergirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@dehvoo3655 nah fam, Akata is a Nigerian word by Nigeria and west Africans

@rachke16

3 жыл бұрын

He is in fact lying. “Ankata” isn’t even a word used in the east of Africa, mostly just Nigeria and it’s clear he’s suffering from American acceptance to make up a lie like this. He grew up around Americans so his relationship to Africa is very Americanized. It’s sad that people are actually believing what he says 😥😥

Solid analysis, my Brother!!! May we all continue pushing and being the change we wish to see. 1L

Excellent stuff bro

Wow Well Put!

Niaje Victor Muthama 👊🏾 🇰🇪

Well said.

This guy hit the nail! Wonderful!

Victor Muthama should definitely definitely write a book.

I've always had great experiences with Africans!!! So much so, that a few of my closest friends are Gambian, Senegalese & Guinean. I learned to speak Wolof & Fula, my favorite foods are Jollof rice, Yassa & a few other west African dishes...I can cook them too!! I own some of the most beautiful dresses... My children and I were born in America but I raised them as if they were Gambian....so we were treated like Africans. I never hesitated to assure people about the oneness of Africans & African Americans ❤🖤💚

Smelled like onions? Nobody said that. Musty is musty

Very good bruther!!

This is so cool. You have given the phenomona justice

Wow, so, leaving Africa for the USA, and you don’t see the country you left as the problem. If the country you left WASN’T the problem, you wouldn’t have left.

You will never see an Irishman fresh out of Dublin to America have an issue with a Yankee of Irish descent whose family has been in the country for 200 years... hmmm wonder why

@htxbby8079

2 жыл бұрын

We are divided, they don’t want us to unite

@briancrim8389

2 жыл бұрын

@@htxbby8079 *THAT PART*

@htxbby8079

2 жыл бұрын

@Picklefart35 please go & do some MORE research before trying to argue with someone about their lineage or history at all. There’s so much information out there to support my claims; look on Quora. Someone looked deeper into it. But a lot of y’all would rather trust what the YTE man says

@htxbby8079

2 жыл бұрын

@@yellowhawksiouxchief1126 Ok. 🙄

@kevinwilmore3604

2 жыл бұрын

Ibby guy. And you don't know the reason why it's that way?

Nice lecture ,man.

This video is something for the archives.

Awareness raised - amazing lecture!

Very well done should have over 1 million views

@blacksheep1502

Жыл бұрын

Mind Your Business

WOW WOW WOW, THANK YOU FOR THIS KNOWLEDGE.

Thanks awesome Brother

We need to just love one another.

His Ted Talk should have been longer.

Deep and VERY true

Thankyou!!🙏🏽🙏🏽🧚🏽‍♂️🧚🏽‍♂️

This is detailed ♥️❤️

I never said akata was a Swahili word. But it is used as a derogatory term. Pay attention.

@digitallocations1423

3 жыл бұрын

Akata is a West African term. We don't have a derogatory term for outsiders in Swahili. We don't hate and judge people as a group.

@Earth712

3 жыл бұрын

No it’s not it means cat lost/away from home. It just means African Americans who aren’t in Africa I’m technically an akata being a first Gen American.

@tunjilegba

2 жыл бұрын

Akata means stray cat Is it like calling someone “Feral” or “Country” its derogatory

Well said young man. It's unfortunate, but I don't want to be around anyone who doesn't want to be around me.

true and deep!

Thank you for the education.

I had one African parent and one African American parent and they would always have cultural clashes. I hated them both!

@Navaura

2 жыл бұрын

Well African culture is different from American culture.

@ibrahimacoulibaly5199

2 жыл бұрын

Well! I am African, and my wife is African American. My children are both. We have many differences. However, I love her and her family dearly. My wife's mother is like a mother to me, and her brothers and sister are like true brothers and sisters. The main things are to focus on what we have in common versus our differences.

@nuwberian732

2 жыл бұрын

You hated both of your parents?

@jermainepryor8654

2 жыл бұрын

@@nuwberian732 Yup, they were both controlling and abusive.

@nuwberian732

2 жыл бұрын

@@jermainepryor8654 You shouldn't talk bad about your parents unless, you mean they were against you. If so, that has nothing to do with where they are from.

Thanking for speaking

@davito1461

2 жыл бұрын

You Africans need to go to Africa

@kennykross3306

2 жыл бұрын

@@davito1461 shut 5,akata

Well done.❤

Whites and Africans are damn near the same people.

@pierron4382

2 жыл бұрын

The self hate is strong in this one.

@abbasownblackman2762

2 жыл бұрын

@@pierron4382 naw I love my self. As an indigenous American.

@MsOluyemi

2 жыл бұрын

Ur embarrassing

@abbasownblackman2762

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsOluyemi mk go to Africa and let me know how it turns out.

@olugboyeopeyemi2428

2 жыл бұрын

@@MsOluyemi rightt Like he thought he ate

Thank you for attempting to bridge the divide.

Put him on ted x

My father is from Nigeria and my mother is American born from the south, growing up experiencing both cultures I can say I’ve seen through both sets of eyes. I was made fun of for my last name being African and hard to pronounce for some. I also been on the side of making fun of other Africans because I wanted to fit in with the culture we have grown to know in America. It’s hard because my dad would tell me to be like his fellow African friends kids because they study hard and are smart unlike the African Americans here. Me being born here in america made them see me as a sort of hybrid so most don’t know how to take me. I enjoy both cultures and I’m happy to be African on my fathers side and American on my mothers side. I don’t have divisive ideal’s I’ve always loved both sides and feel like we should be one together in unity.

@shippyc9990

Жыл бұрын

Question is your mom African American or white American , because your saying just American

@jotuya88

Жыл бұрын

@@shippyc9990 I can see that, my picture would dispel any notion that my mother is Caucasian. So that would mean she’s African American if I was unclear in my previous statement.

I always thought how ridiculous it is for AA and Africans not to like each other. Since millions of Africans were brought here during slavery. Most AA are descendants from Africa no Matter what they want to believe. AA need to find out what tribe their from and Africans need to understand that most AA roots are directly from Africa.🙂

@ehzAxemuzik

2 жыл бұрын

Bonbon..not millions..no more than 800k to USA..BA come from many tribes in Africa as well as European and Native blood - we are a mixed people(most) and not truly African

@bree2woke737

2 жыл бұрын

@@ehzAxemuzik I'm African American and I can confirm, I'm 50% Mexican and 50% African and that's because my mother was Mexican and my dad was African, there's no European in me .

@ehzAxemuzik

2 жыл бұрын

@@bree2woke737 mexican and african is not a "race"..and you are not AA..stop hijackng our ethnic group!

@bree2woke737

2 жыл бұрын

@@ehzAxemuzik Ik that's not a race have you never heard of mixed people?

@ehzAxemuzik

2 жыл бұрын

@@bree2woke737 if you read what i first wrote, you would have realized that i was referring to mixed people = AM,BA

We Africans ourselves have beef among each other let’s fix our conflicts first

@kelvinbernard7120

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jagsjshsksbsnaksjdlj i have never been to America so i don’t understand the beef that is there between African and African Americans am stuck in the middle

@headcougarincharge9027

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jagsjshsksbsnaksjdlj Maybe we American blacks should fix our stuff, since that's what he said..and besides we FBA PEOPLE, have the upper hand..

@realone6138

2 жыл бұрын

@@Jagsjshsksbsnaksjdlj you're so delusional it's pathetic asf get over yourself

@olugboyeopeyemi2428

2 жыл бұрын

@@realone6138 he said he's AFRICAN 🤣🤣 imagine

@vanellesmith4598

2 жыл бұрын

Word.

Well put young bredren

Preach bro

Some of these comments are cringe. This Brotha just solved it all an yall still don't get it.

@canttouchthis2814

6 ай бұрын

🗣

I thought “Akata” was a Nigerian word? In particularly a Youraba word. Something sounds fishy about this story.

@therealsoccamaster

2 жыл бұрын

Akata is a Yoruba word that's most often used by Yorubas and by extension Nigerians, but it's been adopted by many African immigrant communities of various backgrounds and nations of origin.

@olugboyeopeyemi2428

2 жыл бұрын

*Yoruba

@Kwasi1790

2 жыл бұрын

Exactly my thoughts 🔥

@carbon6951

2 жыл бұрын

@@olugboyeopeyemi2428 Well it's *American" and not "Ara Amerika" or "Amerika".. Every country in Africa has these weird spellings for "American" but you want us to spell the names of your groups correctly.. It goes both ways.

@hephzibahosunde4841

Жыл бұрын

@@carbon6951 I Don't understand,we spell American as American, the pronunciation may differ but we spell it right maybe some don't but most do 🤣

I’m sorry and I speak for all of us African Americans. I wish we can all unite man 🙏🏾

I APPECIATE YOUR EXCELLENCE..I WILL SUBCRIBE AND SHARE..SIGHNED AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMAN

Am kenyan thanks bro I never thought of it on that angle . You have a point it's an eye opener

@kevonhenderson6888

2 жыл бұрын

I would like to know if you all like people from the Caribbean or America?

@theonly6359

2 жыл бұрын

@@kevonhenderson6888 I live in Europe as an African and the other blacks here are from the Caribbean, and to be honest Africans and Caribbeans here get on so well. It seems it is not the same in North America specifically the US🇺🇸.

Pls delete all this misinformation. A Kenyan using akata??? Stop. It’s not even derogatory.

@bmsb5102

3 жыл бұрын

Just cause you don’t use it doesn’t mean other Kenyans don’t lol

@rachke16

3 жыл бұрын

@@bmsb5102 nobody outside Nigeria uses the word, not Kenyans, Tunisian, Moroccans, Senegalese ... please stop.

@wabejoo

2 жыл бұрын

@BMSB Firstly, What does “Akata” mean? I am from Africa, Kenya to be exact, and I have no idea what this word means. Educate us since the word riles you guys so much. You seem to know it’s meaning better than we Africans. Secondly, a Kenyan, like any other human being, will not use a word he/she does not know. So stop with that!

@wabejoo

2 жыл бұрын

@Marla Rose 1. You cannot say it is derogatory if you do not know its meaning. I am waiting. What does it mean? 2. You cannot accuse "us guys" of calling you a word we do not use nor understand. Once again, tell us the meaning of the word, since it seems to be a word only African-Americans understand.

@NowYourMad

2 жыл бұрын

Boy shut up , everyone is not the same

u is a real genius bro

Baya iyi anlatmış(!) Bizde çok iyi anladık(!)

@user-uf4qw3se4y

3 жыл бұрын

am african AND THIS IS A LIE!! There is no beef

Here in Colombia we have lot of African Ascendant, but when we talk about unity people think it is not Possible. Thank you for giving some hints about how to overcome that kind of thinking

@angeldee7287

2 жыл бұрын

It’s not possible. Pride gets in their way

@linzierogers5024

2 жыл бұрын

Unity is the only thing that will save us. Our oppressors stay unified.

@citizencoy4393

Жыл бұрын

Unfortunately the way Africans were colonized it makes it hard for many of them to see the bigger picture. They still believe joining the system will eliminate their issues. They also abandon their ppl for access so how much can we really expect from them in regards to the fight? Too many believe in running vs fighting.

African Americans and African need to come together and heal one another we need one another for survival to all my African brothers and sister sorry this happened to you I see what they did to you this is horrible living in America it hurts to see what is going on now we need to plant a seed to the next generation so they can’t live in psychological trauma that the previous generation experienced we need healing in mental level when I live in Liberia skin color never determined the factor where to live we were poor but it was alright but we have one another it take a village to raise a kids

🥰💕💕💕thank you

I like this

As a human being they did not look at us as human beings when they were tormenting us treating us like scums of the Earth and I'm happy that I was well insulated by my culture where would I have been today if it was up to these people these individuals

Hii ni ukweli kabisa! Keep it up Victor

@keepondreaming2196

3 жыл бұрын

But the term akata ametoa wapi? I've never heard a kenyan saying that amecopy wanaija which is so bad

@subscribeforgoodluck1806

3 жыл бұрын

@@keepondreaming2196 he's lying! That is a Nigerian word that means "cotton pickers"!

@lavishlovergirl

3 жыл бұрын

@@keepondreaming2196 Bana. Anachoma

@moierreur4872

3 жыл бұрын

@@subscribeforgoodluck1806 It's Ghanaian word meaning a cat that strayed... Nigerian just used it to insult others

@digitallocations1423

3 жыл бұрын

@@moierreur4872 And that is so wrong! We as Kenyans distance ourselves from that insult.

🇺🇸✊🏾 It’s important for people to speak honestly that experience both sides. Thanks bro

This is an amazing video hence the balance between the different versions of blacks created by colonization and slavery. 💯

Nigeria gained independence on October 1, 1960 which is long after the 1865 emancipation of American slavery. Just contradiction what he stated in the video saying that European colonization of African countries was much shorter than slavery in America.

@dbzenthusiast

2 жыл бұрын

Wasn’t slavery over 400 years tho?

@deek69

Жыл бұрын

@@dbzenthusiast no you’re a dishonest African

@darealone4480

8 ай бұрын

That is less than a century though not really a long time in terms of history

I was called African booty scratcher and I’m AA 🤔

@jenniferokafor

3 жыл бұрын

Just checked with my African friends. Some of them are called akatas as well.

@lordschild673

3 жыл бұрын

Me too, as kids we just used it as an insult to anyone, none of us actually knew what it meant until we were old enough to educate ourselves on our African ancestors...

@rocsteadyh.o.g4247

3 жыл бұрын

Exactly lol they love using that as if Akata ain’t way worse and specific to us

@rocsteadyh.o.g4247

3 жыл бұрын

@@jenniferokafor lie

@lavishlovergirl

3 жыл бұрын

My friend was called a monkey by an AA, he's African... Can we just say that it is not about the specific group rather a specific person?

Cress Welsing 💜💜 Facts 💥💥💥

Just the fact that so many of us are having these conversations regularly tells me we are headed for a major unity. A lot of us fbas are starting to move to the continent. The conversation is changing fast.

Respect to the intelligence, and how well it's articulated, well done my brother...

This is a perpetual coffee for foolish people. Any well educated and travelled person will understand the difference between gossip vs reality.

@bmsb5102

2 жыл бұрын

Not really a helpful critique brother. Can you be more specific?

@mary_carmack

Жыл бұрын

This person knows no actual history

PREACH BROTHER PREACH, I WOULD GO TO YOUR CHURCH❗❗👍👍👌👌✔✔🙏🙏

It's what it is... Africans in Germany hate me too. 🇧🇧 The reason why i search KZread for such topic. Was curious 🤔

LOVE ALL MY BLACKS EVERYWHERE AMERICA EUROPE SOUTH CENTRAL AMERICAS HAITI JAMAICA THE CARIBBEAN AND THE MOTHER LAND

Most African American are native Americans with no traces to Africa

@azitsallgood2514

2 жыл бұрын

Dosent mean we need to hate each other

@Tashaten

Жыл бұрын

We have Native Americans but our DNA diffently says Africans.

Speak the truth

This is cool but as a FBA I do not want to blend!

great work backed by some deep research.

@truthpodcast1590

3 жыл бұрын

Daktari , let's tell our nephew here that he is the messiah of Kenyan radio. His mastery of the Swahili language , the queen's language and being a protogen in music is a Gem to behold

It's only one group of people who lost the knowledge of their own history for a reason. People don't want us to know we are the specific chosen people so we don't channel our energy to great force and kill off any bad demons

@oglilbbludd

2 жыл бұрын

Preach Brotha

@devora4809

2 жыл бұрын

All demons need to die

Divide and Conquer.

I was think don't they speak god damned English down there !? because 1:44 minutes there is a explaination of slang of African booty scratcher. then I seen the "fresh of the bout" part that explains it... well played Sir, well played.