One cannot help but be engulfed with a deep sense of shame on how today’s African Americans have turned into a huge embarrassment for the Black race, as they have become a people without direction, morals, and a sense of determinations – unlike those of the earlier ages.
As a Black person myself, but from the mother continent of Africa, I see today’s African Americans as a bunch of cry-babies who have an excuse for every type of demented behaviour that they exhibit – hiding behind their supposed repression by the White majority.
Granted, we all do acknowledge that African Americans have, ever since being dragged to the New World as slaves and till today, have been receiving the short and dirty end of the stick, but that is not an excuse for who they have turned out to be.
Is being oppressed, or not seeing much prospects for acceptance or opportunities, a valid enough excuse not to attend school – yet those schools are there – or for drug abuse, violence and gangsterism, promiscuity, and generally living below one’s potential?
As much as I understanding the ‘Black Lives Matter’ mantra – considering that an African American is indeed most likely to be shot by police than a White person – but, without honest reflection, this cause is a lost one.
Quite, frankly, African Americans are victims of their own failure to raise above the segregation and oppression they have been subjected to over the past centuries.
If they believe that the violent repression that they have suffered has turned them into violent people, then they only have themselves to blame when every police officer is jittery around them and has a finger ready on the trigger.
It is no secret that one is more likely to be robbed or killed by an African American than a White person, and that so-called Black neighbourhoods are the most dangerous in the US.
I am also sure that African Americans themselves acknowledge this fact, and if asked, they would admit that it was safer to walk in a White neighbourhood, especially at night.
According to some research I did, African American women felt safer dating or marrying a Caucasian man than a fellow ‘brother’, as they were less likely to be violent, or to be involved in some sort of crime – especially gangsterism and drugs.
African American children were more likely to grow up being raised by a single mother, as their Black fathers would be absent – either, having absconded their duties, in prison for crimes they committed, or dead – usually, due to a life of crime.
Despite schools – no matter how ‘substandard’ they may be – being present within reasonable distances, African American children are more likely to drop out, or generally be a nuisance and downright problematic, leading to a higher probability of failure.
African American children would rather spend their time with pants pulled down acting all tough, and generally preparing themselves to be criminals and losers.
If African Americans want their lot to change, they can not expect White people to do it for them – it never happened, it is not happening, and it will never happen.
Today, what is needed is not another civil rights activist like Dr. Martin Luther King Jr, or a militant as Malcolm X, or another Rosa Parks.
These great heroes did their part for a particular period, and a particular purpose, in African Americans history.
However, today, the biggest struggle for US Blacks is not slavery, or segregation – but, a serious need for mindset change amongst the African American community itself.
They need to make up their minds on what they really want to achieve as a community.
What do they truly want?
There is nothing that African Americans have gone through that we in Africa have not – but, we largely reacted differently.
We were similarly, enslaved through colonialism, and were subjected to the same violent, and dehumanising oppression and deprivation of world class education, quality health, economic opportunities and empowerment, suffrage, and were generally relegated to the fringes of human society.
However, did that get us down?
Did that turn us into violent drug addicts, who waste their time in some pity party, whilst dropping out of school and choosing a life of crime?
Did that turn us into unreliable husbands and fathers, who would not be there for our families?
On the contrary, Africans were so hungry for education – as we knew it was the key out of poverty – that even during the colonial times, we would walk, if not run, over 20 kilometres each day to and fro school.
From as young as 12 years old, my mother would run behind her father – who would be riding a bicycle carrying her boarding school luggage – for nearly 15 kilometers from her rural village to the nearest train station.
Even today, as most parts of our continent are still grossly underdeveloped, pupils as young as 12 years have to travel each day more than 10 kilometres to school.
We know the education systems in most parts of Africa leave a lot to be desired – as there are no books, and pupils learn under trees – even in rain – there are no qualified teachers, and some even have to cross flooded rivers in times of rain – but, such has not deterred us to crave education.
That is why a huge number of Africans are highly educated today – not only that, but also value the importance of hard work and perseverance.
No wonder, when these Africans come to the US, they take up high positions, whilst African Americans will be acting all tough and cool on the streets shooting cocaine and each other!
We also have had it tough from the days of White colonialism to today – when we still have to survive under the most unlivable and inhospitable conditions – but, we always manage to stay relatively morally upright, determined to succeed, and persevering.
Admittedly, Africa has its violent hotspots, however, these are largely geopolitical matters that we also seriously need to sort out ourselves – but, as communities, and individuals, we have managed to hold our own.
We understand how a vicious cycle of poverty, drugs, violence and crime would leave us in a trap – thus, we will do our best not involve ourselves in such.
Similarly, African Americans need to know that the only key to their success and emancipation is with themselves.
It is not with some ‘Black Lives Matter’ mantra – going around the streets demanding not to be shot by the police – but, for African Americans to start by taking themselves seriously for a change.
Yes, clamouring for one’s human rights is very important – I should know, as a social justice activist – but, we do not hide our irresponsible behaviour, and lack of accountability under a shroud of activism.
We are very clear on what are our rights, and what are our responsibilities – these need to balance.
Start by choosing to have a sense of self-respect and value, embracing education, and choose a straight honest life free of gangsterism, drugs and violence.
Even if it may appear as if there are no career prospects for Black people, no matter how educated, they should learn from us Africans – we have learnt to survive, without the need for crime.
We have become innovative in our self-empowerment ventures, in the midst of poverty and oppression, such that we manage to erk out a decent livelihood.
That is why, when we come to the US, we also manage to convert that business innovativeness, which we would have learnt in the midst of nothing, into very successful enterprises.
I do not have to rob my neighbour just because I am struggling.
Therefore, as African Americans come out of Black History Month, it is time that they stopped blaming everyone around them for their own shameful behavior, and acknowledged that the change they seek will largely come from themselves through a mindset change – and not from White House!
° Tendai Ruben Mbofana is a social justice activist, writer, author, and speaker. He is the Programmes Director with the Zimbabwe Network for Social Justice (ZimJustice). Please call/WhatsApp: +263782283975, or email: zimjustice@gmail.com. Please also ‘Like’ the ‘ZimJustice’ page on Facebook.
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Very pathetic stereotypical article. you judge all african americans by the few you see in the media. look at the morals in your own country before you put pen to paper
Unfortunately many live up to that stereo type. Its time “African Americans” take responsibility for their lives and future like some do. Its also time they stopped voting for the party of slavery, the Democratic Party, that time and time again keep black people in a cycle poverty by keeping them on welfare. The Democratic Party also encourages single mothers, many have sons with no positive male role models, with many young men turning to crime instead of education and a productive career. This was a good honest article. People like you need to get your heads out of the sand and be constructive rather than pull the victim card at every turn.
Jongwe, have you ever been to the US, cause our president thinks you live in a shit hole country. Whites say African Americans should be happy they were born in America and not Afrika because all those stereotypes you sling at African American, guess what that’s what they think of you too… The White man no matter what part of Europe he comes from will unite when it comes to the African man. Africans ( I mean all people of black skin, not just those born on the motherland) sit there and act like we are not connected I’m from South Africa, I’m from Ethiopia I”m African American, I’m from this tribe. As the old saying goes White people don’t care what kind of Nigger you are you’re a Nigger.
Thank you!!!!! If you are black they think the same things about africans, this article was very stereotypical, and I live by africans actually and many just look down on black people period it’s ironic, many of us are educated and they still look down on us
Thank you ZM! Well said. Africans and their so called “elitism” needs to stop.
Shame on you zm – this article is absolutely correct. Only someone who cherishes and nurtures a victim mentality would disagree.
Education in my neighborhood unfortunately is not promoted as important by the single black mothers that live here. I’ve heard single black mothers lecture their daughters about getting minimum wage jobs so they can help their moms pay for beauty supplies.
The emphasis for the young women in our neighborhood is on hair and nails. When I asked them why aren’t you in college they tell me they don’t know how to go to college because nobody told them they need to go.
NOBODY and I mean nobody preaches education except the white people from City Hall that come out and give the black children parties at the park.
The Haitian children that live in my neighborhood will not play with the African American children because they lack morals and dropout of school. The Haitian children are polite, respectful, intelligent an absolutely charming to be around. They can hold a conversation and don’t walk around with victim mentality. African Americans should hang their heads in shame for the victim mentality that they have forced on their children and grandchildren.
Almost the same as you african americans generalizing all whites all over this planet. Also, you can hate african americans and not be racist, something you wont understand cause you are too busy feeling sorry for yourself.
You Africans are a phuckin’ trip! You guys have the nerve to talk down to so-called African Americans when your countries are literally “shit-holes as per Donald Chump! You guys haven’t built a viable infrastructure in any country within Africa. If it is viable its within Arab controlled North Africa. As far as your success in America goes, you’re allowed to thrive here do to your indoctrination
of the colonial mindset. When I speak to most Africans/Hamites, you exude the mind of the oppressor. It’s almost “Sambo” like in nature! You Africans HAVE NOT endured what the Black American has. You weren’t brought across the Atlantic on cargo slave ships, nor was your culture erased from you. Cocaine wasn’t placed in your 3rd world communities by the CIA as ours. White America allows you people entry into America to serve as a buffer to the progress of Black America. 56 years after the end of Slavery, Blacks were thriving economically across this country. Every town was destroyed by angry white mobs! This never happened in Africa’s recent memory because you guys didn’t build anything of stature. The reason they took us from Africa all those years ago, was because of our expertise in agriculture, architecture, etc. Ever since we were taken, Africa has been a 3rd World continent!
Nice piece of fiction writing. So in a nut shell you are saying thank God for slavery as it delivered you from “shitholes”.
Wow WJ. Well said. I’m in the UK and have experienced first hand the bullshit that comes from Africans. This article has the audacity to call out Black Americans when they cannot govern their own countries without greed, corruption and genocide. These are people who place money before humanity, who murder the masses for elitism, who still believe in witchcraft ffs! I’ve yet to meet a black African as a refugee from the USA who have watched their family slaughtered. But, I’ve met many from Africa. These are the very people that sold the biblical Israelites into slavery. They now have the audacity to claim that they experienced the same as the very people they made victims of?? Disgusting!!!
Haha haha, for this article to be written by someone from a country that just had a coup is very amusing. Also, your country is heavily dependent on foreign capital namely China; where’s the empowerment there? Young and old people alike are not staying in your country to prosper. They are going abroad including the to United States. If you can’t lead by example then why are being a hypocrite in this matter. Shame on you for the generalized factionalized artical that builds walls among us and not roads of peace. God exalts nations through our Lord Jesus Christ. Humble yourself and give Him glory and you’ll see your nation rise and not remain stagnet.
Mr Mbofana, the base problem, whether Africa, America, Black, White, or any other continent or shade is exactly as you stated it regarding politicians… it is that evil has been allowed. Too often, parents leave the responsibility for even moral teachings to the schools and churches… and when the kids return home, what example to they find. Dad is trying to figure out how to cheat on his taxes, or Mom has a new black eye, or they’re both drunk. And, too often if a kid is being punished at school for flagrant violations of rules, the parents rush to demand their child not be punished. Respect for authority should be at our core, but parents do not teach or require it. In fact, many teach their children to ignore or even openly challenge authority figures. Pure and simple, God’s ideas of righteousness are tossed away… and the only alternative to right-living is evil-living. In scripture, masters and slaves are both addressed. It has nothing to do with colour or economics or social standing or our type of government… Our station in life should have no influence on our walk of life.
What made you write such a ignorance revealing paper? How many real African Americans do you know? How many have you bothered to really befriend and understand.? I am ashamed to be associated with such a hateful and ignorant article. I am embarassed to be called a zimbabwean alongside you.The things you accuse African Americans of arethe same things matebeleland cries about.Ask yourself what People from matebeleland hace in common with african americans. And there is your answer staring at you.
I am African, Zimbabwean to be precise. I am disgusted by the article this guy wrote. I guess in life you will always find people that offend. The views in this article are his own. He is trying to separate the brotherhood African and African Americans. This man has no idea what our African American brothers and sisters went through during the slavery period and in many ways up till now. He also does not remember the contribution made by African American law makers such as Andrew Young in pressuring the white Rhodesian regime to commit to majority rule and also materially supporting supporting the population. Today Zimbabwe has a high literacy rate. African Americans came to Zimbabwe as expatriate teachers volunteering their lives to educate the African population soon after Zimbabwe’s independence. This man’s mind is so shallow. The atrocities seen in Rwanda and in Zimbabwe in ongoing in Nigeria, Sudan, Congo were by and still by Africans and you don’t talk about that. What a shame. What is his problem? Judging from your response I think this guy is achieving his goal. If the editorial board for this paper permits publication of such offensive material then I will no longer read this paper and I urge others with a conscience for doing the right thing to reconsider disengaging as well unless the article is withdrawn. We should not tolerate such reckless talk.
Mr Mbofana, you can see the problem just in the responses… throw down the “victim card”, close their eyes so they see nothing, blame it on someone else, justify actions rather than address problems, etc.,etc. Anything to keep from admitting there is a social problem that needs to be fixed, and avoiding responsibility.
The fix belongs to the parents, and that won’t happen in a single generation… maybe not even two or three. But, if some generation along the way begins to teach their children to live moral lives, stop the pattern of children having children out of wedlock, parents start staying together, accept responsibility, and live lives of good character, then things will begin to turn.
I’m telling you this is not a white problem, or black problem. It’s isolated neither to America or Africa… but it is a societal problem that will continue until those who have crawled into the gutter can see themselves and their lives as they really are, and decide to do something about changing. It’s not the government’s responsibility, it’s not the school’s. It’s every individual who wakes up and realizes how low they’ve set their own standards, or how they have tolerated friends, family, and associates to have set their own path into the gutter.
So, now here’s the question for those who are trying to lambast Mr Mbofana for his candid article… what are you prepared to do? Protest, or make change happen? Make the choice, and take responsibility for the consequences.
Curious responses, though those who take issue with the analysis offer no substantive rebuttal – insults seem to be the prevailing response.
I challenge any of the above posters who take issue with this article to offer argument based on analysis of the content, rather than bashing the author, because frankly the responses seem to bolster his point. I don’t know that I fully agree with the author, but he does make some excellent points regarding making choices and accepting responsibility for those choices.
I think you should watch Black Panther. This movie will open your eyes to what you may not know yet and discusses this very misled thought. I was born in Zimbabwe, moved to America when I was 10. and granted I could see the difference in my fellow dark-skinned brothers and sisters. I was very prejudiced towards my own people because I did not understand. It only took me 10 years (LOL) to finally open my eyes and see the bigger picture. Pitting ourselves against one other, especially when we do not know the struggles that one has faced, is simply moving backward. I have seen the struggle our people go through and it is different from struggles in Zimbabwe because there is a lack of solid community. I am curious to know if you have been to the parts of American where there are predominantly black people struggling and have seen just what type of environment they have been left to survive in by the laws that made it simply impossible to rise above. I’ve had to teach my own mother and father this very lesson, so I understand how you can have these feelings but if a large part of our people are broken, then we are all broken. How about this, let us open our hearts and minds, and listen, and be there for each other, “African-American” “Zimbabwean” “South African,” or whatever, and let’s open the dialogue of how we can build a better community with values that we can all respect and be proud of. I love my people, and it hurts me that this a problem we must deal with ON TOP of racism from our white brothers and sisters. Please, let us join hands and see how we can move on from being a broken people to an enlightened people. It starts with listening. What do you think?
To add on to my previous comment, “Therefore, encourage one another and build one another up…Encourage the weak, be patient with them all. “ 2 Thessalonians 11-15. God bless 🙏🏾💕
Thank you Camilla.
Let’s build bridges not walls.
What an awful awful article. Stereotypical, demoralizing,
Judgemental and self righteous. Wreaks of a lack of true understanding, empathy and real experience within the African American Community or the effects of systematic oppression Before you judge someone please try to walk a mile in their shoes.
I am Zimbabwean and the author does not represent my views just his own ugly unabashed ignorance.
This is a most disgusting article. I am ashamed for your ignorance, how does one end up thinking as you do. Zimbabweans are a mess having endured a fraction of what our brothers and sisters in America have. Please do not be intellectually lazy.
Your assessment is mostly correct, I’ll add a couple more:
1. A school system run by liberal democrats who only care about
their pay and pensions. Massive teacher failure, no consequences
for incompetence, ie.’you’re fired!’.
2. Many blacks live in poor public housing where most of their
rent is paid by the gov.. This, I believe is the biggest problem
because, you, I, can easily become a product of our environment.
The kid’s don’t have enough good role models and getting into trouble is
too easy.
Fred / Los Angeles
Fred: You and the Author must stop drinking the Mind Altering “White-Like Me” Juice; let your neurons recover and then read this…
GOING BACK TO OUR ANCESTOR’S “OLD SCHOOL”
Back in the day our ancestors under the brutal and crushing effects of slavery and then Jim Crow; in order to survive, had to be first and foremost, creators and generators and makers second. They created and generated the methods, techniques and tools (often times very unique methods, techniques and tools) of which they used to make the critical-life-things necessary for their survival. Their creativity and driven passion to generate the critical-life-things became the fertile soil in which the roots of viable and livable communities took hold and grew to become Tulsa’s Black Wall Street, or Miami’s Overtown, or Florida’s Rosewood, or New York’s Seneca Village, or New York’s Harlem, or St. Louis’ northwest Ville residential and business district, or California’s Colonel Allensworth Town or Houston, Texas’ Freeman Town known as “Little Harlem”.
In these Black townships and in numbers of Black townships across America, our ancestors were immersed in “empowerment” fueled by “self-determination” through “self-sufficiency”. These townships possessed self-taught craftsmen that mastered the skill sets to “engineer, design, construct, operate and manage” these townships. Many of the Black townships had “educated practitioners” that were doctors, lawyers and master constructors and mechanics.
Our ancestors deeply understood their survival greatly depended on, not just knowing more than their oppressors, but in order to survive they had to internalize the critical requirement of “knowledge by demonstration”. Hence, they knew from the “inside-out” that knowledge was only beneficial if you mastered it for producing the critical-life-things necessary to survive. Therefore, their “skills and will” determined their ability to think outside of the boxes of oppression that they were forcibly placed in.
Without recognizing The Mastered Skill of knowledge by demonstration as being composed of “core competencies”, our ancestors routinely demonstrated their mastering of the following core competencies:
• Critical thinking and problem solving (the autopilot-ability to ask the right questions, which are usually outside of the box) • Collaboration across networks and leading by influence • Agility and adaptability • Initiative and entrepreneurialism that is driven by creation and generation • Accessing and analyzing information • Concise, succinct and effective written and oral communication • Curiosity and imagination
238 years later, in this 21st century, much of the Black Diaspora is characterized and indeed defined by the most horrific standard of living and quality of life statistics in our universe. Today, many “MisEducated Negro” elites [Ref. Carter Godwin Woodson] light up with glee from the chills propagating through their nerve-network when they hear their being addressed as “Dr.” or the “Alphabet-TitledPresentations” behind their names. However, all the while their lives are sustained by; dictated by and controlled by a white-power-structure, whose structural members are formed-steel-racism.
Unfortunately, generations of being immersed in the illusionary ideals of “Whiteness” compelled many Black people to abandon and even abolish the most unique quality of their humanity, The Mastered Skill of knowledge by demonstration. They switched to passionately pursue and indeed demand, Societal and Institutional Integration, which has proven to be for the most part, the degradation and depreciation of all that which is Black; specifically our Black humanity. So, today we find many “rich” Black People, but Zero Wealthy Black Communities. Today, we find many Black Businesses making some money, but microscopic numbers of Black businesses creating and generating critical-life-things necessary for empowering and sustaining, economically-self-sufficient, Black-communities.
Yes, around the globe there are micro enclaves of job rich Black people. However, when they pass on from this earth, they leave behind ZERO transferable, institutional wealth for their next generations. Against this huge, reality-check-backdrop, Black people passionately seek to accomplish all of that which structural racism has to offer —degrees from prestigious white universities, a well paying job in white owned companies, a fabulous overpriced home within or in close proximity to white neighborhoods, an overpriced luxury car produced by and sold by white manufactures and dealerships and visible association with white power brokers, whose names that can be dropped often in the powerless circles of “Mis-Educated Negro” elites.
The white-power-structure, of which Black people fought and died to be integrated into, has always known that, if you want to be wealthy, at some moment in one’s life, she/he will have to create a source of income other than the salary allotted by the white-power-structure. Hence, the evident and crushing reality: If you sell your time to others, you will quickly reach a limit in your capacity to create assets that will generate long-term income.
Notably, the wealthiest white men in the world are entrepreneurs and do not possess degrees from prestigious white universities—many of the same prestigious universities Black people have fought and died for admission into. Yes, many of the wealthiest white men possess no degrees at all or quit college when they realized that it was only teaching them to be employees and to obey—a modern form of slavery, called indentured servitude.
The wealthiest white men have always built and continue to build institutions of wealth, which hire people with college degrees, many of whom look just like them and exclude people of color with degrees from white prestigious universities. Some of the world’s wealthiest white men with ZERO degrees are: Mark Zuckerberg with Facebook, Bill Gates with Microsoft, Michael Dell with Dell Computer, Steve Jobs with Apple, Amancio Ortega with Zara–Inditex, Richard Branson with Virgin and Ingvar Kamprad with IKEA.
If Black people are deadly seriously and therefore, possess the burning passion of acquiring, institutional and thus transferable generational wealth, then Black people must eviscerate the White-InfusedParadigm of making some money and go back to our ancestor’s Mastered Skill of knowledge by demonstration.
Against the backdrop of 400-years of contiguous and continuous brainwashing, going back to our ancestor’s Mastered Skill of knowledge by demonstration is a herculean task, but it is the only means by which Black people can ever build institutions of transferable wealth. Achieving this herculean tasks will require changing a failed educational environment and the resident processes and methods embedded in Black America’s mentally mimicked “Get A Good Education” mantra, to emphasizing Black people at the youngest age, mastering the core competencies of:
• Critical thinking and problem solving (the autopilot-ability to ask the right questions, which are usually outside of the box) • Collaboration across networks and leading by influence • Agility and adaptability • Initiative and entrepreneurialism that is driven by creation and generation • Accessing and analyzing information • Concise, succinct and effective written and oral communication • Curiosity and imagination
It will probably take several generations, but I believe this is a critical mass requirement for serious course corrections throughout Black America. Meeting this critical mass requirement I believe will result in future Black generations where:
1. The white power structure is forced to take them seriously 2. They take each other seriously by the demonstration of treating each other with mutual respect 3. They have an internal value system of prioritization that places emphasis doing only that which will accomplish twice as much in half the time. Hence, OUT with the Banquets, Awards Dinners, Payer Breakfasts and Dog & Phony Forums on How to Do Business… and IN with laser focused, wise efforts and actions that produce the required, desired and sustainable results in the shortest possible time. 4. They are driven by the creation of institutional wealth that builds and sustains generational communities 5. They see selling out as a horrible Cardinal Sin, likened to SELLING OUT their humanity 6. THEY truly believe, like White People, THEY are created in the image of God and therefore possess all of the same potential and talent that God bestowed upon White People—but with uniquely-added-value.
Now, please read the speech at this link: http://www.hartford-hwp.com/archives/45a/298.html
Donald Myers July 4th, 2012
This one of the most senseless articles I have read in a long time. As an African, this author does not speak for me. The stereotyping is beyond belief. Where is the empathy and real concern for our Diaspora brothers and sisters who have suffered so much? We all have issues within our distinctive black communities, let us try and build- not be divisive and ignorant.
London sister
Mr writer, you are so ignorant, it’s a fact that in Zimbabwe there is a growing population of fatherless homes, drug and alcohol abuse. Have u been to Glen Norah, Mabvuku or Tafara? Musangowukura musinganzwisise… Problem yenyu maZimbo munongozviita kunge vanhu vakadzidza kupfuura mhunu wese and I look down upon other black folk from other nations. But honai vana Mugabe, ma degrees kuwanda, havagone kutonga nyika, kana ma RBZ governor enyu, ese ma PhD titleholders but they are clueless kuti economy inofambasei…. tikwanirei apa, stop being so judgemental and rather seek to contribute positively…
I am African American and I have dedicated almost 30 years working in Africa to help the average citizen rise above poverty through agriculture, and other enriching projects. I help out my people here at home as well to go forward in life independently. Understanding Africa the writer of this article must forget where he came from, because the last time I checked, the continent of Africa is rife with corruption, violence, and all of things he spoke of African American about. In fact a lot of the traits that I see in our African American people, I see that they came from Africa. Let us all be proud of who we are no matter where in the world we may reside and remember we are all in the same boat. I have traveled to 29 countries around the world and we are always at the bottom no matter where we are. We need to unite help the mother land control its resources and build wealth among us. Then and only then will the tables turn and provide for all Africans both in and outside of Africa.
The author needs a wake-up call, the White man divides and conquers and the author is doing exactly what the white racist wants. In
America all African American’s are taught is how poor Africans are and even though your condition here is bad it could be worse you could be in Africa. Africans are looked at as shady, and lazy that’s why not one country in Afrika is a world power. Many African American believe this and look down on Africans. In Africa, your taught about how shiftless and lazy African Americans are and how you don’t want to be mistaken for African American. It’s called Divide and Conquer people. They don’t want us to unite. Sad but Black people around the world will continue to get the short end of the stick because we all think we are different than the other black people that whites talk about. Wake up if your black and from Afrika when white people discuss you they lump you in with African Americans, dumb, ignorant Shit hole country as Trump says. And when white people insult African countries they think we are all the same. LOL if the author of this article ever comes to America he will be nothing but a nigger in Whites eyes and all the stereotypes he described will be placed on him!!!! Wake up people we need to unite.
Its really just ironic and quite pathetic that masses of blacks only know to blame the whites for atrocities done unto their ancestors. It’s clear that those have chosen to forget or never learned a large part of that history which is rarely mentioned. It certainly is NOT mentioned at all here or any where blacks cry poor me. The whites also fought and died for freedom of slavery in this country. This part apparently became lost in the words of black leaders giving sermons to the followers, A form of brainwashing people with needs, just as Hitler did. Whites being the problem is merely a crutch; its old news and its about time this way of thinking is laid to rest as it only breeds the highest level of ignorance and perpetuates the grounds for continued hate. Proud to be ignorant is nothing to be proud of! In view of mentioning Hitler, we dont hear the Jews crying about the Holocaust by any stretch that comes close to the poor me blacks in this country. Their suffering clearly well exceeds black slavery and discrimination. Sure in a different country but, it doesnt change the fact that the Jews moved forward, not backward. Being a positive part of human evolution is the right path. Backwards thinking blacks should concider learning the other parts of black history that discounts its all the crackets fault. Their is reverse discrimination that breeds amongst y’all too but, this is okay? Stop to the hating and join the human race moving forward. All whites aren’t Donald Trump!
Lynne. Although I don’t agree with this article. Your comment is absolutely ridiculous. Let’s be clear hear. An etimated 6 million Jews died in the holocaust. Over 400 million black people have died because of the colour of their skin In the last 400 years. I’m not commenting on the rest of your reply as its just damn ignorant.
Funny. I googled why are black African Americans so ignorant acting compared to black Africans and got lots of articles. Wasn’t expecting any results but this article confirms a lot of “stereotypes” that are actually true in regards to the difference between these two cultures.
You are pathetic racist pos
African Americans aren’t African. Negroes are indigenous to America. Praise God.
I’m sure he would respond, but their corrupt government took their internet access away. Lmfaooooo worry about YOUR OWN people in YOUR OWN wretched country.
There should be dozens of superpower nations on the Continent, but corruption and greed rule, post-colonialism.
Blacks oppressing Blacks, doesn’t get anymore pathetic than that. Worry about your own bad self, bruv.
Black Americans have always hated Africans. No one hates Africans more than black Americans. It is time to say the truth.
Of course it need be said the Carribean and African black man (woman)who succeeds in America does so on the sacrificed blood shed of his enslaved forebears who took the brunt of the brutal slavery and subsequent jim crow racism of America. The article(author) sees the problem but hardly understands the root causes of it, a typical African faux pas. I am a Caribbean man married to an African American woman from Georgia, USA for the last 37 years.
Firstly Zimbob, if you were here, you would have been hanging from trees too. It was you all that sold us into slavery in the first place. Secondly, not all of us claim Africa, as we have Native American ancestry, which is constantly concealed. So kiss my entire azz.
You have no idea what goes on here but joining the throngs of critics won’t help your case. When you land on US shores, you will receive the same treatment, whether you sing the song of the racist majority or not. During WWII, when Nazis made a clean sweep of what they saw as “liberal academics,” they didn’t check to see whether those academics were on their side or not. The same will happen to you here. Since 1689, when my ancestors were brought to the US, we have struggled against overwhelming odds. Every day, one faces humiliation, regardless of one’s “achievements or deportment.” Bygone generations have made it their business to convince the white man that “we are just as human as they are.” If they don’t know that already (and they do), that is their problem. But the daily pressure destroys minds and hearts. Keeping a stiff upper lip when there is institutional pressures from every side requires superhuman effort and even a paragon like you might fold after several hundred years of it. Stick to what you know. That’s what good writing requires. If you are not “in this skin,” keep your opinions and that’s all they are, to yourself.