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You think all black americans came here from the slave trade?
You think all black americans came here from the slave trade?
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Oh they starting up in here…
Ill say this, big up my African/Black-American family. Clearly we have differences but other black people are NOT your enemies. Its definately a CIA type psyop to keep black people divided.
The best video out there explaining the nuances and intricacies
Me on twitter back in 10/2024 when I realize Tariq/FBA psyop is here
Take care everyone and black power over everything, rememeber the govt is lead by Trump and his billionaire pdf cabal. Lets stay focused
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I go back and look at the state of the city from way back when, man we got it so good these days.
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I'll say this, were there black people here before the transatlantic slave trade? Probably. I would say 90% of all black people in the Americas (remember same chattel slavery in the Caribbean, Brazil, America, etc) came through the slave trade. The remaining 10% (thats a generous estimate) migrated before then.
I just hate how all of a sudden black people are not from Africa, but magically look like Africans while Indigenous Americans (that look like Pocahantas) are not the real Native Americans?
I just hate all the rhetoric.
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That FBA **** is so stupid. We’re only 13% of the population in this country; there’s already a ton of sellouts and just straight up stupid MFs. We don’t have the numbers to be dividing the community further if we want to make any progress.
I promise a racist cop ain’t making a distinction between a “FBA”, Nigerian, Jamaican, or Haitian.
I promise a racist cop ain’t making a distinction between a “FBA”, Nigerian, Jamaican, or Haitian.
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One dude on twitter said "I dont rock with Malcolm X since his mom was born in Grenada", guys we are doomed
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That’s some real top tier hating because I highly doubt most people know that. He definitely researched that just to make a stupid point.
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As always, when this topic comes up, it's drenched in some latent resentment.
Nobody imposed the term African Americans on Black Americans. They chose it and popularized it themselves, without thinking that the diversity of the African continent could possibly mean the term would apply to any African native, from dark-skinned Dinkas to light-skinned Amazighs.
The rationale for applying the term to Black Americans made sense at the time, but its adoption and acceptance also stemmed from the reality that until African cultures became more well known stateside (starting in the 2000s), people here were very much ignorant of what/who Africans considered African, and they never limited it to one’s skin pigment (Gadaffi has never been black, and he’s always been African).
A Black American can’t get lost in a Caribbean or a West African kitchen, and vice versa.
Who is they?
Nobody imposed the term African Americans on Black Americans. They chose it and popularized it themselves, without thinking that the diversity of the African continent could possibly mean the term would apply to any African native, from dark-skinned Dinkas to light-skinned Amazighs.
The rationale for applying the term to Black Americans made sense at the time, but its adoption and acceptance also stemmed from the reality that until African cultures became more well known stateside (starting in the 2000s), people here were very much ignorant of what/who Africans considered African, and they never limited it to one’s skin pigment (Gadaffi has never been black, and he’s always been African).
A Black American can’t get lost in a Caribbean or a West African kitchen, and vice versa.
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To each his own but after 300+ years and black folk simply not being called Americans while you got these newly promoted whites from Ireland, Italy, etc that came here in 150 years or less just being called Americans is a slap in the face.
It's psychological warfare to make folks feel less than and be trampled.
It's psychological warfare to make folks feel less than and be trampled.
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IMHO someone who wasn't born in nor visited the continent of Africa, has no legal citizenship in any of the 54 countries in Africa, and belongs to no African tribe, while referring to themselves as an African is factually incorrect.
If we go back far enough in history, every human who ever existed is a descendant of an African.
The narrative that Black Americans are causing harm to anyone simply by existing/refusing to cosplay as African is highly problematic.
We've got folks trying to erase us on both sides - inside and outside - and it's weird.
We stand on our own, always have - and if that threatens other groups, then so be it.
I believe we have done enough and have earned every right to be Black Americans.
We don't owe anyone anything - least of all our identity.
Y'all doing this in February, too? Sheesh!!!
I guess it's African History Month now, huh?
If we go back far enough in history, every human who ever existed is a descendant of an African.
The narrative that Black Americans are causing harm to anyone simply by existing/refusing to cosplay as African is highly problematic.
We've got folks trying to erase us on both sides - inside and outside - and it's weird.
We stand on our own, always have - and if that threatens other groups, then so be it.
I believe we have done enough and have earned every right to be Black Americans.
We don't owe anyone anything - least of all our identity.
Y'all doing this in February, too? Sheesh!!!
I guess it's African History Month now, huh?
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Not defending him but just explaining the logic behind that FBA movement. He mentioned the main motivation for the differentiation was reparations. Making sure thise deserving reparations and those that don't will never get mixed up.
Not defending him but just explaining the logic behind that FBA movement.
Not defending him but just explaining the logic behind that FBA movement.
Not defending him but just explaining the logic behind that FBA movement.
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I understand that, but even still where is the line drawn? If your grandparents immigrated here, but you and your parents were born in the US, are you included? If 3/4 of your grandparents are white, are you included? If you’re a sellout, white supremacist *** kisser like Clarence Thomas, are you included?
If we’re strictly talking about lineage, a lot of white, hard r using folk who’ve never identified a day in their lives as Black are gonna pop up with a Black great-great grandparent when you start talking about money.
And no, this is not me saying I’m against reparations in general. I’m just asking the feasibility of this specific logic.
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If you care to hear him speak on it.
Again, I am not endorsing it.
Again, I am not endorsing it.
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Gonna watch later when I have time, but the fact he’s explaining this **** to DJ Vlad’s culture vulture *** tells me he’s deeply unserious
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Man that fba **** be whoopin our asses
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It’s 90% online.Man that fba **** be whoopin our asses
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Only if you acknowledge it. That's one of those, "Internet Exclusive" concepts.Man that fba **** be whoopin our asses
It SEEMS like it doesn't exist in the physical world.
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I will say this. African-American or Black-American, same thing to me that's up to you guys to decide. However, no matter how you FEEL you are still apart of the African diaspora, if you as a Black American and don't see anything similar to a Black Jamaican or Nigeria then there is clearly something wrong with you.
Since Trump and MAGA is back in power, this notion of "American exceptionalism" or America or nothing is stronger than ever.
Homeboy up there was saying he just want to be American, ok but do the ones in America consider you just a regular ole "American"? Should you guys define having your own culture that isnt flat blackness? Of course I get it, big up to people like MLK, Medgar Evers, Sojourner Truth, all of yall much love but since when are you not a part of the global African community?
The problem with FBA is that it's a xenophbic group started by one guy (Tariq Nasheed) to grift and to call other black people "tethers". I say all of this as a guy born in Jamaica, grew up in NYC and went through damn near all the racism in Amerikkka as the average black American.
African/Black people worldwide face the same damn issues everywhere and WHITE SUPREMACY is one of the main ones, trust me guys your problems is not because of a Nigeria, Trinidadian, or Black America.
We are stronger united than divided, if we all saw drums and some big booty black women, we all gonna dance the same way and we all gonna go go and grind up on her. Arabs, white people, Chinese, Jews cant do that
Much love to all of yall and big up
This is how a FBA member look at the rest of the diaspora, kinda silly right?
Since Trump and MAGA is back in power, this notion of "American exceptionalism" or America or nothing is stronger than ever.
Homeboy up there was saying he just want to be American, ok but do the ones in America consider you just a regular ole "American"? Should you guys define having your own culture that isnt flat blackness? Of course I get it, big up to people like MLK, Medgar Evers, Sojourner Truth, all of yall much love but since when are you not a part of the global African community?
The problem with FBA is that it's a xenophbic group started by one guy (Tariq Nasheed) to grift and to call other black people "tethers". I say all of this as a guy born in Jamaica, grew up in NYC and went through damn near all the racism in Amerikkka as the average black American.
African/Black people worldwide face the same damn issues everywhere and WHITE SUPREMACY is one of the main ones, trust me guys your problems is not because of a Nigeria, Trinidadian, or Black America.
We are stronger united than divided, if we all saw drums and some big booty black women, we all gonna dance the same way and we all gonna go go and grind up on her. Arabs, white people, Chinese, Jews cant do that
Much love to all of yall and big up
This is how a FBA member look at the rest of the diaspora, kinda silly right?
