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MzCaliky 
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 Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:22pm |
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Her first tweet was not wrong. it's been established that African people's were in the America's (among other places) before the slave trade. Not all black people's here come from slaves. |
what? There were no Blacks here. Natives, and I'm sure many dark-skinned (tainos,ciboney, mayans, etc), but not peoples of African ancestry
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Please learn your history. Have you ever heard of Pangea?
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:23pm |
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my question is ignored once again
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Samone, when I lived in another country they spoke nothing of it. I finished off elementary school there and there was more than enough time to mention Harriet Tubman. Maybe it was my school/ neighborhood but they didn't even mention history. By 4th grade here, my teacher made sure we knew our history/world history. *MY experience*
I posted this response at least 30 mins ago smh |
thanks for replying I was speaking of other countries that were affected by the slave trade and had black slaves how is that taught or what is taught in those countries
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:24pm |
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hmmm...
question, how are Indians referred to in the US? (not natives)
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Some people would call them muslims.
People with sense call them Indian.
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:25pm |
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this doesn't surprise me at all
a lot of people don't want to be african american...yall Brothas anyway
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:26pm |
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The funniest thing happened in grad school. We had a guest speaker who was talking about demographics and made a statement about there being two African Americans in the classroom (myself and another guy) He raised his hand to correct the speaker and told him he is not African American, he is from Belize. Okay I get it but really you had to raise your hand? Ninja you been here since you were five. Then he kept asking why I wouldn't speak when I saw him. Raising your hand to correct somebody was going too far in the middle of class. The speaker gave him a blank stare and moved on just like the rest of the white people. Once you are here you are an African American. Go figure when I went to Belize they talked that "people from the states think they have a monopoly on being Americans" Make up your mind.
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Assuming he is a US citizen he essentially is African American, "unfortunately" for him. I had a huge thread on this once. They want to have their cake and eat it too.
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:28pm |
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The funniest thing happened in grad school. We had a guest speaker who was talking about demographics and made a statement about there being two African Americans in the classroom (myself and another guy) He raised his hand to correct the speaker and told him he is not African American, he is from Belize. Okay I get it but really you had to raise your hand? Ninja you been here since you were five. Then he kept asking why I wouldn't speak when I saw him. Raising your hand to correct somebody was going too far in the middle of class. The speaker gave him a blank stare and moved on just like the rest of the white people. Once you are here you are an African American. Go figure when I went to Belize they talked that "people from the states think they have a monopoly on being Americans" Make up your mind.
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Well if the speaker referred to a Swedish-American as Italian-American would it be wrong for the person to correct him? I really don't see the difference. The fact that we share the same race does not make us the same. Me correcting someone because they inaccurately describe my cultural identity isn't a slam on everyone else from that race.
The bottom line is the term African-American assumes that your ancestors were slaves and that a significant portion of your lineage is rooted in the United States. This doesn't apply to most blacks in the world, so naturally many of them reject it. |
I disagree. South America is still America. His hair was nappier than mine and skin darker so why can't he be African American? He is of African descent and living in America. And not to mention he was an Alpha. I have no problem with you pointing out you are from Belize but you had to raise your hand because it was that serious? I guess. I live in Kentucky but was not born here but I consider myself a Kentuckian because that is where I live at right now. If you have a convo with me and I need to be specific I will but other than that it really isn't worth correction.
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:29pm |
Wildfire wrote:
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I asked this in another thread but what do blacks in other countries teach their kids about slavery that occurred in their country? |
...here, you're taught everything i can think of....
...how blacks were brought here; when the whites came, what they did, life on the plantations; the rebellions and freedom fighters; Britain's role, how slavery was abolished, etc...
youre taught the history of slavery in the country as well as in the region
...if thats what you meant?
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yes that is what I was wondering this is not the first I have heard this from someone of caribbean descent seems like Karrine and a few others parents failed when teaching their children about their roots but her mother and the rest of her family failed her in many other ways as well
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:33pm |
SamoneLenior wrote:
Ming wrote:
SamoneLenior wrote:
my question is ignored once again
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Samone, when I lived in another country they spoke nothing of it. I finished off elementary school there and there was more than enough time to mention Harriet Tubman. Maybe it was my school/ neighborhood but they didn't even mention history. By 4th grade here, my teacher made sure we knew our history/world history. *MY experience*
I posted this response at least 30 mins ago smh |
thanks for replying
I was speaking of other countries that were affected by the slave trade and had black slaves
how is that taught or what is taught in those countries |
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:34pm |
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sh*t i just tried to answer. Anyway..what wildfire said.
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Posted: Jan 04 2014 at 3:43pm |
Sang Froid wrote:
Wildfire wrote:
hmmm...
question, how are Indians referred to in the US? (not natives)
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Some people would call them muslims.
People with sense call them Indian. |
Where I grew up we call them East Indians.
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