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Originally posted by Javan
Mess  Like it's really hard for some AA to understand that is where they are from, that is their home. They call themselves African-American but some how it never actually computes what that really means. Scholars are fond of saying that before AAs ever become **** they must reclaim their heritage. Easier said than done, and I'm not sure if there is any real sound reasoning behind this idea. But if you think about it, national identity is something everyone has, America is preventing you from claiming them so you are at a disadvantage. If your identity is rooted in slavery, will you ever actually climb from the bottom of the ladder as a people? Idk  |
See, the reddened is completely FALSE!
African-American IS my national identity.
African-American IS my heritage.
African-Americans are people of African descent... ...from AMERICA!
And uuuuhh @ the last part. Afro-Jamaican history begins with slavery. Afro-Trinidadian history begins with slavery. What's the difference with us? Slavery was of course Top 5 sickest atrocities in history so DO NOT misconstrue me as diminishing its horrors. But the fact that our
American cultural heritage and history, which is the culture we own NOW, began in slavery does not make us any less brilliant, capable, beautiful, etc. They held us down, but we got up. We been beautiful. Before it. THROUGH it. and after it too.
African Americans are not Haitians or Somalian. Somalia actually has to deal with famine and water scarcities. Not the same thing! Your struggle isn't even close. I wouldn't tell them to pick themselves up by the bootstraps, but they can ditch Islam for one, maybe God might love them a lil better and make it rain once in a while 
