Stop hiding behind our Ancestors
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dat aint da same sandwich
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Yup the way this country is going I don't know why some people don't want to at least establish a safe haven on the continent when the options are there. People talking they gonna 'fight' but with what weaponry?
The end goal is the continent, but funding is needed.
this must be secured by ADOS, from the government.
Phil is a Pan-Africanist. Pan-Africanism is largely null in terms of finance.
this must be secured by ADOS, from the government.
Phil is a Pan-Africanist. Pan-Africanism is largely null in terms of finance.
xoxodede
Superstar
Whoever takes this man serious is lost.
Who cares what Phil thinks? Again, no one tells anyone else this but to ADOS. It's so transparent.
Who cares what Phil thinks? Again, no one tells anyone else this but to ADOS. It's so transparent.
saturn7
Politics is an EXCHANGE!!!
More thinly veiled shots at ADOS or as he calls us "Captain Black Americans".
IllmaticDelta
Veteran
That's a good idea and its probably the main reason that they are reluctant to give out reps.
The side effects would be revolutionary
that, and most black folks nowadays are either stuck on the liberal bullshyt, or the c00nservative tip.That's a good idea and its probably the main reason that they are reluctant to give out reps.
The side effects would be revolutionary
we've stopped thinking for ourselves, and we attack anyone among us who thinks for self
he needs to stick to covering black news stories, it's clear he hasn't read enough
dat aint da same sandwich
links wid dem grits
What's wrong with Phil and what points did you disagree with?
GoAggieGo.
getting blitzed.
I always have a questions for topics like this. I’m legit curious.
1. Does he, or anyone who thinks like him, ever think about the natives that would be affected if millions of Black Americans were to leave this country and settle in some other natives country? I would feel bad if, a group that was already down and economically depressed, lost even more opportunity because now I need a job. Millions of new citizens will need jobs. If I were to leave, would I still be looked at as a black American? That could be good or bad, but the bad could possibly mean me being treated differently than someone who is a native than said country one migrates to.
2. Does me leaving my home country require me to assimilate to another culture in anyway?
3. I’ve seen posters on here from the continent, and people in real from the continent, question the blackness of certain Black Americans; in particular, those with light skin and those who are mixed Black American/white; Yvette Carnell for example. That’s a black woman, yet, Ive seem folks say due to her Euro %’s that she’s not. They have pretty much always been under the black umbrella here. So, are they no longer black if we were to leave? How does that all play out?
If my ancestors wanted to leave; I believe they would’ve left when given the opportunity. I more than likely will not leave the US; I don’t plan on it. All my family and ancestors are here. I couldn’t abandon that. I’m going to fight for better in my home country. If I were to go, before I even thought about it, my home government would need to pay me what is owed. This guy, if he hasn’t already left, can go. If he hasn’t left yet, I hope he’s making plans to go, because I honestly see people like him getting in the way when it comes to a reparations push.
Anyways, while I respect his right to his opinion, I don’t agree with the term hiding behind my ancestors. In fact; I don’t think we use or talk about our ancestors enough, as I think there’s a level of shame there due to the fact that they were enslaved.
1. Does he, or anyone who thinks like him, ever think about the natives that would be affected if millions of Black Americans were to leave this country and settle in some other natives country? I would feel bad if, a group that was already down and economically depressed, lost even more opportunity because now I need a job. Millions of new citizens will need jobs. If I were to leave, would I still be looked at as a black American? That could be good or bad, but the bad could possibly mean me being treated differently than someone who is a native than said country one migrates to.
2. Does me leaving my home country require me to assimilate to another culture in anyway?
3. I’ve seen posters on here from the continent, and people in real from the continent, question the blackness of certain Black Americans; in particular, those with light skin and those who are mixed Black American/white; Yvette Carnell for example. That’s a black woman, yet, Ive seem folks say due to her Euro %’s that she’s not. They have pretty much always been under the black umbrella here. So, are they no longer black if we were to leave? How does that all play out?
If my ancestors wanted to leave; I believe they would’ve left when given the opportunity. I more than likely will not leave the US; I don’t plan on it. All my family and ancestors are here. I couldn’t abandon that. I’m going to fight for better in my home country. If I were to go, before I even thought about it, my home government would need to pay me what is owed. This guy, if he hasn’t already left, can go. If he hasn’t left yet, I hope he’s making plans to go, because I honestly see people like him getting in the way when it comes to a reparations push.
Anyways, while I respect his right to his opinion, I don’t agree with the term hiding behind my ancestors. In fact; I don’t think we use or talk about our ancestors enough, as I think there’s a level of shame there due to the fact that they were enslaved.
xoxodede
Superstar
This is the Root, so I will just leave it as no comment.
xoxodede
Superstar
Your comment is perfection.
GoAggieGo.
getting blitzed.
A safe haven in Africa? Most Black Americans don’t even have the money to afford a ticket to any parts of Africa, let alone, the money to spend an extended period of time in a safe haven.
We’d be much better off with safe havens here in the US; which most do have. It’s your family, and that place everyone gathers to during family reunions. My safe haven is in NC. I have always been taught by my father that if shyt goes down, head to my grandma and grandpas house. That is where we all gather. There is no place in this world that is truly safe for us. So, you make do with what you got, and you build upon the building blocks that are already in place aka our ancestors.
If there is one critique I’d have with present day Black Americans, is that we have strayed further and further from family. We have safe havens.
