“There’s no California without Mexicans”- Kendrick Lamar

[Savvir]

1 out of 3 people in California is Mexican. less than 6% of California is black

No but you don’t understand that Mexicans come from the colonizers so they have no influence

/s

 

[Piff Perkins]

Baffled people don't know California used to be Mexico. School systems...

It's impossible to talk about LA without talking about Mexicans. That's true today, was true 100 years ago, and will be true 100 years from now.

 

[Mugenight]

Exactly.

Add in a fact that Mexicans have indigenous blood in them from thousands of years before Europeans even “discovered” this continent.

If you're not talking about Afro-mexicans you ain't talking about shyt. It's that simple.

 

[SuaveyBoi115]

And old tweet and a thread title quote that's nowhere in the OP and this still went 50+ replies

Pretty sad when you think about it

 

[O.T.I.S.]

If you're not talking about Afro-mexiacans you ain't talking about shyt. It's that simple.

Where do Afro-Mexicanas even be at?

 

[Mugenight]

Where do Afro-Mexicanas even be at?

They're still in Mexico most people are not aware of that because for most of history their existence has been ignored(The afro-mexicans got acknowledged as an ethnic group like 5 or 6 years ago) like every other original dark-skinned indigenous group around the world.

 

[O.T.I.S.]

They're still in Mexico most people are not aware of that because for most of history their existence has been ignored(The afro-mexicans got acknowledged as an ethnic group like 5 or 6 years ago) like every other original dark-skinned indigenous group around the world.

Dope.

Would like to meet one someday. Would be interesting to pick their brain

 

[Crude]

Blacc love, brown pride, and the sets again

 

[Savvir]

If you're not talking about Afro-mexicans you ain't talking about shyt. It's that simple.

nikka what?

The indigenous people of California and northern Mexico have DNA closer to Asians than Africans.

Their ancestors migrated over the Bering straight.

Can you link to sources on African indigenous in this area?

 

[Savvir]

Where do Afro-Mexicanas even be at?

Nowhere near California

 

[Art Barr]

"You GD bro?"

- Every other Mexican while coming up in Chicago.



I hate what they're going through, but many of them did vote for the clown so what can you really say?

Sometimes, people have to find out the hard way.

No lie spoken.



Art Barr

 

[Art Barr]

nikka what?

The indigenous people of California and northern Mexico have DNA closer to Asians than Africans.

Their ancestors migrated over the Bering straight.

Can you link to sources on African indigenous in this area?

Not true.

They had an area in brasil cslled pelengue.

As well as another region in mexico. Where the genetics of those people are african. As well as where they have made all blacks from the slave seek refuge as well.

I have to re-find the name of the mexican region.

Gimme a bit.



Art Barr


Black man = original man

 

[kingofnyc]

are you basing your ideas off what you see on social media or do you actually interact with the people you’re talking about in real life?

What cities?

Spanish Colonization, Mexican California, and California Statehood (1850) – LA River Master Plan

larivermasterplan.org

Mexican California: Heritage & Cultural Insights

California has a rich Mexican heritage due to its historical connection with Mexico. Until 1848, California was part of Mexico and was ceded to the United States after the Mexican-American War. Mexican rule in California lasted from 1821 to 1848, during which time the state was under Mexican...

learncalifornia.org

Mexican LA: History, culture and resistance

Los Angeles continues to serve as a representative of Mexican culture and heritage in a "hidden gem" known as the Campo.

www.aljazeera.com

Mexican California | Early California History: An Overview | Articles and Essays | California as I Saw It: First-Person Narratives of California's Early Years, 1849 to 1900 | Digital Collections | Library of Congress

In 1808, Spain's American colonies, one by one, began to fight for independence. Even before this spirit spread to Mexico, California felt the effects of the rebellions, for Spain's hard-pressed navy could not spare ships to bring supplies to the missions, presidios, and pueblos north of San...

www.loc.gov

How L.A.’s culinary roots lie in its Mexican tradition — USC News

USC Dornsife’s Sarah Portnoy provides a guide to L.A.’s culinary history.

today.usc.edu

In 2025 we got people asking for proof that Mexicans had an influence on California

I assumed you understood what I was talking about but you clearly missed the point


obviously in 2025 California culture is Mexican culture because they are damn near more than 50% of the population ….

What I was referring to … was, how could California culture be Mexican culture when California became a state in 1850 through the next half a century or better yet the beginning of the 20th century … when whites and the natives made up around 90% of the population





BTW - them articles you posted pretty much focused on food / cuisine, which yes is part of culture
but music , vernacular , style , dress, etc. etc. literally has no influence from Mexico at all

 

[Savvir]

They're still in Mexico most people are not aware of that because for most of history their existence has been ignored(The afro-mexicans got acknowledged as an ethnic group like 5 or 6 years ago) like every other original dark-skinned indigenous group around the world.

Afro-Mexicans as a whole are not an indigenous group tho.

Their population includes a massive amount of descendants of the transatlantic slave trade

 

[K.O.N.Y]

It's only a shock to a bunch of toothless hillbillies and "FBAs."

Everyone else with a lick of sense and understanding of basic history knows why we share this land with many different people and cultures. Let alone people who have been occupying this part of the world damn near to begin with.

You have no idea how many times I had to explain to some of these acronym psuedo intellects that "Latinos" have been occupying much of "America" every bit as long, if not longer than African slaves. And of course they get pissed, call you a tether, and go as far as to start taking up for colonization. As if massas achievements is our achievements too. shyt just makes me wanna throw my computer out the window.

The way you run interference while c00ning is uncanny

Mexico owned California but the inhabitants were Native America not mexican

Stfup