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Originally posted by franksterr
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This is one of those Non-issue like the word NI$$ER that only truly serve divisiveness within the community.
The question you pose is a difficult one, in that question Historical Realities and Present Aspirations Collide.
The Historical realities are basically of two forms
1. African are not a Monolithic culture or people.
2. Africans have been persecuted as a Monolithic people, regardless of their difference or commonalities.
The Present Aspirational realities dictates that
1. We function as One Monolithic whole - Pan African.
2. In the Diaspora Most Africans has lost their sense of belonging (love of ) to their African self...We need to Re-Member who we Are and Love who we are.
Peter Tosh best illustrates this point in
The second point he made is No Such Thing As "Black Culture" and "Color cannot have a Culture".
The Egyptians Call themselves Khamites which means Black some say having to do with annual inundation of the Nile's silt turning the Land Black.
Africans have always had a problem with been label whether it be Black,Negro, or Colored some of the more popular appellations we have been given.
Most shy away from the word African because of the present state of Africa, and some because they say they were not born on the continent so they are not Africans
Peter Tosh's "Mama Africa" would do well right here, or even the one given earlier but I am going will a little known Smokey Robinson
So in the end Jah Youth is neither Right or Wrong....but he still made a good point.
The question you pose is a difficult one, in that question Historical Realities and Present Aspirations Collide.
The Historical realities are basically of two forms
1. African are not a Monolithic culture or people.
2. Africans have been persecuted as a Monolithic people, regardless of their difference or commonalities.
The Present Aspirational realities dictates that
1. We function as One Monolithic whole - Pan African.
2. In the Diaspora Most Africans has lost their sense of belonging (love of ) to their African self...We need to Re-Member who we Are and Love who we are.
Peter Tosh best illustrates this point in
The second point he made is No Such Thing As "Black Culture" and "Color cannot have a Culture".
The Egyptians Call themselves Khamites which means Black some say having to do with annual inundation of the Nile's silt turning the Land Black.
Africans have always had a problem with been label whether it be Black,Negro, or Colored some of the more popular appellations we have been given.
Most shy away from the word African because of the present state of Africa, and some because they say they were not born on the continent so they are not Africans
Peter Tosh's "Mama Africa" would do well right here, or even the one given earlier but I am going will a little known Smokey Robinson
So in the end Jah Youth is neither Right or Wrong....but he still made a good point.
fore da wurd afrikka deer was blakk peeps ann blakk kulcha. blakk peeps and blakk kulcha xxisted fore afrikka. seying dat africa and afrikkan ar natt monolithic nah sey a ting cah yuh can sey dat bout awl peeps ann kulcha even dough dat nah reallee sey aneeting signifeecant.
itt within da historical framewukk dat wurds like blakk kulcha ann africa kulcha git meaninn cah da ethnic groups define demselves and dem beeliefs fe sey jy is natt wrang ar rite mean dat it okay fe natt tekk a more expansive view aff afrikka ann blakkness. usinn jy own argument to stunt imm argument.
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