Nigerians can be born in ATL, put on a durag, have parents literally FROM Nigeria and say they’re FROM ATL? But I HAVE to be from Justpickacountryin, Africa? Even though NONE of my direct ancestors are from there?
Go. To. Hell.
There’s literally a genre of Hip Hop called Horrorcore where they’re free to rap about everything they want to do to women. Megs video is themed around a 2009 Movie but with Black actors.
My FOURTH Great Grandmother was from NC and stated her parents were too. When you haven’t done your genealogy, and you have no family of your own, making up fantasies about other people’s families helps you cope.
Y’all say, “I ain’t African,” but your great-great-grandma’s spirit is watching you from the afterlife like, “Did this fool just deny me?”
Meanwhile, she named your granddaddy Kwame and cooked okra stew every Sunday.
Black Americans are not a lost tribe. Never have been. That’s something you tell yourself to psychologically disconnect Black Americans from their homeland.
I’m not a dumbass. We expect the same understanding when we say that our ancestors are FROM America with Indigenous lineages and not to forced to be from a continent we don’t have connections with. Do you understand?
You notice these videos are never directed towards African people within this country? It’s always a Brother Struthers trying to convince BA to redirect energy and resources as a pipeline to finance corruption and empty promises.
The early artists and historians didn’t have problems describing Eumelanted Indigenous Americans. That came later when it was decided that it’s easier to “lighten” the tribes, images, and history. Then classify all dark skinned Indigenous people as African slaves.