Ron Oneal:

The definition of a black American to the ignorant jackasses in here Is a group of Americans of African descent whom they are jealous of and could never be as great as because of their inferiority complex. That applies only to the ignorant asswipes, ONLY!

Donlittle:

when i call an AAs - african, they simply get mad and say that aint african, what do u want me to do, regard them as my own?? when they wnt even accept they have a black skin, they argue with me no am not africa, the first day i got to high school in u.s, the first question i heard was do i live on trees in africa and have i ever wore shoes before? how do u want me to be free with them? no i wont, i will always feel somehow because they neglect me.but stil i make friends with them, i talk about how these weeds can kill them and stuff, and u talkin bout looking up on AAs? i think you got it wrong,

Ever since my first day in  class, every AAs have look up to me to provide answers in class, i always come on top, my teachers even love me, u know what funny tho? when the teacher is talking.i hardly understand what she is sayig, but when she ask questions i always have the answer! we are all one,

smile11s:


If they end up marrying one, it is their choice. But, I always make them understand how useless AA are!

bidemi12:

Another moronic Nigerian post. Obviously I am not saying all AA’s are not educated or don’t want it but we are talking about percentages here. (I am already getting a migraine from replying this reeetard) from your post you should be a teenager so I am not surprised that you find nothing wrong with the vast majority who prance around with sagging pants and oversized jackets. Or is it that you basically allowed yourself to pass through the system and not the system passing through you? A common trait among Nigerians abroad. They notice nothing and only hustle for the day they go back home to announce their “arrival”. And from your information we are not talking about other groups, we are talking about AA’s. If you want to discuss other groups, let’s say . . . . . . Nigerians, please open a new thread and we will have millions to talk about. MOORROOONNN…I don’t even know why I am replying him with his disjointed post. I never mentioned that hip hop is bad but used it as a reference to the over indulgence of AA’s to nothing but frivolous distractions. What a dunce. Better go get a refund from whatever college you went to. . . . .you obviously were cheated.

Outstrip:

Thanks for that video deejay20. In addition I am not sure why we are stuck on questions asked us by ignorant high school kids. It is silly really. I went to high school here and got similar questions. In fact some  asked me if I swam here. Of course I told them yes I swam very fast. Key word here though is high school. I am yet to see an educated adult that would ask that. It might also be where people live also. Maybe for some of us it is different because we have had mostly positive interactions.

A.D.M.:

I see stupidity knows no bounds. Most comments are good, but I see the ignorance is alive and well. Kenezi, the website you posted is from 1999. Show something from now or recent. I can pull stuff off the web that disproves your nonsense. Bidemi12, you're a smart one. I went to college, got a degree in business administration, and most of the black grduates in my class were from the USA. It's obvious you get your dumb views from what you see in the media or a few individuals that are bad apples. Guess what? One individual's actions does not determine the actions of a group. I guess you like to have a holier-than-thou attitude. Evilspirit, your username rings true because you are evil. Hate, no matter the excuse, is evil and anybody who has hate is evil. You talk about morals while at the same time you have hate in your heart. I smell a hypocrite. As for Charles Taylor, he was a bad guy, no question. But are you saying that because of his individual, voluntary actions? Or are you combining him and his individual, voluntary actions in with your hate and stupidity? Smile11s, you're truly silly. Funny how your signature is "there's only one race and that is the human race" while at the same time referred to blacks in the US as a race. What a contradiction. So, which is it? I'll tell you, it's the former. Every group on this planet have a culture. Yes, this includes AAs. Why is it you think hip-hop music is the only music AAs created? Jazz music, house music, rock and roll, blues, doo-wop, gospel, techno - they're AA music, too. As for negative, Outstrip pretty much took the words out of my mouth.

You want to know which group of people is truly useless? People like you, smiley face. When I say that, I'm talking about folks of ALL colors, nationalities, ethnic backgrounds, religions, etc. that have nothing better to do with their sorry lives than spew ignorant bullshit and hate as if it's their job. And most of these folks do it on the world wide web. I guess all that anonymity gives folks the bravado they probably would never have if face-to-face with the hated. The individuals I named, along with MandingoII and Blazay, are examples of how silly humans can be. They're really not worth it, but I felt like typing. And if some here don't like that there are non-Nigerians on this forum, too bad. This website is public and on the world wide web. That means it's accesible to the all people on Earth. It's not called the world wide web for nothing. Don't cry to me like a 6-year-old wanting a toy, cry to the moderators. But I doubt that would work given the threads and comments that are allowed.

Kenezi:

In America, racial minority represent 11.4 percent of the total U.S. population. The FBI's Uniform Crime Report (UCR, 1991) stated that of 10,516,399 arrests in 1990, Whites (Caucasians) accounted for 68.96 percent (7,251,862), African-Americans 28.99 percent (3,049,299), American Indian/Alaskan Natives 1.1 percent (115,345), and Asian/Pacific Islanders 0.95 percent (99,893). The Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics 1990 indicates that national incarceration rates are also disproportional in the number of minorities present:*

(A) Whites 48.21% (343,550)
(B) African-Americans** 47.01% (334,952)
(C) American Indians/Alaskan Natives .84% ( 5,994)
(D) Asian/Pacific Islanders .35% ( 2,480)
(E) Not known 3.6% ( 5,587)

http://www.doc.state.ok.us/offenders/ocjrc/94/940650k.htm

http://www.prisonpolicy.org/graphs/raceinc.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:U.S._incarceration_rate_by_race_2.gif

If you can disprove it go ahead.

bidemi12:

Better remove the log in your fracking eyes before attempting to remove the pebble in mine. with the above haven't you just insulted someone?

scorpio58:

Inked Nerd it is sad that you went through what you did here in America. If I were one of the people you had met, I would have been proud to embrace you. As a little girl, I was always amazed when another student came into my class from another country/culture. I was the one who always made friends with the new students. I knew I was going to learn something new from them. I am an African American and I was picked on by classmates all the time because I always made good grades, mostly A's. Some of my classmates wanted to fight me because I made good grades. Some of those sames children grew up to dislike others because of differences they have. We are not all negative towards Africans. For an AA to be negative towards Africans because they are Africans, is for them to be negative towards themselves.

scorpio58:

I am happy to learn of a name of a tribe I could possibly belong. I have always disliked my American assigned name. I would like to know more about my true roots. I am in the process of learning about self because I know that I am not truly myself because of what happened many years ago through the slave trade.

EzeUche:

I know you didn't many any harm, but it is not good to refer to African ethnicities as "tribes." Some of our ethnicities are 30+ million people. Europeans like to refer to different African groups as "tribes," even though our ethnicities are sometimes more than their own people. I never hear the Welsh people of Britain being referred to as a tribe even though there are only 700,000 Welsh, compared to 30 million Igbos.

However, many people in this section of Nairaland will be happy to teach you about our various cultures and traditions. I hear that there are AA genealogical companies that can do a DNA test for you to see what African ethnicities you descend from.

scorpio58:

Thank you for the welcome. I am excited I was led to this website.

lovelylady:

Yes it is unfortunate that some of you have had bad experiences with Black Americans. It appears that your views of us is based on those bad experiences. Is it fair to judge us as a people based on those experiences? I read a comment where someone said that they hate us and another said that we are useless. That really hurts!!I'm a Black American who loves Africans. I do everything that I can to surround myself around West Africans in particular because I feel a connection. My ancestry is from there. I want to learn all that I can about them. I attend church services and events when time permits. I'm treated well and they always tell me to come back.



Just a little side note I love Nigerian movies & gospel music. I like Rosemary Chukwu & Evangelist Elliot Irosayike Aluge. I also like Millicent Rhodes from Sierra Leone. Can someone tell me where I can buy African movies and music?

lovelylady:

Thank you for the welcome ! I won't take them seriously . I just can't seem to find any music or movies here in California. I watch them on YouTube because that's my only option.