I was doing Uber in Atlanta some years ago and picked up an older gentleman in Decatur. The man started speaking Igbo to me and when I said I didn't understand he gasped put his hand over his mouth and said Oh my god I thought you were Igbo. Come to find out my paternal line is Igbo.
Aye when I visited Nigeria a few years ago the customs agent pulled me aside and demanded my Nigerian passport. He couldn't believe I only had a US passport. When I told him it was my first time to Nigeria he gave me a hug and said welcome home Brother...he told me I definetly picked the place that I belong to. Later my DNA test revealed Yoruba-Hausa.
Excellent video dear brother. I’ve been a resident of Côté d’Ivoire almost 5 years now. I remember my first trip to Africa in 2015. I couldn’t figure out why that I felt so good? Then Ghana, Burkina Faso & Côté d’Ivoire. It was as if I’ve been adopted & I’ve finally found my original family. It felt so good being here. That I didn’t want to leave. That’s when I’ve made up my mind to relocate to Côté d’Ivoire. It took me 2 years to succeed in leaving the USA & I deeply appreciate every moment of living here. Now my daughter & her family are planning on joining me here. Finally I’ll be 65 next month. Keep rising to the top 😃❤️👋🏾
I was watching a video here on YT a few months ago, about how blacks in America feel about Africans and how africans feel about America-Born blacks. It was very interesting as well as nasty and disrespectful. Kinda hurtful too. But that was the first time I read about black people here in America NOT wanting to be referred to as African Americans, saying they are Black Americans because they are NOT from Africa. I was like WOW. A lot of them said they had been slighted or disrespected by Africans or had Africans look down their nose at them like they were beneath them. In turn, they didnt want to be categorized with a people that didnt appear to like, respect or claim them. Initially I was taken aback. No matter WHAT, my ancestors are from Africa. I dont give a damn what an African has to say or how long and hard they want to look down their nose at me. My DNA is 80% African, 3% Native American and 17% European (the latter I was not happy to discover, though I knew it was there) and I want everyone to know I am African American. In the same breath, is there a new movement in the horizon where we are no longer called African American but Black American??
@@ceeceetracey9839 Thanks for sharing your heart. It is well received and understood. What you see happening is an old trick the good ole boys used to divide and conquer 500+ years ago. Because so many people lack the ability to think, they act on what they have been “told”. So we are “told” in america they don’t like us in africa and in turn they are “told” that we are a bad influence and criminals. The colonizers did the same thing in africa within the different countries they formed and have people fighting over borders that still don’t belong to them. It’s really sad but we are waking up. Continue to be proud of your roots and culture
Lots of Conservative black Amerikkkans feel the same,they have a disdain for anything Africa,so it shows power of the programming .To each their own,if they prefer going to Europe or white Countries then so be it,rest of us will move on and not worry about these pseudo identity loving folk. I am a Continental African,I don’t lose sleep over Black Amerikkkans who have issues with my continent or my people.Here in Australia I see lots of Fijians,Papua New Guineans,Samoans,Māoris etc and they all love Africa. I used to work with a guy from the Cook Islands,his dream was to visit Africa,he kept on bothering me to take him to Africa on my next trip. Sadly he died in a boat accident in 2011,he did not get a chance to set foot on the continent. When I see his young son I shed some tears knowing his father died without fulfilling his dream of visiting the Continent. So to each their own.
@@jasonmorgan5600 My country never sold a single person,in fact our King Changamire Dombo is famous for resisting the Portuguese and kicked them out of our land. Do you even know the true events? I guess not.
@Follow the Light Yes groups like ADOS,FBA,MAGA,Hebrew Israelites,Copper coloured Alternative black to Native blah blah,it’s hard to keep up with those identity groups as they keeps forming new groups every few weeks.
As much as I respect Smokey Robinson, I understand his point of view. I am about 90% African, so I feel African. So many of our people are lost and just don't want to know. They would rather say they are " Hebrew " or Native American. It's sad, but that's not my struggle. We simply have to embrace the truth. I never hear White people saying they're not European. It's easy to get rid of the self-hate. Learn about African civilization. It exists, regardless of what Europeans say. I heard someone say if you're going to call him African American, you might as well call him the "N" word, and people agreed. Our people are so lost. It shows in our everyday lives. I am African American all day, everyday. I don't care how Africans feel about me because it doesn't define me. If we educate ourselves on Africa. It's not all good, but it's our history. I feel free and at peace knowing who I am.
Being 90% helps you better understand who you are and when you go to Africa or just look in the mirror, you really feel it but I have a question... If you were 70% African and let's say 20% European and 10% Native, do you think you would have would you have that the same perspective as you do now about Africa and lean more towards your father's African side?
@@J-God_1999 That's hard question. As a kid, I was light in complexion but with African like features, curly hair, so I kind of saw myself as a Black with a little mixture. I was raised in the South, so we never spoke about Africa with any sense of pride. My dad's side of the family look straight up African, so when I did my DNA, I was really excited to see the results. It made me feel really proud. So recently I got results saying that my dad was 100% African. Although they look African, it surprised me that they have been here for 100s of years without mixing with other races. We should be proud of all of it because at the end of the day, there could have been a love story between the African and European ancestor. We mustn't assume that it was rape.
@@teddydavis2339 That's a cool story. Unfortunately, a lot of us don't have or know our father who is 100% African so we come off as confused or trying to deny African roots or maybe too lazy to trace our ancestry. That process takes a long time or maybe we just dont have a high % as you do for example so we dont feel it as much. I think being black is enough for me but I understand wanting to go deeper.
@@J-God_1999 Well the DNA test really gave a sense of proud. Because of the kind of people my dad's people are, I feel like there is some royalty there. They are very close and have some very African characteristics, not just physically, but culturally.
One of my main reasons I did my " DNA" test. Not only is " Black" not listed America isnt either... Born in America, a decendent of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, yet I am still 93% Africa( tested & proven).... 43% Nigerian( Yuroba)being my highest percentage. Traces of Mali, Benin Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon Congo... It is sad, so sad that many who choose to " Sleep", will kill you before they admit they are in the dark. But I have children and I can't keep letting those lies be filtration within my geneology.... I refuse to
Yolanda go deeper So called Africans are HAMITES So called NEGROES - BLACK Americans are SHEMITES/ISREALITE'S YAH'S CHOSEN PEOPLE!!!! CAUCASIONS ARE JAPETH ALL NOAH 3 SONS.... SEE DEUTERONOMY CHAP 7 VS 6 7 8 9 DEUTERONOMY CHAP 14 VS 2 ZECHARIAH CHAP 13 VS 8/9 CAUSE GENESIS CHAP 15 VS 13/14 IS BEGINNING OF IT SLAVERY... DEUTERONOMY CHAP 28 15-68 READ RESULTS OF OUR FORE- FATHERS DISOBEDIENCE TO YAH'S COMMANDMENTS STATUE'S AND LAWS NOT KEEPING SABBATH HOLY AND FRINGES YES FRINGES NUMBERS CHAP 15 VS 38 - 41 JB.shalom further study go to U tube put in MIC MALISS GOOD TEACHER DOES GOD LOVE EVERYBODY??? BLACK CHRIST MATTER??? THEY KNOW WHAT'S COMING!
Yesssss ,girl we're from the same places too i had my dna done too..im proud to be African, there's no such thing as black 🙌 i refuse to water down who i am,the white folks gave us that name black and I refuse to call myself black because we're the only people call ourselves a damn color instead of your ethic group smh,but im proud 👏 do you hear me ? Very proud to be African.
Maybe he had serious issues about his complexion while growing up so I will not be to quick to condemn him. Not every experience acceptance skin color two african persons told me an I an not an african one nigerian the other from ghana I an olive dark brown complexion
"To be African American is to be African without any memory & American without any privilege". James Baldwin. I'm a Boomer who considered myself African since I was in my 20s. My African Ancestry DNA results help my memory like nothing else ever has.
To be African American is to be grouped in with anybody claim to be black in America don't matter the history the culture or the mindset and that's not what black Americans want
@@marteza654 Exactly This guy is a clown and he is addicted to pushing the Pan-Africanism that destroys other black people and empowers real Africans over them! Every black man in America is not from Africa it is a political con game!
Smokey reminds me of Marsha Hunt, she's the mum of Mick Jagger's 1st child. She loves to tell you of the European parts of her ancestry but clearly was disappointed when "African American" came about. Smokey keeps having cosmetic surgery, one's tempted to conclude he's running away from being Black American
She was a beautiful black woman. Obviously majority black than anything. She looks like the typical AFRCIAN American. She even seem to only date and marry white men as well. Even permanently moved to Europe since the 1960s. She has serious self hate issues .
Smokey Robinson didn't mention European Roots his focus was Black American, HIS PEOPLE! Nigerians nor any other Africans fought for nothing and built nothing here. You come first in Black America and you never will! Most of you are here working with Europeans against Black Americans. The majority of Black Americans see you and reject you. Is that too hard to understand? Africans, yourselves scam each other and none of you are unified THAT CONTINENT! So cut the carp! Nobody but the faux Pan Africans are falling for this bull s!
I love Smokey Robinson & his Music. And if he choose not to call himself, "African American" then so be it. As for Me, I don't mind being called "African American" doesn't bother Me at all. Different Strokes, For Different Folks. 💯✌
@@africanglobalnomad No it’s sad he had the confidence to even say that, seeing as he is African American. That’s just sad. If I had half the money he has, I would’ve travelled to every African county by now! Smh
Smokey is from a different generation. That’s his take and we are not a monolith. His opinion doesn’t take away from the struggle at all. We have many fronts to fight in this war and Smokey has made his contributions.
My mother is 79 years old, and she does not think nor feel like Smokey. Smokey Robinson is an entertainer that has lost his mind. He as done a lot of things to be little his African American existence.
@@mss.9384 that’s cool that your mom has a different take on this but we are not a monolith. We can’t expect every African American to have the same take on issues like this. Smokey hasn’t shown any aversion to being Black, he just choices to emphasize on the accomplishments of Blacks in America. Again, this is jus a different front to the same war.
@@abode409 A Smokey has a right to his opinion but he doesn't have the right to use his visibility and public platform to disparage the rest of us that choose to be called African American or those of us that want to move to Africa. And Smokey don't know sh!t, my great uncles and my uncle had to fight in American wars not because they loved this country or even wanted to, it was because they were FORCED to. And they were forced to do this as they themselves were treated very inhumanely by white people. Just listening to him on the tape. Smokey was attacking us and no one else.
@@mss.9384 I don’t think it was that serious. It wasn’t an attack and if it was, we need to be more tolerant of each other. I respect all the contributions you and your family have made to advance the wellbeing of the African American nation and I’m sure Smokey does as well.
I’m glad someone finally addressed this because the need to disassociate from anything African is a shame. The negative attitudes towards African and the continent is so irritating. Smokey may be a pioneer but he doesn’t realize how divisive and harming the community.
No matter what you want to be called, the term black is not a race. It is a social construct created by a racist system to identify a people that had been denied their racial identity. The reason the term African American was created was because we, let me say that again "we" were searching for our own identity and positive identifier as to who we are. When white people say, I am an Irish American, Polish American, German American, etc; we wanted to be able to link back to our own ancestral origin with pride. But being slave descendants we were denied that connection. Not knowing where we came from we adopted the whole continent. Thus, we adopted the term African American. The more I hear Smokey Robinson, the more I think he needs to stick to singing and stay out of the educated forum because he shows his ignorance. If you look at his life, he appears to be a self hating "black" man.
Our history transcends trillions of years and you don’t have to start at 1600 to find you.That’s the same slave narrative that you were created in 1600 and then you got free...THE END...tadaaaaa!Thenpeople who push that are complicit in that woe is me crap and I’ve told y’all a million times that the devil couldn’t have kept you in bondage without some of your own and can’t keep you in mental slavery without the poverty pulpit pimps,athletes,actors,talk show hosts,etc.Ask yourselves,who WOULDNT have a job if YOU WERE FREE!When you have your list,don’t phuq with those ppl now!
Saying black is some white Supremacy for you. Throughout history your clan/your father's house or name was what it was until white Supremacy changed it to a color game which is juvenile & disrespectful. The blk label has some claiming any and everybody due to the color game including the entire Continent.
I remember when Good'O boy J. Jackson faught so hard to make his master proud by coming out with the African American label, no one in the Negro/Black community wanted it or agreed to use it. In Chicago and surrounding black communities, O'Jesse was and is a sell-out. Everyone knows he helped to set up MLK. That was spoken of in all Black homes. the new Classification was drilled into the minds of the children first in the public school system. It was used in mass media --- Teaching us to proclaim, "We are Black and we are proud to be African Americans" to put it plainly the White media, school system, and governments forced it on us to make sure there is no way the enslaved can claim to be an American 1st. They even took it so far as to change all the original wording in historical documents and literatures from the terms used when they were created to African American. Ask yourself why?
He is because his family's true nationality was stolen from them. The white people moved All the natives in smaller towns in NC to certain locations of shanty towns and changed their label to Negro. They were not allowed to use their True tribal names nor to do any of their native ways. My mother lived with her grandmother during the time they were forced off their land. During that time Black males worked with the White people, yes, as workers to mistreat and belittle them. Some black people were even rewarded with land and positions for doing so. My grandmother ran away to New York to work and live as an Italian seamstress. She was going to marry a white man; however, when she went back to her home town she met a Black male and married him. They said it was love at 1st sight. I asked my grandmother why she didn't embrace her Native heritage, and this is what she said. "It is better to be known as a Negro than to be that." I noticed the tears in her eyes as she bit down on her lower lip, " Oh, it is a proud thing to be white 1/64 Indian but being true blood you are lower than a sick dog in the street. "
No my brother, I hear you but this attitude has to change. We must understand that people like Mr Robinson suffer from acute disinformation syndrome resulting from WS. His type of ignorance is common amongst Africans globally. You correct a wrong perception by providing an effective alternative one via education which Jay Cameron, Wode Maya and others are doing.
@@marteza654 first of all you guys called yourself African American we African's never came there to give you that name and if you don't want to be called African American well and good then just be black American or European black American we African's can careless 🤷
The shocking part for me was that he had been everywhere else except Africa maybe this would be a time to invite him to the continent. I am sure he has had every opportunity like many but has always thought of it as a place of undeveloped poverty that has nothing to offer him. His statement of being a proud American I can honestly say that I can understand him being who he is he truly would find it hard to see through the lenses that I looked through on a daily. So being proud would be very difficult when fighting just to be American. What he doesn't understand being a born bread adulterated american law's does not change for one to another when it comes to race. That being said people cannot see father than the mountain that stands in front of them so they call it the way they see it rather than take the steps to climb to the top to see what's going on on the other side.🌄🦍
Black Diamond How about he didn't want to go to Africa, millions don't! Let's start there and possibly your synapses will fire properly to allow you to process he has a right to do what he pleases. Black Americans don't owe Africa one damn thing!
I am a veteran: & I resent Smokey speaking for dead veterans. Irish American, French American, Mexican American, Italian American no one is running from their roots but us. I am very proud to be African American. I am proud of continent of Africa & proud of America too. There is no place called black. My amcestors came from a place called Africa not a place called Black.
I heard that poem when it originated. I had an African mind as a black American when I heard that poem. I had a pan African mentality, but I bought into what he said because I thought by the way he talked and who he was that he had been to Africa. Thanks Jay for grounding me and letting me know I wasn't wrong for believing that my experience in America was because of my African ancestors who had their heritage taken away but I was still able to still grab hold of my blackness that's rooted in Africa and not be ashamed of it and not resent it.
He never said he resent Africa he said he resent the term African-American cuz it's a term that was forced on us to erase and dilute our history and culture and make us similar to immigrants I am a black American AKA American Negro and will always be that
@@jaycameronofficial let those who wish to go and explore africa go - let those who don't remain where they are..i'm no elder nor a youngster, so i am aware of the propaganda coming from both sides...as for smokey, he is right and wrong..africa is not for everyone..your video tour clips are perfect as an introduction - did any of those people on those tours decide to stay and live there?..touring and living there as a black american are very vastly different things - if they wish to discover their roots then touring is best option...yes, i have been to the continent, mainly the eastern part..it was beautiful and i had only great experiences - yet, i have traveled to other countries other than african continent and all were nice experiences..but there is no way i would live outside of usa/america - saying this as a BLACK AMERICAN!
@@ehzAxemuzik Thanks for sharing. To answer your question, several from my tours have moved back and some have visited again. I have met many “black Americans” who have decided to live in one of the 50+ countries. I personally am bi-continental. As for Smokey, the main issue is the fact that he’s speaking so passionately about a place he has never visited based on propaganda. My concern is not as much for him as it is other people who might be influenced by that. My point is to give them another perspective from someone who has actually been there.
My brother Jay... Yessssss and right on✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿.... Let's continue to speak up on behalf of Africa no matter who you have to stand up and speak against ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿 I get my daily dose of Black/African history from you...thank you✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@tequiaha mcdearmon You are quite mistaken if you think Jay have any influence on Black Americans over Smokey Robinson or what they themselves think or feel about AFRICA! You are looking out for YOUR benefit. African or Africans don't benefit Black Americans at all. Nigeria, ancient Benin Empire, Congo and Ghana were the biggest Slave Sellers on the continent and in the world! Jay need to concentrate on the history of his country, because he will get ate up by those who know REAL BLACK and AFRICAN HISTORY!
I suppose Smokey Robinson being a top notch musician has heard Peter Tosh smash hit '...as long as you're a black man you're an African.' He should visit Africa before making such sweeping statements like that. His unique singing talent originates from Africa without a doubt. He is entitled to his views anyway but I wish he can take advantage of his being an African. Help Africa to rid itself of the Chinese invasion after the Europeans have raped Africa after slavery. Africans just didn't appear in America, a drop or hint of blackness certainly originates from Africa,.
@@abrahamadjei9058 Smokey Robinson is his own man and was a successful Musician long before Peter Tosh had any success. I am sure he will tell you that his two hang just like Tosh! Therefore he doesn't need Tosh to tell him anything! The majority of Jamaicans remain in poverty and most are trying to get to the U.S.! He can make the statements he wants. Africans have done nothing for Black Americans but sold our people into slavery! Most of you should mentally challenged. Many of you talking are living in the U.S. leeching off of what Black Americans fought for and trying to run a narrative that you are NOT QUALIFIED and you're looking quite unhinged! If we say we are BLACK AMERICAN, that is what we are! Africans don't call themselves Black until two damn years ago when they signed on the the agenda that is being pushed that benefits themselves, non whites and their Pan African minions that will end up out in the cold along with Africans! None of this AGENDA you are helping to push will be for you in the long run! Africa is a GRECO-ROMAN WORD, that CONTINENT was NEVER originally called Africa! So you are calling yourself after what a European woman Husband decided to call a continent he and his people had conquered. At least our people made the decision to call ourselves Black!
@LINCOLN PEARSON You sound asinine and Smokey and Marvin were friends until Marvin died. All these people grew up in Detroit, lived in the same communities together. Smokey, Marvin Gaye, and most of the motown greats were donating money and supporting the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT for Black Americans, who are THEIR PEOPLE! Marvin was not fighting for Africa, did not mention Africa and NEVER went to Africa. He was fighting for Black America and standing against a senseless war! When he left the U.S. he went to PARIS, FRANCE not Ghana! Africa has 1.2 billion people, if they can't fight and stand up for themselves by now, they are some sorry individuals! African countries who were involved in the SLAVE TRADE need to pay Reparations just like the U.S. and every European entities who were involved including the British Monarchy. Black Americans owe African nothing, None of you can control anyone but your own children. Stop trying to tell grown people what to call themselves. In public you repeat this insane agenda, you will get your feelings hurt because some Black Americans are going to curse you out severely!
It is heart breaking to know that there are many people who have his point of view, but I am 62 and have a inner urgency to make it to my Mother Land I am looking forward and excited to get there. 2024 is the year for me. I will see where my people come from. Not what they say, where I come from.
You're so insightful brother, thank you for breaking it down. Knowledge they say is Power! When you travel outside America and missed with different culture, the veil of ignorance is remove from your eyes and you see things more clearly.
I'm with Smokey … I consider myself Black American, and don't have any issues with people who call themselves African American, you should have the right to identify how you please.
The term Black was originally coined by Europeans as early as the 10th century to refer to Africans, firstly North Africans and later to people of Sub-Saharan African descent. So saying you Black basically says you are of African descent, so I don't understand his hate of the term African-American as one can argue they basically mean the same thing....... .......It's for this reason other Dark Skinned people like the Sri Lankans, Oceanic and Jarawas are rarely referred to as Black..... ........ Also Smokey uses the typical Black American way of self hate of lumping everyone as African since all modern Humans evolved there. What he doesn't fathom is that over the 1000s of years early out Africa Human species had their DNA mutate overtime and also mixed with other species like Neanderthals and Denisovan. However majority of Black Americans have not been found to have high levels of Denisovan or Neanderthals DNA as is the case with Asians or Europeans. Their DNA is still very much African as majority show about 70% of the E1b1a haplogroup DNA, which we know is currently found in the majority of present day Africans. But hey, I guess each to his own.
Anti racist so called 'white' Jane Elliott says we must stop referring to eachother as 'white' & 'black'. White is symbolic as purity/cleanliness. Black -- meaning is dirty/negative. Those ID'd as 'white' will always get the upper hand.
@@madee764 Yes, Asian people of the Indian subcontinent. They prefer to say they're dark Caucasians. Even Ethiopians are seen that way! Caucasoid, negroid, mongoloid & Australoid are all obsolete terms. Caucasia is a region in central Asia. The people living there are the only Caucasians. Not Europeans or their mid east Asian wannabees. Having straight hair, aquiline noses & thin lips does not exoticize you. Many subsaharans, north, west & east Africans are mahogany - ebony toned w/ those features. These terms are purposely designed by European colonialists to divide people. Just because your nose is broad/flat, hair - kinky & lips broad - does not categorize one as negroid. --Before the 'white' man came to Africa -- they were just humans. It's a man-made division. Billions of people have a combo of different face-nose-eye colors-hair textures & body shapes. The Pacific island Melanesians are dark w/fluffy tight curled blond hair. Where do they fit in?!
Africans in Africa who have never left the continent call themselves black. I know because I was born there and spent time with people from every place there. Now I've grown up in the US and this subject still pops up. African American is not a term that forces an identity on you because as I've stated, we Africans even when raised, educated, and naturalized still don't consider ourselves African American in the sense that it was created for. Another reason for that is that Africans know that our cultures vary and we don't just group ourselves with "I'm African."
@@CR1992.. I agree … continental Africans have multiple separate cultures and languages, While Black Americans have a single hybrid culture and language that's based off the European English culture which has drastically changed over the centuries in America. The term Black has been popularized in America, but is used by dark skinned people around the world, such as Australian Aboriginals, Melanesians, and some Polynesians. Black can be defined as a skin color an ethnic group such as Black Americans … If used to define skin color than any dark skinned person can be defined as Black, if used as an ethnic as in Black Americans, than it only pertains to that group.
My Brother, there is a bridge from the past to now. I am 75 years young. I have lived through many different eras in reference to how we as Blacks define or refuse to define ourselves in ways that would aid in our development. Our hearts and our minds must stay open so that we move forward together. The people who went before you, please do not be so quick to criticize their walk. They made a way for you to go forward. I've been a Pan Africanist since my early twenties. I respect what you have said in your in your analysis of what Mr. Robinson said. People are quietly leaving these United States of America and choosing to take up residence on the Continent. I will be taking my second trip, a fact-finding trip, to The Gambia to look for a home. My best wishes to you. God Bless! Thank you for extending an invitation to Mr. Robinson help him come and see for himself.
The term Black became popular during the Black Power phase of the civil rights movement. Before that we were called Negro and colored. African- American became popular by the more intellectuals during the Black Power movement. James Brown's song "Say It Loud I'm Black And Im Proud" became a party anthem and Black became the most popular.
I am so thankful for your being able to bring pure and unadulterated information to persons like me. I definitely agree that people in their eighty years of age are listening and willing to learn more about Africa and all of its history. Keep doing what you do, Jay. I respect you and your effort to educate all of us. My thought is that I'm never too old to learn. Eighty-six and humbly blessed to be a student. I believe my roots are in West Africa. Love and blessings to you, for sure. (Ms.) Gerald Baker, Atlanta, GA
As an African who migrated to the US ,even though I don't always feel the love from Americans I am always emotional whenever I see black people going back to Africa. It even makes me cry cuz I know he or she is the long lost cousin taken into slavery across the ocean Atlantic against his or her will
May be if Smokey had had the opportunity to talk to his great, great, great grandparents, he definitely would be singing (no pun intended) a different tune. Also, it seems the man suffers from inferiority complex from brainwashing. It's a shame a man his age doesn't know his history and that of his ancestors.
I love your analysis. It reminds me of two scriptures. Hosea 4:6 and 2 Timothy 2:15. Until we open our minds and willing to get out of comfort zone to experience new culture then we will not be in a box.
I'm Yoruba, I'm Nigerian, I wear my Nigerianess in my daily life and when I walk people know I AM NIGERIA. I can never be ashamed of what I am. Too bad for Smokey who was proud to show his ignorance and beg for white acceptance to boast about how he's never being to Africa. White people go to AFRICA, everyone goes to Africa and that doesn't necessarily make them African. Smokey is ashamed, but I and billion of us are not ashamed of being AFRICAN.
@Follow the Lightso you are another person who says America has no history? Is 500 years and all we don't here worthless to you? If it is so be it and You're wrong. Find acceptance from nigerians. It's better you find a home instead of going around saying black americans have no history or value bc that's a disgusting thing to say.
It's not 🚫 That.. He hasn't learned his family history. I know the Slaves in my family lineage and the Slave owners. He probably is living in denial and is embarrassed to embrace the side of his family history. By the way is it true that the Chinese are moving into Nigeria? If so kick 🦵🦵 them out of your home country. I saw a clip in South Africa in Soweto,Jo-burg.. they are selling "Skin bleaching cream". We don't need to bleach our skin. 🌑⚫🖤🤎.. ✊
I am so fortunate bc my grandmother taught me about Africa and the Black cause before our white enemies got to me. it was also a blessing to be in an all-black school through grade 5. I don't let our white enemies fool me with their Tricks of Dichotomy. And this is the age of Cyber space and the internet. There's no excuse for any of us being ignorant of Africa! Black Love Conquers All!
You are very right. As a believer in Jesus and an African. I have been praying about the spiritual as l slavery spi r it that was sneeked into our people. May the spirit of God cleanse us from every label we have hidden under. may we be washed thoroughly of any mental. Spiritual, material, business,social. Thank you for experiencing this truth.
No matter where you come from as long as you are a "Black" Man or Woman.....You are An AFRICAN! Master Musician amongst African Ancestry...Peter Tosh ....Lives On!
My roots are in the US. I have never stepped foot onto the continent of Africa. You can only speak for yourself not for everyone else. We all see this in a different way and rightly so. On another point, most people have brown toned skin. Some tones are very dark while others are not so dark but it's all brown not black, just sayin
Thank you Mr. Cameron for the content you deliver always. I greatly appreciate you. I have learned a lot from you. I have been doing my research as well. I'm from Guyana, South America. I am a decent of slaves. I embrace it all day. I live in American, but I claim my African heritage all day. Continue to educate the masses. One Love.
@@jaycameronofficial So Ur Celebrating The Name ("Guyana") & Their "Flag" In Ur Comment Right???...Which Was Aso Created By White PPL, & So Was Nigerian, & Jamaican, & Dominican, Ect. & Alot of other "ethnicities, & names" were also created by "White PPL"...So What's Ur Point?!?!?🤔 But The Term ("BLACK") Was Actually ("NOT") Created By "White Americans It Was Created By Black-Americans"...So that's actually a LIE!!! that ppl like to tell but at the end of the day *"Smokey Robinson" IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! "BLACK AMERICAN'S ARE NOT!!! AFRICAN AMERICAN'S ANYMORE." Bc Black Americans have been in America for over 400-Yrs so yes we have developed into a whole different culture, & lineage, & ethnicity Now.* *Just like Dominican, ppl or Haitian, & Jamaican, or Nigerian, ppl have also, & they alllll consider themselves to be a whole different ethnicity, & culture now also. & THEY ALSO DON'T CALL THEMSELVES ("AFRICANS") EITHER SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM????🤔 BC THE ONLY TIME PPL SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM IS ("ONLY") WHEN BLACK AMERICAN'S ALSO SAY WE'RE NOT "AFRICAN EITHER" WE'RE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ETHNICITY, & PPL, NOW TOO..."CALLED BLACK AMERICAN'S." Then The Whole "So Called Black Diaspora" Wants To Get In Their Feelings & Try To TETHER!!! THEMSELVES ONTO BLACK AMERICAN'S. & TRY TO FORCE!!! BLACK AMERICAN'S TO BE ("AFRICAN") When We're NOT Ethnically, Or Culturally, African At Allll Anymore After Being In America For Centuries Now.* *& Why Would Black Americans even want to be attached to the same AFRICANS THAT $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO THE VERY SLAVERY!!! RACISM!!! & OPPRESSION!!! THAT AFRICA $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO IN THE 1ST PLACE?!?!?🤦& Then Africa Was Also Totally ("Complicit") & Never Took Anyyy Actions To Even Try To Push Back!!! Or Even Help!!! Black Americans Out Of Alllll THE RACISM!!! PAIN!!! SUFFERING!!! & OPPRESSION!!! THAT AFRICA $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO...So Black Americans DON'T Really Have A Connection, To Africa At Alllll So "Smokey Robinson" Was Absolutely Right..."BLACK AMERICAN'S ARE NOT!!! AFRICAN."*
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening. If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening. If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening. If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
@@africanglobalnomad l grew up listening to Smokey music because of my family...there's a generation in Africa that love him but as with most of us we are suffering from Stockholm syndrome...we love everything else but who we really are...he doesn't appreciate Africa thats fine but don't derided the whole continent
That shouldn't stopped you from liking someone who don't want to be called an African American that is a new term that was made up in the 90s that doesn't make sense to describe Americans blacks
Smokey is a great musician but he’s obviously lost and confused about his identity. You would never ever hear an American with European roots speak this way, they proudly declare their ancestry. I’m guessing though, based on his appearance, his ancestry test could very well show a large percentage of European or Native American with some African. But in the US one drop rules. Sadly, his views represent some of his generation. Like Marcus Garvey said ‘Emancipate yourself from mental slavery non but ourselves can free our minds”.
You are so correct “his generation “ Fortunately we have more resources today . Maybe this conversation will reach him and he will decide to check out the Continent for himself . It will move him . In my mind after Smokey visiting the Continent he will return to America and cut a new track titled “ I’m Healed” 🤣🤣🤣
@Val Tyalin According to you who more than likely don't know your own history! You can tell anyone what to think and do about who they are and what they decide to call themselves. I think most of you here are suffering for FAUX ONE SIDED PAN AFRICAN PSYCHOSIS!
I love Smokey and his music, but I feel so sorry for Smokey. Claiming your African heritage doesn't negate African Americans' contributions to the building of America.
And the stupidity goes on. He really doesn't have a clue. Of course "we" have contributed a lot to this country , but sounds like he is degrading " his" roots. To each his own
jJ Cameron its rare i want to give the THUMBS UP over and over again ALAS I CANNOT.....SO INSTEAD I THANK YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN For Balancing the Information LINKING History TO PresentDAY with much INSIGHTFULLNESS......... doing your part for a BETTER TOMORROW
I just love the way Jay shows how ignorant Smokey Robinson is. Jay is so tactical and so professional he did not insult him at any point at all. But I can tell how disappointed he is about Smokey. What did Jay do, he just put the mirror in front of Smokey Robinson and say "look at your self man", and Jay walk away! So, it is up to Smokey Robinson to keep living in that ignorant ways of thinking, a fool at forty is a fool for ever.
Smokey Robinson is about 70 something he remember when he used to be labeled as an American negro now in the '90s you want him to call himself an African American Smokey knows who he is
Oba Nedo, I can see that you are still lost in your own ignorant self identity.. All Black people in the world are not African, and all Africans are not the same among themselves on the continent... African identity which is "Continental" cannot be forced upon all the Black people of the world who has been away for as much as 60,000 years like in Melanesia, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.. When does that African label end, and if it never end, then all people are African as Smokey alluded... Visiting Africa does not make a Black American anymore African than the American Black man Leroy who has never purchased a Plane ticket to fly there...😊
Jay, bro, we don't need smokey Robinson, he already figured that, he doesn't look like most Africans, therefore, he will not be accepted as pure African, his own words, so, leave him be! We can be Africans all by ourselves, without him! As a Ghanaian, I always get quite offended whenever I see these videos of his, standing there, rhyming like a kid, and spouting like an angry fool, without any cause! No one is forcing him to be African, we don't need him there bro!! He's almost near his grave anyway, what exactly can he do for Africa at this point in his life?? What? What, Smokey, what did we ever do to u?! Let him sit down somewhere and "smoke" his obroni old man pipe!! The fact that he stands there and always speaking against Africa, with such anger, should tell us all we need to know, that's going on inside him! Listen to the litany of names they've been called, just to be able to identify yourself as a human?? Well, in Africa, we don't need all these confusing colors of the crayon, just to figure out who we are! We are not a color, we are and have always known ourselves as humans, people! He can go ahead and identify himself as a colour in the crayon box. No other humans on this earth is identified as some colour, so, why will u walk around and spout so ignorantly, about how proud u are to be BLACK?, When u are not anywhere near the colour black anyway. Why? so if that's what floats his boat, good for him! Like my brother Jay will say, "foolishness" to the umpteenth degree!
I was telling this one woman about the beauty of Africa and how much I loved going ,she told me she did not want to go to Africa because she had not lost anything in Africa. She was not light skin ,she was very dark skin ,so it’s not always a light skin thing.
@@ruthstrickland9281 maybe smokey doesn't feel black enough to be referred to as an African American. Everyone has their own reason, dark skin or light skin
I understand and agree with smokey but I don't mind being call African American and I still will represent my African Americans black Americans culture history because it's my family history legacy especially mine while showing love to My peeps in south africa 🇿🇦 ❤️
Great topic, I came from Guyana 🇬🇾 and many Americans take me for African and even the ones from Africa see me as African they talk to me in their language and I have to tall them im guyanese, but I was told I was from the Ashanti people from ghana 🇬🇭.
the africans have an ancient saying. When the student is ready the teacher will appear. Smokey aint ready so don't waste your time. There are many who are willing and would be appreciative and would benefit more from the experience. I would not waste my time. we need to stop giving celebrities so much undeserving attention. He knows nothing about the United States foreign policy and its relationship with countries of color around the world. Put your energy into the youth and the elders who are interested the message will spread more effectively through them
Just like he said he has never been to Africa that's why he has been anti Africa, he's one of those same black men who believe that his ancestors worship evil and Jesus is white bullshit He think he'll be accepted in America as a first class citizen like white America ,but we Africans are good when the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Very true. If God ever bless him with a trip to Africa in his lifetime, he will never go back to his "black America country". He is afraid to go to Africa and yet he thinks he knows the African people. So sad
Likewise, l have always loved Smokey's songs. But his approach to understanding the link between Africans and African Americans is oxymoronoic! How can he intelligently discuss a place that he has never visited? If he rejects his African lineage, that's up to him. But he shouldn't distort the histrory!
You can't tell a man who was famous in the 60 that he should accept a new term from the 90s with erases his history and put him in the same category as immigrant
SmokeyRobinson was 100% correct.. Not going to Africa for a two week vacation does not make one African ha ha.. I went to Europe,and I'm not European.. lol
I don't know what you are talking about, "put him in the same category as immigrant." I think folks suggesting that black diasporans visit the motherland encourage bridge building. Being famous doesn't have anything to do with one linking back to their heritage!
@@etruscancivilization Hey, good for you. It's your choice and nobody is forcing him to do so. But he shouldn't rubbish the historical link between the motherland and black diasporans! When Ghana hosted the Year of Return 2019 , it anticipated 50K visitors. Well, 1 million diasporans from Brazil through Costa Rica showed up. So, suit yourself!
Just saw your vlog and subscribed. I used to have the mindset that the US was the promised land. But as a keen history student after reading about Kwame Nkrumah. Patrice Lumuba, Congo leader who was killed and Mobutu Sese Seko was parachuted into power. As you mentioned most African leaders are only obeying masters orders. When they resist or refuse they are removed or killed. Sad but we have to change our mindset and our narrative. If not history will keep repeating itself.
Keep up your good work 👏👏👏 As for Smokey too sad def self hate We Africans will still accept him when he’s woke cause we are waiting for all our brothers and sisters to join in together to help build our mother land cause it’s your ancestral rights and heritage as well as the Africans leaving on the continent 💪 Shoutout from Ghana 🇬🇭 ❤️🙏
I feel sorry for this brother. It’s a shame. It’s only our people who refuse to be associated with Africa. Italian and Irish Americans will never complain. Wow. I’m glad this dude isn’t from my generation.
I agree with him in a way and im African. I live in the US but my heart and pride belongs to Ghana 🇬🇭. He is a proud American and that fine. Whatever his real issue is with the continent Africa, he doesn’t ever have to step his foot in Africa and life will still go on. We all walk a different path and make choices that speak to our soul. Salute to the AA who are searching for the roots. My dream is for all of us to unite and be one. The stronger we folks are the harder they can divide and conquer. We need more people like you brother to spread the awareness and truth.
thanks for breaking it down bro.the majority of black americans are uninformed or culturally ignorant due to the negative programming we have received over the centuries about ourselves and the continent of africa.we as a race of people need to be reeducated about a lot of things including how to love and respect eachother.learn about your african history and in the process of doing so empower yourself and others ok.
Wow, this man has traveled the world and never set foot in Africa! That's a degree of self hatred. I've been to Africa numerous times and will be going back again next year. When I was in Africa it was the first time in my life where my color was off the table. The countries are controlled (still attempting to throw off neocolonialism) by Africans, businesses, stores and shops run by Africans etc. Every time I visited Africa, the people in general accepted me as a brother. It is an unbelievable experience. He appears to be very confused about Africa, a place he has never visited. His views of Africa and Africans is straight out of what our enslavers and oppressors taught us and Africans - we don't like each other. It's a shame that Smoky is so ignorant that he has never seen the need to travel where his ancestors came from. He doesn't see himself as an African. The chains are still wrapped around Black peoples minds. I have travelled the world and for me, Africa is my favorite continent by far!
Bevern Saleem Did we say it was our home, collectively. Did all 100 million Black Americans say it was our home?? Our home are where the BONES of our ancestors rest after they fought the battle here out of the SLAVERY the AFRICAN KINGS set them into to. They made LEMONADE out of LEMONS, while African fell into ruins under the slave partners they sold our people too. If you are naive enough to think Black Americans are going for this, it's your fault not theirs!
@35:50 Interesting point. I'm glad you brought that up. I was watching another vid of black Americans visiting Madagascar speaking to Madagascarian. He kept saying positive things about Americans which was nice. But, I got the feeling from the conversation that black Americans want to worshipped and looked up to by black people outside of America. They want you to be grateful to them for everything they have done in the world. I felt that superiority complex from black Americans that they feel they have over other black people throughout the diaspora.
I saw that video too. I think black Americans want to be liked by everyone. We want to get along with everyone so badly, that is has blinded us to so many things in politics.
denise days All his points are valid! Who are Africans whose people sold Black Americans ancestors into bondage, to tell us what we should call ourselves?? They are here in the millions benefiting from our fight. Go to Nigeria and as for resources, but they are helping to DRAINS resources and opportunities from Black Americans communities. None of the Pan Africans talking are in Africa, and have cut all ties to the U.S.! Most of them and the Africans running their mouths while knowing they don't have a leg to stand on is in Nigeria! African have 54 countries, 3,000 tribes and 2,000 languages and NON are UNIFIED! Africans and their Pan African puppets need to sthdastfu!
Well, a black co-worker of mine during a conversation stated I am not black. That solicited frenetic laughter from our white co-workers. But I understood where she was coming from. I expected that from her, but not from Smokey Robinson. Smokey should know better. Besides entertaining us, who political value is Smokey to AA? That's why he should stay out of political talk.
Smokey is a proud black man who helped a lot of black people in the USA. He is correct conc that the original humans were black. and they lived everywhere, not just in Africa. I am proud of my Yoruba roots and proud to be called both Black and African. The main priority is for all of us who are Black and/or African to unite. Debating about terms few of us fully understand is stupid. Our white enemies love seeing us debating this less important issue and hope we never unite.
The most appropriate response to Smokey Robinson "IDENTITY CRISIS" are the lyrics from the reggae ICON Peter Tosh song called "Afrikan": Don't care where you come from As long as you're a black man, you're an African No mind your nationality You have got the identity of an African.........
Him resenting being called African American has nothing to do with Africa that's why black Americans do not like the term African American you cannot group us in with other people who do not share our history culture and mindset
"Resent being called an African America."...this man has traveled the world, but never been to Africa! At this time of his life, it's a crying shame! I bet he wasted no time going back n forth to Europe! Where he think he originally from? Where was he doing the Civil rights movement? It's important to know your history n it's up to each of us to find out, bc it's written! He drank the whole cool aid.
@Becca M Smokey Robinson green eyes and all which is prevalent in Black America, have NEVER compromised himself and stood against his people! All those original Black entertainers supported their people and their $$$$ supported the Civil Rights Movement and that's why most of you un greatful Africans and Caribbeans here talking and putting down Smokey, (as if he cares), are able to come here! Africans are the RECIPIENTS of what Black Americans fought for. WHAT IS AFRICA DOING FOR BLACK AMERICANS? I'll answer, nothing but here working with Europeans to form a different type of slavery! Black Americans can't go to Africa and get anything unless they have $$$$ and they are going to get scammed even then. Africa is on it's way to being permanently COLONIZED and will eventually once again fall in the hole they help dig and this time LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF AFRICA!
They are cheering the Brilliance of the Poem not necessarily his views. Don’t get it twisted, writing is his craft. Smokey is lost. He needs to travel outside of America 🇺🇸.
He sounds resentful towards African Africans didn't do nothing to any one the indigenous American as well didn't do nothing to no one do not resent victims man. Jay man I agree with you whether you' ll like it or you came from them people I bet you European decent people don't talk like that.
Guess Smokey was dead wrong because Ghana welcomes us from the diaspora and I am proud to say my mom was Ghanaian (she passed), from the Krobo tribe and I am African American. When I retire (one more year) I am going back. He can stay here and struggle and hope he gets treated like a human being, if he wants, that's his perogative but I want to be where I am embraced and treated with love. I will be kissing that fertile red soil, the moment my foot hits the ground and cry out loud, "I am home!"
It's unfortunate for his views and I've met so many brothers and sisters here in America with that same disposition. It's unfortunate also that with all his monies he made until that time Smokey had not gone to Arica, yet. I am happy the new generation and ppl in general are not feeding his narrative, these days.
It’s sad on so many levels and so many dismiss this level of ignorance as “their right” and their “preference”. Those same people will cry racism when other ethnic groups view them with the same mindset Smokey has projected.
Michael Jackson had the same mentality like Smokey until he came to South Africa in the 90's. MJ ended up taking an unscheduled journey to Zimbawe and Victoria Falls.. We are told MJ ended up buying property in South Africa
Black is just a color...We(African Americans) should use African American OR Liberian-American as we have just as much claim to that country as well since our ancestors founded that country - the first Republic in Africa. It is like our Israel(the place we went to to escape oppression) - same with Freetown, Sierra Leone and Libreville, Gabon
Stop all this lies , black America never founded Liberia, and before they sent black America to Liberia there are locals who is living there before arrival of black America's there.
@@chrisudoka5420 Of course there were people living there. I did not say we DISCOVERED the land there - I said we FOUNDED the country. The establishment of the Republic of Liberia is undisputed. We bought land from the local kingdoms/chiefdoms and established Monrovia...this process repeated several times(American Colonization Society, Maryland Colonization Society, Mississippi, etc until they all decided to merge and form Liberia - becoming an official sovereign country in 1847) Once there the Liberians(the founders) clashed with some(not all) of the local kingdoms while other local kingdoms sided with and joined Liberia and they became Liberians as well. At this point in Liberia's history, Liberia was ONLY on the coast and had no claims in the interior land where the local kingdoms were The Scramble for Africa by the Europeans more formerly forced Liberia to declare their borders but even in doing so, Europeans still stole some of the land that Liberia once had The original land document has been found and can be seen here - The article also dispels other myths about the founding of Liberia which are all too common: www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/11/20/liberia-purchase-agreement-1821-burrowes/
First of all, just because I have a darker shade of skin tone does not mean I refer to myself by that label called “black” I reject that label, I know my roots and proud to be of Yoruba heritage in the land called Nigeria located in the continent called Africa. It wasn’t until I came to live in this part of the world that I saw how prevalent this desire to incorporate everyone that has a darker shade of skin tone into this monolithic label, this is nothing more than perpetuating the ideology of the Europeans who also came up with the other lie called “white.” Now if you are a descendant of Africans in America, captured from the motherland and brought to the Americas then you can use that label for yourself to remember the labors of your ancestors that were enslaved. Now if this guy chooses to deny his African roots all well and good, the trauma is real, the wound is still festering and sometimes connotes deep shame albeit unconscious and at the subliminal level. It is even ridiculous to say Adam and Eve referred to themselves by a “label” and even the great book of Life asked the simple question “Who told you that…” question everything. Know thySELF.
@Stirupyourpurpose Who are you to inflect your psychology upon Black Americans. We are free to feel as we will about our people YORUBAS sold into bondage. Captured?? The whites didn't capture, the African slave catchers of Nigerians, then ancient Benin, Kenyans, (MASAS), and other Africans were the biggest slave sellers and catchers on the continent and they also worked for both the African Kings and the Portuguese! We don't have to accept your philosophy on what we should do and how we should feel or what the hell we should call ourselves. Jay is not a Black American, he can't tell not only Smokey Robinson anything, who can take his millions and make Jay his JOKE for the next decade! No one knows or cares what this man say in the U.S. among Black Americans. Depending on who he tells this to he would get CURSED the hell out and so will you and he knows it! Nigeria, Ghana, Benin,, Sene-Gambia, the Congo and others SOLD HUMANS and many are still selling HUMANS today! Nothing is festering, last time I checked we didn't ask you to come here or ask you for one damn thing! You're pulling up off our back while protecting what is yours. Smokey Robinson, spoke the truth for many. All that consider themselves Pan Africans can do what they will, not one is stopping them. But what you're NOT GOING TO DO is tell the rest of us what to do or what to call ourselves. Your agenda will come to a grinding halt, because no one is falling for the Bull S anymore!
Black Americans don't like to be labeled African Americans like my mother she's a light-skinned black American I said that she was African-American she yelled at me and said I'm not African she don't have no African in her DNA.SMH🤦♀️
I was doing Uber in Atlanta some years ago and picked up an older gentleman in Decatur. The man started speaking Igbo to me and when I said I didn't understand he gasped put his hand over his mouth and said Oh my god I thought you were Igbo. Come to find out my paternal line is Igbo.
That’s deep!
It’s a small world.
Aye when I visited Nigeria a few years ago the customs agent pulled me aside and demanded my Nigerian passport. He couldn't believe I only had a US passport. When I told him it was my first time to Nigeria he gave me a hug and said welcome home Brother...he told me I definetly picked the place that I belong to. Later my DNA test revealed Yoruba-Hausa.
@@sozb6708 Be tryna tell people how this thing goes down. The people know and they don’t even need a DNA test. 💪🏾💪🏾💪🏾 Good stuff!
@@sozb6708 powerful. I got to get to Nigeria.
Excellent video dear brother. I’ve been a resident of Côté d’Ivoire almost 5 years now. I remember my first trip to Africa in 2015. I couldn’t figure out why that I felt so good? Then Ghana, Burkina Faso & Côté d’Ivoire. It was as if I’ve been adopted & I’ve finally found my original family. It felt so good being here. That I didn’t want to leave.
That’s when I’ve made up my mind to relocate to Côté d’Ivoire. It took me 2 years to succeed in leaving the USA & I deeply appreciate every moment of living here. Now my daughter & her family are planning on joining me here. Finally I’ll be 65 next month. Keep rising to the top 😃❤️👋🏾
Welcome home 🏡 brother.... where do you live in CIV?....I'm from Aboisso 🙏🏽
@@s.tanh9818 Cocody brother I love living here! 😃❤️🖐🏼
@@AssanRaelian ♥️👍🏿
I am an African first. Born in America, but African. Period! Unapologetically African!
That's not the same as a black American
@@marteza654 Yes it is
@@marteza654 who exactly defined “black American”?
I was watching a video here on YT a few months ago, about how blacks in America feel about Africans and how africans feel about America-Born blacks. It was very interesting as well as nasty and disrespectful. Kinda hurtful too. But that was the first time I read about black people here in America NOT wanting to be referred to as African Americans, saying they are Black Americans because they are NOT from Africa. I was like WOW. A lot of them said they had been slighted or disrespected by Africans or had Africans look down their nose at them like they were beneath them. In turn, they didnt want to be categorized with a people that didnt appear to like, respect or claim them. Initially I was taken aback. No matter WHAT, my ancestors are from Africa. I dont give a damn what an African has to say or how long and hard they want to look down their nose at me. My DNA is 80% African, 3% Native American and 17% European (the latter I was not happy to discover, though I knew it was there) and I want everyone to know I am African American. In the same breath, is there a new movement in the horizon where we are no longer called African American but Black American??
@@ceeceetracey9839 Thanks for sharing your heart. It is well received and understood. What you see happening is an old trick the good ole boys used to divide and conquer 500+ years ago. Because so many people lack the ability to think, they act on what they have been “told”. So we are “told” in america they don’t like us in africa and in turn they are “told” that we are a bad influence and criminals. The colonizers did the same thing in africa within the different countries they formed and have people fighting over borders that still don’t belong to them. It’s really sad but we are waking up. Continue to be proud of your roots and culture
Lots of Conservative black Amerikkkans feel the same,they have a disdain for anything Africa,so it shows power of the programming .To each their own,if they prefer going to Europe or white Countries then so be it,rest of us will move on and not worry about these pseudo identity loving folk. I am a Continental African,I don’t lose sleep over Black Amerikkkans who have issues with my continent or my people.Here in Australia I see lots of Fijians,Papua New Guineans,Samoans,Māoris etc and they all love Africa. I used to work with a guy from the Cook Islands,his dream was to visit Africa,he kept on bothering me to take him to Africa on my next trip. Sadly he died in a boat accident in 2011,he did not get a chance to set foot on the continent. When I see his young son I shed some tears knowing his father died without fulfilling his dream of visiting the Continent. So to each their own.
youll sold us i dont want to hear that excuse
@@jasonmorgan5600 My country never sold a single person,in fact our King Changamire Dombo is famous for resisting the Portuguese and kicked them out of our land. Do you even know the true events? I guess not.
I'm just letting you know we ain't losing any sleep either
@Follow the Light Yes groups like ADOS,FBA,MAGA,Hebrew Israelites,Copper coloured Alternative black to Native blah blah,it’s hard to keep up with those identity groups as they keeps forming new groups every few weeks.
That Smokey Robinson point this has nothing to do with Africa or Africans stop trying to mix our history and culture and with Africa
As much as I respect Smokey Robinson, I understand his point of view. I am about 90% African, so I feel African. So many of our people are lost and just don't want to know. They would rather say they are " Hebrew " or Native American. It's sad, but that's not my struggle. We simply have to embrace the truth. I never hear White people saying they're not European. It's easy to get rid of the self-hate. Learn about African civilization. It exists, regardless of what Europeans say.
I heard someone say if you're going to call him African American, you might as well call him the "N" word, and people agreed.
Our people are so lost. It shows in our everyday lives. I am African American all day, everyday. I don't care how Africans feel about me because it doesn't define me. If we educate ourselves on Africa. It's not all good, but it's our history. I feel free and at peace knowing who I am.
Being 90% helps you better understand who you are and when you go to Africa or just look in the mirror, you really feel it but I have a question...
If you were 70% African and let's say 20% European and 10% Native, do you think you would have would you have that the same perspective as you do now about Africa and lean more towards your father's African side?
@@J-God_1999 That's hard question. As a kid, I was light in complexion but with African like features, curly hair, so I kind of saw myself as a Black with a little mixture. I was raised in the South, so we never spoke about Africa with any sense of pride. My dad's side of the family look straight up African, so when I did my DNA, I was really excited to see the results. It made me feel really proud. So recently I got results saying that my dad was 100% African. Although they look African, it surprised me that they have been here for 100s of years without mixing with other races. We should be proud of all of it because at the end of the day, there could have been a love story between the African and European ancestor. We mustn't assume that it was rape.
@@teddydavis2339 That's a cool story. Unfortunately, a lot of us don't have or know our father who is 100% African so we come off as confused or trying to deny African roots or maybe too lazy to trace our ancestry. That process takes a long time or maybe we just dont have a high % as you do for example so we dont feel it as much. I think being black is enough for me but I understand wanting to go deeper.
@@J-God_1999 Well the DNA test really gave a sense of proud. Because of the kind of people my dad's people are, I feel like there is some royalty there. They are very close and have some very African characteristics, not just physically, but culturally.
@@teddydavis2339 What country and tribe is he from? Have you been to visit there?
DNA doesn’t lie. Period! You’re a great educato.🇳🇬 🇨🇲 🇬🇭 🇧🇯 🇳🇦 🇰🇪 🇷🇼 🇹🇿 🇸🇳
Culture > DNA
One of my main reasons I did my " DNA" test. Not only is " Black" not listed America isnt either... Born in America, a decendent of the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade, yet I am still 93% Africa( tested & proven).... 43% Nigerian( Yuroba)being my highest percentage. Traces of Mali, Benin Togo, Ghana, Senegal, Cameroon Congo... It is sad, so sad that many who choose to " Sleep", will kill you before they admit they are in the dark. But I have children and I can't keep letting those lies be filtration within my geneology.... I refuse to
You did right,Sis 💯..I'm a Yoruba,(Nigerian) living in Vegas!
Right On ✅️
Yolanda go deeper
So called Africans are HAMITES
So called NEGROES - BLACK Americans are SHEMITES/ISREALITE'S
YAH'S CHOSEN PEOPLE!!!!
CAUCASIONS ARE JAPETH
ALL NOAH 3 SONS....
SEE
DEUTERONOMY CHAP 7 VS 6 7 8 9
DEUTERONOMY CHAP 14 VS 2
ZECHARIAH CHAP 13 VS 8/9
CAUSE GENESIS CHAP 15 VS 13/14
IS BEGINNING OF IT SLAVERY...
DEUTERONOMY CHAP 28 15-68 READ
RESULTS OF OUR FORE- FATHERS
DISOBEDIENCE TO YAH'S COMMANDMENTS STATUE'S AND LAWS NOT KEEPING SABBATH HOLY
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NUMBERS CHAP 15 VS 38 - 41
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further study go to U tube put in
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DOES GOD LOVE EVERYBODY???
BLACK CHRIST MATTER???
THEY KNOW WHAT'S COMING!
Yesssss ,girl we're from the same places too i had my dna done too..im proud to be African, there's no such thing as black 🙌 i refuse to water down who i am,the white folks gave us that name black and I refuse to call myself black because we're the only people call ourselves a damn color instead of your ethic group smh,but im proud 👏 do you hear me ? Very proud to be African.
Maybe he had serious issues about his complexion while growing up so I will not be to quick to condemn him. Not every experience acceptance skin color two african persons told me an I an not an african one nigerian the other from ghana I an olive dark brown complexion
"To be African American is to be African without any memory & American without any privilege". James Baldwin. I'm a Boomer who considered myself African since I was in my 20s. My African Ancestry DNA results help my memory like nothing else ever has.
Much love and respect to you
Foolishness
To be African American is to be grouped in with anybody claim to be black in America don't matter the history the culture or the mindset and that's not what black Americans want
@@marteza654 Exactly This guy is a clown and he is addicted to pushing the Pan-Africanism that destroys other black people and empowers real Africans over them! Every black man in America is not from Africa it is a political con game!
What does being African mean to a black American.
Smokey reminds me of Marsha Hunt, she's the mum of Mick Jagger's 1st child. She loves to tell you of the European parts of her ancestry but clearly was disappointed when "African American" came about.
Smokey keeps having cosmetic surgery, one's tempted to conclude he's running away from being Black American
He born light skin and green eye what surgery he has none that's the way many black Americans look 🤔
So agree with you
Right On!
She was a beautiful black woman. Obviously majority black than anything. She looks like the typical AFRCIAN American. She even seem to only date and marry white men as well. Even permanently moved to Europe since the 1960s. She has serious self hate issues .
Smokey Robinson didn't mention European Roots his focus was Black American, HIS PEOPLE! Nigerians nor any other Africans fought for nothing and built nothing here. You come first in Black America and you never will! Most of you are here working with Europeans against Black Americans. The majority of Black Americans see you and reject you. Is that too hard to understand? Africans, yourselves scam each other and none of you are unified THAT CONTINENT! So cut the carp! Nobody but the faux Pan Africans are falling for this bull s!
I love Smokey Robinson & his Music. And if he choose not to call himself, "African American" then so be it. As for Me, I don't mind being called "African American" doesn't bother Me at all. Different Strokes, For Different Folks. 💯✌
100% agreed.
I agree. I find it sad though that he has not been to any where in the continent of Africa.
@@AllAboutPurple sad? Doubt that his going to Africa would make any impact quite frankly 😂. It’s his loss
@@africanglobalnomad
No it’s sad he had the confidence to even say that, seeing as he is African American. That’s just sad. If I had half the money he has, I would’ve travelled to every African county by now! Smh
@@africanglobalnomad He could openentertainment labels out there? Lots of hidden talent in Africa. I rather see that than Chinatown. Lol
Smokey is from a different generation. That’s his take and we are not a monolith. His opinion doesn’t take away from the struggle at all. We have many fronts to fight in this war and Smokey has made his contributions.
My mother is 79 years old, and she does not think nor feel like Smokey. Smokey Robinson is an entertainer that has lost his mind. He as done a lot of things to be little his African American existence.
@@mss.9384 that’s cool that your mom has a different take on this but we are not a monolith. We can’t expect every African American to have the same take on issues like this. Smokey hasn’t shown any aversion to being Black, he just choices to emphasize on the accomplishments of Blacks in America. Again, this is jus a different front to the same war.
@@abode409 A
Smokey has a right to his opinion but he doesn't have the right to use his visibility and public platform to disparage the rest of us that choose to be called African American or those of us that want to move to Africa. And Smokey don't know sh!t, my great uncles and my uncle had to fight in American wars not because they loved this country or even wanted to, it was because they were FORCED to. And they were forced to do this as they themselves were treated very inhumanely by white people. Just listening to him on the tape. Smokey was attacking us and no one else.
@@mss.9384 I don’t think it was that serious. It wasn’t an attack and if it was, we need to be more tolerant of each other. I respect all the contributions you and your family have made to advance the wellbeing of the African American nation and I’m sure Smokey does as well.
I’m glad someone finally addressed this because the need to disassociate from anything African is a shame. The negative attitudes towards African and the continent is so irritating. Smokey may be a pioneer but he doesn’t realize how divisive and harming the community.
I agree with Smokey! I am a Black American.
Enjoy it. I hope next generations will be just Americans.
No matter what you want to be called, the term black is not a race. It is a social construct created by a racist system to identify a people that had been denied their racial identity. The reason the term African American was created was because we, let me say that again "we" were searching for our own identity and positive identifier as to who we are. When white people say, I am an Irish American, Polish American, German American, etc; we wanted to be able to link back to our own ancestral origin with pride. But being slave descendants we were denied that connection. Not knowing where we came from we adopted the whole continent. Thus, we adopted the term African American. The more I hear Smokey Robinson, the more I think he needs to stick to singing and stay out of the educated forum because he shows his ignorance. If you look at his life, he appears to be a self hating "black" man.
Our history transcends trillions of years and you don’t have to start at 1600 to find you.That’s the same slave narrative that you were created in 1600 and then you got free...THE END...tadaaaaa!Thenpeople who push that are complicit in that woe is me crap and I’ve told y’all a million times that the devil couldn’t have kept you in bondage without some of your own and can’t keep you in mental slavery without the poverty pulpit pimps,athletes,actors,talk show hosts,etc.Ask yourselves,who WOULDNT have a job if YOU WERE FREE!When you have your list,don’t phuq with those ppl now!
Thank you
Saying black is some white Supremacy for you. Throughout history your clan/your father's house or name was what it was until white Supremacy changed it to a color game which is juvenile & disrespectful. The blk label has some claiming any and everybody due to the color game including the entire Continent.
I remember when Good'O boy J. Jackson faught so hard to make his master proud by coming out with the African American label, no one in the Negro/Black community wanted it or agreed to use it.
In Chicago and surrounding black communities, O'Jesse was and is a sell-out. Everyone knows he helped to set up MLK. That was spoken of in all Black homes.
the new Classification was drilled into the minds of the children first in the public school system. It was used in mass media --- Teaching us to proclaim, "We are Black and we are proud to be African Americans" to put it plainly the White media, school system, and governments forced it on us to make sure there is no way the enslaved can claim to be an American 1st.
They even took it so far as to change all the original wording in historical documents and literatures from the terms used when they were created to African American. Ask yourself why?
He is because his family's true nationality was stolen from them. The white people moved All the natives in smaller towns in NC to certain locations of shanty towns and changed their label to Negro.
They were not allowed to use their True tribal names nor to do any of their native ways. My mother lived with her grandmother during the time they were forced off their land.
During that time Black males worked with the White people, yes, as workers to mistreat and belittle them. Some black people were even rewarded with land and positions for doing so.
My grandmother ran away to New York to work and live as an Italian seamstress. She was going to marry a white man; however, when she went back to her home town she met a Black male and married him. They said it was love at 1st sight.
I asked my grandmother why she didn't embrace her Native heritage, and this is what she said.
"It is better to be known as a Negro than to be that." I noticed the tears in her eyes as she bit down on her lower lip, " Oh, it is a proud thing to be white 1/64 Indian but being true blood you are lower than a sick dog in the street. "
If Smokey doesn't really like being associated with Africa, and certainly we Africans don't care about him, and don't need him visiting Africa either.
he dont want to go there hater!
@@jasonmorgan5600 no wonder he can't dance.
No my brother, I hear you but this attitude has to change. We must understand that people like Mr Robinson suffer from acute disinformation syndrome resulting from WS. His type of ignorance is common amongst Africans globally. You correct a wrong perception by providing an effective alternative one via education which Jay Cameron, Wode Maya and others are doing.
@@chanockbenisrael7049 Smokey Robinson been around since the 60s so trust me he know who he is in American
@@marteza654 first of all you guys called yourself African American we African's never came there to give you that name and if you don't want to be called African American well and good then just be black American or European black American we African's can careless 🤷
I m glad, we have people like you Jay, with knowledge and understanding, continue educating us , some one who learn a thing or two.
I understand where he's coming from, I love BA culture. I also love our people in Africa too.🥰❤💯
The shocking part for me was that he had been everywhere else except Africa maybe this would be a time to invite him to the continent. I am sure he has had every opportunity like many but has always thought of it as a place of undeveloped poverty that has nothing to offer him. His statement of being a proud American I can honestly say that I can understand him being who he is he truly would find it hard to see through the lenses that I looked through on a daily. So being proud would be very difficult when fighting just to be American. What he doesn't understand being a born bread adulterated american law's does not change for one to another when it comes to race. That being said people cannot see father than the mountain that stands in front of them so they call it the way they see it rather than take the steps to climb to the top to see what's going on on the other side.🌄🦍
We don't need him, who is him. Please keep that Garbage in the trash 🗑️ over there. Rubbish
Tears of a clown 🤡
Notice he made it clear that he hasn’t visited Africa as if to say he has no interest in going there. Read between the lines.
@@jackiethomas249 Right 👉 you r 💯 on point!
Black Diamond
How about he didn't want to go to Africa, millions don't! Let's start there and possibly your synapses will fire properly to allow you to process he has a right to do what he pleases. Black Americans don't owe Africa one damn thing!
With due respect to Africa, Smokey Robinson was on point👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾We are Black Americans.
I agree with smokey, everything he said. I'm not African American. American is my country. African don't even like us.
African people not liking you doesn't change your genes.
You’re absolutely right.
Not even true😂
@@tonisumblin2719he isn’t
I am a veteran: & I resent Smokey speaking for dead veterans. Irish American, French American, Mexican American, Italian American no one is running from their roots but us. I am very proud to be African American. I am proud of continent of Africa & proud of America too. There is no place called black. My amcestors came from a place called Africa not a place called Black.
I heard that poem when it originated. I had an African mind as a black American when I heard that poem. I had a pan African mentality, but I bought into what he said because I thought by the way he talked and who he was that he had been to Africa. Thanks Jay for grounding me and letting me know I wasn't wrong for believing that my experience in America was because of my African ancestors who had their heritage taken away but I was still able to still grab hold of my blackness that's rooted in Africa and not be ashamed of it and not resent it.
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He never said he resent Africa he said he resent the term African-American cuz it's a term that was forced on us to erase and dilute our history and culture and make us similar to immigrants I am a black American AKA American Negro and will always be that
Smokey's right a/a are part of USA system in full(political etc.)no matter of the name other ppl jealous because A/A political power is in the USA
@@jaycameronofficial let those who wish to go and explore africa go - let those who don't remain where they are..i'm no elder nor a youngster, so i am aware of the propaganda coming from both sides...as for smokey, he is right and wrong..africa is not for everyone..your video tour clips are perfect as an introduction - did any of those people on those tours decide to stay and live there?..touring and living there as a black american are very vastly different things - if they wish to discover their roots then touring is best option...yes, i have been to the continent, mainly the eastern part..it was beautiful and i had only great experiences - yet, i have traveled to other countries other than african continent and all were nice experiences..but there is no way i would live outside of usa/america - saying this as a BLACK AMERICAN!
@@ehzAxemuzik Thanks for sharing. To answer your question, several from my tours have moved back and some have visited again. I have met many “black Americans” who have decided to live in one of the 50+ countries. I personally am bi-continental.
As for Smokey, the main issue is the fact that he’s speaking so passionately about a place he has never visited based on propaganda. My concern is not as much for him as it is other people who might be influenced by that. My point is to give them another perspective from someone who has actually been there.
My brother Jay... Yessssss and right on✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿.... Let's continue to speak up on behalf of Africa no matter who you have to stand up and speak against ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
I get my daily dose of Black/African history from you...thank you✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿
@tequiaha mcdearmon
You are quite mistaken if you think Jay have any influence on Black Americans over Smokey Robinson or what they themselves think or feel about AFRICA! You are looking out for YOUR benefit. African or Africans don't benefit Black Americans at all. Nigeria, ancient Benin Empire, Congo and Ghana were the biggest Slave Sellers on the continent and in the world! Jay need to concentrate on the history of his country, because he will get ate up by those who know REAL BLACK and AFRICAN HISTORY!
I suppose Smokey Robinson being a top notch musician has heard Peter Tosh smash hit '...as long as you're a black man you're an African.' He should visit Africa before making such sweeping statements like that. His unique singing talent originates from Africa without a doubt. He is entitled to his views anyway but I wish he can take advantage of his being an African. Help Africa to rid itself of the Chinese invasion after the Europeans have raped Africa after slavery.
Africans just didn't appear in America, a drop or hint of blackness certainly originates from Africa,.
@@abrahamadjei9058
Smokey Robinson is his own man and was a successful Musician long before Peter Tosh had any success. I am sure he will tell you that his two hang just like Tosh! Therefore he doesn't need Tosh to tell him anything! The majority of Jamaicans remain in poverty and most are trying to get to the U.S.! He can make the statements he wants. Africans have done nothing for Black Americans but sold our people into slavery! Most of you should mentally challenged. Many of you talking are living in the U.S. leeching off of what Black Americans fought for and trying to run a narrative that you are NOT QUALIFIED and you're looking quite unhinged! If we say we are BLACK AMERICAN, that is what we are! Africans don't call themselves Black until two damn years ago when they signed on the the agenda that is being pushed that benefits themselves, non whites and their Pan African minions that will end up out in the cold along with Africans! None of this AGENDA you are helping to push will be for you in the long run! Africa is a GRECO-ROMAN WORD, that CONTINENT was NEVER originally called Africa! So you are calling yourself after what a European woman Husband decided to call a continent he and his people had conquered. At least our people made the decision to call ourselves Black!
@LINCOLN PEARSON
You sound asinine and Smokey and Marvin were friends until Marvin died. All these people grew up in Detroit, lived in the same communities together. Smokey, Marvin Gaye, and most of the motown greats were donating money and supporting the CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT for Black Americans, who are THEIR PEOPLE! Marvin was not fighting for Africa, did not mention Africa and NEVER went to Africa. He was fighting for Black America and standing against a senseless war! When he left the U.S. he went to PARIS, FRANCE not Ghana! Africa has 1.2 billion people, if they can't fight and stand up for themselves by now, they are some sorry individuals! African countries who were involved in the SLAVE TRADE need to pay Reparations just like the U.S. and every European entities who were involved including the British Monarchy. Black Americans owe African nothing, None of you can control anyone but your own children. Stop trying to tell grown people what to call themselves. In public you repeat this insane agenda, you will get your feelings hurt because some Black Americans are going to curse you out severely!
It is heart breaking to know that there are many people who have his point of view, but I am 62 and have a inner urgency to make it to my Mother Land I am looking forward and excited to get there. 2024 is the year for me. I will see where my people come from. Not what they say, where I come from.
Poor Smokey, his badge of honour seemingly is "having never been to Africa"
.... and not being acknowledged.
You're so insightful brother, thank you for breaking it down. Knowledge they say is Power! When you travel outside America and missed with different culture, the veil of ignorance is remove from your eyes and you see things more clearly.
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I'm with Smokey … I consider myself Black American, and don't have any issues with people who call themselves African American, you should have the right to identify how you please.
The term Black was originally coined by Europeans as early as the 10th century to refer to Africans, firstly North Africans and later to people of Sub-Saharan African descent. So saying you Black basically says you are of African descent, so I don't understand his hate of the term African-American as one can argue they basically mean the same thing.......
.......It's for this reason other Dark Skinned people like the Sri Lankans, Oceanic and Jarawas are rarely referred to as Black.....
........ Also Smokey uses the typical Black American way of self hate of lumping everyone as African since all modern Humans evolved there. What he doesn't fathom is that over the 1000s of years early out Africa Human species had their DNA mutate overtime and also mixed with other species like Neanderthals and Denisovan. However majority of Black Americans have not been found to have high levels of Denisovan or Neanderthals DNA as is the case with Asians or Europeans. Their DNA is still very much African as majority show about 70% of the E1b1a haplogroup DNA, which we know is currently found in the majority of present day Africans. But hey, I guess each to his own.
Anti racist so called 'white' Jane Elliott says we must stop referring to eachother as 'white' & 'black'.
White is symbolic as purity/cleanliness. Black -- meaning is dirty/negative.
Those ID'd as 'white' will always get the upper hand.
@@madee764 Yes, Asian people of the Indian subcontinent. They prefer to say they're dark Caucasians. Even Ethiopians are seen that way!
Caucasoid, negroid, mongoloid & Australoid are all obsolete terms.
Caucasia is a region in central Asia. The people living there are the only Caucasians. Not Europeans or their mid east Asian wannabees.
Having straight hair, aquiline noses & thin lips does not exoticize you.
Many subsaharans, north, west & east Africans are mahogany - ebony toned w/ those features.
These terms are purposely designed by European colonialists to divide people.
Just because your nose is broad/flat, hair - kinky & lips broad - does not categorize one as negroid. --Before the 'white' man came to Africa -- they were just humans.
It's a man-made division.
Billions of people have a combo of different face-nose-eye colors-hair textures & body shapes.
The Pacific island Melanesians are dark w/fluffy tight curled blond hair.
Where do they fit in?!
Africans in Africa who have never left the continent call themselves black.
I know because I was born there and spent time with people from every place there.
Now I've grown up in the US and this subject still pops up. African American is not a term that forces an identity on you because as I've stated, we Africans even when raised, educated, and naturalized still don't consider ourselves African American in the sense that it was created for. Another reason for that is that Africans know that our cultures vary and we don't just group ourselves with "I'm African."
@@CR1992.. I agree … continental Africans have multiple separate cultures and languages, While Black Americans have a single hybrid culture and language that's based off the European English culture which has drastically changed over the centuries in America. The term Black has been popularized in America, but is used by dark skinned people around the world, such as Australian Aboriginals, Melanesians, and some Polynesians. Black can be defined as a skin color an ethnic group such as Black Americans … If used to define skin color than any dark skinned person can be defined as Black, if used as an ethnic as in Black Americans, than it only pertains to that group.
My Brother, there is a bridge from the past to now. I am 75 years young. I have lived through many different eras in reference to how we as Blacks define or refuse to define ourselves in ways that would aid in our development. Our hearts and our minds must stay open so that we move forward together. The people who went before you, please do not be so quick to criticize their walk. They made a way for you to go forward. I've been a Pan Africanist since my early twenties. I respect what you have said in your in your analysis of what Mr. Robinson said. People are quietly leaving these United States of America and choosing to take up residence on the Continent. I will be taking my second trip, a fact-finding trip, to The Gambia to look for a home. My best wishes to you. God Bless! Thank you for extending an invitation to Mr. Robinson help him come and see for himself.
Man I love your insight on this Smokey Robinson subject. Keep enlightening folks across the globe about Africa. Ma man👊🏿👊🏿am Ghanaian American by way.
The term Black became popular during the Black Power phase of the civil rights movement. Before that we were called Negro and colored. African- American became popular by the more intellectuals during the Black Power movement. James Brown's song "Say It Loud I'm Black And Im Proud" became a party anthem and Black became the most popular.
Jesse Jackson came up with that African-American
@@carlalandrau6033 I don't recall Jesse Jackson creating the term, however, I know he had the media refer to us as African-American in the early 70s.
Wow, Smokey is and will always have the slave paddles on his eyes, God Bless him. Smokey needs a tour to Ghana, ASAP. God Bless him...
I am so thankful for your being able to bring pure and unadulterated information to persons like me. I definitely agree that people in their eighty years of age are listening and willing to learn more about Africa and all of its history. Keep doing what you do, Jay. I respect you and your effort to educate all of us. My thought is that I'm never too old to learn. Eighty-six and humbly blessed to be a student. I believe my roots are in West Africa. Love and blessings to you, for sure. (Ms.) Gerald Baker, Atlanta, GA
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So you think it's an age thing with Smokey??
I am of Yoruba descent and I’m proud of it!!!
As an African who migrated to the US ,even though I don't always feel the love from Americans I am always emotional whenever I see black people going back to Africa. It even makes me cry cuz I know he or she is the long lost cousin taken into slavery across the ocean Atlantic against his or her will
those ppl taken are also ur ancestors b4 they were even captured
I am an African to the bone. Born on Jamaican soil, but African 100/
May be if Smokey had had the opportunity to talk to his great, great, great grandparents, he definitely would be singing (no pun intended) a different tune. Also, it seems the man suffers from inferiority complex from brainwashing. It's a shame a man his age doesn't know his history and that of his ancestors.
bright benson
I think they would say as some of the great grandparents and grandparents said, "damn Africa!
I love your analysis. It reminds me of two scriptures. Hosea 4:6 and 2 Timothy 2:15. Until we open our minds and willing to get out of comfort zone to experience new culture then we will not be in a box.
🤣🤣🤣 you wise beyond your years...in fact, you are and old soul, you have been here before, many times.👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽
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Lol
I'm Yoruba, I'm Nigerian, I wear my Nigerianess in my daily life and when I walk people know I AM NIGERIA. I can never be ashamed of what I am. Too bad for Smokey who was proud to show his ignorance and beg for white acceptance to boast about how he's never being to Africa. White people go to AFRICA, everyone goes to Africa and that doesn't necessarily make them African. Smokey is ashamed, but I and billion of us are not ashamed of being AFRICAN.
@Follow the Light well you are indeed the people of the book...igbo english version is hebrew. In which most African Americans are.
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@Follow the Lightso you are another person who says America has no history? Is 500 years and all we don't here worthless to you? If it is so be it and You're wrong. Find acceptance from nigerians. It's better you find a home instead of going around saying black americans have no history or value bc that's a disgusting thing to say.
It's not 🚫 That.. He hasn't learned his family history. I know the Slaves in my family lineage and the Slave owners. He probably is living in denial and is embarrassed to embrace the side of his family history. By the way is it true that the Chinese are moving into Nigeria? If so kick 🦵🦵 them out of your home country. I saw a clip in South Africa in Soweto,Jo-burg.. they are selling "Skin bleaching cream". We don't need to bleach our skin. 🌑⚫🖤🤎.. ✊
@Follow the Light Sign up for Reparations in your state.
Smokey is clearly misguided... He lost me back in 2019 when he said JLo was THE BEST choice to do the Motown tribute...smh
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Tears 😢 of a clown 🤡
Right!?
He helped build Motown. Song writer, etc....do your research
@@telam1744 No one is debating his credentials or the role he played at Motown! Learn how to read you moron!!
I am so fortunate bc my grandmother taught me about Africa and the Black cause before our white enemies got to me. it was also a blessing to be in an all-black school through grade 5. I don't let our white enemies fool me with their Tricks of Dichotomy. And this is the age of Cyber space and the internet. There's no excuse for any of us being ignorant of Africa! Black Love Conquers All!
You are very right. As a believer in Jesus and an African. I have been praying about the spiritual as l slavery spi r it that was sneeked into our people. May the spirit of God cleanse us from every label we have hidden under. may we be washed thoroughly of any mental. Spiritual, material, business,social. Thank you for experiencing this truth.
Tears 😢 of a clown 🤡
smokey emancipate yourself from mental slavery none but ourselves can free our minds......we ❤ love africa first....
No matter where you come from as long as you are a "Black" Man or Woman.....You are An AFRICAN!
Master Musician amongst African Ancestry...Peter Tosh ....Lives On!
I'M a 70 year old black women did my DNA I'M 78% African 18% European 2%, native American (I AM AFRICAN AMERICAN AND PROUD OF IT.
This is basic tribalism.
Our roots are in Africa .
So sad, we lost another one !
Tears 😢 of a clown 🤡
We don't do tribe but we do have our own ethnicity group inour country
My roots are in the US. I have never stepped foot onto the continent of Africa. You can only speak for yourself not for everyone else. We all see this in a different way and rightly so. On another point, most people have brown toned skin. Some tones are very dark while others are not so dark but it's all brown not black, just sayin
No I'm black American not African.
Just disrespected all the ancestors who fought against their oppressors.
Thank you Mr. Cameron for the content you deliver always. I greatly appreciate you. I have learned a lot from you. I have been doing my research as well. I'm from Guyana, South America. I am a decent of slaves. I embrace it all day. I live in American, but I claim my African heritage all day. Continue to educate the masses. One Love.
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@@jaycameronofficial So Ur Celebrating The Name ("Guyana") & Their "Flag" In Ur Comment Right???...Which Was Aso Created By White PPL, & So Was Nigerian, & Jamaican, & Dominican, Ect. & Alot of other "ethnicities, & names" were also created by "White PPL"...So What's Ur Point?!?!?🤔 But The Term ("BLACK") Was Actually ("NOT") Created By "White Americans It Was Created By Black-Americans"...So that's actually a LIE!!! that ppl like to tell but at the end of the day *"Smokey Robinson" IS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT!!! "BLACK AMERICAN'S ARE NOT!!! AFRICAN AMERICAN'S ANYMORE." Bc Black Americans have been in America for over 400-Yrs so yes we have developed into a whole different culture, & lineage, & ethnicity Now.*
*Just like Dominican, ppl or Haitian, & Jamaican, or Nigerian, ppl have also, & they alllll consider themselves to be a whole different ethnicity, & culture now also. & THEY ALSO DON'T CALL THEMSELVES ("AFRICANS") EITHER SO WHAT'S THE PROBLEM????🤔 BC THE ONLY TIME PPL SEEM TO HAVE A PROBLEM IS ("ONLY") WHEN BLACK AMERICAN'S ALSO SAY WE'RE NOT "AFRICAN EITHER" WE'RE A WHOLE DIFFERENT ETHNICITY, & PPL, NOW TOO..."CALLED BLACK AMERICAN'S." Then The Whole "So Called Black Diaspora" Wants To Get In Their Feelings & Try To TETHER!!! THEMSELVES ONTO BLACK AMERICAN'S. & TRY TO FORCE!!! BLACK AMERICAN'S TO BE ("AFRICAN") When We're NOT Ethnically, Or Culturally, African At Allll Anymore After Being In America For Centuries Now.*
*& Why Would Black Americans even want to be attached to the same AFRICANS THAT $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO THE VERY SLAVERY!!! RACISM!!! & OPPRESSION!!! THAT AFRICA $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO IN THE 1ST PLACE?!?!?🤦& Then Africa Was Also Totally ("Complicit") & Never Took Anyyy Actions To Even Try To Push Back!!! Or Even Help!!! Black Americans Out Of Alllll THE RACISM!!! PAIN!!! SUFFERING!!! & OPPRESSION!!! THAT AFRICA $OLD BLACK AMERICAN'S INTO...So Black Americans DON'T Really Have A Connection, To Africa At Alllll So "Smokey Robinson" Was Absolutely Right..."BLACK AMERICAN'S ARE NOT!!! AFRICAN."*
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening.
If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening.
If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
@@trenasmith4700 wellll your comment is laced with so much misinformation, it’s sad. First, who told you all of what you babbled? Who and what is the source of your information? If you have never been to africa to see for yourself, how do you know the culture has been erased after 400 years? You don’t! If you go to different parts of Africa (it does have 54 different countries), you would be surprised by how much of the culture is similar. If you were truly educated on the topic of slavery and colonization, you would never typed that rant about the ancestors being sold without a deeper analysis. Additionally you nor I have ever been in chattel slavery to understand the real effects. It’s insane because so many of us are upset at the very people who lost their family members as a result of slavery. Unfortunately most people with this silly and childish justification for holding this grudge simply heard this from somewhere they aren’t even sure of. When you go visit anywhere in West africa you will see the remnants of what happened and is still happening.
If you dig a little deeper than what someone “told” you, you will find a completely diffferent and hopefully recant some of this nonsense you wrote. Pride is a beast and admitting wrong is hard for those who are determined to be right at all expense. Go get the other side of the story and you might be surprised.
This is one brother who has been doing a lot for Africa and I really appreciate him.
Smokey is really loved in Africa...what a shame
Stop exaggerating 😂
@@africanglobalnomad my Ghanaian mother loves his music
@@africanglobalnomad Africans listen to his music as well. Me being one of them.
@@africanglobalnomad l grew up listening to Smokey music because of my family...there's a generation in Africa that love him but as with most of us we are suffering from Stockholm syndrome...we love everything else but who we really are...he doesn't appreciate Africa thats fine but don't derided the whole continent
That shouldn't stopped you from liking someone who don't want to be called an African American that is a new term that was made up in the 90s that doesn't make sense to describe Americans blacks
Smokey is a great musician but he’s obviously lost and confused about his identity.
You would never ever hear an American with European roots speak this way, they proudly declare their ancestry.
I’m guessing though, based on his appearance, his ancestry test could very well show a large percentage of European or Native American with some African.
But in the US one drop rules.
Sadly, his views represent some of his generation.
Like Marcus Garvey said ‘Emancipate yourself from mental slavery non but ourselves can free our minds”.
You are so correct “his generation “ Fortunately we have more resources today . Maybe this conversation will reach him and he will decide to check out the Continent for himself . It will move him . In my mind after Smokey visiting the Continent he will return to America and cut a new track titled “ I’m Healed” 🤣🤣🤣
Tears 😢 of a clown 🤡
@Val Tyalin
According to you who more than likely don't know your own history! You can tell anyone what to think and do about who they are and what they decide to call themselves. I think most of you here are suffering for FAUX ONE SIDED PAN AFRICAN PSYCHOSIS!
Oh ok let's be like them
You said it all! And Bob sang it! Redemption song.
Bro,Jay! Believe it or not you r analytical and truely impact-ful 💯 👍,Proudly (Nigerian) S/O frm Vegas!
I love Smokey and his music, but I feel so sorry for Smokey. Claiming your African heritage doesn't negate African Americans' contributions to the building of America.
And the stupidity goes on. He really doesn't have a clue. Of course "we" have contributed a lot to this country , but sounds like he is degrading " his" roots. To each his own
jJ Cameron its rare i want to give the THUMBS UP over and over again ALAS I CANNOT.....SO INSTEAD I THANK YOU OVER AND OVER AGAIN For Balancing the Information LINKING History TO PresentDAY with much INSIGHTFULLNESS......... doing your part for a BETTER TOMORROW
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I just love the way Jay shows how ignorant Smokey Robinson is. Jay is so tactical and so professional he did not insult him at any point at all. But I can tell how disappointed he is about Smokey. What did Jay do, he just put the mirror in front of Smokey Robinson and say "look at your self man", and Jay walk away! So, it is up to Smokey Robinson to keep living in that ignorant ways of thinking, a fool at forty is a fool for ever.
Smokey Robinson is about 70 something he remember when he used to be labeled as an American negro now in the '90s you want him to call himself an African American Smokey knows who he is
I agree with smoke.
@@bobby12348 This is American and the whole world has become free to choose. So, no news here that you are trying to relay! Good riddance!
Oba Nedo, I can see that you are still lost in your own ignorant self identity.. All Black people in the world are not African, and all Africans are not the same among themselves on the continent... African identity which is "Continental" cannot be forced upon all the Black people of the world who has been away for as much as 60,000 years like in Melanesia, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, etc.. When does that African label end, and if it never end, then all people are African as Smokey alluded... Visiting Africa does not make a Black American anymore African than the American Black man Leroy who has never purchased a Plane ticket to fly there...😊
@@bobby12348 I also agree with Smokey 100%.. He broke it down so smoothly and with intelligence.
Jay, bro, we don't need smokey Robinson, he already figured that, he doesn't look like most Africans, therefore, he will not be accepted as pure African, his own words, so, leave him be! We can be Africans all by ourselves, without him! As a Ghanaian, I always get quite offended whenever I see these videos of his, standing there, rhyming like a kid, and spouting like an angry fool, without any cause! No one is forcing him to be African, we don't need him there bro!! He's almost near his grave anyway, what exactly can he do for Africa at this point in his life?? What? What, Smokey, what did we ever do to u?! Let him sit down somewhere and "smoke" his obroni old man pipe!! The fact that he stands there and always speaking against Africa, with such anger, should tell us all we need to know, that's going on inside him! Listen to the litany of names they've been called, just to be able to identify yourself as a human?? Well, in Africa, we don't need all these confusing colors of the crayon, just to figure out who we are! We are not a color, we are and have always known ourselves as humans, people! He can go ahead and identify himself as a colour in the crayon box. No other humans on this earth is identified as some colour, so, why will u walk around and spout so ignorantly, about how proud u are to be BLACK?, When u are not anywhere near the colour black anyway. Why? so if that's what floats his boat, good for him! Like my brother Jay will say, "foolishness" to the umpteenth degree!
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Sounds like a vintage light skin problem.
SO well said!
I was telling this one woman about the beauty of Africa and how much I loved going ,she told me she did not want to go to Africa because she had not lost anything in Africa. She was not light skin ,she was very dark skin ,so it’s not always a light skin thing.
No, that is not it. You are proof that colorism is in the black community more than white supremacy.
@@ruthstrickland9281 not always
@@ruthstrickland9281 maybe smokey doesn't feel black enough to be referred to as an African American. Everyone has their own reason, dark skin or light skin
He too busy seeking approval from ppl that despise him!
If y'all love Africa so much, leave. Go there and live. Don't worry about us.
I understand and agree with smokey but I don't mind being call African American and I still will represent my African Americans black Americans culture history because it's my family history legacy especially mine while showing love to My peeps in south africa 🇿🇦 ❤️
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You are truly African American, if you have people in South Africa and you are now American. That's what an African American should be...
I wish I had not seen this video. Now, I see him differently!
Lisa raye another 1🤦♀️🤦♀️🤦♀️
Great topic, I came from Guyana 🇬🇾 and many Americans take me for African and even the ones from Africa see me as African they talk to me in their language and I have to tall them im guyanese, but I was told I was from the Ashanti people from ghana 🇬🇭.
the africans have an ancient saying. When the student is ready the teacher will appear. Smokey aint ready so don't waste your time. There are many who are willing and would be appreciative and would benefit more from the experience. I would not waste my time.
we need to stop giving celebrities so much undeserving attention. He knows nothing about the United States foreign policy and its relationship with countries of color around the world. Put your energy into the youth and the elders who are interested the message will spread more effectively through them
Just like he said he has never been to Africa that's why he has been anti Africa, he's one of those same black men who believe that his ancestors worship evil and Jesus is white bullshit
He think he'll be accepted in America as a first class citizen like white America ,but we Africans are good when the student is ready the teacher will appear.
Very true. If God ever bless him with a trip to Africa in his lifetime, he will never go back to his "black America country". He is afraid to go to Africa and yet he thinks he knows the African people. So sad
At his age, do you think he will ever be ready?
@@mcamara488
Why is so many Nigerians in this Black Americans country and not trying to go back to Nigeria unless they are deported??
@@msrubie11 you are not making sense at all. Go back to Nigeria and see those Nigerian people mansion in Nigeria.
Dr. M.L.King wanted his leave the USA and go Ghana to live. Check out his speech about Nkrumah and King
I’m told King was an FBA according to their criteria.
Likewise, l have always loved Smokey's songs. But his approach to understanding the link between Africans and African Americans is oxymoronoic! How can he intelligently discuss a place that he has never visited? If he rejects his African lineage, that's up to him. But he shouldn't distort the histrory!
You can't tell a man who was famous in the 60 that he should accept a new term from the 90s with erases his history and put him in the same category as immigrant
SmokeyRobinson was 100% correct.. Not going to Africa for a two week vacation does not make one African ha ha.. I went to Europe,and I'm not European.. lol
I don't know what you are talking about, "put him in the same category as immigrant." I think folks suggesting that black diasporans visit the motherland encourage bridge building. Being famous doesn't have anything to do with one linking back to their heritage!
@@etruscancivilization Hey, good for you. It's your choice and nobody is forcing him to do so. But he shouldn't rubbish the historical link between the motherland and black diasporans! When Ghana hosted the Year of Return 2019 , it anticipated 50K visitors. Well, 1 million diasporans from Brazil through Costa Rica showed up. So, suit yourself!
@@chollyscorner8510 anybody black in America can claim to be African American black Americans AKA American negroes are not immigrants
Just saw your vlog and subscribed. I used to have the mindset that the US was the promised land.
But as a keen history student after reading about Kwame Nkrumah. Patrice Lumuba, Congo leader who was killed and Mobutu Sese Seko was parachuted into power. As you mentioned most African leaders are only obeying masters orders. When they resist or refuse they are removed or killed.
Sad but we have to change our mindset and our narrative. If not history will keep repeating itself.
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Yes, Mr. "C" I am 68 years mature and I have been RBG/Pan-Afurakan since age 13. Thank you for all you do and all you don't do even more Sir.
Thank you!
You are doing the right thing! Be encouraged bro... As for Smokey, I would say... Oh Chale, why?
Im Blackfoot Indian and we r Black and proud Indians
When you are lost at this age, damn!
He's not lost at all! He's stating facts he's AMERICAN..
He's not lost I feel the same way. I'm black America
Keep up your good work 👏👏👏
As for Smokey too sad def self hate
We Africans will still accept him when he’s woke cause we are waiting for all our brothers and sisters to join in together to help build our mother land cause it’s your ancestral rights and heritage as well as the Africans leaving on the continent 💪
Shoutout from Ghana 🇬🇭 ❤️🙏
Why would you accept someone who doesn't want you? We need to stop that. We go forward with those who want to go with us.
I feel sorry for this brother. It’s a shame. It’s only our people who refuse to be associated with Africa. Italian and Irish Americans will never complain. Wow. I’m glad this dude isn’t from my generation.
I agree with him in a way and im African. I live in the US but my heart and pride belongs to Ghana 🇬🇭. He is a proud American and that fine. Whatever his real issue is with the continent Africa, he doesn’t ever have to step his foot in Africa and life will still go on. We all walk a different path and make choices that speak to our soul. Salute to the AA who are searching for the roots. My dream is for all of us to unite and be one. The stronger we folks are the harder they can divide and conquer.
We need more people like you brother to spread the awareness and truth.
thanks for breaking it down bro.the majority of black americans are uninformed or culturally ignorant due to the negative programming we have received over the centuries about ourselves and the continent of africa.we as a race of people need to be reeducated about a lot of things including how to love and respect eachother.learn about your african history and in the process of doing so empower yourself and others ok.
I grew up in the 60’s (Smokey was already grown) & think more like you than Smokey. Poor soul, he’s got the remnants of a mindset of a bygone era.
Wow, this man has traveled the world and never set foot in Africa! That's a degree of self hatred.
I've been to Africa numerous times and will be going back again next year. When I was in Africa it was the first time in my life where my color was off the table. The countries are controlled (still attempting to throw off neocolonialism) by Africans, businesses, stores and shops run by Africans etc. Every time I visited Africa, the people in general accepted me as a brother. It is an unbelievable experience.
He appears to be very confused about Africa, a place he has never visited. His views of Africa and Africans is straight out of what our enslavers and oppressors taught us and Africans - we don't like each other.
It's a shame that Smoky is so ignorant that he has never seen the need to travel where his ancestors came from. He doesn't see himself as an African.
The chains are still wrapped around Black peoples minds.
I have travelled the world and for me, Africa is my favorite continent by far!
My daughter went to Africa she loved it, she said they were the nicest people.
For me, embarrassing. That’s the typical attitude until you step foot back at home, on the continent. Nothing else matters, at that point.
Bevern Saleem
Did we say it was our home, collectively. Did all 100 million Black Americans say it was our home?? Our home are where the BONES of our ancestors rest after they fought the battle here out of the SLAVERY the AFRICAN KINGS set them into to. They made LEMONADE out of LEMONS, while African fell into ruins under the slave partners they sold our people too. If you are naive enough to think Black Americans are going for this, it's your fault not theirs!
A people without knowledge of their past,history,origin and culture is like a tree without roots
Thanks Jay you said it right . Watching Africa on TV can never be compare to stepping foot on the motherland. Lol
@35:50 Interesting point. I'm glad you brought that up. I was watching another vid of black Americans visiting Madagascar speaking to Madagascarian. He kept saying positive things about Americans which was nice. But, I got the feeling from the conversation that black Americans want to worshipped and looked up to by black people outside of America. They want you to be grateful to them for everything they have done in the world. I felt that superiority complex from black Americans that they feel they have over other black people throughout the diaspora.
I saw that video too. I think black Americans want to be liked by everyone. We want to get along with everyone so badly, that is has blinded us to so many things in politics.
Amen. Good observation
I heard his poem a long time ago. He has some points though✊🏾
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All his points are valid! Who are Africans whose people sold Black Americans ancestors into bondage, to tell us what we should call ourselves?? They are here in the millions benefiting from our fight. Go to Nigeria and as for resources, but they are helping to DRAINS resources and opportunities from Black Americans communities. None of the Pan Africans talking are in Africa, and have cut all ties to the U.S.! Most of them and the Africans running their mouths while knowing they don't have a leg to stand on is in Nigeria! African have 54 countries, 3,000 tribes and 2,000 languages and NON are UNIFIED! Africans and their Pan African puppets need to sthdastfu!
Mainly ignorance
Thank you Smokey. I'm proud to be called Black American also. Proud! Say It Loud, I'm Black and I'm Proud!!!
Well, a black co-worker of mine during a conversation stated I am not black. That solicited frenetic laughter from our white co-workers. But I understood where she was coming from. I expected that from her, but not from Smokey Robinson. Smokey should know better. Besides entertaining us, who political value is Smokey to AA? That's why he should stay out of political talk.
But did Smokey say he isn't black?
That's not politic talk that's our history and our identity the term African-American is politics talk
Smokey is a proud black man who helped a lot of black people in the USA. He is correct conc that the original humans were black. and they lived everywhere, not just in Africa. I am proud of my Yoruba roots and proud to be called both Black and African. The main priority is for all of us who are Black and/or African to unite. Debating about terms few of us fully understand is stupid. Our white enemies love seeing us debating this less important issue and hope we never unite.
Smokey was innocent and naive. He absorbed a philosophical life view that was fundamentally corrupt by those who taught him. I pray for his redemption
The most appropriate response to Smokey Robinson "IDENTITY CRISIS" are the lyrics from the reggae ICON Peter Tosh song called "Afrikan":
Don't care where you come from
As long as you're a black man, you're an African
No mind your nationality
You have got the identity of an African.........
Resent being called AA? His not having been to Africa is really up to him and am sure has zero impact there.
Him resenting being called African American has nothing to do with Africa that's why black Americans do not like the term African American you cannot group us in with other people who do not share our history culture and mindset
@@marteza654 which mindset is you talking about?
"Resent being called an African America."...this man has traveled the world, but never been to Africa! At this time of his life, it's a crying shame! I bet he wasted no time going back n forth to Europe! Where he think he originally from? Where was he doing the Civil rights movement? It's important to know your history n it's up to each of us to find out, bc it's written! He drank the whole cool aid.
That’s what green eyed puppets do. Please don’t give him anymore of out time
@Becca M
Smokey Robinson green eyes and all which is prevalent in Black America, have NEVER compromised himself and stood against his people! All those original Black entertainers supported their people and their $$$$ supported the Civil Rights Movement and that's why most of you un greatful Africans and Caribbeans here talking and putting down Smokey, (as if he cares), are able to come here! Africans are the RECIPIENTS of what Black Americans fought for. WHAT IS AFRICA DOING FOR BLACK AMERICANS? I'll answer, nothing but here working with Europeans to form a different type of slavery! Black Americans can't go to Africa and get anything unless they have $$$$ and they are going to get scammed even then. Africa is on it's way to being permanently COLONIZED and will eventually once again fall in the hole they help dig and this time LOSE TOTAL CONTROL OF AFRICA!
we have alot of people with colored eyes in my family what u saying?
@@jasonmorgan5600 My fam too. Smokey is a music legend.
They are cheering the Brilliance of the Poem not necessarily his views. Don’t get it twisted, writing is his craft. Smokey is lost. He needs to travel outside of America 🇺🇸.
He sounds resentful towards African Africans didn't do nothing to any one the indigenous American as well didn't do nothing to no one do not resent victims man.
Jay man I agree with you whether you' ll like it or you came from them people I bet you European decent people don't talk like that.
Guess Smokey was dead wrong because Ghana welcomes us from the diaspora and I am proud to say my mom was Ghanaian (she passed), from the Krobo tribe and I am African American. When I retire (one more year) I am going back. He can stay here and struggle and hope he gets treated like a human being, if he wants, that's his perogative but I want to be where I am embraced and treated with love. I will be kissing that fertile red soil, the moment my foot hits the ground and cry out loud, "I am home!"
They welcome your money
Talking a out perfect "brain washing" at its BEST! It's soooooo sad he is truly deeply mixed up. Sure hope he gets a chance to visit his true home.
It's unfortunate for his views and I've met so many brothers and sisters here in America with that same disposition. It's unfortunate also that with all his monies he made until that time Smokey had not gone to Arica, yet. I am happy the new generation and ppl in general are not feeding his narrative, these days.
It’s sad on so many levels and so many dismiss this level of ignorance as “their right” and their “preference”. Those same people will cry racism when other ethnic groups view them with the same mindset Smokey has projected.
What is wrong with his views aren't you proud to be African. He's proud to be a black American that do stand for something.
Michael Jackson had the same mentality like Smokey until he came to South Africa in the 90's.
MJ ended up taking an unscheduled journey to Zimbawe and Victoria Falls..
We are told MJ ended up buying property in South Africa
And coming g to Africa he has finally accept who he is
South Africa is a white man country.
He even came to Namibia at one point and received massive love, from the president to the grassroot citizens.
Black is just a color...We(African Americans) should use African American OR Liberian-American as we have just as much claim to that country as well since our ancestors founded that country - the first Republic in Africa. It is like our Israel(the place we went to to escape oppression) - same with Freetown, Sierra Leone and Libreville, Gabon
Stop all this lies , black America never founded Liberia, and before they sent black America to Liberia there are locals who is living there before arrival of black America's there.
@@chrisudoka5420 Of course there were people living there. I did not say we DISCOVERED the land there - I said we FOUNDED the country. The establishment of the Republic of Liberia is undisputed. We bought land from the local kingdoms/chiefdoms and established Monrovia...this process repeated several times(American Colonization Society, Maryland Colonization Society, Mississippi, etc until they all decided to merge and form Liberia - becoming an official sovereign country in 1847)
Once there the Liberians(the founders) clashed with some(not all) of the local kingdoms while other local kingdoms sided with and joined Liberia and they became Liberians as well. At this point in Liberia's history, Liberia was ONLY on the coast and had no claims in the interior land where the local kingdoms were
The Scramble for Africa by the Europeans more formerly forced Liberia to declare their borders but even in doing so, Europeans still stole some of the land that Liberia once had
The original land document has been found and can be seen here - The article also dispels other myths about the founding of Liberia which are all too common: www.washingtonpost.com/history/2021/11/20/liberia-purchase-agreement-1821-burrowes/
First of all, just because I have a darker shade of skin tone does not mean I refer to myself by that label called “black” I reject that label, I know my roots and proud to be of Yoruba heritage in the land called Nigeria located in the continent called Africa. It wasn’t until I came to live in this part of the world that I saw how prevalent this desire to incorporate everyone that has a darker shade of skin tone into this monolithic label, this is nothing more than perpetuating the ideology of the Europeans who also came up with the other lie called “white.”
Now if you are a descendant of Africans in America, captured from the motherland and brought to the Americas then you can use that label for yourself to remember the labors of your ancestors that were enslaved. Now if this guy chooses to deny his African roots all well and good, the trauma is real, the wound is still festering and sometimes connotes deep shame albeit unconscious and at the subliminal level.
It is even ridiculous to say Adam and Eve referred to themselves by a “label” and even the great book of Life asked the simple question “Who told you that…” question everything. Know thySELF.
Well Said bro 💯,Proudly Yoruba (Nigerian)
@Stirupyourpurpose
Who are you to inflect your psychology upon Black Americans. We are free to feel as we will about our people YORUBAS sold into bondage. Captured?? The whites didn't capture, the African slave catchers of Nigerians, then ancient Benin, Kenyans, (MASAS), and other Africans were the biggest slave sellers and catchers on the continent and they also worked for both the African Kings and the Portuguese! We don't have to accept your philosophy on what we should do and how we should feel or what the hell we should call ourselves. Jay is not a Black American, he can't tell not only Smokey Robinson anything, who can take his millions and make Jay his JOKE for the next decade! No one knows or cares what this man say in the U.S. among Black Americans. Depending on who he tells this to he would get CURSED the hell out and so will you and he knows it! Nigeria, Ghana, Benin,, Sene-Gambia, the Congo and others SOLD HUMANS and many are still selling HUMANS today! Nothing is festering, last time I checked we didn't ask you to come here or ask you for one damn thing! You're pulling up off our back while protecting what is yours. Smokey Robinson, spoke the truth for many. All that consider themselves Pan Africans can do what they will, not one is stopping them. But what you're NOT GOING TO DO is tell the rest of us what to do or what to call ourselves. Your agenda will come to a grinding halt, because no one is falling for the Bull S anymore!
@@BakerMills7
Who can return to Nigeria with that clown ish, analogy because no TRUE Black American gives one damn!
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@Follow the Light Powerfully detailed Academic paper right there! 👍
Black Americans don't like to be labeled African Americans like my mother she's a light-skinned black American I said that she was African-American she yelled at me and said I'm not African she don't have no African in her DNA.SMH🤦♀️