If Igbos could introduce and bring in their distant relatives, African Americans, into their unique and highly successful Igbo apprenticeship system, it will take only 10 years for African Americans to become a dominant force in American economy, just as Igbos are in Nigeria
AA wouldn't be able to withstand it. As an AA woman my husband is Igbo was an apprentice. What he went through and others besides him to get his training takes allot of humility. I consider myself humble but I don't think I would be able to work someone day in and day out and they will talk to me crazy and never expect me respond. Eventually I will fire back and not give a damn. It will probably cost me my entire training. I don't think with our mind set that it would work. My husband is very good at what he studied. He is very disciplined, organized, humble and very strong.
@RebelWithoutABoss and who are you 😂? the point is if you are on the bottom of the social hierarchy you GIVE respect to those above you. Only once you've moved up have you earned respect of those who will be below you. younger people, less accomplished people etc. the attitude you just displayed is exactly the problem amongst AAs and between AAs and other groups of people. Outside of that you're not lacking the ten fingers it takes to accomplish anything.
It's due to Yoruba religions being widely popularized in the diaspora due to Lukumi/Santeria, Candomble etc. Mostly in Latin America, then found its way up north to the USA and due to Latino immigration to the USA. Given Yorubas are more public and open with their spirituality and culture than any other Nigerian ethnic group I've seen..
Even in Nigeria. Yoruba culture still dominate. Other cultures including igbos are dressing Yoruba, party like Yoruba. they do aso ebi, igbo now wear aso oke. Yoruba is just too pretty structure and loving people of wisdom and education.
We are Gullah Geechee and never needed Latin Santeria-Lukumi. Yoruba culture is dominant throughout the Americas because the people left from there to inhabit Benin,Togo,Ghana Ivory Coast and Guinea, where we were taken from.
Because Yorubas came from well structure empire societies that span several West African countries. So, when they got to the Americas they had a STRONG sense of who they are and where they were coming from.
You guys are so funny and phony. Igbos are everything yorubas are wishing to be. Yorubas that are as backwards and primitive like their fulani brothers in Nigeria.
@@Stp-n-rEmpire Builders Correct and Main slave traders with the Europeans that’s why there’s more Igbo DNA in African Americans Yoruba and other tribes enslaved the IGBO throughout the slave coast.
Yoruba ancestors that were taken across the ocean to America, Caribbean Islands and other parts of the world preserved their culture, foods, clothes and music and they wrote books/literature about their culture and Ifa spiritual practices.
Yoruba culture is less "Westernised" and is very strong and distinctive. Igbo culture tends to fade away more quickly when people leave Nigeria. There are many examples of people of Yoruba origin in the Americas that retain Yoruba culture eg Brazil, Cuba, Haiti etc despite all the persecution they faced. Before 7 October 2023 and probably after (7 October 2023) in the minds of many Christian Africans Israel is "looked up to" because of what is said in the Bible and because Israel is viewed as a "successful" country and Jewish people are viewed as extremely intelligent and rich. People want to associate themselves with "success" despite the fact that Israel is a highly racist society who look down on black peoples. I said to a Yoruba friend of mine "if Jews were failures, would Igbos be claiming Jewish ancestry?" They would be the first to run away and deny any such connection.
I did my ancestry test, it came back as Igbo. Same goes for most of my relatives and friends. From my observation of Nigerians here in Houston, I think we AA look more like the Igboes than other Nigerians.
DNA test means absolutely nothing. I've had five and each one said something different. One of them even said my Y DNA was Korean and I'm a black American.
Elvis, Dan Fodio was not able to spread Islam to Yorubaland. He and his Islamic soldiers were roundly defeated by Oyo empire. The Islam you see in Yorubaland today came from Yorubas trading with the people of Mali LONG before Dan Fodio entered West Africa.
Personally as a person with roots In Haiti, the Carolinas, and Louisiana I always felt more close to the Igbo. Turns out I am mostly Igbo (genetic testing connected me to an Igbo cousin). I just vibe with Igbo culture way more and I also look identifiably Igbo.
Most of my fully African DNA matches have been Igbo I did find one fully African Yoruba match @@AP-pk6mkbut yeah on AncestryDNA mostly Igbo. On Gedmatch where you can see any matches as long as they uploaded again in the "one to many " search mostly Igbo.
One has to closely look at both cultures to fully appreciate where one culture stands when compared with the other, that will eventually bring out the answer. The Yoruba Kingdom has always be well structured, open minded, inclusive, competitive, to this very day. Anything that doesn't evolve, or get nurtured eventually fades away. The people of any region are usually responsible for the advancement of their culture. Even having a closer look at various religions practiced, you will understand that Yorubas are much more open minded in their culture. People from anywhere in the world are usually drawn to those are confident of their own existence... Through culture in general, food, dressing attire, religion and spirituality, welcoming attitude. Look across West Africa, to the Americas...The Yoruba culture has refused to be extinguished by the European Slavers... And the modern post-slavery prejudicial systems too. Believing in one's self...is the greatest love of all.
Iboo and Yoruba are the same people genetically . Both people practice Ifa, Iboo called it Afa. But the Yoruba system is , structured as institutionalized which allow for its systematic transfer from generation to generation, evidently with it survival in the diaspora: Trinidad, Jamaica, Brazil, Cuba etc.
Igbo and Yoruba are not the same people. Ifa is different from Afa. Igbo Omenani is Judaic but Yoruba Ifa is completely different from Omenani. Both groups have nothing in common. Do not be fooled.
Sha, the Fulanis literally wiped out Hausa traditional culture with Usman Dan Fodio Islamic violence and oppression. The idea that only the Europeans with Christianity destroyed African tradition is hogwash. In fact, from the point of view of Hausa traditional culture, Islam is far far worse.
I’m black American and I’m more drawn to Igbo culture and went to Nigeria and found my Igbo wife! Yoruba culture is awesome but food is too spicy 😂! My twin bro found his wife in Abuja!
YOU ARE NOT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN. STOP SAYING RUBBISH. AFRICAN AMERICAN DON'T CALL THEMSELVES BLACK AMERICANS. You stupid igbo always troll with propaganda. What culture does igbo have? Even in Nigeria, Igbo practices Yoruba culture and dress Yoruba in all their traditional weddings. If you want to argue this, show at least 1 igbo wedding where they don't dress Yoruba? At least 1
The answer is simple - Yorubas love education and therefore, they have written a lot of literature on Ifa and Yoruba Spirituality and Philosophy. In addition, Yorubas r very artistic and are culture travels with our art. For example most famous Afrobeats musicians are 90% Yoruba - for example Burna Boys mom is Yoruba and she plays a very key role in his success. Wizkid, Tems, Ayrastarr, Davido,Tiwa Savage, etc. The first many people learn about Nigeria, usually, they meet Yoruba culture first. Usually! NOT all the time. I cannot speak for Igbos.
😂. So the Igbos despise education and are not artistic? The answer is that Yorubas are good at promoting themselves. It has nothing to do with loving education or loving art.
@@UGOEBENAJA I've heard the Igbos are generally more educated and wealthy than the other groups in Nigeria. And that they are a business minded people and the wealthiest group.
@@MG_Is_HereThat’s false! Yorubas are the most educated in Nigeria, hands down. Then followed by Edo/Delta and maybe Igbo after that. As per wealthier, Igbos are third in Nigeria after Fulani and Yoruba. Anything else is totally false
@ obalufon please always say the truth. Yes, we Yoruba’s are the most educated, but as per wealth, Ibos are more successful .Fulanis are the poorest tribe in Nigeria, despite having ruled more than every tribe.More than 90% of them are poor and don’t go to school. There job is to be kidnapping innocent Northerners. Pls always be truthful
You’re a bunch of ethnic groups. You are Igbo , yoriba, bakongo, SA etc. just find a culture you like maybe learn the language.. connect with the peope. Many Igbo and Yoruba here in America. Best place to connect is a yoriba or Igbo church. Rccg for Yoruba mostly and some igbos. You would have to research the ifbo church idk as I’m yoriba
First of all, I have to congratulate Dynast for being able to bring all shades, races, genders, and creeds of black people to the table have a conversation. It is not an easy feat! Keep it up brother!!
@@feliciawells216 Sub-Saharan culture deserves respect, but none of it is Hebrew. Most African Americans developed a transracial Hebrew identity. Something comparable to transgender identity. It's a Caucasian culture and some Black people question the Israelism and the Black Hebrew occult.
NOT ALL IGBOs are related meaning that not all Igbos are considered Israelites, remember that many tribes joined each other with battles of wars and made themselves one tribe but originally they where seperate tribes. Over 2000 or so years ago the term Igbo was unherd of , it was only the tribe of GAD to one pacific tribal group that maybe had been lighter skined and joined forces with another tribe to become one single tribe called Igbo and of course they mix up their beliefs and turn it into one belief but originally the tribe of GAD only believed in one God, never ate any unclean foods such as pork, shell fish, did animal sacrifices, did such rituals that the ancient Hebrews did, praise all the same high holy days as the ancient Israelites, get's circumcised on the 8th day, etc.
there's no such thing as black people lol.... A Nigerian like me doesn't like to be called black or African ... those titles where given during the slave trade to refer to those that where being conquered but not every Nigerian tribe has been conquered, if your calling yourself Black or Africa your calling your self by a title that the so called white man gave you that means something that's lesser than him. A Nigerian like me never calls OURSELVES ignorant terms such as Black or African because we know who we are, we know what tribes we come from, and what lands we've inherited that's called our kingdoms not all so called Africans shares the same Kingdoms and beliefs like some other tribes eat baboons , my people ( my tribe ) don't eat such filth... we only call ourselves those things when we come to the melting pot of the US .
I know about the growing population in the Americas. Yoruba language is already in South America. I myself has been approached to become Orisha and or follow Ifa. I got a language book for igbo, hausa, fulani and now yoruba because I discovered I am predominantly Nigerian. The four nigerian groups have the most phrase books, grammar and literature than most other Nigerian people.
It is because of a city called Lagos. When people say they want to visit Nigeria, the first place they land is Lagos, because that is where the main international airport is located. So when you land in Nigeria, the first culture you encounter is Yoruba culture. And also, because back in the 1800s or so, Yoruba people imported their culture to Afro Brazilians and other south America nations.
@@aeiou0123, take your emotional trauma somewhere else. I reject the attention you are trying to offer. In the Livestream, you just saw the host even show a book called the Weslthcode of the Igbos written by a Yoruba man. Who told you that is forbidden for someone that isn't Yoruba to share historical opinions. You sound extremely ignorant. Get lost.
Lagos has nothing to do with it.Lagos came into existence as a major city in the 1800s with the returnees of enslaved Yoruba from Brazil. These people known as Lukumi were practising Yoruba spirituality right from Brazil and Cuba. They did not start their spirituality when they landed in Lagos. This Yoruba group, who were both Portuguese and Spanish speakers, is known as Aguda. Many of the enslaved Africans of Yoruba descendants found their way to North America. They settled in New York,Brox, and Brockley. It was from there, the Yoruba spirituality was spread and embraced by African Americans. In fact, the founder of a Yoruba town in South Carokina ,Oyotunji, was converted to Yoruba spirituality devotee while living in Neq york.Another reason was Yoruba spirituality was Spirituality of Black Panther party. Many black Panther party members practised Yoruba spirituality and had Yoruba names. Examples are Tupac mum,Chaka Khan,Diana Ross, and Steve Wonder. 95% of these people never stepped in Lagos. Fidel Castro was a Yoruba spirituality devotee. Another reason African Americans embraced it is, Yoruba are few people who are openly practising their spirituality. They are not shamed of it or claimed to be something else.
Interesting. I’m black American and visited Nigeria . I was in Abuja , kaduna and Zaria so I experienced Hausa Fulani culture. Also, my dna is Fulani & that’s what I relate to the most. Overall I’m more attracted to Senegal/guinea/mali culture in Africa which is not as common for aas bc they don’t pay much attention to francophone countries.
In St Lucia, the old folks used to follow the Kele, with Shango as God. French controlled Benin, and British controlled the Bight. Hence, we find Igbo in British colonies (Jamaica, Viginia, Barbados) and Yoruba mainly in Catholic Latin Countries (Brazil, Haiti, Louisiana, and French Caribbean).
To answer the title of the video, we are biblically conditioned to favor Israel. And it's also a deep lack of awareness about our historical spiritual roots that keeps us in disarray.
Dynast is correct about Frumentius bringing christianity to Ethiopia. Some African royals/elites converted by choice, but the masses were converted to the Abrahamic religions via jihad, colonialism, etc.- including the Hausa. Judaism is largely a synthesis of earlier "pagan" religions.
When I did my own DNA it came back that my father was a Yoruba man. My mother came from the Mende people of Ghana and Sierra Leone. In the small Virginia town I grew up in, there were girls named Ola, men and women called Boonie(Bumni??) One of my mothers childhood friend's was called Dele. When I was a child there was a boy called Yemi, as a nickname. In the South, African people use to call out to each other by yelling "Yo, yo....some still do. Especially in the rural areas. When there was a thunderstorm many people use to make a pallet on the floor for children. Radios and televisions were turned off. Many people did not talk on telephones during a severe thunderstorm. The children were told to be quiet, not to talk or play or make any noise "while GOD (SANGO?)is doing his work". Many Yorubas, Fulani, Hausa, Igbos and many, many other African peoples were enslaved in the Americas. Let's not use this as another reason to separate ourselves.
Btw, my DNA is largely Nigerian (40%) with the majority of it being from Igboland but also having Northern Nigeria ancestry. Any I love all my Africans, especially ALL Nigerians!!!
As an AA, and in the cases I have seen, Ndi Igbo culture is not as accessible as Yoruba Culture. Igbo culture is practiced in some homes as just a way of life. For example in the early times- apprenticeship was a way of life for blacks. It was a way to provide for ourselves ❤
Yoruba man don't know how to live his life without dragging igbo into it, goblack Africa is doing his thing without comparing any ethnicity, even years of living in America couldn't make any difference in your mentality, always comparing themselves to look superior, igbo dont compare, we just shine while doing our things, our brothers and sisters in America will one day find their way back home, we worship the Almighty,
This Brother at 1:54:00 brought it all correct. the points he made are the only reason there is so much debate. Leadership and decision-making is the feminine. It brings us back closer to Nature which is our culture. The Vernacular cultures that have not been manipulated by colonialism and the slave trade, show the original way of life before men were bred to the overpopulation level we are at now to be slaves to fight wars etc, etc... (500 years ago we were counted at less than 1 billion people)
@@wolefatunmbi9727Not only Yorubas but most slaves came from that part of west African Nigeria and Nigeria is the country with the largest population in Africa
The reason it took awhile for the British to penetrate Iboland was because Ibos did not have city states. They lived in the thick forests of Iboland. It boils down to terrain and nothing more.
It is not true. Igbos fought Britain for 41 years and it was difficult for the colonialists to control Igbos because Igbo has no central authority and they hated Britain. It has nothing to do with Igboland terrains.
@@Heebos Keep lying to yourself. You think its only the Ibos that hated Britain. The reason it took longer is because Iboland was discovered late and you had no central authority so you live in hamlets all over alaibo forest area. That's it. Terrain, nothing more.
This sounds logical because Igbos do have a propensity for lighter complexion. Probably due to lack of sun exposure. But, only thing I know 100% is that both Igbos and Yorubas carry y-DNA haplotype E1b1a and the only thing that matters. Same people.
@mightye2142 So you think that light skin among Africans is because of lack of sun exposure. You can be forgiven for your ignorance because you have not lived in Africa
@@Heebos We're not talking white skin here, more reddish brown. Normally referred to as red bone in the state. So, yes overexposure to the sun does darken the skin. I think you're probably thinking of the mixed Ethiopians, Somalis, and Arabs roaming around in Africa. Africans DO NOT give birth to light/white skin people. I intentionally used the term "lighter complexion" for a reason, as to not create any confusion.
Yeah fuck something we’ve practiced for thousands of years. Sure inter marry with groups that your ancestors would turned over twice if they knew. No respect
@phylumqui2441 Thank you. Without prejudice, I'd say that Igbo people should be grateful to Yoruba people for what they've done to their religious and commercial lives. They wrote their bible, and they allow them to trive in Yorubaland, particularly Lagos.
Dynasty what are you writing? Makes no sense. My person asking the question, you are correct. Ajayi crowther was commissioned to go to the east and preach based on the fact that the white people were very afraid to go to the east themselves as they were repelled many times and lost many men trying to get into the Easterners Igbos especially.
During the 60's-70's some 'Black' Americans became interested in Yoruba culture, and religion because urban cultural centers, colleges, etc., begin teaching this as extra-curriculum studies. Many Black Americans joined the Priesthood, and took trips to Nigeria to become more familiar with the Yoruba culture. Eventually many 'Black' Americans lost interest in that culture, and Kemetic, and North Africans cultures started to dominate their interests.
The Igbos is the only black race in the world that practice "trade apprenticeship/boi system" like the ancient Jews, and the Igbos traditional culture and their preserved business system has emancipated them massively into a global successful businesses, entrepreneurs and education ❤
That’s not true I love egbo culture more. nollywood is my love. Yoruba movies are trash. I do love both cultures. but I choose ebo black Americans don’t realize they act and look more like ebo. But ebo doesn’t promote there self as much as ifa culture
Just because you don't like a movie doesn't mean you should call "Yoruba movies" trash. I'm sure even the Igbos can't call Kunle Afolayan, Mo Abudu, Kemi Adetiba and Tunde Kilani movies TRASH. These ones have produced some of the best movies to come out of Nigeria. Educate yourself.
I think the answers are that the Yoruba culture had a larger imprint on the diaspora than the Igbo. With Ifa being practiced in places like Brazil, Cuba, United States. It’s also a major element in diaspora religions such Santeria, Candomble, Palo, and Vodou. The Yorubas are also more visible when it comes to African art and politics. So that allure draws a lot of black Americans. As for Igbo: there’s no conclusive study to show that most black Americans derived from that ethnic group. Much of the fascination with Igbo culture usually stem from them being generally more fair-skinned. Plus, some religious zealots like to claim that Igbos are descendants of biblical Hebrews.
@@Piinnkbunnii I don’t reduce Igbos to just skin color. I’ve known some Igbos with different skin tone. But the average negro in America thinks all Africans are dark-skinned, and Igbos are the exceptions. Which is one reason why some believe their ancestors were Igbos.
The Igbo Odinani is the same as Judaism. So if you wish to practice Igbo spirituality, you will be practicing Judaism. It has nothing to do with religious zealots. Besides, Igbo spirituality is conservative and doesn't allow non Igbos to practice it. Priests of Igbo descent must lead Igbo religious practices and the priesthood is inherited from priestly families called Ivite in Igbo language. In ancient times Igbo don't allow intermarriage with non Igbos. So there was no way Igbos in diasporas could have practiced Igbo spirituality because they need a priest to lead them. It would not be easy for slaves to be able to practice in the new world - like observing dietary laws, not touching the dead, avoiding menstruating women, burial and mourning laws, death penalty for adultery, banishing criminals from the community, death penalty for rape and murders, training priests from generation to generation and others.
@@Heebos I’ve spoken to my Igbos friends about this “Igbos are Hebrews” idea, and they told me that’s just a few religious “zealots”. They said it doesn’t reflect indigenous Igbo culture, but an assimilation into the colonial belief system that was imposed on them.
@blakjak38 Your friend is ignorant and probably did not grow up in Igboland and never went to his village to ask his elders who are deep into Omenani. I am not talking about Hebrew ideas. Igbo Omenani is a judaic practice that is indigenous and has nothing to do with colonial influences. Omenani is a very strict practice among Igbos in ancient times. The idea of Hebrew origin of the Igbos was propagated by the Igbo slaves in the New World who observed that Igbo culture is the same as the Jews and they proposed that it was not coincidence and that they and the Jews might be related. For your information, the Hebrew words are the same as the Igbo words with the same meaning and the clans and the villages in Igboland are named after the Houses of the 12 tribes of Israel as mentioned in the pentateuch. So it may or may not be a coincidence. For the reason why AA are not able to retain Igbo spirituality is because our spirituality is very conservative and it is not open to non Igbos. They need priest to lead them in the spirituality and these priests are hereditary among the clan of the Igbos called Ivite. The priests are trained by their fathers from childhood. In ancient times, Igbos don't intermarry with non Igbos and those who do it are excommunicated from the Igbo society forever. So slavery is not the ideal condition for Igbo slaves to practice Igbo spirituality such as dietary practices - not eating dead animals, pork, duck, snake, snails and making sure that animals are killed and allowed to bleed out, death penalty for adultery, bestiality, premarital pregnancy, rape and murder. Other Igbo Omenani include, male circumcision on the 8th day, shaving ones hairs while mourning, polygamy, not touching the dead bodies, isolation of menstruating women, training priests from generation to generation, inheriting your dead brothers wife and his children and looking after them, cleansing the land of abomination such after suicide or sexual relationship between family members, and others. So Igbo culture is Judaic and very conservative and strict from the beginning, and it has nothing to do colonial influence. Omenani has no concept of forgiveness for violation of its laws. I am sure that African Americans that want to practice Igbo Omenani don't understand what it entails until they know that they will be living the law of Moses akin to Sharia laws.
My maternal lineage is Temne and my paternal lineage is Bissa. My cousins married 2 Igbo men. Successful in their own right. Good dudes fa sho. I think some African Diasporans are attracted to Hebrew/ Israel because of the Judeo/Christianity teaching at Sunday church.
Maybe because those African Diasporas ARE the Israelite. Igbos and Yorubas are famously known for that. Please read something other than the bible once in a while.
@mightye2142 I've read many of other book pertaining to theology and the history of religious institutions. Not a Bible thumper even though I'm familiar with Catholicism. More interested in African ancestral reverence and folklore mythology of certain ethnographic groups. Many West African ethnicities can scientific trace their migrations haplogroup origins to the Nile valley areas through genetic and genomic science. Yoruba and Igbo are no exception.
Umuahia in abia state ahia mentioned in bible one of king Solomon grandson. In umuahia you have umuda and umuakabia both descendants of Judah. Abia a man mentioned multiple times in the Bible you can even check 1 Chronicles 3:10 a descendent of king Solomon. Is a village in umuahia UmuAkabia a village named after a man that went there in the 16th century and also a whole state in igboland is named Abia with different citys/areas but the igbo meaning Olaudah Equiano, the first African-American author that wrote about his horror in the trans Atlantic slave trade he’s from present day Abia state in igboland remember education is important and his name again his real documented name was Ola-udah like Judah Equiano and he also wrote about the Igbos being the real Israelites , so good luck trying to create nonsense and confusion because your not igbo btw everything I’m saying is documented and true
They studied West Africa from 1492 to 1610 when they publish the King James Bible. Frementius the Syrian baptized king Ezana of Kush. The nine saints who are white Greek coptics is who proselytize in Ethiopia
❤There's little write up on Igbo religion because they were practising JUDAISM and its all written in the Old testament. Thats also the reason they found it easier to accept Christianity over 99% of them
Igbo culture of Odinani is the same as the laws given to the children of Israel. So Igbos are practicing Judaism before the arrival of the Europeans. In addition, Igbos easily translate Hebrew in Igbo language. In addition, Igbo clans and villages are named according the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. So the Hebrew Isrealite origin is real and besides Biblical Isrealites are black people.
Igbo is still being oppressed in Nigera. And the Nigeria you visit is not Igboland. Black Americans want opposite of their christian experience n like these obvious festivals in Yoruba culture. The Igbo do have idols as well but they even describe it as abomination because odinani is mostly Hebrew.
That's what I thought. Coulda sworn we are majority fula and mandinke hence the mandingo warriors. Now all of a sudden we're igbos and yoruba now? Sounds like people trying to catch on to the Nigerian gravy train. First it was Ghana now it's Nigeria. I not buying it.
@@alexbrown260I agree. My ancestry Fulani as well. I feel way more at home in upper west Africa (Senegal, Guinea, Mali) then lower west Africa (Ghana Nigeria etc) . A large amount of black Americans do have Mandingo, Wolof and Fula ancestry they just don’t know much about the culture in Francophone west African countries. Guinean food was the closest west African food to soul food that I’ve tasted . I went to Nigeria and it did not feel like home.
I don’t trust African ancestry, because 23&me, gives DNA back to the 1600 and I am indigenous American and African hunter gatherer. This was before the slave ships came to America and now in the 1960 I have 60% Nigerian DNA. My question is who were the African hunter gatherers here in the US during the 1600? Too many lies being told about true DNA. I was African in the 1600 and still African attached to no country except the USA.
Orunmila Eleri ipin- the witness to the destiny of humanity. Orunmila Afedefeyo- Orunmila the universal linguist/ polyglot. The answer is in the Odu Ifá/ Fa / Afa / Efa / Pa .
Yoruba Scholars from the 90s also did a very good job in documenting Yoruba Spirituality and selling the idea of Yoruba being the source of everything to the world. This isn't true, because even the Igbo Ukwu bronze is much older than Yoruba artefacts. The UgwuEle archeological findings proves that Igbo people have lived in Igboland since the neolithic period. We are not Hebrews. This work at UgwuEle (Mount El) is connected to an ancient Igbo goddess named Nnechukwu. She was responsible for giving people stone axes, and these stone axes were found at UgwuEle, and it dates back to the neolithic period. Igbo scholars didn't really start documenting Igbo spirituality until around like 1997 or so. For example, After God Is Dibia by Prof. John Umeh was released in 1997. Though, there are other books from the late 1800s and early 1900s that were about Igbo spirituality. One of them is called Amongst The Ibos of Nigeria.
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13:53 Yes we do, in fact there are border towns between East and western Nigeria where such a merged people live. They just aren't very large. Diasporans are a merge of Igbos, Yorubas, Mendes, BaKongo and others. Utilize the best attributes of all.
Yoruba share no border with Ibo. You are different and not related to us. We know those who are related to us. We have nothing in common with Ibo. We are different people entirely. You are more related to Cameroon than Nigeria.
I used to follow him for years enthusiastically when he sounded pro africa then he started drifting to tribalistic agendas which has stunted his growth. Unfortunately his yoruba people are not that supportive like those he made to hate subtly.
What are y’all talking about? He’s not promoting anything. He’s stating a fact. African Americans are more knowledgeable about Yoruba religion and culture, than they are with Igbo culture and Odinani/Odinala… it’s a fact. Despite most of their Nigerians Ancestry coming from the Ndigbo.
Igbos are not the richest tribe in Nigeria, Most of the wealth of Igbos is trade. While Yorubas dominate, all tech, finance, entertainment, infrastructure, and tourism. etc
@@chuckdon6567 this is 2024 the richest robotics engineer in world is Yoruba, a yoruba man own gatwick airport and two others. I personally know 3 Yoruba millionaire women under age 30 and they are many. all the biggest financial and tech companies and major global artists are yoruba. Spare part and reselling used goods is slow money in 2024...we just don't make noise.
@@damiadebayo6634 First of all it's common knowledge that before the civil war, old Eastern region men and women were at the forefront economically and politically. Unfortunately we were thrown under the bus by the South West during the civil war and sadly that backstabbing and betrayal tendencies inherent in the Yorubas still persist till this day. Case in point look at what happened before, during and after the last elections with the unnecessary violence, threats, harassment and the destruction of Igbo people's properties and businesses. And let's not forget the houses, lands, investments and businesses that was stolen from us during and after the civil war ended. So yes your so called success was mostly built on the foundation of criminality. That's one of the reasons Nigeria and Nigerians will continue to wander in the wilderness of other nations because retarded leadership tag-team of both the South West and the core Fulani North will continue to drive Nigeria 🇳🇬 into the gutter and right into a massive ditch.
The Igbo Odinani is the same as Judaism. So if you wish to practice Igbo spirituality, you will be practicing Judaism. It has nothing to do with religious zealots that want to be Hebrew Isrealites. Besides, Igbo spirituality is conservative and doesn't allow non Igbos to practice it. Priests of Igbo descent must lead Igbo religious practices and the priesthood is inherited from priestly families called Ivite in Igbo language. In ancient times Igbo don't allow intermarriage with non Igbos. So there was no way Igbos in diasporas could have practiced Igbo spirituality because they need a priest to lead them. It would not be easy for slaves to be able to practice Odinani in the new world - like observing dietary laws, not touching the dead, avoiding menstruating women, burial and mourning laws, death penalty for adultery, banishing criminals from the community, death penalty for rape and murders, polygamy, animal sacrifice, inheriting the wife of your brother when he dies and taking care of his wife and his children, training priests from generation to generation, and being governed by the assembly of the elders and others. Unlike Yoruba whose spirituality can be practised by everyone and is not strict, Igbo spirituality is very strict and judaic in every aspects.
No one wants to practice something that’s only for one people. Please continue to have that for yourself. There are African cultures from ghana that are much more similar to the biblical traditions than of igbos. So there’s a contradiction there.
Ifa and the orisha appealed to us and gave us an invite more so than anything. Outside of that neither show interest in reunion or doing business outside of us being under them some kind of way
the title on this video in my opinion is going to spack racial debate, Igbo is also very popular in the diaspora community their presence is felt anywhere in world in all life endeavors , African Americans have more descendants from the eastern Nigeria which is predominantly Igbos than the yorubas, the Yorubas where taking mostly to Brazil by the Portuguese, while igbos where taking by the British and Americans to America and Britain 💯🇳🇬❤️
Everyone just coming online to quote figures without reasoning... How many ethnic groups are in southern Nigeria that was called slave coast ??? You are now claiming to be enslaved , when Reno omokri lectured igbos on how the Benin captured igbos during slavery ,you people get angry... Majority of black in the Caribbean,America have Nigeria ancestry, from Yoruba ,Benin , Ijaw , down to to Igbo in the south
I suggest you research the percentage admixture of Afrikan Americans who are in the South Eastern states. More than 50% of of Our population lives in the Southern States. Particularly North and South Carolina,Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and East Texas.
I think that what draws the 'Black' American to North African religions as opposed to the West African religions, is commonality. 'Black' Americans don't normally practice Animism, Orisha worship, Blood Sacrificing, spellwork, etc., so they would probably feel more comfortably practicing the reformed versions of the present day Northern African religions. I don't think that, that many of them want to go to present day Israel, because the Bible teaches that there will be a new one...
Ibo practice mosaic laws of Leviticus. That’s why you can’t find ibo leviticus laws among black Americans cuz it was stripped from them when they got to the new world
Its a real shame that a conversation about Isese/Ifa & Idinani/Odinala spent so much time debating Islam & Christianity. We need to stop allowing that to take place. Otherwise... good convo....
why is this african obsession with israel?So a tiny and desertic piece of land is more blessed than fantastic ountries like congo,south africa,angola,,,etc,,,?
@benbewa It's because of Christianity that they all want to be hebrew-israelires and distinct from their animist neighbours. It is such an inferiority complex, IMHO!
❤ its not an obsession, the way yorubas trace your roots to ODUDUWA thats the way the Igbo trace their roots to being isrealites not a country but a people.
Orthodox Christianity was in Egypt then Ethiopia - in Egypt in 1st century AD then Ethiopia 4th century AD (early 300s); The Syrian/Lebanese apostles were asked to spread Christainity to Ethiopia by the queen and so the monk sent missionaries from Alexandria Egypt to help with that; this also opened trade opportunities for Ethiopia as well. I think the Syrians were ones who spread Orthodox Christianity to India as well - there is a Syriac Malankara Orthodox church in India and Haile Selassie visited there according to author Abaraham Verghese (Indian Orthodox doctor and writer) and invited them to Ethiopia as teachers since they were amongst the well-educated . Anyway, i dont really see the relevance to west africa and other parts of Africa since they were brought through entirely different means and peoples and in totally different time periods - 1st and 4th century might as well be ancient times.
@@Searchforuhuru yes me breda the igbo are some of the original israelite from Nigeria thsts a fact dynasty I am igbo I did my D.A thst I have even with back to Nigeria 🇳🇬 and its true yes we practice OBEAH too that's now the socall maroons meaning run away slaves fight off the British and won 🏆 that's why jamaican have several places call maroon town ✔️ it out king 🤴
@@jjsparksshow4772The maroons were not originally Igbos, don’t change history. Maroons were from the Akan tribe, present day Ghana. Maroons fought the British lead by Queen Nanny, an Akan from present day Ghana. What does it serve you to change history?
@@reinaelsa4041that’s what they do. They can’t accept their own history so it’s always about hopping in others. They were naked in the forest before colonialism that’s the truth 😂
Genetically we are an amalgamation of several West and Central African tribes predominantly from Nigeria, Angola/Congo, Ghana regions and ti a lesser extent Senegambia and elsewhere in Africa, so its nonsensical to claim just one… Culturally i think its a matter of preference and influence. Yoruba culture was heavily influential in the diaspora during slavery from South America to the Caribbeans and parts of the U.S.
@@K7SVN fam, you’re not going to find one AA that doesn’t have Nigerian, or some Western Bantu ancestry. We are mixed with multiple tribes, not just one region. Our ancestors mixed with eachother regardless of tribal affiliation both free willingly and forcibly
The issue is the Igbo is that the Igbo existed a confederacy of clans,not as a single unified entity,this is originally a source of strength,but now adays,it seems to be detrimental. Now , different clans have different origins ,but united by tongue and culture. For example,the Aros differ from the Isu in origin ,likewise the Nri from ezza, The traditional religion is Odinani or Omenala.
Festus is wrong. Yorubas and Ibos did NOT know each other before the arrival of Europeans. Yorubas and Ibos do not share ANY border with each other. We are not related to each other in ANY way. We are two different people.
Well said. They are known as Ibo or Eboe, their envy to be Yoruba made them to change their name to Igbo like in many Yoruba groups, Igbomina, Ijebu Igbo, Ugbo in Ondo, Igbo takun in Ondo, OṣoIgbo/Osogbo et c. They are desperate to be relevant. They changed from Ibo/Yibo (colonislists spell it Eboe) to Igbo after the war in the 70s. All in their attempt to blend with Yorùbá. We call them Bush/forest people. Igbo means forest in Yoruba. They were known as ONIHOHO (naked) people too. We met them naked in the forest. Ibo are not among the top 3 richest Nigerians. We have Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdul Samed Rabiu, Femi Otedola. There are silent Yoruba car manufacturers and military armoured vehicles manufacturer selling to Belarus East Europe, PROFORCE LIMITED owned by a Yoruba the only in Sub Saharan Africa. Yoruba owned airports and a Yoruba lady Eniola Aluko owned a football club in Italy. Nobody heard the news if it had been an Ibo the whole Internet will be on fire. NORD is a made in Nigeria car manufacturer (Yorùbá) Check out NORD vehicles. Land Mark wasn't the only beach in Lagos that was affected by the Lagos to Calabar highway project. The beautiful ONIRU beach, is owned by a Yoruba and also was affected by the ongoing Highway project. You don't see the Yoruba beach owner crying or making noise. There are beautiful beaches owned by Yoruba like: Takwa bay beach, Onikan beach, Elegushi beach, Eleko beach et.c I'm forced to correct some false narratives by Ibo who think they need to step on Yoruba to climb up. They are below and never a match to Yoruba. They are so great that they are fleeing their homeland to come to Yoruba land to live. Go to any Yoruba town you'll see them. If we are hostile like them they won't be comfortable to stay among us. Yoruba are accomodating, peaceful, generous, easy, calm and patient people but if provoked or taken for granted and disrespected you will be shown the dark side of Yoruba, silent killer, slow poison, wise strategic planner that don't forgive easily without payback first (you do me I do you, god no vex) another Yoruba adage is Iyan ogun ọdun .... (u know) Let no Ibo come for me or I'll open the book of revelation for you.
Then why they have the same haplogroups?. Same race different ethnicity. No one is preventing you from seperatinf and being by yourself but just understand a little how genetics works.
The tribes issue have to be talk about in a respectful way, so all the tribes has an understanding of who we are.when we know who we are as a people then we work to build a united Africa and a united diaspora, working for the up liftment of black people. Then every tribes will respect each other, because we are one black people. We cannot continue the white man imposed ways on our one another.so let reason this thing out African, or we going to regret it, see the Chinese, Russia and Europe watching, reading to pounced on us again. Keep the discussion going, it needed to enlightened the black world.
Yorubas own several beaches, own Nord.motors and airlines. But an igbo owns one and his people makes noise about it. That's the difference between igbos and Yorubas. Yorubas are the richest but aren’t braggards. Yoruba owning companies will not use ut to rub in people's face, an Igbo owing a 4 by 4 shop selling buscuits will brag about it.
God : the supreme or ultimate reality: a Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness, the creator and ruler of the universe. All that the Abrahamic religions (judaism, christianity and islam) have given to us are vengeful, blood-letting, warmongering and divisive Gods.
What was the total population of akan during slave era ... Don't fall for blackmail, majority of people take from west Africa then were people that were living in the geographical location now called Nigeria
@@shahross8366 We diasporas in general are a amalgamation of multiple tribes from West and Central Africa predominately from regions now currently known as Nigeria, Angola/Congo, and Ghana, with smaller percentages from the Senegambian and elsewhere in Africa, so its nonsensical to claim just one…
Because one is lazy and the other more serious minded and hardworking so black Americans being mostly lazy will tilt towards people who are lazy minded like them
@@Jah_Nzola Novody is claiming just one. But the fact remains, that the Yoruba nation was one of the biggest exports to the West. That's why you find the lagest traces of their culture in certain places in North & South America.
Many of the Africans on the panel reminds me of the Circassians in Israel. It is a group of people who came from somewhere in Europe. But they were tormented by Christians insisting that they convert and also tormented by the Muslims insisting that they convert to Islam. Finally they left their land and were given a patch of area in Israel and another patch in Jordan. There, the christians and muslims marry one another, they don't make a big deal about religion (I think they want nothing to do with it, but are too afraid to drop it).
This idea that most of Nigeria's wealth in situated in Iboland is laughable. The IGR of Ogun state (a Yoruba state) is more than all the 5 Ibo states combined. Not to talk of Lagos (another Yoruba state) which is the 5th biggest economy in the whole of Africa. The SW (which is most of Yorubaland) alone contribute 72% of Nigeria's IGR. As a matter of fact, Iboland contributes the least to Nigeria economy out of all the geopolitical zone. So, where did this lie that most of Nigeria's money originates from Iboland come from? Based on the data, the opposite is the case. The data does not support the lies that some of you love to spread on social media.
If Igbos could introduce and bring in their distant relatives, African Americans, into their unique and highly successful Igbo apprenticeship system, it will take only 10 years for African Americans to become a dominant force in American economy, just as Igbos are in Nigeria
AA wouldn't be able to withstand it. As an AA woman my husband is Igbo was an apprentice. What he went through and others besides him to get his training takes allot of humility. I consider myself humble but I don't think I would be able to work someone day in and day out and they will talk to me crazy and never expect me respond. Eventually I will fire back and not give a damn. It will probably cost me my entire training. I don't think with our mind set that it would work. My husband is very good at what he studied. He is very disciplined, organized, humble and very strong.
You'll just be a second or third class Akata Igbo
@@blkqueen6201 That's all a good thing, we shouldn't be willing to take that disrespect.
@RebelWithoutABoss and who are you 😂? the point is if you are on the bottom of the social hierarchy you GIVE respect to those above you. Only once you've moved up have you earned respect of those who will be below you. younger people, less accomplished people etc. the attitude you just displayed is exactly the problem amongst AAs and between AAs and other groups of people. Outside of that you're not lacking the ten fingers it takes to accomplish anything.
If you can humble yourselves for Lehman Bros and for Uncle Sam then you can humble yourselves for Igbo apprenticeship too.
It's due to Yoruba religions being widely popularized in the diaspora due to Lukumi/Santeria, Candomble etc. Mostly in Latin America, then found its way up north to the USA and due to Latino immigration to the USA. Given Yorubas are more public and open with their spirituality and culture than any other Nigerian ethnic group I've seen..
This is also true.
True. Especially openly practising their spirituality.
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Even in Nigeria. Yoruba culture still dominate. Other cultures including igbos are dressing Yoruba, party like Yoruba. they do aso ebi, igbo now wear aso oke. Yoruba is just too pretty structure and loving people of wisdom and education.
We are Gullah Geechee and never needed Latin Santeria-Lukumi. Yoruba culture is dominant throughout the Americas because the people left from there to inhabit Benin,Togo,Ghana Ivory Coast and Guinea, where we were taken from.
Because Yorubas came from well structure empire societies that span several West African countries. So, when they got to the Americas they had a STRONG sense of who they are and where they were coming from.
you are dman right, unlike the Igbos, the Yorubas were empire builders.
You guys are so funny and phony. Igbos are everything yorubas are wishing to be. Yorubas that are as backwards and primitive like their fulani brothers in Nigeria.
@@Stp-n-rEmpire Builders Correct and Main slave traders with the Europeans that’s why there’s more Igbo DNA in African Americans Yoruba and other tribes enslaved the IGBO throughout the slave coast.
@@miicsoulwell actually no.
Yoruba were actually only taken in large numbers after Oyo collapsed.
Yoruba ancestors that were taken across the ocean to America, Caribbean Islands and other parts of the world preserved their culture, foods, clothes and music and they wrote books/literature about their culture and Ifa spiritual practices.
@temiladealamudun5063 Yes, they did!
Yoruba culture is less "Westernised" and is very strong and distinctive. Igbo culture tends to fade away more quickly when people leave Nigeria. There are many examples of people of Yoruba origin in the Americas that retain Yoruba culture eg Brazil, Cuba, Haiti etc despite all the persecution they faced.
Before 7 October 2023 and probably after (7 October 2023) in the minds of many Christian Africans Israel is "looked up to" because of what is said in the Bible and because Israel is viewed as a "successful" country and Jewish people are viewed as extremely intelligent and rich. People want to associate themselves with "success" despite the fact that Israel is a highly racist society who look down on black peoples.
I said to a Yoruba friend of mine "if Jews were failures, would Igbos be claiming Jewish ancestry?" They would be the first to run away and deny any such connection.
I did my ancestry test, it came back as Igbo. Same goes for most of my relatives and friends. From my observation of Nigerians here in Houston, I think we AA look more like the Igboes than other Nigerians.
You are right.
@@echetabuemeka4087You’re so delusional! They all look like every Africans, not even just Nigerians
Yes,
Most Black Americans from Slave Trade
Come from Igbo Lineage......
DNA test means absolutely nothing. I've had five and each one said something different. One of them even said my Y DNA was Korean and I'm a black American.
That's absolutely correct 😂😂😂. Like the guy on the thumb, really looked like an American here in Greece.
Elvis, Dan Fodio was not able to spread Islam to Yorubaland. He and his Islamic soldiers were roundly defeated by Oyo empire.
The Islam you see in Yorubaland today came from Yorubas trading with the people of Mali LONG before Dan Fodio entered West Africa.
Correct
You mean Malinke and fula use to trade with Yoruba before danfodio yess
islam is already in Yoruba land before dan fodio came
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Personally as a person with roots In Haiti, the Carolinas, and Louisiana I always felt more close to the Igbo. Turns out I am mostly Igbo (genetic testing connected me to an Igbo cousin). I just vibe with Igbo culture way more and I also look identifiably Igbo.
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Strong Yoruba presence in Haiti, they still follow our Yoruba deities there
@@skyking3210 some people do, true. My family is mostly not Yoruba though but we got some traces of Yoruba
Most of my fully African DNA matches have been Igbo I did find one fully African Yoruba match @@AP-pk6mkbut yeah on AncestryDNA mostly Igbo. On Gedmatch where you can see any matches as long as they uploaded again in the "one to many " search mostly Igbo.
@@skyking3210Yep they also have a lot of Ewe related hence Vodou
One has to closely look at both cultures to fully appreciate where one culture stands when compared with the other, that will eventually bring out the answer.
The Yoruba Kingdom has always be well structured, open minded, inclusive, competitive, to this very day.
Anything that doesn't evolve, or get nurtured eventually fades away. The people of any region are usually responsible for the advancement of their culture.
Even having a closer look at various religions practiced, you will understand that Yorubas are much more open minded in their culture.
People from anywhere in the world are usually drawn to those are confident of their own existence... Through culture in general, food, dressing attire, religion and spirituality, welcoming attitude.
Look across West Africa, to the Americas...The Yoruba culture has refused to be extinguished by the European Slavers... And the modern post-slavery prejudicial systems too.
Believing in one's self...is the greatest love of all.
Brilliant piece of writing 🎉
Iboo and Yoruba are the same people genetically . Both people practice Ifa, Iboo called it Afa. But the Yoruba system is , structured as institutionalized which allow for its systematic transfer from generation to generation, evidently with it survival in the diaspora: Trinidad, Jamaica, Brazil, Cuba etc.
Igbo and Yoruba are not the same people. Ifa is different from Afa. Igbo Omenani is Judaic but Yoruba Ifa is completely different from Omenani. Both groups have nothing in common. Do not be fooled.
This is absolute nonsense. We don't even share the same culture. And no IFA is strictly Yoruba not Ibo.
Not true, us Igbo historically migrated to Nigeria , we are Biafrian
Us Igbo have nothing in common with Yoruba. Stop merging us together.
Igbos has nothing to do with hebrews but San people@@Heebos
Sha, the Fulanis literally wiped out Hausa traditional culture with Usman Dan Fodio Islamic violence and oppression.
The idea that only the Europeans with Christianity destroyed African tradition is hogwash.
In fact, from the point of view of Hausa traditional culture, Islam is far far worse.
I am more drawn to Igbo culture as well as an African American. I have often wondered this question why more don’t feel this way.
I’m black American and I’m more drawn to Igbo culture and went to Nigeria and found my Igbo wife! Yoruba culture is awesome but food is too spicy 😂! My twin bro found his wife in Abuja!
Blessings and Continued Success to you and your twin’s families ooo 🙏🏾🔥💯🤓
YOU ARE NOT AN AFRICAN AMERICAN. STOP SAYING RUBBISH. AFRICAN AMERICAN DON'T CALL THEMSELVES BLACK AMERICANS. You stupid igbo always troll with propaganda. What culture does igbo have? Even in Nigeria, Igbo practices Yoruba culture and dress Yoruba in all their traditional weddings. If you want to argue this, show at least 1 igbo wedding where they don't dress Yoruba? At least 1
Igbo not Hebrew. Light skinned dude heard wrong
You are not African American. African Americans dont call themselves black americans. Stop this foolishness
Yoruba food is the best
Dna says 96 percent of black Americans are actually igbo so most if us are igbos . I find that i connect more with igbos
Before the slave trade or Columbus era, Yoruba had been going to the Americas.
I've always been puzzled by this as well. I too find myself drawn to yoruba due to the culture and how they worship.
The answer is simple - Yorubas love education and therefore, they have written a lot of literature on Ifa and Yoruba Spirituality and Philosophy.
In addition, Yorubas r very artistic and are culture travels with our art. For example most famous Afrobeats musicians are 90% Yoruba - for example Burna Boys mom is Yoruba and she plays a very key role in his success. Wizkid, Tems, Ayrastarr, Davido,Tiwa Savage, etc.
The first many people learn about Nigeria, usually, they meet Yoruba culture first. Usually! NOT all the time.
I cannot speak for Igbos.
😂. So the Igbos despise education and are not artistic? The answer is that Yorubas are good at promoting themselves. It has nothing to do with loving education or loving art.
@@UGOEBENAJA u just confirmed everything i wrote. Thank u
@@UGOEBENAJA I've heard the Igbos are generally more educated and wealthy than the other groups in Nigeria. And that they are a business minded people and the wealthiest group.
@@MG_Is_HereThat’s false! Yorubas are the most educated in Nigeria, hands down. Then followed by Edo/Delta and maybe Igbo after that. As per wealthier, Igbos are third in Nigeria after Fulani and Yoruba. Anything else is totally false
@ obalufon please always say the truth. Yes, we Yoruba’s are the most educated, but as per wealth, Ibos are more successful .Fulanis are the poorest tribe in Nigeria, despite having ruled more than every tribe.More than 90% of them are poor and don’t go to school. There job is to be kidnapping innocent Northerners. Pls always be truthful
I'm Yoruba and now waiting for my father's DNA to see if there's any Igbo. I swore my mom was Igbo. Keeping hope alive. LOL.
You’re a bunch of ethnic groups. You are Igbo , yoriba, bakongo, SA etc. just find a culture you like maybe learn the language.. connect with the peope. Many Igbo and Yoruba here in America. Best place to connect is a yoriba or Igbo church. Rccg for Yoruba mostly and some igbos. You would have to research the ifbo church idk as I’m yoriba
@@adrien1623 Thank you!!!
@@atina5976 you're welcome. Theres even an igbo community center here where i live in NYC but thats usually for special occassions.
OYOTUNJI AFRIKAN KINGDOM in SOUTH CAROLINA!
I am mostly Yoruba, secondary Esan.
First of all, I have to congratulate Dynast for being able to bring all shades, races, genders, and creeds of black people to the table have a conversation. It is not an easy feat! Keep it up brother!!
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I don’t understand black peoples fascination with Israel” SAME HERE!!!
What do u mean just curious
@@feliciawells216 Sub-Saharan culture deserves respect, but none of it is Hebrew. Most African Americans developed a transracial Hebrew identity. Something comparable to transgender identity. It's a Caucasian culture and some Black people question the Israelism and the Black Hebrew occult.
NOT ALL IGBOs are related meaning that not all Igbos are considered Israelites, remember that many tribes joined each other with battles of wars and made themselves one tribe but originally they where seperate tribes. Over 2000 or so years ago the term Igbo was unherd of , it was only the tribe of GAD to one pacific tribal group that maybe had been lighter skined and joined forces with another tribe to become one single tribe called Igbo and of course they mix up their beliefs and turn it into one belief but originally the tribe of GAD only believed in one God, never ate any unclean foods such as pork, shell fish, did animal sacrifices, did such rituals that the ancient Hebrews did, praise all the same high holy days as the ancient Israelites, get's circumcised on the 8th day, etc.
there's no such thing as black people lol.... A Nigerian like me doesn't like to be called black or African ... those titles where given during the slave trade to refer to those that where being conquered but not every Nigerian tribe has been conquered, if your calling yourself Black or Africa your calling your self by a title that the so called white man gave you that means something that's lesser than him. A Nigerian like me never calls OURSELVES ignorant terms such as Black or African because we know who we are, we know what tribes we come from, and what lands we've inherited that's called our kingdoms not all so called Africans shares the same Kingdoms and beliefs like some other tribes eat baboons , my people ( my tribe ) don't eat such filth... we only call ourselves those things when we come to the melting pot of the US .
I know about the growing population in the Americas. Yoruba language is already in South America. I myself has been approached to become Orisha and or follow Ifa. I got a language book for igbo, hausa, fulani and now yoruba because I discovered I am predominantly Nigerian. The four nigerian groups have the most phrase books, grammar and literature than most other Nigerian people.
It is because of a city called Lagos. When people say they want to visit Nigeria, the first place they land is Lagos, because that is where the main international airport is located. So when you land in Nigeria, the first culture you encounter is Yoruba culture. And also, because back in the 1800s or so, Yoruba people imported their culture to Afro Brazilians and other south America nations.
@@aeiou0123, take your emotional trauma somewhere else. I reject the attention you are trying to offer. In the Livestream, you just saw the host even show a book called the Weslthcode of the Igbos written by a Yoruba man. Who told you that is forbidden for someone that isn't Yoruba to share historical opinions. You sound extremely ignorant. Get lost.
Good point.
They didn't import the culture, the people themselves where brought to the West, & their culture came with them.
Lagos has nothing to do with it.Lagos came into existence as a major city in the 1800s with the returnees of enslaved Yoruba from Brazil. These people known as Lukumi were practising Yoruba spirituality right from Brazil and Cuba. They did not start their spirituality when they landed in Lagos. This Yoruba group, who were both Portuguese and Spanish speakers, is known as Aguda. Many of the enslaved Africans of Yoruba descendants found their way to North America. They settled in New York,Brox, and Brockley. It was from there, the Yoruba spirituality was spread and embraced by African Americans. In fact, the founder of a Yoruba town in South Carokina ,Oyotunji, was converted to Yoruba spirituality devotee while living in Neq york.Another reason was Yoruba spirituality was Spirituality of Black Panther party. Many black Panther party members practised Yoruba spirituality and had Yoruba names. Examples are Tupac mum,Chaka Khan,Diana Ross, and Steve Wonder. 95% of these people never stepped in Lagos. Fidel Castro was a Yoruba spirituality devotee. Another reason African Americans embraced it is, Yoruba are few people who are openly practising their spirituality. They are not shamed of it or claimed to be something else.
Why did not igboscpreserve their identity in America??
Interesting. I’m black American and visited Nigeria . I was in Abuja , kaduna and Zaria so I experienced Hausa Fulani culture. Also, my dna is Fulani & that’s what I relate to the most. Overall I’m more attracted to Senegal/guinea/mali culture in Africa which is not as common for aas bc they don’t pay much attention to francophone countries.
In St Lucia, the old folks used to follow the Kele, with Shango as God. French controlled Benin, and British controlled the Bight. Hence, we find Igbo in British colonies (Jamaica, Viginia, Barbados) and Yoruba mainly in Catholic Latin Countries (Brazil, Haiti, Louisiana, and French Caribbean).
You are a thief, all this places you called have Igbo ancestry
To answer the title of the video, we are biblically conditioned to favor Israel. And it's also a deep lack of awareness about our historical spiritual roots that keeps us in disarray.
We're not drawn to either we wish they would leave us alone before it becomes ugly.....
You wanna see ugly? Grab a mirror.
dey your lane oga.
Please speak for yourself.
Dynast is correct about Frumentius bringing christianity to Ethiopia. Some African royals/elites converted by choice, but the masses were converted to the Abrahamic religions via jihad, colonialism, etc.- including the Hausa. Judaism is largely a synthesis of earlier "pagan" religions.
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When I did my own DNA it came back that my father was a Yoruba man. My mother came from the Mende people of Ghana and Sierra Leone.
In the small Virginia town I grew up in, there were girls named Ola, men and women called Boonie(Bumni??) One of my mothers childhood friend's was called Dele.
When I was a child there was a boy called Yemi, as a nickname. In the South, African people use to call out to each other by yelling "Yo, yo....some still do. Especially in the rural areas.
When there was a thunderstorm many people use to make a pallet on the floor for children. Radios and televisions were turned off. Many people did not talk on telephones during a severe thunderstorm. The children were told to be quiet, not to talk or play or make any noise "while GOD (SANGO?)is doing his work".
Many Yorubas, Fulani, Hausa, Igbos and many, many other African peoples were enslaved in the Americas.
Let's not use this as another reason to separate ourselves.
Btw, my DNA is largely Nigerian (40%) with the majority of it being from Igboland but also having Northern Nigeria ancestry. Any I love all my Africans, especially ALL Nigerians!!!
As an AA, and in the cases I have seen, Ndi Igbo culture is not as accessible as Yoruba Culture. Igbo culture is practiced in some homes as just a way of life. For example in the early times- apprenticeship was a way of life for blacks. It was a way to provide for ourselves ❤
Yoruba man don't know how to live his life without dragging igbo into it, goblack Africa is doing his thing without comparing any ethnicity, even years of living in America couldn't make any difference in your mentality, always comparing themselves to look superior, igbo dont compare, we just shine while doing our things, our brothers and sisters in America will one day find their way back home, we worship the Almighty,
Keep Indigenous West Africa Out Of Your ✡-✝ Book
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There are many who worship the almighty. Even Europeans do
It's simple. On average, people are drawn to what's in them❓
This Brother at 1:54:00 brought it all correct. the points he made are the only reason there is so much debate. Leadership and decision-making is the feminine. It brings us back closer to Nature which is our culture. The Vernacular cultures that have not been manipulated by colonialism and the slave trade, show the original way of life before men were bred to the overpopulation level we are at now to be slaves to fight wars etc, etc... (500 years ago we were counted at less than 1 billion people)
My 23 and me says I’m igbo decent …. More igbo in the states i believe
They feel more connected to yuroba
Also, because most slaves taken were Yorubas
@@wolefatunmbi9727Not only Yorubas but most slaves came from that part of west African Nigeria and Nigeria is the country with the largest population in Africa
The reason it took awhile for the British to penetrate Iboland was because Ibos did not have city states. They lived in the thick forests of Iboland. It boils down to terrain and nothing more.
It is not true. Igbos fought Britain for 41 years and it was difficult for the colonialists to control Igbos because Igbo has no central authority and they hated Britain. It has nothing to do with Igboland terrains.
@@Heebos Keep lying to yourself. You think its only the Ibos that hated Britain. The reason it took longer is because Iboland was discovered late and you had no central authority so you live in hamlets all over alaibo forest area. That's it. Terrain, nothing more.
This sounds logical because Igbos do have a propensity for lighter complexion. Probably due to lack of sun exposure. But, only thing I know 100% is that both Igbos and Yorubas carry y-DNA haplotype E1b1a and the only thing that matters. Same people.
@mightye2142 So you think that light skin among Africans is because of lack of sun exposure. You can be forgiven for your ignorance because you have not lived in Africa
@@Heebos We're not talking white skin here, more reddish brown. Normally referred to as red bone in the state. So, yes overexposure to the sun does darken the skin. I think you're probably thinking of the mixed Ethiopians, Somalis, and Arabs roaming around in Africa. Africans DO NOT give birth to light/white skin people. I intentionally used the term "lighter complexion" for a reason, as to not create any confusion.
We’re all African. F the tribalism.
Correct
Easy for you who doesn’t belong to any tribe to say.
@@Mik3xcellenceThat’s such an ignorant comment smh just weird
Yeah fuck something we’ve practiced for thousands of years. Sure inter marry with groups that your ancestors would turned over twice if they knew. No respect
Is it true that Yoruba reverend Ajayi Crowther and co, wrote the first Igbo Bible?
Not sure but he mistranslated ESU as the devil
Yes,he even coded the Igbo language.
@phylumqui2441 Thank you. Without prejudice, I'd say that Igbo people should be grateful to Yoruba people for what they've done to their religious and commercial lives. They wrote their bible, and they allow them to trive in Yorubaland, particularly Lagos.
Dynasty what are you writing? Makes no sense. My person asking the question, you are correct. Ajayi crowther was commissioned to go to the east and preach based on the fact that the white people were very afraid to go to the east themselves as they were repelled many times and lost many men trying to get into the Easterners Igbos especially.
@@sojiadamo5212 what does that have to do with the original question asked?
Yoruba are the richest group in Africa, igbos are just refugees and petty traders at most. They just make the most noise about themselves.
Thank you
That’s why your cities look like that?
During the 60's-70's some 'Black' Americans became interested in Yoruba culture, and religion because urban cultural centers, colleges, etc., begin teaching this as extra-curriculum studies. Many Black Americans joined the Priesthood, and took trips to Nigeria to become more familiar with the Yoruba culture. Eventually many 'Black' Americans lost interest in that culture, and Kemetic, and North Africans cultures started to dominate their interests.
The Igbos is the only black race in the world that practice "trade apprenticeship/boi system" like the ancient Jews, and the Igbos traditional culture and their preserved business system has emancipated them massively into a global successful businesses, entrepreneurs and education ❤
That’s not true I love egbo culture more. nollywood is my love. Yoruba movies are trash. I do love both cultures. but I choose ebo black Americans don’t realize they act and look more like ebo. But ebo doesn’t promote there self as much as ifa culture
This the one
It’s IGBo please
Just because you don't like a movie doesn't mean you should call "Yoruba movies" trash. I'm sure even the Igbos can't call Kunle Afolayan, Mo Abudu, Kemi Adetiba and Tunde Kilani movies TRASH. These ones have produced some of the best movies to come out of Nigeria. Educate yourself.
Yoruba produce the best movies in Nigeria moron 😂
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I think the answers are that the Yoruba culture had a larger imprint on the diaspora than the Igbo. With Ifa being practiced in places like Brazil, Cuba, United States. It’s also a major element in diaspora religions such Santeria, Candomble, Palo, and Vodou. The Yorubas are also more visible when it comes to African art and politics. So that allure draws a lot of black Americans. As for Igbo: there’s no conclusive study to show that most black Americans derived from that ethnic group. Much of the fascination with Igbo culture usually stem from them being generally more fair-skinned. Plus, some religious zealots like to claim that Igbos are descendants of biblical Hebrews.
Dont reduce Igbos to skin color.
@@Piinnkbunnii I don’t reduce Igbos to just skin color. I’ve known some Igbos with different skin tone. But the average negro in America thinks all Africans are dark-skinned, and Igbos are the exceptions. Which is one reason why some believe their ancestors were Igbos.
The Igbo Odinani is the same as Judaism. So if you wish to practice Igbo spirituality, you will be practicing Judaism. It has nothing to do with religious zealots. Besides, Igbo spirituality is conservative and doesn't allow non Igbos to practice it. Priests of Igbo descent must lead Igbo religious practices and the priesthood is inherited from priestly families called Ivite in Igbo language. In ancient times Igbo don't allow intermarriage with non Igbos. So there was no way Igbos in diasporas could have practiced Igbo spirituality because they need a priest to lead them. It would not be easy for slaves to be able to practice in the new world - like observing dietary laws, not touching the dead, avoiding menstruating women, burial and mourning laws, death penalty for adultery, banishing criminals from the community, death penalty for rape and murders, training priests from generation to generation and others.
@@Heebos I’ve spoken to my Igbos friends about this “Igbos are Hebrews” idea, and they told me that’s just a few religious “zealots”. They said it doesn’t reflect indigenous Igbo culture, but an assimilation into the colonial belief system that was imposed on them.
@blakjak38 Your friend is ignorant and probably did not grow up in Igboland and never went to his village to ask his elders who are deep into Omenani. I am not talking about Hebrew ideas. Igbo Omenani is a judaic practice that is indigenous and has nothing to do with colonial influences. Omenani is a very strict practice among Igbos in ancient times. The idea of Hebrew origin of the Igbos was propagated by the Igbo slaves in the New World who observed that Igbo culture is the same as the Jews and they proposed that it was not coincidence and that they and the Jews might be related. For your information, the Hebrew words are the same as the Igbo words with the same meaning and the clans and the villages in Igboland are named after the Houses of the 12 tribes of Israel as mentioned in the pentateuch. So it may or may not be a coincidence. For the reason why AA are not able to retain Igbo spirituality is because our spirituality is very conservative and it is not open to non Igbos. They need priest to lead them in the spirituality and these priests are hereditary among the clan of the Igbos called Ivite. The priests are trained by their fathers from childhood. In ancient times, Igbos don't intermarry with non Igbos and those who do it are excommunicated from the Igbo society forever. So slavery is not the ideal condition for Igbo slaves to practice Igbo spirituality such as dietary practices - not eating dead animals, pork, duck, snake, snails and making sure that animals are killed and allowed to bleed out, death penalty for adultery, bestiality, premarital pregnancy, rape and murder. Other Igbo Omenani include, male circumcision on the 8th day, shaving ones hairs while mourning, polygamy, not touching the dead bodies, isolation of menstruating women, training priests from generation to generation, inheriting your dead brothers wife and his children and looking after them, cleansing the land of abomination such after suicide or sexual relationship between family members, and others. So Igbo culture is Judaic and very conservative and strict from the beginning, and it has nothing to do colonial influence. Omenani has no concept of forgiveness for violation of its laws. I am sure that African Americans that want to practice Igbo Omenani don't understand what it entails until they know that they will be living the law of Moses akin to Sharia laws.
They have that festival in the African village in South Carolina
My maternal lineage is Temne and my paternal lineage is Bissa. My cousins married 2 Igbo men. Successful in their own right. Good dudes fa sho. I think some African Diasporans are attracted to Hebrew/ Israel because of the Judeo/Christianity teaching at Sunday church.
Maybe because those African Diasporas ARE the Israelite. Igbos and Yorubas are famously known for that. Please read something other than the bible once in a while.
@mightye2142 I've read many of other book pertaining to theology and the history of religious institutions. Not a Bible thumper even though I'm familiar with Catholicism. More interested in African ancestral reverence and folklore mythology of certain ethnographic groups. Many West African ethnicities can scientific trace their migrations haplogroup origins to the Nile valley areas through genetic and genomic science. Yoruba and Igbo are no exception.
Umuahia in abia state ahia mentioned in bible one of king Solomon grandson. In umuahia you have umuda and umuakabia both descendants of Judah. Abia a man mentioned multiple times in the Bible you can even check 1 Chronicles 3:10 a descendent of king Solomon. Is a village in umuahia UmuAkabia a village named after a man that went there in the 16th century and also a whole state in igboland is named Abia with different citys/areas but the igbo meaning Olaudah Equiano, the first African-American author that wrote about his horror in the trans Atlantic slave trade he’s from present day Abia state in igboland remember education is important and his name again his real documented name was Ola-udah like Judah Equiano and he also wrote about the Igbos being the real Israelites , so good luck trying to create nonsense and confusion because your not igbo btw everything I’m saying is documented and true
it is simple yoruba will wat you to join but igbo dont and yoruba will take your money too it not free
They studied West Africa from 1492 to 1610 when they publish the King James Bible. Frementius the Syrian baptized king Ezana of Kush. The nine saints who are white Greek coptics is who proselytize in Ethiopia
I traced my heritage to Igbos from IMO state and I’m African American.
My question is who were the AFRICAN HUNTER GATHERERS HERE IN THE USA IN 1600?
Hunter gathers are East Africans. The Khoisan, Mbuti, Pygmy etc etc. I happen to have this dna. It’s small but it’s there. I’m African American.
❤There's little write up on Igbo religion because they were practising JUDAISM and its all written in the Old testament. Thats also the reason they found it easier to accept Christianity over 99% of them
Igbo culture of Odinani is the same as the laws given to the children of Israel. So Igbos are practicing Judaism before the arrival of the Europeans. In addition, Igbos easily translate Hebrew in Igbo language. In addition, Igbo clans and villages are named according the names of the 12 tribes of Israel. So the Hebrew Isrealite origin is real and besides Biblical Isrealites are black people.
Igbo is still being oppressed in Nigera. And the Nigeria you visit is not Igboland.
Black Americans want opposite of their christian experience n like these obvious festivals in Yoruba culture.
The Igbo do have idols as well but they even describe it as abomination because odinani is mostly Hebrew.
Igbo are not the only oppressed people in Nigeria. It's a myth. Every ethnicity in Nigeria except the foolani are oppressed.
@@adewilliams8 why are yorubas always destroying igbo businesses in the southwest? Yorubas envy of the igbos goes up to high heaven.
Bc their Christian experience is white centric .
My maternal lineage is Fulani from Mali
Curtesy of African Ancestry
Oakland,Ca
You do know DNA test can't tell you what tribe you come from right? It's all a scam
That's what I thought. Coulda sworn we are majority fula and mandinke hence the mandingo warriors. Now all of a sudden we're igbos and yoruba now? Sounds like people trying to catch on to the Nigerian gravy train. First it was Ghana now it's Nigeria. I not buying it.
@@alexbrown260I agree. My ancestry Fulani as well. I feel way more at home in upper west Africa (Senegal, Guinea, Mali) then lower west Africa (Ghana Nigeria etc) . A large amount of black Americans do have Mandingo, Wolof and Fula ancestry they just don’t know much about the culture in Francophone west African countries. Guinean food was the closest west African food to soul food that I’ve tasted . I went to Nigeria and it did not feel like home.
I don’t trust African ancestry, because 23&me, gives DNA back to the 1600 and I am indigenous American and African hunter gatherer. This was before the slave ships came to America and now in the 1960 I have 60% Nigerian DNA. My question is who were the African hunter gatherers here in the US during the 1600? Too many lies being told about true DNA. I was African in the 1600 and still African attached to no country except the USA.
Orunmila Eleri ipin- the witness to the destiny of humanity.
Orunmila Afedefeyo- Orunmila the universal linguist/ polyglot. The answer is in the Odu Ifá/ Fa / Afa / Efa / Pa .
It appears that some of the comments here is coming from 15 years old boys and girls
Yoruba Scholars from the 90s also did a very good job in documenting Yoruba Spirituality and selling the idea of Yoruba being the source of everything to the world. This isn't true, because even the Igbo Ukwu bronze is much older than Yoruba artefacts. The UgwuEle archeological findings proves that Igbo people have lived in Igboland since the neolithic period. We are not Hebrews. This work at UgwuEle (Mount El) is connected to an ancient Igbo goddess named Nnechukwu. She was responsible for giving people stone axes, and these stone axes were found at UgwuEle, and it dates back to the neolithic period.
Igbo scholars didn't really start documenting Igbo spirituality until around like 1997 or so. For example, After God Is Dibia by Prof. John Umeh was released in 1997. Though, there are other books from the late 1800s and early 1900s that were about Igbo spirituality. One of them is called Amongst The Ibos of Nigeria.
This is irrelevant tho.
Yoruba Spirituality has been with us in the West since we were brought to the West.
But I definitely agree, no Africans are Hebrews. That's a made up identity.
lol you go explain tire oooooooo🤣🤣
@@shahross8366, Wow. You have been with that, but lost your names? Make that make sense.
@@UGOEBENAJA What does this even mean?
Books:
Dreams of Africa In Alabama, The Slave Ship Clotilda and The Story of the Last Africans Brought To America
Exchanging Our Country Marks, The Transformation of African Identities in the Colonial and Antebellum South
13:53 Yes we do, in fact there are border towns between East and western Nigeria where such a merged people live. They just aren't very large. Diasporans are a merge of Igbos, Yorubas, Mendes, BaKongo and others. Utilize the best attributes of all.
Yoruba share no border with Ibo. You are different and not related to us. We know those who are related to us. We have nothing in common with Ibo. We are different people entirely. You are more related to Cameroon than Nigeria.
Please promote your Yoruba culture in peace without mentioning Igbo. There are several numbers of other tribes in Nigeria..
I used to follow him for years enthusiastically when he sounded pro africa then he started drifting to tribalistic agendas which has stunted his growth. Unfortunately his yoruba people are not that supportive like those he made to hate subtly.
What are y’all talking about? He’s not promoting anything. He’s stating a fact. African Americans are more knowledgeable about Yoruba religion and culture, than they are with Igbo culture and Odinani/Odinala… it’s a fact. Despite most of their Nigerians Ancestry coming from the Ndigbo.
@@hasanicarter5543 that's not a fact by any imagination. If you're talking abot about in Brazil, i will agree with you.
@thetruth6396 Why are you Ibo so insecure and have to show your envy by attacking everything, Yoruba? You are empty barrels making so much noise.
@@hasanicarter5543 Are igbos themselves that knowledgeable about igbo culture?Arent they largely christians than traditionalists ?
Igbos are not the richest tribe in Nigeria, Most of the wealth of Igbos is trade. While Yorubas dominate, all tech, finance, entertainment, infrastructure, and tourism. etc
You're wrong. Who dominates Nollywood, auto industry such as motor parts, Innoson motors, private businesses in Lagos, Abuja, Port Harcourt, etc.
@@chuckdon6567 this is 2024 the richest robotics engineer in world is Yoruba, a yoruba man own gatwick airport and two others. I personally know 3 Yoruba millionaire women under age 30 and they are many. all the biggest financial and tech companies and major global artists are yoruba. Spare part and reselling used goods is slow money in 2024...we just don't make noise.
@@damiadebayo6634
First of all it's common knowledge that before the civil war, old Eastern region men and women were at the forefront economically and politically.
Unfortunately we were thrown under the bus by the South West during the civil war and sadly that backstabbing and betrayal tendencies inherent in the Yorubas still persist till this day.
Case in point look at what happened before, during and after the last elections with the unnecessary violence, threats, harassment and the destruction of Igbo people's properties and businesses.
And let's not forget the houses, lands, investments and businesses that was stolen from us during and after the civil war ended.
So yes your so called success was mostly built on the foundation of criminality.
That's one of the reasons Nigeria and Nigerians will continue to wander in the wilderness of other nations because retarded leadership tag-team of both the South West and the core Fulani North will continue to drive Nigeria 🇳🇬 into the gutter and right into a massive ditch.
@@damiadebayo6634an Igbo man sells private jet if you don’t know stfu igbos are richest
The only reason is because you guys control Nigeria with Fulanis! Everyone knows this
The Igbo Odinani is the same as Judaism. So if you wish to practice Igbo spirituality, you will be practicing Judaism. It has nothing to do with religious zealots that want to be Hebrew Isrealites. Besides, Igbo spirituality is conservative and doesn't allow non Igbos to practice it. Priests of Igbo descent must lead Igbo religious practices and the priesthood is inherited from priestly families called Ivite in Igbo language. In ancient times Igbo don't allow intermarriage with non Igbos. So there was no way Igbos in diasporas could have practiced Igbo spirituality because they need a priest to lead them. It would not be easy for slaves to be able to practice Odinani in the new world - like observing dietary laws, not touching the dead, avoiding menstruating women, burial and mourning laws, death penalty for adultery, banishing criminals from the community, death penalty for rape and murders, polygamy, animal sacrifice, inheriting the wife of your brother when he dies and taking care of his wife and his children, training priests from generation to generation, and being governed by the assembly of the elders and others. Unlike Yoruba whose spirituality can be practised by everyone and is not strict, Igbo spirituality is very strict and judaic in every aspects.
No one wants to practice something that’s only for one people. Please continue to have that for yourself. There are African cultures from ghana that are much more similar to the biblical traditions than of igbos. So there’s a contradiction there.
Ifa and the orisha appealed to us and gave us an invite more so than anything. Outside of that neither show interest in reunion or doing business outside of us being under them some kind of way
the title on this video in my opinion is going to spack racial debate, Igbo is also very popular in the diaspora community their presence is felt anywhere in world in all life endeavors , African Americans have more descendants from the eastern Nigeria which is predominantly Igbos than the yorubas, the Yorubas where taking mostly to Brazil by the Portuguese, while igbos where taking by the British and Americans to America and Britain 💯🇳🇬❤️
Did you watch the video? Respectfully
@@Searchforuhuru yeah I did brother that's why I said in my opinion, you doing a great job thank you 🇳🇬💯
@@JONAHOGAR-gl5ubMy brother it's " were taking" I thought about it before dropping this comment so that you will not repeat it
According to US data it states the highest ethical group taken from Africa was first igbo second ashanti then yoruba
Only 4% of black Americans have Yoruba lineage. Most have Igbo and Angolan, with 10% having Ghanian.
I think self hate is the reason.
Way more than 4% of black Americans have yoruba ancestry
Everyone just coming online to quote figures without reasoning... How many ethnic groups are in southern Nigeria that was called slave coast ??? You are now claiming to be enslaved , when Reno omokri lectured igbos on how the Benin captured igbos during slavery ,you people get angry... Majority of black in the Caribbean,America have Nigeria ancestry, from Yoruba ,Benin , Ijaw , down to to Igbo in the south
I'd like to see the source of this information
@@ajgraves8016 nah most Yorubas went to Brazil. Only 4% of Africans that came to North America mainland were from the bight of Benin.
I suggest you research the percentage admixture of Afrikan Americans who are in the South Eastern states. More than 50% of of Our population lives in the Southern States. Particularly North and South Carolina,Georgia, Alabama, Louisiana and East Texas.
I think that what draws the 'Black' American to North African religions as opposed to the West African religions, is commonality. 'Black' Americans don't normally practice Animism, Orisha worship, Blood Sacrificing, spellwork, etc., so they would probably feel more comfortably practicing the reformed versions of the present day Northern African religions. I don't think that, that many of them want to go to present day Israel, because the Bible teaches that there will be a new one...
Ibo practice mosaic laws of Leviticus. That’s why you can’t find ibo leviticus laws among black Americans cuz it was stripped from them when they got to the new world
Africans had the hexagram or 6 pointed star way before it was even thought of being called a Star of David in igboland as well as the kongo
Its a real shame that a conversation about Isese/Ifa & Idinani/Odinala spent so much time debating Islam & Christianity. We need to stop allowing that to take place. Otherwise... good convo....
Israel in the Bible is not Israel the country, Israel in the bible is in Africa.
Then why the names of cities and towns in the Bible still found Israel-even before the modern country was established-yet not found in Africa?
Hahahaha what a joke
Stop making stuff up.
why is this african obsession with israel?So a tiny and desertic piece of land is more blessed than fantastic ountries like congo,south africa,angola,,,etc,,,?
@benbewa It's because of Christianity that they all want to be hebrew-israelires and distinct from their animist neighbours. It is such an inferiority complex, IMHO!
Because Yoruba are a bigger tribe and have expanded
More than Igbo
Yorubas are not bigger tribe in population than Igbos. Igbos have way more people
@@andyikeakor5451 Yoruba are bigger tribe globally my friend so do your research
@bro.khonsu8991 it's done bro. Igbos are bigger globally you do your research. Real research.
No Yorubas been oppressing Igbos and controlling Nigeria with fulanis and the west for 40 years plus are you kidding me you know the truth
❤ its not an obsession, the way yorubas trace your roots to ODUDUWA thats the way the Igbo trace their roots to being isrealites not a country but a people.
@naturesfruits Oduduwa was not the 'roots' of the Yoruba. Who told you that lie?
Orthodox Christianity was in Egypt then Ethiopia - in Egypt in 1st century AD then Ethiopia 4th century AD (early 300s); The Syrian/Lebanese apostles were asked to spread Christainity to Ethiopia by the queen and so the monk sent missionaries from Alexandria Egypt to help with that; this also opened trade opportunities for Ethiopia as well. I think the Syrians were ones who spread Orthodox Christianity to India as well - there is a Syriac Malankara Orthodox church in India and Haile Selassie visited there according to author Abaraham Verghese (Indian Orthodox doctor and writer) and invited them to Ethiopia as teachers since they were amongst the well-educated . Anyway, i dont really see the relevance to west africa and other parts of Africa since they were brought through entirely different means and peoples and in totally different time periods - 1st and 4th century might as well be ancient times.
That's true dynasty most jamaican are igbo who are Jews ✡️ or israelite ❤❤❤❤
Psuedo, yall aint jews
@@Searchforuhuru yes me breda the igbo are some of the original israelite from Nigeria thsts a fact dynasty I am igbo I did my D.A thst I have even with back to Nigeria 🇳🇬 and its true yes we practice OBEAH too that's now the socall maroons meaning run away slaves fight off the British and won 🏆 that's why jamaican have several places call maroon town ✔️ it out king 🤴
@@Searchforuhuru there are about 20 Nigerian synagogues and around 3000 igbo practicing rabbinic Judaism ✡️ 😄
@@jjsparksshow4772The maroons were not originally Igbos, don’t change history. Maroons were from the Akan tribe, present day Ghana. Maroons fought the British lead by Queen Nanny, an Akan from present day Ghana. What does it serve you to change history?
@@reinaelsa4041that’s what they do. They can’t accept their own history so it’s always about hopping in others. They were naked in the forest before colonialism that’s the truth 😂
Genetically we are an amalgamation of several West and Central African tribes predominantly from Nigeria, Angola/Congo, Ghana regions and ti a lesser extent Senegambia and elsewhere in Africa, so its nonsensical to claim just one… Culturally i think its a matter of preference and influence. Yoruba culture was heavily influential in the diaspora during slavery from South America to the Caribbeans and parts of the U.S.
pesudo nonsese makeing shit up
Most black Americans are from Angola/Congo than any other country in Africa to best honest
@@K7SVN fam, you’re not going to find one AA that doesn’t have Nigerian, or some Western Bantu ancestry. We are mixed with multiple tribes, not just one region. Our ancestors mixed with eachother regardless of tribal affiliation both free willingly and forcibly
@@K7SVN pesduo you loving make shit up none of black american come from you mudhuts
It's not a tribe but ethnicity
Haitia. Voudoun is very different then Louisiana voodoo. Only about 1500 black Haitians came to Louisiana during the 1800s.
Cause Yoruba is and will always be better
Can Igbo’s write their own history books? So we can stop guessing
You want to read fables. I may recommend good story books to read😂
The issue is the Igbo is that the Igbo existed a confederacy of clans,not as a single unified entity,this is originally a source of strength,but now adays,it seems to be detrimental.
Now , different clans have different origins ,but united by tongue and culture.
For example,the Aros differ from the Isu in origin ,likewise the Nri from ezza,
The traditional religion is Odinani or Omenala.
A yoruba translated their bible for them...education is not one their priorities unfortunately only trade business.
@@damiadebayo6634bullshit education is top priority in Igbo culture. Yorubas love spreading lies worrying bout developing your ugly red roof cities
Festus is wrong.
Yorubas and Ibos did NOT know each other before the arrival of Europeans.
Yorubas and Ibos do not share ANY border with each other.
We are not related to each other in ANY way.
We are two different people.
Well said. They are known as Ibo or Eboe, their envy to be Yoruba made them to change their name to Igbo like in many Yoruba groups, Igbomina, Ijebu Igbo, Ugbo in Ondo, Igbo takun in Ondo, OṣoIgbo/Osogbo et c. They are desperate to be relevant. They changed from Ibo/Yibo (colonislists spell it Eboe) to Igbo after the war in the 70s. All in their attempt to blend with Yorùbá. We call them Bush/forest people. Igbo means forest in Yoruba. They were known as ONIHOHO (naked) people too. We met them naked in the forest.
Ibo are not among the top 3 richest Nigerians. We have Aliko Dangote, Mike Adenuga, Abdul Samed Rabiu, Femi Otedola. There are silent Yoruba car manufacturers and military armoured vehicles manufacturer selling to Belarus East Europe, PROFORCE LIMITED owned by a Yoruba the only in Sub Saharan Africa. Yoruba owned airports and a Yoruba lady Eniola Aluko owned a football club in Italy. Nobody heard the news if it had been an Ibo the whole Internet will be on fire.
NORD is a made in Nigeria car manufacturer (Yorùbá) Check out NORD vehicles. Land Mark wasn't the only beach in Lagos that was affected by the Lagos to Calabar highway project. The beautiful ONIRU beach, is owned by a Yoruba and also was affected by the ongoing Highway project. You don't see the Yoruba beach owner crying or making noise. There are beautiful beaches owned by Yoruba like: Takwa bay beach, Onikan beach, Elegushi beach, Eleko beach et.c
I'm forced to correct some false narratives by Ibo who think they need to step on Yoruba to climb up. They are below and never a match to Yoruba. They are so great that they are fleeing their homeland to come to Yoruba land to live. Go to any Yoruba town you'll see them. If we are hostile like them they won't be comfortable to stay among us. Yoruba are accomodating, peaceful, generous, easy, calm and patient people but if provoked or taken for granted and disrespected you will be shown the dark side of Yoruba, silent killer, slow poison, wise strategic planner that don't forgive easily without payback first (you do me I do you, god no vex) another Yoruba adage is Iyan ogun ọdun .... (u know)
Let no Ibo come for me or I'll open the book of revelation for you.
Then why they have the same haplogroups?. Same race different ethnicity. No one is preventing you from seperatinf and being by yourself but just understand a little how genetics works.
The tribes issue have to be talk about in a respectful way,
so all the tribes has an understanding of who we are.when we know who we are as a people then we work to build a united Africa and a united diaspora, working for the up liftment of black people. Then every tribes will respect each other, because we are one black people.
We cannot continue the white man imposed ways on our one another.so let reason this thing out African, or we going to regret it, see the Chinese, Russia and Europe watching, reading to pounced on us again. Keep the discussion going, it needed to enlightened the black world.
Where can i get access to those two books?
Yorubas own several beaches, own Nord.motors and airlines. But an igbo owns one and his people makes noise about it. That's the difference between igbos and Yorubas. Yorubas are the richest but aren’t braggards. Yoruba owning companies will not use ut to rub in people's face, an Igbo owing a 4 by 4 shop selling buscuits will brag about it.
Not a lot of info on odinani in circulation
Ifa is not Orisha
Ifa is a deviation and a medium of communication
Ifa it's only for the Yoruba Tribes
Go to Jamaica, there's a religion called Obeah, it actually Efik and Igbo.
God : the supreme or ultimate reality: a Being perfect in power, wisdom, and goodness, the creator and ruler of the universe. All that the Abrahamic religions (judaism, christianity and islam) have given to us are vengeful, blood-letting, warmongering and divisive Gods.
@@Stp-n-r Correct
More slaves where taken from the Igbo than the Yoruba, Yoruba descendants are more so found in Jamaica not the US
Because most of us in the West have either Yoruba or Akan ancestry.
What was the total population of akan during slave era ... Don't fall for blackmail, majority of people take from west Africa then were people that were living in the geographical location now called Nigeria
@@fesderi3933 I don't disagree. But me being Jamaican, my Ancestry has been traced, & I definitely have Akan ancestry.
@@shahross8366 We diasporas in general are a amalgamation of multiple tribes from West and Central Africa predominately from regions now currently known as Nigeria, Angola/Congo, and Ghana, with smaller percentages from the Senegambian and elsewhere in Africa, so its nonsensical to claim just one…
Because one is lazy and the other more serious minded and hardworking so black Americans being mostly lazy will tilt towards people who are lazy minded like them
@@Jah_Nzola Novody is claiming just one.
But the fact remains, that the Yoruba nation was one of the biggest exports to the West. That's why you find the lagest traces of their culture in certain places in North & South America.
Nord is bigger than Innoson. Its Yoruba owned.
You’re everywhere dude and i have never heard of nord. I’m in Ghana i don’t know what nord is. Is it a book?😂
ok fake Ghanaian😂@raphael3620
There’s IFA in Voodoo and Igbo they call it AFA
First Africans stop using term colonial masters
No master
Only colonialist
Thats right ! I never use colonial masters, they were evil colonialists !
Many of the Africans on the panel reminds me of the Circassians in Israel. It is a group of people who came from somewhere in Europe. But they were tormented by Christians insisting that they convert and also tormented by the Muslims insisting that they convert to Islam. Finally they left their land and were given a patch of area in Israel and another patch in Jordan. There, the christians and muslims marry one another, they don't make a big deal about religion (I think they want nothing to do with it, but are too afraid to drop it).
This is a weird analogy. 🤔
@@shahross8366 just an association in my head. the mutliple religions in one family.
IM A BLACK AMERICAN MUSLIM, US BLACK AMERICANS CREATED OUR OWN CULTURE
Our culture is a mixture of many African ethnicities to create a new culture.
This idea that most of Nigeria's wealth in situated in Iboland is laughable.
The IGR of Ogun state (a Yoruba state) is more than all the 5 Ibo states combined.
Not to talk of Lagos (another Yoruba state) which is the 5th biggest economy in the whole of Africa.
The SW (which is most of Yorubaland) alone contribute 72% of Nigeria's IGR.
As a matter of fact, Iboland contributes the least to Nigeria economy out of all the geopolitical zone.
So, where did this lie that most of Nigeria's money originates from Iboland come from?
Based on the data, the opposite is the case. The data does not support the lies that some of you love to spread on social media.
You know your claim is subject to argument? Right?
@@childrentoys4537 Your cannot argue data. Go and verify.
Bro l you guys will be terrified if Igbos separated themselves from Nigeria and sold all our businesses in Lagos to the government or your kidding me
We developed abujia and Lagos you know I’m not lying
Exactly. He's just spewing igbo propaganda 😂, not data or reality.
Igbo’s have their own spirituality. They will never ever ever combine spirituality with the Yorubas.
Joining there culture doesn’t mean you’re them. It’s genetic that tells where you’re from. Many black Americans are genetically related to ibos.
Igbos and Yoruba share same haplogroups.. You are more related to igbos.