I was born in Jamaica. I felt the same way when I traveled to the continent, to Ghana, when I was 19. I became...complete. It completely transformed me. I became radicalized because I knew the substance...the depth...that I come from. There's nothing more beautiful than being a child of Mama Africa...like I just want to cry knowing of what I am. And the more I continue to learn my history (pre and post colonialism/trans-atlantic slavery...) I just grow more and more confident. Our power can't be denied. And we will get it back soon. Listen, Ryan...you are truly an inspiration. I had a certain goal I've wanted to accomplish since birth but you have birth a new drive in me that you will never ever understand and I aim to meet you one day (after I accomplish it) to thank you...truly. The ancestors are truly blessing their descendants..sparking revolution in us....We Will Rise!
Such a Brilliant man, took his brilliance and added it into his art form and that has turned into a Blockbuster affecting the world. Bravo Ryan Coogler. Bravo.
I love that story. Even as a African when I go to America I see myself and my family in every situation. Only difference is the feeling of being a minority and the way colonizers/enslavers have inflicted pain on us.
Thank YOU!!!...I'm sending this to EVERY African American I know! This is SO POWERFUL, I burst into tears watching this. As African Americans we feel so lost & disconnected from our culture. So when they tell us we are just hoodlums, bums, and ghetto we believe them because we don't know any better. But if we knew that these things are engraved in our cultural identity we could embrace, and take pride in our rituals. We could give our children back 'their' identity so they can know, "I am someone special and I'm from somewhere important"!!!🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏿
The more I have learned about my Ancestors... the more fascinated I am about Black cultures!!! There is a link and we are the same... I have bonded with many Africans from different parts of the WORLD...
2:25 -What the captions say: "(Faint speaking)" -What I hear: The literal greatest, most fun audience commentary I ever heard in my life "C O R R E C T!"
So funny and true. I have to say as an African (Originally from Ghana) living in the States for almost 20 years now; When I first came here I embraced my African American brothers and sisters as just that: brothers and sisters. But the most racism I've experienced living here has come more from African Americans than from white Americans. I always got the sense that they felt as if they were better than me. Which made me feel pretty sad for them honestly. My experience has of course deepened in the 20 years since then. I've come to understand the African American disposition which has led to a lot of the mindset. I loved Black Panther (saw it 3 time) but I felt like the relationship between Africans and African Americans was always the unspoken elephant in the room that they didn't really grapple with in the film. But I agree that gap really needs to be bridged.
K Asante I’m sorry that was your experience. We were taught to try to be like whites in order to survive and to not associate ourselves with anything African or we would get beat or die. And remember we were told Africans did not like us and sold us off. Some of us want to interact because if curiosity and a yearning to reconnect but don’t know how to. I was like this when I was younger. But now my Nigerian friends are like family so much, they’ve given me a name from their tribe and even their mother call and check on me. We must heal and build a connection.
The trauma of Colonization really took a toll on African Americans sis. We have to work twice as hard to reinforce love for ourselves when everyone else tells us the opposite. Hopefully, with access to more information we will have a better understanding of our brothers and sisters on the continent and bridge that gap in love.
Thank you Ryan. It was so refreshing to see black folks in a movie with black men and women in relationships. For some reason when a movie or tv show has black characters, several or one must be non-heterosexual involved or non-black on black involved relationships. So, I thank you for letting us breath. Now there is nothing wrong with loving anyone that a person is attracted to, it is just like Hollywood always have black characters involved in non-black male and female relationships in every movie and tv show.
Why does the interviewer exclude other blacks??More black people in the world than only in Africa or the USA man,as a black man living in the Netherlands that ish is kinda insulting to me and many beside me.Been to BP yesterday for the third time,and the theater was again mostly poc celebrating the movie,the movement etc ,this means a lot to so many people around the world and especially to BLACK PEOPLE no matter the location they live at...or birthplace!SMH🤦🏾♂️
karakuri100p wth? He is talking ancestry, history, where we originated from. He is talking about you also and where you trace your origins back to. How can you miss such a simple explanation. You and your family probably do the same rituals in the Netherlands that they do in the Bay Area, Africa or anywhere else black people live around the world. He is just connecting it all back to Africa hence him saying "we were African this entire time".
When Ryan said "of course y'all do, your African...brought tears to my eyes"😭😂😂😂❤💚💜
*"...it was no way they could wipe out what we were for thousands of years..."* 4:26 *POWERFUL!*
It's in the DNA!! 💯
This truly brought tears to my eyes. We do the same things in the Caribbean and black folks in Canada. We are all connected!
Hi where are u from?...i am from Barbados..
This is the dream! That everyone of African descent can visit home and just know it’s home! #PanAfrican
I was born in Jamaica. I felt the same way when I traveled to the continent, to Ghana, when I was 19. I became...complete. It completely transformed me. I became radicalized because I knew the substance...the depth...that I come from. There's nothing more beautiful than being a child of Mama Africa...like I just want to cry knowing of what I am. And the more I continue to learn my history (pre and post colonialism/trans-atlantic slavery...) I just grow more and more confident. Our power can't be denied. And we will get it back soon. Listen, Ryan...you are truly an inspiration. I had a certain goal I've wanted to accomplish since birth but you have birth a new drive in me that you will never ever understand and I aim to meet you one day (after I accomplish it) to thank you...truly. The ancestors are truly blessing their descendants..sparking revolution in us....We Will Rise!
Such a Brilliant man, took his brilliance and added it into his art form and that has turned into a Blockbuster affecting the world. Bravo Ryan Coogler. Bravo.
He’s so Oakland... and I love it! What a beautiful thing to see such talent hail from Oakland. #Baytotheuniverse
This was so beautifully said. Well done Ryan Coogler!!
Much props to You Ryan Coogler! Many will surely search their root connection to the Mother land!
I love that story. Even as a African when I go to America I see myself and my family in every situation. Only difference is the feeling of being a minority and the way colonizers/enslavers have inflicted pain on us.
"We've been African this whole time." _What a revelation to know you still have the same cultural ways as your ppl on the continent.
Thank YOU!!!...I'm sending this to EVERY African American I know! This is SO POWERFUL, I burst into tears watching this. As African Americans we feel so lost & disconnected from our culture. So when they tell us we are just hoodlums, bums, and ghetto we believe them because we don't know any better. But if we knew that these things are engraved in our cultural identity we could embrace, and take pride in our rituals. We could give our children back 'their' identity so they can know, "I am someone special and I'm from somewhere important"!!!🙏🏾🙏🏽🙏🏿
They can take you out of Africa but they can’t take Africa out of you! I hope that makes sense😊
It makes a hundred per cent sense.
I love Ryan. Am in awe of his brilliance, genius, insight. I so appreciate what he's given us.
This is a talented young black man right here.
The more I have learned about my Ancestors... the more fascinated I am about Black cultures!!! There is a link and we are the same... I have bonded with many Africans from different parts of the WORLD...
I feel the same way as well!
One of my favourite videos on YT
2:25
-What the captions say: "(Faint speaking)"
-What I hear: The literal greatest, most fun audience commentary I ever heard in my life
"C O R R E C T!"
So funny and true. I have to say as an African (Originally from Ghana) living in the States for almost 20 years now; When I first came here I embraced my African American brothers and sisters as just that: brothers and sisters. But the most racism I've experienced living here has come more from African Americans than from white Americans. I always got the sense that they felt as if they were better than me. Which made me feel pretty sad for them honestly. My experience has of course deepened in the 20 years since then. I've come to understand the African American disposition which has led to a lot of the mindset. I loved Black Panther (saw it 3 time) but I felt like the relationship between Africans and African Americans was always the unspoken elephant in the room that they didn't really grapple with in the film. But I agree that gap really needs to be bridged.
K Asante I’m sorry that was your experience. We were taught to try to be like whites in order to survive and to not associate ourselves with anything African or we would get beat or die. And remember we were told Africans did not like us and sold us off.
Some of us want to interact because if curiosity and a yearning to reconnect but don’t know how to. I was like this when I was younger. But now my Nigerian friends are like family so much, they’ve given me a name from their tribe and even their mother call and check on me. We must heal and build a connection.
The trauma of Colonization really took a toll on African Americans sis. We have to work twice as hard to reinforce love for ourselves when everyone else tells us the opposite. Hopefully, with access to more information we will have a better understanding of our brothers and sisters on the continent and bridge that gap in love.
It's just because they don't know any better. We've been miseducated to hate our own people. It really shouldnt be like that.
K Asante can anyone name the "ritual"
Ryan spoke ?
DraiAKA 8
Man bro, you said that! Got me all in my feelings! Oakland Baby! 98i
That was beautiful
I felt that! i am African and i concur.
I absolutely love this video!!!
FEELING IT!! 😅❤ SENSE OF PURE "BELONGING"😍 Ryan Coogler ..👌
man that was powerful
*9-8-20*
Missing Chadwick. Thank you and the Black Panther cast. Chadwick, never forgotten. *Blessings🙏to all* .
🙅🏾♂️🇬🇭Wakanda Forever🇬🇭🙅🏾♂️
Wow. Just wow.
God damn it I love this man!
"...whatever this evil thing that happened to us, unfortunately they don't teach us anything beyond that..."
"I gotta go right now" lmao
Wauw amazing Story!
Ryan Coogler the realest
Thank you Ryan. It was so refreshing to see black folks in a movie with black men and women in relationships. For some reason when a movie or tv show has black characters, several or one must be non-heterosexual involved or non-black on black involved relationships. So, I thank you for letting us breath. Now there is nothing wrong with loving anyone that a person is attracted to, it is just like Hollywood always have black characters involved in non-black male and female relationships in every movie and tv show.
EVERY AFRICAN AMERICAN SHOULD BE GIVEN THE RIGHT TO FREE TICKETS TO VISIT AFRICA FOR A MONTH...AT LEAST
This is revelation.
Lovely...
I'm just a white dude chiming in, but it's interesting watching this after catching Atlanta series 3 ep 1, last night ie "the *you're black* talk"
I feel as if I am home at last.
I bet Ryan was a cute little baby.
You naawamean ..?
Shits beautiful
Ryan Coogler...Very poignant storyteller and it shows in his films.
Why does the interviewer exclude other blacks??More black people in the world than only in Africa or the USA man,as a black man living in the Netherlands that ish is kinda insulting to me and many beside me.Been to BP yesterday for the third time,and the theater was again mostly poc celebrating the movie,the movement etc ,this means a lot to so many people around the world and especially to BLACK PEOPLE no matter the location they live at...or birthplace!SMH🤦🏾♂️
Thank you for pointing that out! I've always been curious about what the black experience is in countries like the Netherlands, Russia or Sweden!
Stop fuckin cryin ya parents moved there
karakuri100p wth? He is talking ancestry, history, where we originated from. He is talking about you also and where you trace your origins back to. How can you miss such a simple explanation. You and your family probably do the same rituals in the Netherlands that they do in the Bay Area, Africa or anywhere else black people live around the world. He is just connecting it all back to Africa hence him saying "we were African this entire time".
I came across his name on so many comic movies. Thought he was an old white man🙆🏾...
FILM LAUGHS AT BLACK AMERICA, A WIMP IN TIGHTS IS YOUR HERO???? REALLY.
A LOST RACE.
Jesus broooooo I hate this guy stop focusing on black pain as a black guy stop just focus on making the movie interesting for all ppl to watch hoood