Guys as a South African I can tell you I relate to what you are saying because we have been called lazy, stupid, entitled and every nasty name you can imagine by other Africans who come to this country as immigrants. These are the same people who undercut South Africans from jobs by offering slave labor to companies. For some reason we are expected to turn a blind eye to drug trafficking and widespread crime committed by foreign nationals in this country because we are all 'African brothers'. I hope more black Americans and Caribbeans can come to South Africa because you are the only black community in the world that truly know what it's like to fight with White Supremacy every day.
You guys have been so positive about Africa and we love you for that. As Africans who are open minded we would like to apologize on behalf of Africans who are ignorant. Your points are valid. Let’s keep building a positive relationship between Africans and Africans in diaspora, let’s love and empower each other.
What. a beautiful response! beautifully said sistah,yes let's keep building and empowering each other in love and peace ! im looking forward. to moving back home soon!
Black people in the States are shockingly very similar to South Africans in terms of conditions, we own nothing and all our work and talents benefit everyone else but us.
Southafrican people know more about Black Americans we study you all the time you have no Idea black american songs take us tro Aparthied years in Southafrica 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦😇😇
Thanks for shedding light on these stereotypes affecting many African people. Sadly, some still cling to the notion that "African Americans" are superior to Africans. I really appreciate that this video aims to educate Africans about stereotypes towards "African Americans" without criticizing Africans, as some might misunderstand it to fit their own narrative. It also encourages those with such stereotypes to change their mindset, which is crucial. So, anyone offended by the video likely resists education or is in denial. Interestingly, these stereotypes aren't unique to you guys. As South Africans, we also encounter them when traveling to other African countries. When we mention we're South African, we often face poor treatment, unwarranted detentions, and a lack of assistance, all aimed at extorting bribes from us because they assume we have a lot of money, which is not the case. I've lost count of how many times I've been asked for money in exchange for help in various African countries. It's truly baffling!
Brother we really appreciate your in depth commentary on our videos. It shows that you really understand what we try to convey and that means a lot to us!
Being called "Umlungu" white person is a Boss title in South Africa, It's what employees call black bosses. It's wierd but it's not offensive, relax guys and wear it with pride.
This is the kind of education that I was hoping would take place once more and more African Americans arrived in Africa. One day we will have exchange programs in which African American public school teachers will come to Africa to teach for a semester or full year. And African teachers will go to America to teach in predominantly Black schools. This is another way, the education will continue. Thanks for sharing.
Great video. I feel travel is the best way to rid one self of ignorance and clear the mind from all the false information we are fed. People around the world have misconceptions about each other. I feel that when more Africans can be in the position to travel, these misconceptions will start falling away. You guys are doing such a great job at helping people see the truth. Both in Africa and America.
I get an idea that African-Americans think of "Africans" or blacks in Africa as a single tribe\culture, but reality is there are many different "tribes" that is as different from each other as countries in Europe. I would like to know how you experienced the attitude of white South Africans towards yourself, compared to the attitude of say American whites or Europeans?
@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFE Don’t be surprised if those harsh negative comments about AA came from someone of East Indian background. This is normally there blueprint. Not all of them but most. They have a hard time separating good from bad. Everybody is the same to them except when it comes to the Muzungu.
Difficult subject bravely navigated and I'd just add that in all societies there are layers of misconception about other countries and their local culture. I was privileged to visit Dallas, Texas on a business trip in 1999 and I'm a white person, who travelled together with another guy (a person of colour), though he looked more Mexican and you may imagine how that went down as we went visiting various places there. We decided in our month there to forgo the usual tourist attractions and we spent our weekends travelling to visit different neighbourhoods to see how "ya'all" lived over there. You guys and this channel are doing a wonderful job tackling the fun stuff and balancing the difficult subjects on your channel. Do keep doing what you doing with your content even when you challenge the standard narratives and concepts, as we all grow by that kind of information and education. God bless you guys and baby girl. Shalom.
Thawadah fellow Hebrews for enlightening our people on what's real with our state of being here in America and the diaspora in general. As the awakening continues I just want you guys to know that you're playing an integral part in this movement and that it's much appreciated. May The Most High continue to bless and inspire you. Shalom 💯
South Africans love African Americans. It makes us so happy when we see you affording beautiful houses in those beautiful areas (because of the exchange rate and your work ethics; you are richer than us in that sense). It is healing to see other africans prospering...🥰. May all your plans come to fruition and may you continue to be abundantly blessed. Makwande 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
Progressive discourse causes reflection and reflection leads to conversation and conversation breaks down stereotypes. the coloniser/oppressor was very methodical in their "divide and conquer" strategy and these types of conversations are heavily needed. Thank you for making this video and letting us see your perspective.
Thank you for sharing this insightful information.... You guys are also teaching us about some things we as Africans tend to ignore nor even think about what we say nor think may rub you guys in a negative way.... You're appreciated.
Keep it up you wonderful people. You may be starting a pandemic of positivity among us Africans that with bless humanity as we transcend the evil past our ancestors struggled against towards Ubuntu by all. Amandla ❤
I cringe so much when I hear my fellow South Africans and other Africans use the "N" word. I dont think we should use the word because our ancestors were not historically humiliated and traumatized by the word in the same way that African Americans were. The same way Black people in South Africa can say kaffir but we would throw hands if ,say,our west african cousins called us that.
Atlist we don't sing and call each other Kaffir whereas the very same blacks in America are singing and calling themselves N word and we thought okay them we can also play around with it just them black Americans do. It's not as if we do it in a wrong way we sing how they use the N word black Americans themselves Kaffir is not even close
On mzungu/mlungu/murungu you're taking the literal meaning. Mzungu/Murungu means boss. Usually used to refer to a person with money or the one you're working for
You do have culture. When the average African speaks/asks about your culture they are not referring to Jodeci or MJ or Tupac, they are referring to the things you do at funerals, pregnancies, births, weddings, cornbread, grits, jumping the broom, calling elderly ladies Ms so & so...that sort of thing. As for the N-word and other profanities, it is the American entertainment industry that popularised and made it seem like those were acceptable terms to use. Generally when Africans meet a person from a different culture, they make an effort to address them in their language(how ever little they know) or say that one word they might know as a form of acknowledgement so, unfortunately people that are not aware of what the n-word really is, will use it on any Black American they meet without any intention to offend.
Shalom Fam! Much thanks for both the videos showing both sides on the misconceptions May The MOST HIGH YAH continue to clean our hearts and minds to become one nation again !
New subscriber here: African American man from the U.S. I'm interested in visiting and maybe moving to an African country someday. Your content is refreshing, and I appreciate your honesty. Thanks for your content and I'll suggest your channel to others. Peace and love, y'all.
I want to say there are some Africans who won't listen. I am African myself and i have heard some Africans say things like African Americans don't have culture and i tried to tell them not to say that and i got yelled at for "making up imaginary animosity". I do wish to apologize on their behalf, some people truly don't know and that's understandable but others just lack the ability to empathize or listen. So please try to not take it too personal and do not focus on that. The truth is what you focus on influences your reality, so ignore things you do not like and make them disappear because you have the power to do that. Much love and God bless.
And I am one of the AA highly offended by my people that use the “N” word, and to hear some of my SA brothers use it is very disheartening. When I left America, I was hoping to escape the ever growing ignorant overuse of the word. When will my people learn & put a stop to this word. Do y’all remember when we use to say, “homie” “homeboy” “homegirl”? Thanks for doing this video
Am an African about to turn sixty. Growing up in the seventies and watching American movies, i heard that word used a lot by white actors in reference to black actors; the time when in every movie, the black actor always died, most times in saving the white actor. I hated the N word then, and it came as a shock, when black Americans started glamourizing it, and more shocked when my fellow Africans started using it without understanding the historical context of the word; but then thanks to hip-hop from promoting that and other vulgarities.
@@josephshonga178Thanks for sharing your perspective as an African. Our History should educate us to make wiser choices in the future. White people banded together when hip hop sang against racism & the police, but encouraged hip hop to use vulgarity & racist words against their own kind. Of course they dangled $$$ & a contract, and our poor kids took the bait. Now we have to band together to encourage our own to wake up & stop!
As a South African I would say some of the misconceptions are motivated by how some but not all African Americans may come to the continent and behave in the same way that yt people behave towards Africans . They come to African to and exercise their western privilege and that comes across as whiteness. Another thing when it come to the N word we simply cannot fathom how black people in the USA can use that word so openly, we as South African have a similar word and absolutely no one uses and it’s actually a crime to use it and we will never use on each other because we absolutely reject it and what it stands for and symbolizes.
@@Claudia8045 I didn't say most comments are negative. I don't know whether you're illiterate that you can't even comprehend a simple comment or if you just want to start a fight with me, and I bet you won't even win it. You look like a joke now, go back and read my comment, slowly this time.
Since you guys have lived on the continent, it will be nice to put up a video about the misconceptions that African Americans have about Africans as well.
2:23 I dont know how it works in East Africa, but being called mlungu meaning white is a holdover from colonial times where the white man was boss/ rich etc. In Zim, where i'm from, that term is used as a mark of respect/ honour as if to say i'm elevating you to white/ rich/ boss status. Another term used in a similiar vain is "boy". I hated it when my grandmother called me that so much so that when my grade 3 teacher randomly asked her class back in the day to share things our parents did that really irritated us, i brought it up. I'll never forget her explanation. With her having grown up in an era before independence (Zimbabwe got its independence from Britian in 1980, and i was post after that) she understood where my granny was coming from. Its pretty sad. According to my teacher, back in the day, the white man would refer to their prized/ beloved/ insert-better-word-here as "my boy Thomas" (name is just an example) referring to a grown man with kids etc. So my granny had been using that phrase "boy lami" (my boy) as a term of endearment. What's really sad about this and is getting lost in translation is that my granny was using a phrase that was disrespectul culturally (coz its taboo to use the given name of someone older/ grown) as a form of endearment coz white folk had referred to them as such back in the day.
You guys are really putting bridges to connect us in Africa our diaspora africans. Continue with the same spirit. We want them to come back to Africa. Some of African countries even facilitate the process by giving Africa diaspora people visa on arrival and easy citizenship process. Welcome home.
I think it is great that you made this video and cleared some of those misconceptions, especially the race issue, we hear in South Africa have a different approach to it , obviously because our history, while our African brothers and sisters from the continent think otherwise, they don't seem to understand that we had government legislated racism in South Africa, called Apartheid.
I am caucasian and I get called the 'N' word by some friends here. I don't ever use it, but I have found it is a term of endearment from my local friends. It is an odd thing to get used to.
As Ugandans we majorly differentiate ourselves by the tribal languages we speak. If you speak Luganda, I will call you a Muganda, you speak Lusoga I will call you a Musoga. So if you speak Luzungu (English) like a white person, we will nickname you Muzungu. The local person can hardly tell the difference between African American accent, white American accent, black British accent, or white British accent. To us it’s all white man’s language. You can be sure that the day the common man learns the difference in the accents, you will have your own nickname. In other contexts muzungu is used to mean a non African foreigner
Some of the guys that say African Americans don't have culture usually don't truly understand the definition of the word. So don't pay too much attention to those guys. They think culture means customs and rituals and communicating with your ancestors. So the next time someone tells you African Americans don't have culture, ask them to define the word.
Understanding the racial struggles of African Americans in the USA, and hoping to continue with the struggle, South Africa is a better place for you cuz they still face glaring racial segregations in their populations. Kenya doesn't have that dialogue and you might feel left out. A Kenyan gets up in the morning knowing that they are human beings enough to achieve the heights they dream of without racial prejudice. As you say, white people are treated better than black Americans because it's clear that the whites are definitely foreigners. African Americans can pass for a regular Kenyan that has lived in the USA and that competition to be treated the same is definitely lost because Kenyans will treat foreigners much better than a fellow local because of tourism and hospitality influence. Remember white people have been visiting Kenya for decades and bringing foreign exchange to the country. Tourism is the No. 1 foreign exchange earner for the country since after independence. Now African Americans just started traveling to Africa recently and their effect is not even known cuz they are so few too! Kenyans have no time to actively fight the white man as is expected by African Americans. It's not our struggle and it pisses off African Americans. South Africa is better for that struggle. Remember that for Kenya, after 1963, the country was taken over by the locals and there's no more local systemic freedom that we seek from the white man except internationally.
Actually their history is largely in West Africa yet they are all moving to South Africa. I really don't understand that. I keep pondering about that. The only reason they have given me is that SA has the same struggle background like them. Which is not really the same. In SA the blacks are in power unlike USA. So using such is preposterious to me as all African nations struggle with colonialism which is not so much different from Apartheid.
@@youme1414 Why are you personalizing it? It’s the country they chose to live in. I mean they are still in the motherland! AFRICA! Why can Black Africans be happy when their brothers and sisters choose to come back to the motherland? It doesn’t matter which country they choose. It’s not like you who knows where you are originally from or rather born in Africa, you know where I’m heading to with this? I’m tired of typing lol 😂 let’s just learn from each other and also be happy for the good things people choose to do.
@@RoshaniLifeStyle You are probably taking my post out of context all rather ready a different meaning to it. I want African Americans in all countries of Africa excepting SA because of South African xenophobic attitude. They can burn you alive before you know it and come to the public to justify it without remorse. However, I am happy to see African Americans return to their root, seriously. My point is clear it would be better to contribute to where the helps are needed the most to effect a quick change rather than going to the place that looks like USA, SA, where the oppression is still rife. Thank you.
i agree, however some people mindsets are limited and think all African Americans are like this or that. In South Africa there also stereotypes among races but people forget people are dynamic and individuals just like one bird is not the same as the other.
I think African Americans being referred to as 'white' in some parts of the continent, refers more to being 'westernised', as opposed to actually being white. Like, your skin is not white, so obviously someone calling you 'white' knows you're not actually white. In Ghana, the term 'obroni' is often used. It can literally mean a white person, or it can mean a foreigner. ALSO, Ghanaians who behave more 'westernized', get called 'obroni' . As African Americans you speak English fluently, in typically non-African accents. The food you might prefer eating, your culture, mannerisms etc are not necessarily seen as African, but more as Western. Hence, some Africans use the term 'white' to refer to you. I get how it can be offensive, but try to not take it to heart. Even some of us, as Africans, get called 'white', depending on how we carry ourselves. For example, we'd be called white for speaking English more fluently than a local language. I don't think it's meant to offend. Majority of Africans see African Americans as our brothers and sisters. ❤
These were genuinely fair points and I am glad we can have a dialogue about this. However, I think I need to add qualifiers to some of them where it's sort of America's fault and not necessarily Africa's fault. When we were kids and before RUclips the only way to learn anything about America was Cinema, TV, Books, Music etc. All of those were perfectly curated by the American propaganda machine to paint America in the best possible light internationally. Hip-hop artists came and disrupted the propaganda by speaking out and making the listeners aware that it's not all about "white picket fences". However, most people still think that only a tiny fraction of Americans live in poverty, the perception is that the vast majority live like Fresh Prince, Home Alone, MTV Cribs and Berverly Hills typa mansions. Regarding the N-Word, most people in Africa think it's an endearing term like "Whats up bro/homey". Most people have no idea that it's a derogatory word. But as I said, let's keep the dialogue going. Shalom fam.
America in general is looked as rich which of course it’s true. So where comes from the United States even those who are deported they are viewed as having dollars which when converted to most African money it’s a lot
Usually when Africans talk culture we are not speaking about music , rather referring to principles and rules guiding a community’s way of life , traditions, attires , social behavior , values , family, food etc. Just as in Africa when we talk about culture we are not referring to Afro beats etc. However it could be due to a lack of knowledge about Americas culture on the part of African because when we consider other nations like in Asia we see a relatively rich culture as it is in Africa , while America is usually not presented that way on the media . Usually when Africans say America has no culture , we don’t mean the lack of all elements that make up the definition of a culture , we mean the lack of good social behavior due to how it is presented on the media , so it could be a misconception
You guys are doing a great job don't let anyone tell you otherwise, Africa is your home period. I just wanted to say something about MUZUNGU the word is also used to Africans sometimes but it doesn't mean a white man if it's addressed to a black person it's like a lifestyle, example if I go to the village and I won't eat certain food they can refer to me as MUZUNGU or I won't follow certain local tradition same thing. Coz I remember my grandmother used to call me MUZUNGU coz I couldn't stay in the farm all day planting rice so they gave me an easier job like bringing food, water and so on is not that you are a white man but rather lives like a Whiteman perhaps white people are seen to have an easier life coz until recently very few people could afford basic things like washing machine refrigerator television cars and so on it's not offensive but few people could take advantage of you thinking that you have plenty of money, the videos you are making is helping us to understand each other.. example in the US few African Americans would make joke to an African like a butt scratcher or a funny way of speaking english and some believe that we're not smart bcoz we come from a less developed place so these videos are helping us to understand the divide but we don't look at each other as different except we grew up from different environments and with that comes different backgrounds like practices just like one African growing up in the city and the other in the village may have slight differences in doing things..
Shalom it behooves me how you can hear our music all on the continent. You can see all swag all on the continent but they don’t know nothing else about us. OK I love all but all it’s not gonna love you. The Bible has told us they will be certain people that will have a perpetual hatred for us. Shake the dust off your shoes when you come across these people and keep it pushing.
I like your positive perspective on being in Africa. Here are some things I have been wondering: Have you found African friends? Were you able to keep up with your hobbies? Is there access to art classes, dance classes or AirBnb Experiences?
Please visit Soweto in Johannesburg, Vilakazi Str where Nelson and winnie Mandela lived,as well as Archbishop Tutu. In that street you'll find African restaurants where they cook African food. You'll also enjoy African song and dance there.
I feel like we decided to appreciate each other but nobody made any preparations for us to integrate with each other. The governments, and AU, may have the best to do that but I guess some are just beginning to join in the movement. The diaspora that moved first should have set up something but as you say, not everyone is rich and you come from a very individualistic society so working in groups may not come naturally. Even Africa may be slowly losing their social groupings. Also, a lot of Africans, individually, may not have the resources to accommodate you so it kind of sad not to see a guiding hand being offered to incoming residents. The online warriors do try to offer advice but it is not the same as getting it from a person who has had a personal connection with you.
Dear Family which includes everyone here...Diaspora-the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland. In America we have been lawfully labeled Negro, Colored, Black and African American. This covers over 400 years. African American label being the shortest amount of time. Black being the longest in my lifetime. We as a race in America are Black as Dark Chocolate and light as Honey. And in America we know that we belong to each other even as strangers, especially at White events. We acknowledge each other. This is how families look, the Dark Chocolate to Honey range of Black. I give great praise to Freedom Chasers because African Americans usually see Africa as the mother that does not love us, but we seek to love her. Africa is our family who does not claim us, but we seek to discover and know. Freedom Chasers are brave, determined and the vision of the future. And they are the only way that the Diaspora can come full circle and be a family reunited someday.
Powerful words! 😊😊 It seems to me that Africans or Blacks in the diaspora are on a spiritual journey, which includes understanding where their ancestors came from and where they really fit in. They are therefore entitled to come back to Africa, be it for a short or long period. They must just be aware that those that were left behind in Africa went through more or less the same persecution and trauma, which still manifest in many ways. If they don't receive the love they expect sometimes, it is because many Africans are still hurting themselves. We are all in the same boat, and the world sees us as one and at the bottom of the world hierarchy. Now is the time to have open and honest conversations about our thinking, experiences and expectations. This is a healing process we all need as a collective, but it doesn't mean it is going to be easy, because our wounds will be laid bare before they finally heal. I pray for Healing, Love and Unity for all my black brothers and sisters around the world. Love from South Africa!❤❤ 🇿🇦 🇿🇦
when they say African Americans don't have culture, they mean that your great grand parents (ancestors) did not teach you to hold on to the traditional ways before slavery, meaning that before slavery you had a traditional cultural background which they left behind when they were taken away. e.g. In SA🇿🇦, we still practice most of our traditional ceremonies and wear traditional attires on special occasions.
@simphiwecebekhulu,8216 It was practically impossible for enslaved great grandparents to teach African customs and heritage while being beaten, raped, sold off, and forced to labor around the clock. Tribal and family names were erased...new names and adoptive customs were adhered. African American customs and norms are unique...because they were developed from present day necessity and distant failing memories of Africa.
I'm African American who lived in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. East Africans dont have bad or good image of African Americans. In short - they dont care about themselves or others. Mostly, South and West Africans are well aware and educated about Blacks.
Their channel is mainly a channel to teach especially African American people about the misconceptions of Africa. That’s basically the meat and potatoes of their channel it’s why we are all here. This particular video is to give a more full scope picture. Nothing is EVER one sided.
The reason why , africans from Africa call you white (muzungu) is because your culture and behavior is purely white your intonation etc coz real African are described by their tribes when it comes to lifestyle
The reason Afeicans Americans are rich, in my view is because of exchange rate. For example, you can come to SA with a $200 000, upon conversion to rands, you become an instant millionaire. You can live an average lifestyle in the US, come to SA and live an opulence lifestyle, it's all to rhe power of the US dollar.
Love the topic ,ss alot of Spurh African people have the same misconception . They still treat white people better than any other race which I feel strange. South African should embrace themselves and look at themselves in order to change and this comes from a born and raised SA Individual.
This video is was very necessary. I have even heard some misconceptions about blmBlack Americans by other Africans who have moved to the states. But the i understood that is one hasn't gone through a system like apartheid, they won't understand.
I'm not too certain about this but I believe the reason why some East Africans may call you "mzungu" is because they assume that because black Americans are accustomed to and exercise Western and modern lifestyles (unlike us some of us Africans that do live Western lives and have been since the dawn of Industrial Revolution, but still practice our ethnic and cultural customs, etc), they conduct themselves they way Caucasians do since a lot of Caucasians live modernly as well.
Guys as a South African I can tell you I relate to what you are saying because we have been called lazy, stupid, entitled and every nasty name you can imagine by other Africans who come to this country as immigrants. These are the same people who undercut South Africans from jobs by offering slave labor to companies. For some reason we are expected to turn a blind eye to drug trafficking and widespread crime committed by foreign nationals in this country because we are all 'African brothers'. I hope more black Americans and Caribbeans can come to South Africa because you are the only black community in the world that truly know what it's like to fight with White Supremacy every day.
You guys have been so positive about Africa and we love you for that. As Africans who are open minded we would like to apologize on behalf of Africans who are ignorant. Your points are valid. Let’s keep building a positive relationship between Africans and Africans in diaspora, let’s love and empower each other.
No apology necessary we love you guys
What. a beautiful response! beautifully said sistah,yes let's keep building and empowering each other in love and peace ! im looking forward. to moving back home soon!
Black people in the States are shockingly very similar to South Africans in terms of conditions, we own nothing and all our work and talents benefit everyone else but us.
Agreed!
well said👍🏾
Speak for yourself, don't generalise us......just because your a black person in South Africa doesn't mean we are in destitute
@@tua-tuna what took you so long? Was starting to lose faith in us for a second there, thanks for bringing it all back.
@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFEthat's another misconception.
We own a lot, hopefully one days ill have a sit down to explain it
Thank you for telling the truth. The real deal. Wake up people.
Glad you enjoyed the video family!
Much love guys. Never be ashamed of who you are❤ African Americans are amazing!
Southafrican people know more about Black Americans we study you all the time you have no Idea black american songs take us tro Aparthied years in Southafrica 🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦🇿🇦😇😇
Thanks for shedding light on these stereotypes affecting many African people. Sadly, some still cling to the notion that "African Americans" are superior to Africans.
I really appreciate that this video aims to educate Africans about stereotypes towards "African Americans" without criticizing Africans, as some might misunderstand it to fit their own narrative.
It also encourages those with such stereotypes to change their mindset, which is crucial. So, anyone offended by the video likely resists education or is in denial.
Interestingly, these stereotypes aren't unique to you guys. As South Africans, we also encounter them when traveling to other African countries. When we mention we're South African, we often face poor treatment, unwarranted detentions, and a lack of assistance, all aimed at extorting bribes from us because they assume we have a lot of money, which is not the case.
I've lost count of how many times I've been asked for money in exchange for help in various African countries. It's truly baffling!
Brother we really appreciate your in depth commentary on our videos. It shows that you really understand what we try to convey and that means a lot to us!
Travel breaks stereotypes. Travel and get educated.
Being called "Umlungu" white person is a Boss title in South Africa, It's what employees call black bosses.
It's wierd but it's not offensive, relax guys and wear it with pride.
True
Lol true haaz 😅, even your black or Coloured boss we call them "Umlungu wam"
A Nigerian from Dubai came across your channel today . Awesome . Peace and love ❤️
This is the kind of education that I was hoping would take place once more and more African Americans arrived in Africa. One day we will have exchange programs in which African American public school teachers will come to Africa to teach for a semester or full year. And African teachers will go to America to teach in predominantly Black schools. This is another way, the education will continue. Thanks for sharing.
That is a great idea
Great video. I feel travel is the best way to rid one self of ignorance and clear the mind from all the false information we are fed. People around the world have misconceptions about each other. I feel that when more Africans can be in the position to travel, these misconceptions will start falling away. You guys are doing such a great job at helping people see the truth. Both in Africa and America.
So true
I get an idea that African-Americans think of "Africans" or blacks in Africa as a single tribe\culture, but reality is there are many different "tribes" that is as different from each other as countries in Europe. I would like to know how you experienced the attitude of white South Africans towards yourself, compared to the attitude of say American whites or Europeans?
I absolutely love your videos. Beautiful family.❤️🙏🏾🙌🏾
We’re glad you enjoy our videos family!
Thank you for representing us in a positive and real way! Much needed content!👏
Thank you
@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFE
Don’t be surprised if those harsh negative comments about AA came from someone of East Indian background. This is normally there blueprint. Not all of them but most. They have a hard time separating good from bad. Everybody is the same to them except when it comes to the Muzungu.
Difficult subject bravely navigated and I'd just add that in all societies there are layers of misconception about other countries and their local culture. I was privileged to visit Dallas, Texas on a business trip in 1999 and I'm a white person, who travelled together with another guy (a person of colour), though he looked more Mexican and you may imagine how that went down as we went visiting various places there.
We decided in our month there to forgo the usual tourist attractions and we spent our weekends travelling to visit different neighbourhoods to see how "ya'all" lived over there.
You guys and this channel are doing a wonderful job tackling the fun stuff and balancing the difficult subjects on your channel. Do keep doing what you doing with your content even when you challenge the standard narratives and concepts, as we all grow by that kind of information and education.
God bless you guys and baby girl. Shalom.
Shalom
You guys are true AFRICANS, my family and I am so proud of you. Super happy at the fact that you are back HOME. Don't let nobody tell you otherwise.
Thawadah fellow Hebrews for enlightening our people on what's real with our state of being here in America and the diaspora in general. As the awakening continues I just want you guys to know that you're playing an integral part in this movement and that it's much appreciated. May The Most High continue to bless and inspire you. Shalom 💯
APTTMHY!! Shalom fam.
Good Talk! You are both so sincere. Keeping it real and saying what people need to hear. Love your channel.
Thank you so much!
Yep SA can definitely relate more to us Americans I agree
South Africans love African Americans. It makes us so happy when we see you affording beautiful houses in those beautiful areas (because of the exchange rate and your work ethics; you are richer than us in that sense). It is healing to see other africans prospering...🥰. May all your plans come to fruition and may you continue to be abundantly blessed. Makwande 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾
I think you need economics lesson wena .
@@mosalethoba5267😅
@@tyali84 Please read again what I wrote in brackets.
Progressive discourse causes reflection and reflection leads to conversation and conversation breaks down stereotypes. the coloniser/oppressor was very methodical in their "divide and conquer" strategy and these types of conversations are heavily needed.
Thank you for making this video and letting us see your perspective.
Thank you so much
Thank you for sharing this insightful information.... You guys are also teaching us about some things we as Africans tend to ignore nor even think about what we say nor think may rub you guys in a negative way....
You're appreciated.
No problem family and thanks for understanding!
Keep it up you wonderful people. You may be starting a pandemic of positivity among us Africans that with bless humanity as we transcend the evil past our ancestors struggled against towards Ubuntu by all. Amandla ❤
I cringe so much when I hear my fellow South Africans and other Africans use the "N" word. I dont think we should use the word because our ancestors were not historically humiliated and traumatized by the word in the same way that African Americans were. The same way Black people in South Africa can say kaffir but we would throw hands if ,say,our west african cousins called us that.
Atlist we don't sing and call each other Kaffir whereas the very same blacks in America are singing and calling themselves N word and we thought okay them we can also play around with it just them black Americans do. It's not as if we do it in a wrong way we sing how they use the N word black Americans themselves
Kaffir is not even close
On mzungu/mlungu/murungu you're taking the literal meaning. Mzungu/Murungu means boss. Usually used to refer to a person with money or the one you're working for
Great Content!! Very educational!
Thank you
you have a new subscriber from SA family i love your content
Thanks for subbing
You do have culture. When the average African speaks/asks about your culture they are not referring to Jodeci or MJ or Tupac, they are referring to the things you do at funerals, pregnancies, births, weddings, cornbread, grits, jumping the broom, calling elderly ladies Ms so & so...that sort of thing.
As for the N-word and other profanities, it is the American entertainment industry that popularised and made it seem like those were acceptable terms to use. Generally when Africans meet a person from a different culture, they make an effort to address them in their language(how ever little they know) or say that one word they might know as a form of acknowledgement so, unfortunately people that are not aware of what the n-word really is, will use it on any Black American they meet without any intention to offend.
Would you like to define culture for us? I didn't know it was possible for a homogeneous society to exist without having a culture
@ZAR_72 Askies?
@@lebo5281 Define the word culture for us because some of us get confused when people say that a unique group of people don't have culture
@ZAR_72 Did I say they do not have culture???
@@ZAR_72Please read the comment again. The person said you Do have culture, Not you Don't have culture
Shalom Fam! Much thanks for both the videos showing both sides on the misconceptions
May The MOST HIGH YAH continue to clean our hearts and minds to become one nation again !
Absolutely thanks for watching family
Great, watching from Nairobi, KE. Welcome back to Africa our brothers and sisters.
Thank you
New subscriber here: African American man from the U.S. I'm interested in visiting and maybe moving to an African country someday. Your content is refreshing, and I appreciate your honesty. Thanks for your content and I'll suggest your channel to others. Peace and love, y'all.
Thank you so much and welcome to the family.
I want to say there are some Africans who won't listen. I am African myself and i have heard some Africans say things like African Americans don't have culture and i tried to tell them not to say that and i got yelled at for "making up imaginary animosity". I do wish to apologize on their behalf, some people truly don't know and that's understandable but others just lack the ability to empathize or listen.
So please try to not take it too personal and do not focus on that. The truth is what you focus on influences your reality, so ignore things you do not like and make them disappear because you have the power to do that. Much love and God bless.
And I am one of the AA highly offended by my people that use the “N” word, and to hear some of my SA brothers use it is very disheartening. When I left America, I was hoping to escape the ever growing ignorant overuse of the word. When will my people learn & put a stop to this word. Do y’all remember when we use to say, “homie” “homeboy” “homegirl”? Thanks for doing this video
Am an African about to turn sixty. Growing up in the seventies and watching American movies, i heard that word used a lot by white actors in reference to black actors; the time when in every movie, the black actor always died, most times in saving the white actor. I hated the N word then, and it came as a shock, when black Americans started glamourizing it, and more shocked when my fellow Africans started using it without understanding the historical context of the word; but then thanks to hip-hop from promoting that and other vulgarities.
@@josephshonga178Thanks for sharing your perspective as an African. Our History should educate us to make wiser choices in the future. White people banded together when hip hop sang against racism & the police, but encouraged hip hop to use vulgarity & racist words against their own kind. Of course they dangled $$$ & a contract, and our poor kids took the bait. Now we have to band together to encourage our own to wake up & stop!
Interesting! Lots of learning both sides clearly. Good stuff.
Thank you
❤the content watching from cape town south Africa family
As a South African I would say some of the misconceptions are motivated by how some but not all African Americans may come to the continent and behave in the same way that yt people behave towards Africans . They come to African to and exercise their western privilege and that comes across as whiteness.
Another thing when it come to the N word we simply cannot fathom how black people in the USA can use that word so openly, we as South African have a similar word and absolutely no one uses and it’s actually a crime to use it and we will never use on each other because we absolutely reject it and what it stands for and symbolizes.
People from other African countries are already offended in the comment section. 😂😂😂 Sending love from SA 🇿🇦
Chest pains are real 😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂hayi nina,stop it please
Actually, most comments are positive. See what you wanna see
@@Claudia8045 I didn't say most comments are negative. I don't know whether you're illiterate that you can't even comprehend a simple comment or if you just want to start a fight with me, and I bet you won't even win it. You look like a joke now, go back and read my comment, slowly this time.
You sound like a lunatic...which Africans and where are their comments? you alll acting desperate for nothing Lol 😂😂😂
Since you guys have lived on the continent, it will be nice to put up a video about the misconceptions that African Americans have about Africans as well.
Coming soon
Here it's Mlungu, it's not necessarily a bad term, we call each other Mlungu here in SA
Thank you two for sharing the enlightenment about Africa and the myths that exist in the Disapora. Shalom!
No problem. Shalom.
I feel like travelling is gaining more knowledge
And everyone has their own experience with the other
Well glad you told us your part of the story zho
this video tells me you've really understood Africa in such short time you've been here. Congratulation and all the best.
Thank you
African-American culture is one of the most influential cultures in the world. It is crazy to think that they don't have culture.
2:23 I dont know how it works in East Africa, but being called mlungu meaning white is a holdover from colonial times where the white man was boss/ rich etc. In Zim, where i'm from, that term is used as a mark of respect/ honour as if to say i'm elevating you to white/ rich/ boss status.
Another term used in a similiar vain is "boy". I hated it when my grandmother called me that so much so that when my grade 3 teacher randomly asked her class back in the day to share things our parents did that really irritated us, i brought it up. I'll never forget her explanation. With her having grown up in an era before independence (Zimbabwe got its independence from Britian in 1980, and i was post after that) she understood where my granny was coming from. Its pretty sad. According to my teacher, back in the day, the white man would refer to their prized/ beloved/ insert-better-word-here as "my boy Thomas" (name is just an example) referring to a grown man with kids etc. So my granny had been using that phrase "boy lami" (my boy) as a term of endearment. What's really sad about this and is getting lost in translation is that my granny was using a phrase that was disrespectul culturally (coz its taboo to use the given name of someone older/ grown) as a form of endearment coz white folk had referred to them as such back in the day.
So do you think white people are bosses over you?
You guys are really putting bridges to connect us in Africa our diaspora africans. Continue with the same spirit. We want them to come back to Africa. Some of African countries even facilitate the process by giving Africa diaspora people visa on arrival and easy citizenship process. Welcome home.
Thank you
I think it is great that you made this video and cleared some of those misconceptions, especially the race issue, we hear in South Africa have a different approach to it , obviously because our history, while our African brothers and sisters from the continent think otherwise, they don't seem to understand that we had government legislated racism in South Africa, called Apartheid.
everything yall said is 100% correct
I am caucasian and I get called the 'N' word by some friends here. I don't ever use it, but I have found it is a term of endearment from my local friends. It is an odd thing to get used to.
As Ugandans we majorly differentiate ourselves by the tribal languages we speak. If you speak Luganda, I will call you a Muganda, you speak Lusoga I will call you a Musoga. So if you speak Luzungu (English) like a white person, we will nickname you Muzungu. The local person can hardly tell the difference between African American accent, white American accent, black British accent, or white British accent. To us it’s all white man’s language. You can be sure that the day the common man learns the difference in the accents, you will have your own nickname.
In other contexts muzungu is used to mean a non African foreigner
Some of the guys that say African Americans don't have culture usually don't truly understand the definition of the word. So don't pay too much attention to those guys. They think culture means customs and rituals and communicating with your ancestors. So the next time someone tells you African Americans don't have culture, ask them to define the word.
Please visit Sun city …while y all r out here in South Africa …amazing place too ❤love u guys ,you guys are very amazing
That is definitely on our list
Understanding the racial struggles of African Americans in the USA, and hoping to continue with the struggle, South Africa is a better place for you cuz they still face glaring racial segregations in their populations. Kenya doesn't have that dialogue and you might feel left out. A Kenyan gets up in the morning knowing that they are human beings enough to achieve the heights they dream of without racial prejudice. As you say, white people are treated better than black Americans because it's clear that the whites are definitely foreigners. African Americans can pass for a regular Kenyan that has lived in the USA and that competition to be treated the same is definitely lost because Kenyans will treat foreigners much better than a fellow local because of tourism and hospitality influence. Remember white people have been visiting Kenya for decades and bringing foreign exchange to the country. Tourism is the No. 1 foreign exchange earner for the country since after independence. Now African Americans just started traveling to Africa recently and their effect is not even known cuz they are so few too! Kenyans have no time to actively fight the white man as is expected by African Americans. It's not our struggle and it pisses off African Americans. South Africa is better for that struggle. Remember that for Kenya, after 1963, the country was taken over by the locals and there's no more local systemic freedom that we seek from the white man except internationally.
The last one is deep! Learn the history before...
Actually their history is largely in West Africa yet they are all moving to South Africa. I really don't understand that. I keep pondering about that. The only reason they have given me is that SA has the same struggle background like them. Which is not really the same. In SA the blacks are in power unlike USA. So using such is preposterious to me as all African nations struggle with colonialism which is not so much different from Apartheid.
We appreciate you watching the video all the way through and for understanding our thoughts on the matter. You are a true supporter!
@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFE you’re very welcome! GOD bless you guys!!
@@youme1414 Why are you personalizing it? It’s the country they chose to live in. I mean they are still in the motherland! AFRICA! Why can Black Africans be happy when their brothers and sisters choose to come back to the motherland? It doesn’t matter which country they choose. It’s not like you who knows where you are originally from or rather born in Africa, you know where I’m heading to with this? I’m tired of typing lol 😂 let’s just learn from each other and also be happy for the good things people choose to do.
@@RoshaniLifeStyle You are probably taking my post out of context all rather ready a different meaning to it. I want African Americans in all countries of Africa excepting SA because of South African xenophobic attitude. They can burn you alive before you know it and come to the public to justify it without remorse.
However, I am happy to see African Americans return to their root, seriously. My point is clear it would be better to contribute to where the helps are needed the most to effect a quick change rather than going to the place that looks like USA, SA, where the oppression is still rife.
Thank you.
Great video! You guys should do a poll on AAs who listen to negative rap and use the n word vs those who are offended by it.
Good idea
Very educational ❤️❤️
What's the title of that beat playing in the background 😭🔥
Not sure what the name is
Good job on your video very clear and simple 👏
Thank you
When the generalization fits most of the time, then yeah, it’s okay to generalize. Be 100%
Yikes said what needed to be said some will never get it.... walking in peace aint easy walk anyway family 💞
So true
It all comes down to love❤
True
i agree, however some people mindsets are limited and think all African Americans are like this or that. In South Africa there also stereotypes among races but people forget people are dynamic and individuals just like one bird is not the same as the other.
Well stated you two!
Thank you
Great content as always I'll love you to talk about American dream always heard about it but never got to hear from someone from USA ❤
Anybody call me the “n” word, I shut ‘em down right away. That’s a label I refuse to wear.
LOVE
Great video. Truth.😊
Thank you!
This was enlightening.
Thanks
I think African Americans being referred to as 'white' in some parts of the continent, refers more to being 'westernised', as opposed to actually being white. Like, your skin is not white, so obviously someone calling you 'white' knows you're not actually white.
In Ghana, the term 'obroni' is often used. It can literally mean a white person, or it can mean a foreigner. ALSO, Ghanaians who behave more 'westernized', get called 'obroni' .
As African Americans you speak English fluently, in typically non-African accents. The food you might prefer eating, your culture, mannerisms etc are not necessarily seen as African, but more as Western. Hence, some Africans use the term 'white' to refer to you.
I get how it can be offensive, but try to not take it to heart. Even some of us, as Africans, get called 'white', depending on how we carry ourselves. For example, we'd be called white for speaking English more fluently than a local language.
I don't think it's meant to offend. Majority of Africans see African Americans as our brothers and sisters. ❤
These were genuinely fair points and I am glad we can have a dialogue about this. However, I think I need to add qualifiers to some of them where it's sort of America's fault and not necessarily Africa's fault. When we were kids and before RUclips the only way to learn anything about America was Cinema, TV, Books, Music etc. All of those were perfectly curated by the American propaganda machine to paint America in the best possible light internationally. Hip-hop artists came and disrupted the propaganda by speaking out and making the listeners aware that it's not all about "white picket fences". However, most people still think that only a tiny fraction of Americans live in poverty, the perception is that the vast majority live like Fresh Prince, Home Alone, MTV Cribs and Berverly Hills typa mansions. Regarding the N-Word, most people in Africa think it's an endearing term like "Whats up bro/homey". Most people have no idea that it's a derogatory word. But as I said, let's keep the dialogue going. Shalom fam.
Even in America some explain using the N word as a term of endearment, so you can see why Africans may not know why some are not on board with it.
Yes, I definitely understand this
America in general is looked as rich which of course it’s true. So where comes from the United States even those who are deported they are viewed as having dollars which when converted to most African money it’s a lot
Usually when Africans talk culture we are not speaking about music , rather referring to principles and rules guiding a community’s way of life , traditions, attires , social behavior , values , family, food etc. Just as in Africa when we talk about culture we are not referring to Afro beats etc. However it could be due to a lack of knowledge about Americas culture on the part of African because when we consider other nations like in Asia we see a relatively rich culture as it is in Africa , while America is usually not presented that way on the media . Usually when Africans say America has no culture , we don’t mean the lack of all elements that make up the definition of a culture , we mean the lack of good social behavior due to how it is presented on the media , so it could be a misconception
In SA, most of us also use credit to buy cars, houses, clothes, furniture, and almost anything you want to buy, you can get on credit.
I love your videos. Ignore the ignorant ones ❤
Thank you
Great video, keep it up
Thanks, will do!
I do not know why you don’t have a million followers but I think you will. We need to find our freedom or create it.
Well done!❤
Thank you
You guys are doing a great job don't let anyone tell you otherwise, Africa is your home period. I just wanted to say something about MUZUNGU the word is also used to Africans sometimes but it doesn't mean a white man if it's addressed to a black person it's like a lifestyle, example if I go to the village and I won't eat certain food they can refer to me as MUZUNGU or I won't follow certain local tradition same thing. Coz I remember my grandmother used to call me MUZUNGU coz I couldn't stay in the farm all day planting rice so they gave me an easier job like bringing food, water and so on is not that you are a white man but rather lives like a Whiteman perhaps white people are seen to have an easier life coz until recently very few people could afford basic things like washing machine refrigerator television cars and so on it's not offensive but few people could take advantage of you thinking that you have plenty of money, the videos you are making is helping us to understand each other.. example in the US few African Americans would make joke to an African like a butt scratcher or a funny way of speaking english and some believe that we're not smart bcoz we come from a less developed place so these videos are helping us to understand the divide but we don't look at each other as different except we grew up from different environments and with that comes different backgrounds like practices just like one African growing up in the city and the other in the village may have slight differences in doing things..
Great video y'all.
Thank you
Shalom it behooves me how you can hear our music all on the continent. You can see all swag all on the continent but they don’t know nothing else about us. OK I love all but all it’s not gonna love you. The Bible has told us they will be certain people that will have a perpetual hatred for us. Shake the dust off your shoes when you come across these people and keep it pushing.
Absolutely
Nice video guys ❤️
Glad you enjoyed
3:53 Why do our brother love brushing their teeth in music videos??? What does it mean?
😂😂 not sure what that means
I like your positive perspective on being in Africa. Here are some things I have been wondering: Have you found African friends? Were you able to keep up with your hobbies? Is there access to art classes, dance classes or AirBnb Experiences?
Yes, yes, and yes
nice@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFE
Please visit Soweto in Johannesburg, Vilakazi Str where Nelson and winnie Mandela lived,as well as Archbishop Tutu.
In that street you'll find African restaurants where they cook African food.
You'll also enjoy African song and dance there.
We actually did go there the last time we were here.
I feel like we decided to appreciate each other but nobody made any preparations for us to integrate with each other. The governments, and AU, may have the best to do that but I guess some are just beginning to join in the movement. The diaspora that moved first should have set up something but as you say, not everyone is rich and you come from a very individualistic society so working in groups may not come naturally. Even Africa may be slowly losing their social groupings. Also, a lot of Africans, individually, may not have the resources to accommodate you so it kind of sad not to see a guiding hand being offered to incoming residents. The online warriors do try to offer advice but it is not the same as getting it from a person who has had a personal connection with you.
Great video
Thank you
@@FREEDOMCHASERSLIFE your welcome
ADOS put forth that the use of that word.
I agree with what you guys say and as a African I am so angry to see that some African people act in this way .Sorry for the comments from Africans
Isn't muzugu meaning foreigners?
Muzungu is NOT foreigner. A Kenyan would NOT call a Ugandan a muzungu.
Dear Family which includes everyone here...Diaspora-the dispersion or spread of a people from their original homeland. In America we have been lawfully labeled Negro, Colored, Black and African American. This covers over 400 years. African American label being the shortest amount of time. Black being the longest in my lifetime. We as a race in America are Black as Dark Chocolate and light as Honey. And in America we know that we belong to each other even as strangers, especially at White events. We acknowledge each other. This is how families look, the Dark Chocolate to Honey range of Black. I give great praise to Freedom Chasers because African Americans usually see Africa as the mother that does not love us, but we seek to love her. Africa is our family who does not claim us, but we seek to discover and know. Freedom Chasers are brave, determined and the vision of the future. And they are the only way that the Diaspora can come full circle and be a family reunited someday.
Powerful words! 😊😊 It seems to me that Africans or Blacks in the diaspora are on a spiritual journey, which includes understanding where their ancestors came from and where they really fit in. They are therefore entitled to come back to Africa, be it for a short or long period. They must just be aware that those that were left behind in Africa went through more or less the same persecution and trauma, which still manifest in many ways. If they don't receive the love they expect sometimes, it is because many Africans are still hurting themselves. We are all in the same boat, and the world sees us as one and at the bottom of the world hierarchy.
Now is the time to have open and honest conversations about our thinking, experiences and expectations. This is a healing process we all need as a collective, but it doesn't mean it is going to be easy, because our wounds will be laid bare before they finally heal. I pray for Healing, Love and Unity for all my black brothers and sisters around the world. Love from South Africa!❤❤ 🇿🇦 🇿🇦
Much love and thank you!@@africaneagle7397
when they say African Americans don't have culture, they mean that your great grand parents (ancestors) did not teach you to hold on to the traditional ways before slavery, meaning that before slavery you had a traditional cultural background which they left behind when they were taken away. e.g. In SA🇿🇦, we still practice most of our traditional ceremonies and wear traditional attires on special occasions.
@simphiwecebekhulu,8216
It was practically impossible for enslaved great grandparents to teach African customs and heritage while being beaten, raped, sold off, and forced to labor around the clock.
Tribal and family names were erased...new names and adoptive customs were adhered.
African American customs and norms are unique...because they were developed from present day necessity and distant failing memories of Africa.
About misconceptions African American have about African
We did that
I'm African American who lived in Kenya, Ethiopia, and Tanzania. East Africans dont have bad or good image of African Americans. In short - they dont care about themselves or others. Mostly, South and West Africans are well aware and educated about Blacks.
Many Black Americans have never even heard of some African countries and yet you expect them to know about you😂😂😂?
You also have misconceptions about Africa
Already did a video on that
Their channel is mainly a channel to teach especially African American people about the misconceptions of Africa. That’s basically the meat and potatoes of their channel it’s why we are all here. This particular video is to give a more full scope picture. Nothing is EVER one sided.
The fact that people see you and say "wassap my n......" Is actually hilarious lol 🤣
It really is😂
The reason why , africans from Africa call you white (muzungu) is because your culture and behavior is purely white your intonation etc coz real African are described by their tribes when it comes to lifestyle
The reason Afeicans Americans are rich, in my view is because of exchange rate. For example, you can come to SA with a $200 000, upon conversion to rands, you become an instant millionaire. You can live an average lifestyle in the US, come to SA and live an opulence lifestyle, it's all to rhe power of the US dollar.
Great video,I’m African but with the N word ℹ personally feel disgusted when Africans saying that around me.
Love the topic ,ss alot of Spurh African people have the same misconception .
They still treat white people better than any other race which I feel strange.
South African should embrace themselves and look at themselves in order to change and this comes from a born and raised SA Individual.
Absolutely
This video is was very necessary. I have even heard some misconceptions about blmBlack Americans by other Africans who have moved to the states. But the i understood that is one hasn't gone through a system like apartheid, they won't understand.
I'm not too certain about this but I believe the reason why some East Africans may call you "mzungu" is because they assume that because black Americans are accustomed to and exercise Western and modern lifestyles (unlike us some of us Africans that do live Western lives and have been since the dawn of Industrial Revolution, but still practice our ethnic and cultural customs, etc), they conduct themselves they way Caucasians do since a lot of Caucasians live modernly as well.
Great video. I think every African country should make African American history as an elective in their school.
Maybe
I totally agree, that is our history and that what we should be learning. We should tell our own history/take control of our narrative already.