In my last video I visited a historical Black college and university. My whole intention was to showcase to the world a beautiful Black institution, to highlight its culture, its pride, and its history. In the midst of that positivity, there are some comments I need to shed light on because they reveal something deeper happening in our community.
This brother has spent hours writing insults. He called me a primitive African, a third world boy, said immigrants should be deported and threw every stereotype at me that he could.
What hurts is that none of this is coming from someone outside our race. It is coming from someone who looks just like me. As an African man who has traveled across the world, I have dealt with racism, ignorance and many uncomfortable situations, but the most painful moments do not come from outsiders. They come from the self hate within our own community. The way we tear each other down. The way we weaponize Africa against each other when every Black person in America comes from that same root. The way some of us cannot stand to see another Black man think differently or grow beyond what they understand.
The saddest part is that before this video, I interviewed someone from a white organization that openly promotes segregation. That conversation was more respectful, more productive and more human than what I am receiving from this man here. That alone shows how deep the wounds in our own community truly are.
The problem is not always Black against white. Sometimes the deepest wounds come from the attacks we aim at each other. The insecurity. The ignorance of our own history. The internal division that keeps repeating itself generation after generation. This is what holds us back even more than what comes from outside.
I am sharing this so people can see the reality we deal with. Not to shame anyone, but to show how far we still have to go. A Black man calling another Black man a primitive African is heartbreaking. Our strength should be unity, understanding and respect, even when we disagree. We can challenge each other without tearing each other apart.
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In my last video I visited a historical Black college and university. My whole intention was to showcase to the world a beautiful Black institution, to highlight its culture, its pride, and its history. In the midst of that positivity, there are some comments I need to shed light on because they reveal something deeper happening in our community.
This brother has spent hours writing insults. He called me a primitive African, a third world boy, said immigrants should be deported and threw every stereotype at me that he could.
What hurts is that none of this is coming from someone outside our race. It is coming from someone who looks just like me. As an African man who has traveled across the world, I have dealt with racism, ignorance and many uncomfortable situations, but the most painful moments do not come from outsiders. They come from the self hate within our own community. The way we tear each other down. The way we weaponize Africa against each other when every Black person in America comes from that same root. The way some of us cannot stand to see another Black man think differently or grow beyond what they understand.
The saddest part is that before this video, I interviewed someone from a white organization that openly promotes segregation. That conversation was more respectful, more productive and more human than what I am receiving from this man here. That alone shows how deep the wounds in our own community truly are.
The problem is not always Black against white. Sometimes the deepest wounds come from the attacks we aim at each other. The insecurity. The ignorance of our own history. The internal division that keeps repeating itself generation after generation. This is what holds us back even more than what comes from outside.
I am sharing this so people can see the reality we deal with. Not to shame anyone, but to show how far we still have to go. A Black man calling another Black man a primitive African is heartbreaking. Our strength should be unity, understanding and respect, even when we disagree. We can challenge each other without tearing each other apart.
We have to do better.
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