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Backstory Africa
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เข้าร่วมเมื่อ 9 เม.ย. 2018
We tell the most interesting and informative stories from the African continent.
From historical events to the most notable and influential people on the continent.
From the Maghreb to Sub-Saharan Africa. We've got it covered.
Africa is thriving like never before, and to understand where we are headed we need to first understand our past.
Join us on our journey of compelling storytelling as we upload weekly videos.
Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to get updates when we publish new videos.
For any copyright claims or takedown requests, please email us at backstoryafrica@gmail.com
From historical events to the most notable and influential people on the continent.
From the Maghreb to Sub-Saharan Africa. We've got it covered.
Africa is thriving like never before, and to understand where we are headed we need to first understand our past.
Join us on our journey of compelling storytelling as we upload weekly videos.
Don't forget to subscribe to our channel to get updates when we publish new videos.
For any copyright claims or takedown requests, please email us at backstoryafrica@gmail.com
8 lies about Africa
Africa is a huge continent. It fact, so huge that it’s over 3 times the size of the USA. Moreover, it comprises 54 countries, each with their own ethnic groups, culture and language. Despite all of this, the continent of Africa is largely misunderstood. These misconceptions about Africa can be attributed both to misinformation from the media but also sheer geographical ignorance. In this video we explore the 8 most common misconceptions about Africa.
Thanks to @ZinziJ for her opinions on the subject.
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Robert Mugabe: The liberator who turned his back on his people
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Keven Hart doesn't know what he's talking about, No one is ''forced to believe anything in this world, The choice to accept or not lies in every individual.
American at one point tried to negotiate with the Turks to stop them capturing their ships and enslaving the crews. As was customary at the time they sent gifts to the Sultan, what did they send? a ship load of African slaves. American ended the enslavement of Europeans in North Africa before they ended slavery in America.
I always had a feeling that I was a victim! I demand reparations! Start cutting my check BLM!
Big difference is the descendant of the whites once they embraced Islam assimilated with the arab berber population and became one of the family unfortunately black Africans taken by white Europeans faced and continue to. face bigotry hatred violeence rascist bigotry against them from the white European masters
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Ha ha. My God so any of you have any sense at all? However you really shouldn’t come back here. It’s awful with the police murdering all y’all for nothing. Yeah better stay there or maybe the Middle East. Maybe there you can not have anyone to blame but yourselves.
George Floyd wasn’t murdered. He died of a fentanyl overdose.
They also raped children.
The only reason is: in Africa you cannot stay jobless and receive state welfare. You actually need to face life. And these people have never done that. It’s like that spoilt child tasked with doing something - always fails. That’s who they are in fact.
Be specific Ghana not the whole Africa
These weren’t colonizers, but Africans returning home.
Honestly, I think Black Americans should try to retake and build Liberia again. Make it their Wakanda and keep the other Africans out. Because they can't be trusted most of them are turncoats!
Its interesting that African Americans follow a yearning to return to their roots and yet the shelf life of Oat Milk is a dealbreaker.
It's so interesting that people yearn to return to their roots and in the end the shelf life of oat milk is a dealbreaker.
Not so fast, many go away from home but have never been away from home town in their country. More like a B.A degree, then a Masters and Followe by a Doctoral degree. If you miss how they are interconnected you are out. Read, write and contribute. Only you can limit yourself don't blame nobody, some country is not going to change because of you. Just learn very simple. You be surprised some people won't come to your country because they want to keep their old ways and don't always work
We African American people have been lied to about our history. These fake DNA test are bogus and so many have been fooled by the inaccurate data. I did my family’s genealogy and discovered we had no African ancestors, nor did we ever come from Africa. Many will discover they’re indigenous to America and their families were never slaves but, owned land, and farmed that land. I’m not sure when the African lies came about but, we have no ties to Africa other than the lies we were taught in movies, and textbooks. African’s exploit our people for money, and a chance to obtain a Green Card. They know we are not them
I have to laugh at this. They were coddled here....and now cannot handle....."africa". Idiots....NOW they want to come back to the USA.....losers.
Research is key - Life expectancy 2023 in Japan - 84.95 years, United States 79.74, Mexico 75.05, Iraq 72.05, Tanzania - 67.6, Ghana - 64.53, Uganda - 63.84, Zambia - 62.95, South Africa - 62.89, Nigeria - 53.87….
Culture has nothing to do with Peace.
Bro, no disrespect, but not all so-called African Americans came from Africa. I know more about history than most people. As Americans, we aren't taught the full story of World or US history, and much is left out. For example, Liberia began in the early 19th century as a project of the American Colonization Society (ACS), which believed black people would have better chances for freedom and prosperity in Africa than in the United States. Between 1822 and the outbreak of the American Civil War in 1861, more than 15,000 freed and free-born African Americans, along with 3,198 Afro-Caribbeans, relocated to Liberia. Gradually developing an Americo-Liberian identity, the settlers carried their culture and traditions with them. Do you think we shared some of their culture because they brought it from the Americas? This is just one example of how history is often misrepresented to us.
Thts crazy moving there anyway u not from there I love america
They make the American all kind of fees to move to Ghana
After the Civil War, a large cadre of former slaves moved back to Liberia. They immediately started up the slave trade again.
George Floyd died of drugs. Not murdered.
Why did they move there in the first place?, of those who make the move how many are successful and end up staying ?. what countries are most desirable for African Americans? Is there a difference in how native Africans treat Europeans and Chinese who come to Africa as opposed to how they treat African Americans? Good questions that this post does not touch on.
All good questions. Certainly worthy of addressing them in a follow up video
Wonder if us white people had our own version of cornbread in fried chicken in a different kind of like fruit like watermelon for dessert
Because they are Americans but they have told they are African
Africa is what it is, good or bad, because we were stolen from there America is what it is , good or bad, because of our arrival in systematic enslavement.
This makes me laugh so hard! Always complaining about the white man civilization, right? 😂 Playing the smallest tiniest violin! 🎻🤣
America is a well put together hell hole
Steve Harvey lol. Since he's hosted Family Feud in "Africa" he's now a self-ordained expert on the place.
Welcome Home FBAs❤...America is your home..Were glad you made the right decision 💯
I love africa and its many diverse countries much love from uk
Maybe not too hot for you, but me... burn up like a white fish
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You have a sahara desert So its Fing hot
??? just because africa has the sahara it doesnt mean the whole continent is fing hot? The hottest temperature ever recorded was in the USA as well
@user-cn1wp6dh4u The Sahara desert is 3.3 million square miles Bigger the the United States So who lives in the desert the size of the United States?
Do you agree with these misconceptions? Have we left anything out? Let us know in the comments below.
I wish that they would all move to Africa and STAY there!
American Indians found Liberia 💪🏾🪶
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I😂think the faster it goes; the best for both Ends. just saying.
Not true!!!
This is not a fair comparison of USA to any African Countries. Vert Very Poor country vs Very Very rich country. Your expectation was wrong from the start. Instead, just embrace the culture and try to enjoy experience. Forget about almond milk.
They become a white heart they can not corrupt Africa with the American lifestyle so they will find a rime to leave africa
Slavery is a part of Islamic Sharia law and Quran, but why most of the European Christian countries did?
Slavery still exists everywhere, mostly in Africa. Yes, today. Why nobody cares about that? Because this people is hypocrate, they dont care about people suffering. They just want to divide us in order to Control us better. Polititians and the media are so afraid of our freedom that this is the only way to get power. As the saying goes: "divide to conquer" and "call them bad, then they would not see how bad you are"
And nobody ever mention the slave trade between native american peoples too. Slavery always existed. The first nations or cultures that abolished that were the "white" european/american nations ! Thats a fact. When Cortez arrived in Mexico he was offered many women as slaves by the native people. One of those slaves was the famous dona marina, or Malinche.
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Their sons could live the lifes they want, there is always sacrifices to be donne.
As a pan-African born and living in the United States, I can say it is my dream to move to a country in Western Africa. I know it will not be America when I make this move and, nor do I want it to be that. I want to move back to be with my people and be a part of African movements to save Africa for us by us. "Africans for Africa home and abroad" - Marcus Garvey
Until the Indigenous Africans and the Continent comes together away from European companies and influences no Black People will be safe anywhere and Africa will forever be a broken Continent. It is the 21st century maybe read what Gaddafi wanted for his Continent and his African People. The US and UK took him down so Africa can never be whole. Maybe it's time to be ONE like Europe and control your destiny and your scattered people can come HOME for real and create the greatest Continet of all time.
True lost tribes of Israel the Caucasians.