Sweage, pools of rain... Kenya is great? Really.. Let's be real. Mosquitoes... Go knowing what you might find especially in rainy season and raw open sewage all the time.
I am a product of a Black American/Somali mix heritage 😂 my Somali father met my mom in Atl and was swept off his feet. They were married for over 25 years until he passed away. I appreciate and love both cultures tremendously ❤
J_Abdi, In the Somali culture, as you may be aware, we are what our fathers are and that is how we fit in the Somali Society by tribe, clan, subclan, and a family tree. You are definitely a Somali regardless where your mother came from.
@@almara90 Not all Somali men marry all Somali women. Not all tribes in Somalia inter marry each other. There are lots of Somali women who are left over women by exclusion of the marriage of certain Somali men. It’s absolutely fine those ladies have to find love somehow someway somewhere. It’s what isn’t is. Some families will disown their daughter if she married another Somali man of certain tribes let alone outside of their race. There was a relative of ours who I never met and I will never meet because she married outside race man in the 1980’s in Somalia. She’s excommunicated and disowned. She can’t visit, no one will visit, there’s no news in or out to her or from us. It’s as if she doesn’t exist or we don’t exist depending on what angle you look at it from.
As man from Africa,as Somali-man living in state,as tax driver was driving wheelchair van in south-side Chicago in 10 years,i believe African American people are honest people,good heart people,pure of racism,and very respectful customer service,i also believe all color people need to thank African America people because they were frontline this country for fighting civil rights,I conclude my point don’t let fool culture media play your brain
So proud to be Somali , Even though she grew up far away from home like the rest of us she still hold the deen and the culture ..Smart educated elegant young lady , Allah bless you young sister
My man coop's this video is lit to say the least. I'm just disappointed it ended so quickly, kindly the next time you bring on someone this eloquent make the content a bit longer.
As Somali..My opinion I got love for my African American brothers and sisters..because of Malcolm x and mohamed ali. our shiekh Khalid yasiin OG .Louis Farrakhan . My favourite actor denzal Washington my man..people like them we click 100% you know why. yea yea that’s why … love from mugdisho ❤
Correction : Somalis knew about Spaghetti long before Italians since Marco Polo himself got the idea from Asian people eating Noodles. Also, Somalia was a protectorate NOT a colony since to be colonized means your entire language, religion, and customs would changed. Somalis still maintained every aspect of their clan system, language, religion, customs, etc .
That is what many don't understand, they don't even know the meaning of colonialism. They this occupation is colonialism. Somalis have nothing in common with British or Italians
Being colonized doesn't necessarily mean that you speak another language or that you abandon your culture. There are different degrees of colonization.
Most Somali women keep it with their own Somali men. When they marry out they marry white men or Arab men. I rarely see Somali women with black American men. I live in St Paul and Mpls. Home to the largest Somali community
They don’t even talk to black Americans at all! I mean not even to say hello. They are given our tax money to settle here and think they’re better than us. They’ve taken over Columbus Ohio and Minneapolis among other areas. Sucking up the resources, getting into state universities, business loans, home loans, welfare assistance before American citizens. Then have the nerve to look down their noses at us.
True, they want nothing to do with black Americans. When I say nothing I mean less than nothing. They don’t even even speak to black Americans and they avoid even casual eye contact.
I am the product of two parents who are Somali. They instilled faith, culture & manners In me. Then I left them in Somalia for America & entered foster care shortly after (our aunt/sponsor) passed away (may She Rest In Peace, ameen) from 13 years old I have been raised by a black woman from Detroit Michigan. We spoke no English & she taught us everything! Nobody wanted non-English speakers but she took that role. She connected us to our mom after so many years. She taught us to drive, about taxes, getting a job & going to school even about racism which I had no clue existed. She taught me EVERYTHING. We are closer than you guys think. We’re Muslim & she’s Christian. We only call her mom. She taught me all about you & I have fallen in love with all of u. You guys the only ones who help us immigrants. Don’t let the world believe assumptions about us. I say that to both cultures. May God give us & our descendants mercy, forgiveness, unity & love ❤
I'm glad you picked this girl to discuss this topic she's open minded and gives her own perspectives on somali people and somali culture my brother you yourself can pass for a somali im pretty sure i got a cousin somewhere that looks like you
Jackson was smiling most of the time and so was I. Coops and I are from the same generation and it's hard to find nowadays young people that can keep up a conversation and not look at their phones every 4-5 seconds. They have been exposed to more content than the previous 3 generations combined but are the least informed. Naima represented her Columbus/Nairobi/Mogadishu communities very well. Proud of my young sister.
I am a Nigerian and I say you are a danm liar! I know all about you people and how you see your fellow black African. You eat Arab sh*t with pride hoping they accept you.....😅😅
Awesome interview. I came here simply because most of my entire life I have always been confused for being from East Africa specially being Somalian. It's worse for my younger sister because she gets confused for being Somali mixed with East Indian. Locals here in Botswana get confused when I speak Setswana thinking I'm not a Motswana 🇧🇼
This brother is cool. He's very Mr International, I'm from Morocco originally and I enjoyed your moroccan videos and your reaction to being in morocco. Eid Mubarak to my Somali brethren!
I’m proud of young Naeema. She spoke eloquently. She forgot to mention that Somali region is more than former British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland and French Somaliland. There are also two regions that are now part of Ethiopia and Kenya. Somalis sit on a huge real estate but are fragmented into different regions.
This Somali young lady as you said she is really smart and she learn a lot about her roots. Her parents must proud of her. Mashalah. PS: do not change a bit you’re beautiful culture.
Somalis are one of the ONLY people in the world who single-handedly named their country, land, language, culture, sea, etc after their SOMALI tribe. Every empire/nation have their ups and downs and Insha’Allah Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE again. It’s inevitable
Yes, many foreigners over the centuries - some trying to invade and nefarious intentions - would ask Somalis what is this land's name? Somalia would be the answer. What about the language? Somali. The people? Somali. The tribe? Somali. The religion? Islam. They would have expected Somali religion, I guess. Foreigners were all like 😦.
@@waryaawariiri1812 that's why it confuses some Africans that think somalis are Arabs when they don't even speak the language or even have same culture besides the religion lol. They are confused that somalis are not speaking Italian language and living the Italian culture like most west Africana who follow European culture.
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify If u think that those Yemen Arabs weren't crossing that narrow stretch of water (16 miles) & mixing with the E. Africans, then you're sadly mistaken.
@@antsmith5956 everyone on earth mixes with their close neighbors. No different than African Americans mixing with white people. But to say all the mix is pretty weird. Arab is also not a race but ethnicity, they are black Arabs too. Being Arab is just a tribe or language nowadays. Most of the world population are mixed, what never changes is the culture. Somalis still follow thousands of years old culture. Yemen and Somalia were part of the same empire. There was no country called Yemen in the past.
@@antsmith5956 What you just said is there can not be beautiful native people of the continent. Our Somali DNA E1B1B disproves you wrong. We have language and culture older than all of the Arabs anywhere. Our daughter gave birth to the Arabs. It was Hagar who birthed Ismael the son of Abraham. Ignorance is no excuse. Another inferior being is what you are. To be from the continent of the motherland, one DONT have be just unattractive. There are beautiful native inhabitants of the motherland.
The Somali are predominantly found in the East Africa region . The East Africa region has one of the most diverse Black genetic pool in the continent ranging from Niger-Congo Bantu , Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Cushitic and Cushitic .
Some Banyarwanda completed their DNA analysis and determined predominant Niger-Congo Bantu DNA previously associated with Banyarwanda hutu and variations of Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan/Nilo-Cushitic DNA previously associated with the Banyarwanda tutsi and similar to Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan variations found among the Oromo of Ethiopia and the Maasai of Kenya, Tanzania . Present day Banyarwanda are admixture of Niger-Congo Bantu and Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan DNA . The height variation among some Banyarwanda derived from Nilotic extraction . Sudanic Nilotics like the Sudanic Nuer, Luo and Dinka the tallest groups in the planet while Congo Bantu Pygmie the shortest .
Niger Congo and Bantu are not the same. Bantus originated in west central Africa and evolved FROM Niger Congos. Niger Congos are not in East Africa, they're exclusively in West Africa. The phenotype of most Niger Congo speakers is not the same as Bantu speakers, especially concerning height.
*_We reject the label "black."_* My father once said if his identity is changed to a physical characteristic than he should be able to refer to a Chinese person based on a physical characteristic like their small/slanted eyes. I have noticed the communities of the Horn of Africa believe AA's want to erase our rich identities by calling us "Black". In the Horn of Africa, we don't call ourselves "Black", this is a very American thing to do. I noticed my AA friend's who haven't travelled outside of the States don't understand the difference between anIrishman vs Russian. They will refer to both as simply "White". Ethnicity is extremely important outside of America. Calling my Japanese friend "Chinese" is offensive. You can call us African but a physical characteristic is vulgar especially one that our ancestors never passed down to us. In the Horn of Africa, referring to an ethnic group by the way they look is an ACT OF WAR ! I hope AA's understand that other communities want to be referred to by their ancestral identity (ethnic or cultural origins). We don't want to lose our identity, it's our unique, inherited sense of identity; like our values, traditions, culture etc handed down by previous generations that we want to pass along to succeeding generations. Why do AA's want to break that? *_To my beloved AA's, please try to understand outside of the States, ppl identify based on ethnic, cultural, or national identity and NOT RACE._* This is the identity that shapes our sense of who we are. Please don't take that as a rejection of "Black", it's just that nations of origin or ethnic backgrounds is more IMPORTANT.
Somalis are Africans and Africans are black. Even the fair coloured Africans are still of the black race. Nothing wrong with being black. The only difference between Africans and African Americans is that due to the social upheavals of slavery they lost their languages/ethnicities and culture. They were forced by circumstances to adopt to a new culture and language. The same for other African slaves taken elsewhere. Somalis are predominantly Muslim. They need to educate African-Americans on Islam in order to understand each other better. Otherwise, there is no barrier as blacks and humans to interact.
@@adambrownhussein6525 I can tell you are American raised because you use the terms "Black" and "White". The term "Black" is very crude and vulgar. It's disgusting to refer to people by the way they look. We do not refer to Asians (Far East Asians) by their small eyes. The apparent slant of the eyes is common to Asians. Asians will tell you not to refer to them by the shape of their eyes. I think their eyes are beautiful just like I think black skin is beautiful. However it's inappropriate to call one group by a physical characteristic and not another group. Another interesting thing i noticed is that AA's have a simplistic understanding of the of Africa (they have an innocent ignorance). When they say "Black" they are referring to African Bantu. Bantu is not the only type of physical characteristics in Africa. For example, South Sudanese are extremely beautiful and they are NOT Bantu, they are Nilotic. When we describe a so called South Sudanese person (not all are from S. Sudan, Ethiopia has large population too), we don't call them "Black" or "Super Black" (that is vulgar). We described them as Nilotic. The overwhelming majority of ppl in the Horn of Africa are NOT Bantu either, they are Cushitic people and or they are ethnic groups who have substantial Cushitic ancestry but have had a language shift (who don't speak a Cushitic language but are still Cushitic people). The Cushitic cultural groups are very diverse and exhibit unique features they are NOT Bantu. There many many diverse groups and using the term "Black" is so fucking offensive. I have noticed Americans are exceptionally ignorant of Africa and it borderline disrespect. "More than 100 years ago, American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois was concerned that race was being used as a biological explanation for what he understood to be social and cultural differences between different populations of people. He spoke out against the idea of "white" and "black" as discrete groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity. Today, the mainstream belief among scientists is that race is a social construct without biological meaning. And yet, you might still open a study on genetics in a major scientific journal and find categories like "white" and "black" being used as biological variables." The Slave Masters/ Slave Owners had this world view of "Black" and "White" which they used to justify slavery. This might come across as harsh but please understand that we don't want the language or world view that you have inherited from Slave Masters. This is the language and worldview of the slave mentality. We don't even feel comfortable using the N word (also inherited from Slave Masters). The "one drop rule" another Slave Master belief etc etc. The Slave Masters language, culture and worldview is not respected. We even refuse to refer to AA's as "Black". They are a unique and distinct ethnic group that deserves to be recognized as distinct. Even their DNA is different (genetic contributions from peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas). So unique that you have Henrietta Lacks' cells that have enabled huge advances in medical science, and the cell line is still being used in research institutes worldwide. It's so sad that AA ppl don't regard themselves as unique and distinct. We will NEVER embrace the term "Black" not in Africa and not in America. And we want AA's (ADIOS/FBA) to embrace their uniqueness too and to NOT refer themselves as "Black". Yes AA's due to slavery have lost their languages/ethnicities and culture. And Yes they were FORCED by circumstances to adopt to a new culture and language. But they are FREE MEN now, no one can force them and they have created a new culture, ethnicity and language. All their missing now is a new name. Personally I love ADIOS and FBA over "Black". The Slave Masters/Slave Owners did not want the Slaves to have an identity, they were just "Black". Likewise, don't *FORCE* us to use your Slave Masters/Slave Owners words and worldview. NO!!!
@@COOPSCORNER aye homie what kinda work you do to travel like this lol because this Monday - Friday job ain’t cutting it for me I need a way I can work and travel 🧭.
Hey man! Somalian here. you're doing a wonderful job of bridging the gap between the black communities. I recommend the Somalis to subscribe to this channel.
As a Black American - these videos downgrade us. It reeks insecurity. We should never get validation from other groups. Also, why are we the ones always asking other groups to date or marry us. That reeks self-hated and insecurity.
Finally take a page from our book , although it is logical to call yourself black American why degrade yourself to a colour does a Chinese person call themselve a yellow Asian or does a turk refer to themselves as a white asian call himself a black Asian the colonisers still doing laps round your brains even in 2024 , & if you can’t trace your ancestry your simply American full stop.
This girl might be 21 but she is smarter than many older people, she should be the spokes person of somali americans, she will have my vote. Respect for sister Naima.
There’s definitely so much tension between the two cultures definitely which is sad, when I moved to the USA as a 16 yr old, my family were in the least diverse town I ever been in and I was so excited to finally see people that look like me unfortunately my experience was horrific, four of those girls bullied me to the extent they pinned me down one day in the bathroom and shaved my hair. I was never uncomfortable able to make friends or feel comfortable after that experience even though not all people are the same it still definitely impacted me negatively.
Omg I’m a East African who is bullied and harassed by black women over my hair and it’s a huge issue I’m not the only one. I have personally seen Somali females get harassed over their hair texture even though they do indeed wear hijab the majority but sometimes they adjust it on the bathrooms etc. thank you for sharing
This is the part where african americans or bantu africans hate to talk about. The xenophobia we have is not one sided but 2 sided. May Allah make it easy for you sis but those people you had problems with are kaafirs. Usually kaafirs have no morality and follow their desires whether its jealousy or hatred. But there are muslim bantus or African Americans who are the kindest people on this earth. Its not about ethnicity but religion and character itself, so don't paint everyone with the same brush.
@@abdirisaqabdi318I want to educate you. There’s black the race and black the culture. Accept ur skin color is black and ur culture is Somali. Same as Barbados they’re black but barbadian. Nobody is grouping u with anybody, just like ur proud to have ur unmixed ppl, ppl have theirs too. Everyone knows who they are so don’t embarrass the Somali people by not understanding that simplicity between black/race & black/culture (black culture is ONLY for black Americans NO ONE ELSE) I teach u cuz ur my brother in Islam & in tribe. I educate u so we know what’s up. all love
@@ellamonroe9511 Black is not a race my friend, in America it is, but in the rest of the world its a complexation, you may argue that the bantu negroid is a race but don't say a persons complexation is a race. Are people from the Asian subcontinent the same as the Asians in the far east. Same complexation different features. Please stop imposing the American construct of race that has its roots in the one drop rule on the rest of the world. it doesn't make any sense and sounds really stupid
No bro, It's actually Minneapolis, MN. Mostly Southside. You will see Somalis in other surrounding areas of the twin cities metro but Somalis has a strong present in South Minneapolis. I know because i am from here and I live in South Minneapolis. From Lake Street to Franklin, Cedar-Riverside. St. Paul has a huge Mong Community/Laos.
What a pleasant young lady. I love her explanation that we just need to "relate". Being black can be the easiest way to connect but understanding one's culture is the way we connect deeper and harmoniously. Love this interview. More!!!!👌🏽
Another Somali apologist. We Somalis are not black. The color label “black” is extremely shallow and limited. None of the people who call themselves black gave themselves that title black. Black is coined by the Western European colonialists around the late 1600’s and 1700’s. Our Somali ancestors never ever called themselves black. We Somali people have tribes, clans, subclans, language, country, states, regions, poetry, traditional dances and rituals that we identify with. Being black is not one of them. When everybody look like Somali what’s the point of calling ourselves black? None. Amongst the darkest of people on earth live in Aboriginal Australia and Southern India. Those people never ever call themselves black and no one else is out painting them with a paint brush of shallow blackness. If the extremely limited term “black” unites the descendants of slavery I’ve nothing against them. However, don’t try to drag us Somali into it. We have our own intact means of identity. DONT be offended when we reject the shallow and inaccurate label because it’s unbefitting us. In our Somali culture there is no word for race but there’s a word for ethnicity. Race is socially engineered word. None of your people or my people had a say in it when the continent is wrongly labeled. Our ethnicity is Somali. Our nationality is Somali. Our language is Somali. Our tribes and peoples are all Somali. The word Somali has a deep meaning to us that most of us know.
@@SPharaoh you wrote all that just do deny the word black?? war adeer goormaynu cadaan noqonay, hadaynaan madow ahayn ma chinese baynu nahay?? war hana ceebeen dhiiqayhy orodoo caalmka tag oo dheh madow ma ihi, kab baa lagula dhacayaa
The Somali people worldwide have different Nationalities but the main one is Somalia Nationality in the East Africa Coast . There are Somali-Somalians,Somali-Ethiopians,Somali-Kenyans,Somali-Americans etc . Somalia and Rwanda are ethno-nationalities where the state and the ethnic group are fluid similar to France and French . There are Black Bantu Somalis who speak also Swahili in the Southern portions of Somalia .
One thing I do respect about the Somali's is that they don't seem to have that white god complex that a lot Africans and Caribbean that come to the US seem to have. I've lived in Austin for 10 years and I noticed all of the black women that seem to only date white men all exclusively come from Nigeria or Caribbean background.
We Somalis are not black. The color label “black” is extremely shallow and limited. It’s not befitting for everybody. Stop pretending to be offended when we reject. You didn’t name/label yourselves as “blacks” either. You were given and now you want to paint everyone black. Allow me to help you see how and why we Somali people refuse to be painted black. None of the people who call themselves black gave themselves that title black. Black is coined by the Western European colonialists around the late 1600’s and 1700’s. Our Somali ancestors never ever called themselves black. My grandpa died without ever calling himself black same as our other ancestors before him. I’m not saying this to be rude or mean. We simply have a better and more accurate ways of identifying ourselves than the given black. We Somali people have tribes, clans, subclans, language, country, states, regions, poetry, traditional dances and rituals that we identify with. Being black is not one of them. When everybody look like Somali what’s the point of calling ourselves black? None. Amongst the darkest of people on earth live in Aboriginal Australia and Southern India. Those people never ever call themselves black and no one else is out painting them with a paint brush of shallow blackness. If the extremely limited term “black” unites the descendants of slavery I’ve nothing against them. However, don’t try to drag us Somali into it. We have our own intact means of identity. DONT be offended when we reject the shallow and inaccurate label because it’s unbefitting us. In our Somali culture there is no word for race but there’s a word for ethnicity. Race is socially engineered word. None of your people or my people had a say in it when the continent is wrongly labeled. Our ethnicity is Somali. Our nationality is Somali. Our language is Somali. Our tribes and peoples are all Somali. The word Somali has a deep meaning to us that most of us know.
@@COOPSCORNER Someone with an intact identity and someone who has a manufactured identity will not and can not see on to eye and eye level. Yes, it’s too limited and shallow of a description for me and my people. Before the 1600’s colonial Europeans came to the continent of the motherland and painted everyone “black” in an attempt to take away our intact identity that we came up with ourselves. Our Somali ancestors and your ancestors never called themselves “black”. For some, that’s all they know nothing but being back and for us, black will not replace everything we are tribe, clan, subclan, language, rituals, ways of live, traditions, regions and much more. Can you address my point on the darkest people on earth native Australians and South Indians from India not calling themselves black and no one in the world will once call them black and categorizing them as “blacks” too? You will never because you were not thought to even look or think this way. Yes, the American education system don’t teach this. They rather hide it.
@@COOPSCORNER Your people, African-Americans will tell anybody from the continent of the motherland “you are not black“. Anybody who has lived in the USA for one week will tell and confirm this.
@@SPharaohWell no, you people told us you were not Black and we agreed. We only knew color in America so if you looked Black that is what we would call you. However we realized that for us Black is our race, culture and ethnicity and this isn't the same for foreigners.
@@QLivin Being black is subjective in the US as your people try to dictate who is and who is not. Literally, in NYC, Detroit, Atlanta, Oakland and Dallas they said “you’re not black” to us or our relatives who lived in those cities. As long as you’re not acting up when we reject the black label given to you and me by European colonials and American slave owners dialogue is fine by me. However, there will always be a problem when some of your people try to paint everyone that shallow label of “blackness” for me and my people. My race and ethnicity are both Somali. Our ancestors came up with that name and it carried a beautifully befitting us.
Coop, the difference in her is that she is not mixed with East Indian like most of them are. Thats why she is more humble and receptive to other people like her.
Somalis are not mixed with East Indian wtf are you on about? Most Somalis are tall, and also we have an ancient proto Semitic and Nilo Saharan ancestry. 😂
@IKENAK So if Somalis aren't mixed with East Indian then why do some of them look straight african and some of them look halve? How come they all just don't look the same like the Chinese ?
It’s not just Cushitic (Oromo, Afar, Somalis) - it’s also seen among the Ethiopian Semitic (Amharic, Tigrinya/Tigray) and Nilotic (Maasai, Samburu, Turkana, Kalenjin, Luo) too. Also they weren’t really farmers as much as pastoralists (nomads with herd animals). That’s partly why they have such great results in endurance athletics. They used to cover long distances moving from grazing spot to grazing spot with their herds. This region has some of the highest genetic diversity in the world.
As a Somali, I believe that we were never truly colonized by the Italians and British. We resisted and fought against their rule until they eventually agreed to our terms. We also refused to work on the plantations they established because, as pastoralists, it was difficult for us to stay in one place and work on farms.
@@roykithuci1271we never been colonized by arabs. Being muslim doesn't mean we Being colonized by arabs and they is no evidence or history about your false narratives.
Go every country you will find somali people l was raised kenya and egypt and l moved to Belgium . Long live somalia . There is alot somalis in usa ???
@@adila2442 I believe so too but it doesn’t make it any less creepy and weird. They are known for lying and bragging about sleeping with women it’s like have some respect for yourself. That’s what I like about East African men they don’t play that nonsense
I’m from Columbus Ohio so I can speak from a black American perspective. Most of us feel like Somalians were primarily dumped into poor black communities and received benefits and resources that are badly needed by black people that are citizens and have been here for generations. At the same time, Somalis stick to themselves and want nothing to do with black Americans. They don’t even speak to us as if they think they are better. It’s a real mess and this entire situation was brought on us by a black mayor that undoubtedly got a lot of kickback money to do this. Not one Somali should be attending a state university before an American citizen. She has options, after getting this great free education she can then take the benefits of that back to Somalia or be in a much better position to be employed right here in America.
It is not the fault of refugees that your country is not providing the resources people need. Refugees have no choice but to stick together in a foreign country, a culture and a language that's alien to them. All they have is each other. You would have to be doing really badly if a new comer can advance you in your own country, your frustration should be with the people above, ppl in power NOT a poor refugee who has to start from the bottom.
@@FF-by6ci The Somalis are not starting from the bottom. They are given resources and opportunities not being provided to black citizens already here. I’ve done well, I left Ohio years ago but have family there. I visit often and see what this invasion of foreigners has done to the black community. Why didn’t they place them in white communities? We both know the answer to that. Whites would never tolerate it, they have the power, $$ and numbers to fight back. I stand by every word of my previous comment. Somalis hate us and we hate them right back!
I just want to mention that Somalia was divided into five parts during the colonial era. Southern Somalia was ruled by Italy, Northern Somalia by Britain, and Djibouti (French Somaliland), which is now its own country, by France. The northeastern part of Kenya was given to Kenya by the British. The western Somali region, also known as the Ogaden region, was given to Ethiopia. The southern and northern parts of Somalia formed the Somali Republic. However, the most beautiful thing is that all these Somali regions share open borders. Somalis were fierce fighters against European colonizers, which led to Somalia being the first African country where Britain used airplanes in combat. Additionally, Somalia is the only African country that has kept its language and heritage, while most African countries use the first language of their colonizers.
I guess there’s no african somalian we are African American 🇺🇸 I believe that as a somalian black is my first somalia is my country but African is my 🩸there for I do love my black people no matter where they live or from
There is a HUGE African American Muslim community on the East Coast. Places like Philadelphia and New York. You will find that Islam combines beautifully with African American culture, many of the slaves who were brought into America were Muslim! There are amazing African American Muslim scholars and speakers such as Siraj Wahhaj and Khalid Yasin, who are deeply respected by the Muslim community. Btw, Khalid Yasin is actually married to a Somali woman!
We Love Our Afrikan ameriKKKan Brothers abd Sistars and Our blood boils when we see injustice done to them by the unjustice system of the land. We not only welcome you to Somalia but Afrika as Your true Home. Oppression of Our People will end soon. In Sha Allah
I don’t think we could ever relate when Somalis have racial slurs of us?🤷🏾♂️ all we had was love for Africa but now that love is gone thanks to the internet showing us fba that these people hate us here and in Africa and we’ve never did anything to them.
You can't generalise if you haven't met them and lived with them. I have never met an African American, so why would I hate? Plus I try not to base all my information on what I see in media, every country will have their ignorant people. Hate is also a strong toxic emotion, so there's no way I'll have hate in my heart.
I like this brother .......but please...black Americans stop asking about dating these people. You sound like you are groveling to them. Have pride in being black American and your accomplishments which eclipses all other black groups/nationality in the last four hundred years. Stop asking for validation from others who have barely registered or contributed on the world stage compared to your group.
Exactly. I like the brotha’s content as well but I myself as a Black American get sick of hearing Black American TH-camrs ask other groups what they think about us because it especially seems centered around dating. We should be aware of their sentiments but we should not care to the extent that some do. I do respect that the brotha was able to find a beautiful Kenyan woman who is down to earth and has a good head on her shoulders. America has screwed us up to the point where too many of us are doing their best to destroy the bond we have/had with each other along with outsiders who instigate the problems as well (The Root, The Grio, The Shade room, World Star Hip Hop, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News…..& that’s just a few of them) All for dating/marrying Blacks from any part of the world but it should never be done coming from an inferior mindset or exploitative situation.
Am Somali and don't agree with you!!!. Somalis are as proud as any nation can be, that doesn't mean We don't value our blackness, neither you going to verify our 'whos you'. Somalis are adapted of migration, all they want is to have their little own corner wherever they live uptill they relocate back into Somalia. Somalis do not prefer integration with non-Somali communities, if that makes us foolish yes it is a Somali culture. If you go back in history, Somalia is the only nation or the front-runner in Africa that participated in the liberation of other African countries (1960-70s) that remained under Western colonial rule Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Burundi etc. Go Google it. having a difference in culture, it means we to learn from each other and appreciate but not to despise and have negative view from your kind. peace young man
“Barely registered”? That’s funny cause Somalis are one of the ONLY people in the world who single-handedly named their country, land, language, culture, sea, etc after their SOMALI tribe. Every empire/nation have their ups and downs and Insha’Allah Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE again. It’s inevitable
Listen, being ENTERTAINERS to your European oppressors is NOT an accomplishment nor something to brag about. The people you’re trying to lowkey insult have fought for their independence against foreign invaders even to this day. Somalis fight against your western military while ya’ll can’t even overcome a mere corrupt police precinct. Pfff
Atlanta has more African American males than millionaires than any other city in America. The thing that I notice the most is that if you are about your business in Atlanta, people have zero problems in giving you valuable information.
Attention: Somalis in the States/Kenya. Reach out to me via email: coopscorner87@gmail.com I’m looking to keep this movement going past one video.
Sweage, pools of rain... Kenya is great? Really.. Let's be real. Mosquitoes... Go knowing what you might find especially in rainy season and raw open sewage all the time.
Race was created by ALLAH THE CREATOR OF HUMANS.
Trust me Somalis are the most welcoming people i know...am kenyan and most of my somali friends are my besties...they help me than most of my own.
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I am a product of a Black American/Somali mix heritage 😂 my Somali father met my mom in Atl and was swept off his feet. They were married for over 25 years until he passed away. I appreciate and love both cultures tremendously ❤
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In the Somali culture, as you may be aware, we are what our fathers are and that is how we fit in the Somali Society by tribe, clan, subclan, and a family tree. You are definitely a Somali regardless where your mother came from.
@AncientPharaoh yes I am, no denying it ❤️
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I have multiple full blooded Somali female cousins who married African American men. Only requirement is that they are muslims.
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Not all Somali men marry all Somali women. Not all tribes in Somalia inter marry each other. There are lots of Somali women who are left over women by exclusion of the marriage of certain Somali men. It’s absolutely fine those ladies have to find love somehow someway somewhere. It’s what isn’t is. Some families will disown their daughter if she married another Somali man of certain tribes let alone outside of their race. There was a relative of ours who I never met and I will never meet because she married outside race man in the 1980’s in Somalia. She’s excommunicated and disowned. She can’t visit, no one will visit, there’s no news in or out to her or from us. It’s as if she doesn’t exist or we don’t exist depending on what angle you look at it from.
Amazing video. She is a good representative of a Strong, Smart Somali Women
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Allahuma bariik our Somali sister was spotting about everything well educated sister 👏🏽🇸🇴👏🏽
A very smart young lady. Great interview Coop. I hope to run into you soon in Columbus since you are around. 614!
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Northside Columbus here. Loving the Somali community I live in.
As man from Africa,as Somali-man living in state,as tax driver was driving wheelchair van in south-side Chicago in 10 years,i believe African American people are honest people,good heart people,pure of racism,and very respectful customer service,i also believe all color people need to thank African America people because they were frontline this country for fighting civil rights,I conclude my point don’t let fool culture media play your brain
So proud to be Somali , Even though she grew up far away from home like the rest of us she still hold the deen and the culture ..Smart educated elegant young lady , Allah bless you young sister
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Once again, excellent interview, Jackson. You were smooth with questions, even the difficult ones. I liked how the sister answered the questions.
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Respect to the young lady!
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Say Walahi learn from this lady she is amazing might god protect her.
Hi Jackson C. Nice Interview/ With a somalian Lady. Welcome Back to Kenya, and Say hi to Your lioness + Simba. Peace God bless Your Work abundantly.
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My man coop's this video is lit to say the least. I'm just disappointed it ended so quickly, kindly the next time you bring on someone this eloquent make the content a bit longer.
Black American we love you from somalia 🇸🇴 🇸🇴🇸🇴
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Dawada udhigo.
Gees Coop is home… greetings from your Buckeye fans… what a profound topic
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As Somali..My opinion I got love for my African American brothers and sisters..because of Malcolm x and mohamed ali. our shiekh Khalid yasiin OG .Louis Farrakhan . My favourite actor denzal Washington my man..people like them we click 100% you know why. yea yea that’s why … love from mugdisho ❤
Alhamdulillah, love returned my brother.
Dats wzup Khalid Yasin that's my father bro...
Louis Farrakhan is a kaffir but the rest are our brothers
Farrakhan if I’m correct and he is from Nation of Islam isn’t a true Muslim as he invented bidah and led thousands astray
Walee san ku neefle soomlida ugu sareysa. Ku faan soomalinimada.
Coop, great interview. Thoroughly enjoyed!
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Correction : Somalis knew about Spaghetti long before Italians since Marco Polo himself got the idea from Asian people eating Noodles.
Also, Somalia was a protectorate NOT a colony since to be colonized means your entire language, religion, and customs would changed. Somalis still maintained every aspect of their clan system, language, religion, customs, etc .
That is what many don't understand, they don't even know the meaning of colonialism. They this occupation is colonialism. Somalis have nothing in common with British or Italians
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Being colonized doesn't necessarily mean that you speak another language or that you abandon your culture. There are different degrees of colonization.
Most Somali women keep it with their own Somali men. When they marry out they marry white men or Arab men. I rarely see Somali women with black American men. I live in St Paul and Mpls. Home to the largest Somali community
They don’t even talk to black Americans at all! I mean not even to say hello. They are given our tax money to settle here and think they’re better than us. They’ve taken over Columbus Ohio and Minneapolis among other areas. Sucking up the resources, getting into state universities, business loans, home loans, welfare assistance before American citizens. Then have the nerve to look down their noses at us.
True, they want nothing to do with black Americans. When I say nothing I mean less than nothing. They don’t even even speak to black Americans and they avoid even casual eye contact.
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😂 Is that something to brag about 😂 lol?
I am the product of two parents who are Somali. They instilled faith, culture & manners In me. Then I left them in Somalia for America & entered foster care shortly after (our aunt/sponsor) passed away (may She Rest In Peace, ameen) from 13 years old I have been raised by a black woman from Detroit Michigan. We spoke no English & she taught us everything! Nobody wanted non-English speakers but she took that role. She connected us to our mom after so many years. She taught us to drive, about taxes, getting a job & going to school even about racism which I had no clue existed. She taught me EVERYTHING. We are closer than you guys think. We’re Muslim & she’s Christian. We only call her mom. She taught me all about you & I have fallen in love with all of u. You guys the only ones who help us immigrants. Don’t let the world believe assumptions about us. I say that to both cultures. May God give us & our descendants mercy, forgiveness, unity & love ❤
Your story needs to be told. Email: coopscorner87@gmail.com
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I'm glad you picked this girl to discuss this topic she's open minded and gives her own perspectives on somali people and somali culture my brother you yourself can pass for a somali im pretty sure i got a cousin somewhere that looks like you
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Jackson was smiling most of the time and so was I. Coops and I are from the same generation and it's hard to find nowadays young people that can keep up a conversation and not look at their phones every 4-5 seconds. They have been exposed to more content than the previous 3 generations combined but are the least informed.
Naima represented her Columbus/Nairobi/Mogadishu communities very well. Proud of my young sister.
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We Somalis love Malcom X and Muhammed Ali, love our Afro Americans
We have MUCH more. But, Salute ✊🏾
Why only those 2? Because they were muslims? You people are bigoted and ingrates.
I am a Nigerian and I say you are a danm liar! I know all about you people and how you see your fellow black African. You eat Arab sh*t with pride hoping they accept you.....😅😅
Awesome interview. I came here simply because most of my entire life I have always been confused for being from East Africa specially being Somalian. It's worse for my younger sister because she gets confused for being Somali mixed with East Indian. Locals here in Botswana get confused when I speak Setswana thinking I'm not a Motswana 🇧🇼
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You might have somali ancestors
If your father is somali then you are somali. Thats all there is to it bro
Woow naima she gave out nice interview, about somali society, cultural and their categories
As a Djiboutian somali my father love African American and yes we're in the same side my brothers and sisters
Salaam really masha'allah my husband from there I can't wait to visit ❤
This brother is cool. He's very Mr International, I'm from Morocco originally and I enjoyed your moroccan videos and your reaction to being in morocco. Eid Mubarak to my Somali brethren!
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I’m proud of young Naeema. She spoke eloquently.
She forgot to mention that Somali region is more than former British Somaliland, Italian Somaliland and French Somaliland. There are also two regions that are now part of Ethiopia and Kenya. Somalis sit on a huge real estate but are fragmented into different regions.
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This Somali young lady as you said she is really smart and she learn a lot about her roots. Her parents must proud of her. Mashalah. PS: do not change a bit you’re beautiful culture.
Coop! Big ups ⬆️ to you my brother! Somalia 🇸🇴 next on your bucket list? 🙌🏾👑✊🏾
Kenya is next. Somalia is a possible. ✊🏾
@@COOPSCORNER Word up to that KING! Peace & blessings to you and Wangechi ❤️👑✊🏾
Somalis are one of the ONLY people in the world who single-handedly named their country, land, language, culture, sea, etc after their SOMALI tribe.
Every empire/nation have their ups and downs and Insha’Allah Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE again. It’s inevitable
Yes, many foreigners over the centuries - some trying to invade and nefarious intentions - would ask Somalis what is this land's name? Somalia would be the answer. What about the language? Somali. The people? Somali. The tribe? Somali. The religion? Islam. They would have expected Somali religion, I guess.
Foreigners were all like 😦.
@@waryaawariiri1812 that's why it confuses some Africans that think somalis are Arabs when they don't even speak the language or even have same culture besides the religion lol. They are confused that somalis are not speaking Italian language and living the Italian culture like most west Africana who follow European culture.
@@The-Heart-Will-Testify If u think that those Yemen Arabs weren't crossing that narrow stretch of water (16 miles) & mixing with the E. Africans, then you're sadly mistaken.
@@antsmith5956 everyone on earth mixes with their close neighbors. No different than African Americans mixing with white people. But to say all the mix is pretty weird. Arab is also not a race but ethnicity, they are black Arabs too. Being Arab is just a tribe or language nowadays. Most of the world population are mixed, what never changes is the culture. Somalis still follow thousands of years old culture. Yemen and Somalia were part of the same empire. There was no country called Yemen in the past.
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What you just said is there can not be beautiful native people of the continent. Our Somali DNA E1B1B disproves you wrong. We have language and culture older than all of the Arabs anywhere. Our daughter gave birth to the Arabs. It was Hagar who birthed Ismael the son of Abraham. Ignorance is no excuse. Another inferior being is what you are. To be from the continent of the motherland, one DONT have be just unattractive. There are beautiful native inhabitants of the motherland.
Waw Naima you are so legend and I like how you done it we are so proud of you great do more on this kind of interviews please waan ku boqray
Hello Jackson Cooper of Coopscorner, I love your videos!
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The Somali are predominantly found in the East Africa region .
The East Africa region has one of the most diverse Black genetic pool in the continent ranging from Niger-Congo Bantu , Nilotic, Nilo-Saharan, Nilo-Cushitic and Cushitic .
Some Banyarwanda completed their DNA analysis and determined predominant Niger-Congo Bantu DNA previously associated with Banyarwanda hutu and variations of Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan/Nilo-Cushitic DNA previously associated with the Banyarwanda tutsi and similar to Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan variations found among the Oromo of Ethiopia and the Maasai of Kenya, Tanzania .
Present day Banyarwanda are admixture of Niger-Congo Bantu and Nilotic/Nilo-Saharan DNA . The height variation among some Banyarwanda derived from Nilotic extraction .
Sudanic Nilotics like the Sudanic Nuer, Luo and Dinka the tallest groups in the planet while Congo Bantu Pygmie the shortest .
Niger Congo and Bantu are not the same. Bantus originated in west central Africa and evolved FROM Niger Congos. Niger Congos are not in East Africa, they're exclusively in West Africa. The phenotype of most Niger Congo speakers is not the same as Bantu speakers, especially concerning height.
you forget Semitics
@@LakshaDeirwa Ethiopian Black Jews .
@@LakshaDeirwa Black-Ethiopian-Jew
One thing about Cooper he be sharp.. so fresh so clean stay bless my brother..
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Great interview
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*_We reject the label "black."_* My father once said if his identity is changed to a physical characteristic than he should be able to refer to a Chinese person based on a physical characteristic like their small/slanted eyes. I have noticed the communities of the Horn of Africa believe AA's want to erase our rich identities by calling us "Black". In the Horn of Africa, we don't call ourselves "Black", this is a very American thing to do. I noticed my AA friend's who haven't travelled outside of the States don't understand the difference between anIrishman vs Russian. They will refer to both as simply "White". Ethnicity is extremely important outside of America. Calling my Japanese friend "Chinese" is offensive. You can call us African but a physical characteristic is vulgar especially one that our ancestors never passed down to us. In the Horn of Africa, referring to an ethnic group by the way they look is an ACT OF WAR ! I hope AA's understand that other communities want to be referred to by their ancestral identity (ethnic or cultural origins). We don't want to lose our identity, it's our unique, inherited sense of identity; like our values, traditions, culture etc handed down by previous generations that we want to pass along to succeeding generations. Why do AA's want to break that? *_To my beloved AA's, please try to understand outside of the States, ppl identify based on ethnic, cultural, or national identity and NOT RACE._* This is the identity that shapes our sense of who we are. Please don't take that as a rejection of "Black", it's just that nations of origin or ethnic backgrounds is more IMPORTANT.
Somalis are Africans and Africans are black. Even the fair coloured Africans are still of the black race. Nothing wrong with being black. The only difference between Africans and African Americans is that due to the social upheavals of slavery they lost their languages/ethnicities and culture. They were forced by circumstances to adopt to a new culture and language. The same for other African slaves taken elsewhere. Somalis are predominantly Muslim. They need to educate African-Americans on Islam in order to understand each other better. Otherwise, there is no barrier as blacks and humans to interact.
@@adambrownhussein6525 I can tell you are American raised because you use the terms "Black" and "White".
The term "Black" is very crude and vulgar. It's disgusting to refer to people by the way they look. We do not refer to Asians (Far East Asians) by their small eyes. The apparent slant of the eyes is common to Asians. Asians will tell you not to refer to them by the shape of their eyes. I think their eyes are beautiful just like I think black skin is beautiful. However it's inappropriate to call one group by a physical characteristic and not another group.
Another interesting thing i noticed is that AA's have a simplistic understanding of the of Africa (they have an innocent ignorance). When they say "Black" they are referring to African Bantu. Bantu is not the only type of physical characteristics in Africa. For example, South Sudanese are extremely beautiful and they are NOT Bantu, they are Nilotic. When we describe a so called South Sudanese person (not all are from S. Sudan, Ethiopia has large population too), we don't call them "Black" or "Super Black" (that is vulgar). We described them as Nilotic.
The overwhelming majority of ppl in the Horn of Africa are NOT Bantu either, they are Cushitic people and or they are ethnic groups who have substantial Cushitic ancestry but have had a language shift (who don't speak a Cushitic language but are still Cushitic people). The Cushitic cultural groups are very diverse and exhibit unique features they are NOT Bantu. There many many diverse groups and using the term "Black" is so fucking offensive. I have noticed Americans are exceptionally ignorant of Africa and it borderline disrespect.
"More than 100 years ago, American sociologist W.E.B. Du Bois was concerned that race was being used as a biological explanation for what he understood to be social and cultural differences between different populations of people. He spoke out against the idea of "white" and "black" as discrete groups, claiming that these distinctions ignored the scope of human diversity. Today, the mainstream belief among scientists is that race is a social construct without biological meaning. And yet, you might still open a study on genetics in a major scientific journal and find categories like "white" and "black" being used as biological variables."
The Slave Masters/ Slave Owners had this world view of "Black" and "White" which they used to justify slavery.
This might come across as harsh but please understand that we don't want the language or world view that you have inherited from Slave Masters. This is the language and worldview of the slave mentality. We don't even feel comfortable using the N word (also inherited from Slave Masters). The "one drop rule" another Slave Master belief etc etc. The Slave Masters language, culture and worldview is not respected.
We even refuse to refer to AA's as "Black". They are a unique and distinct ethnic group that deserves to be recognized as distinct. Even their DNA is different (genetic contributions from peoples of Europe, Africa, and the Americas). So unique that you have Henrietta Lacks' cells that have enabled huge advances in medical science, and the cell line is still being used in research institutes worldwide.
It's so sad that AA ppl don't regard themselves as unique and distinct. We will NEVER embrace the term "Black" not in Africa and not in America. And we want AA's (ADIOS/FBA) to embrace their uniqueness too and to NOT refer themselves as "Black".
Yes AA's due to slavery have lost their languages/ethnicities and culture. And Yes they were FORCED by circumstances to adopt to a new culture and language. But they are FREE MEN now, no one can force them and they have created a new culture, ethnicity and language. All their missing now is a new name. Personally I love ADIOS and FBA over "Black".
The Slave Masters/Slave Owners did not want the Slaves to have an identity, they were just "Black".
Likewise, don't *FORCE* us to use your Slave Masters/Slave Owners words and worldview. NO!!!
The young lady is very intellectual Allahumma baarik and the brother is cool af.. this whole interaction was wholesome
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Coop that guy 💯💯 not doing too much like every other passport bro ..
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@@COOPSCORNER aye homie what kinda work you do to travel like this lol because this Monday - Friday job ain’t cutting it for me I need a way I can work and travel 🧭.
@@wavydonjuan people who watch his vlog, like you, donate to keep him going. Have you donated ?
@@jowaragosogo4828 oh okay
Hey man! Somalian here. you're doing a wonderful job of bridging the gap between the black communities. I recommend the Somalis to subscribe to this channel.
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gaal leef, is it Somali or Somalian. Always been Somali.
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Nacalaaaa idinnn ku yaaaaal ma yaqaanaaan Qofkii cadooow ku ahhh iyo kiiii kaleee wadaaa xoooolo xoooolo dhalayyy.
Hell is Somalian. That’s how know you not Somali
Naima Maaanshaa alaaah adeer caqliga ilaahay hakuu barakeeyo suaalaha sida diplamocy ahaan ayay ugu jawaabaysaa
As a Black American - these videos downgrade us. It reeks insecurity. We should never get validation from other groups. Also, why are we the ones always asking other groups to date or marry us. That reeks self-hated and insecurity.
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Because that’s reality of how many of you feel.
Finally take a page from our book , although it is logical to call yourself black American why degrade yourself to a colour does a Chinese person call themselve a yellow Asian or does a turk refer to themselves as a white asian call himself a black Asian the colonisers still doing laps round your brains even in 2024 , & if you can’t trace your ancestry your simply American full stop.
Can you make a video asking black Americans what their thoughts are on Africans and marriage outside of the culture.
Wonderful interview.
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I'm glad you got an unbiased Somali sister and not a self hating one.
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Why are so many black content creators obsessed with how people view us?
This girl might be 21 but she is smarter than many older people, she should be the spokes person of somali americans, she will have my vote. Respect for sister Naima.
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There’s definitely so much tension between the two cultures definitely which is sad, when I moved to the USA as a 16 yr old, my family were in the least diverse town I ever been in and I was so excited to finally see people that look like me unfortunately my experience was horrific, four of those girls bullied me to the extent they pinned me down one day in the bathroom and shaved my hair. I was never uncomfortable able to make friends or feel comfortable after that experience even though not all people are the same it still definitely impacted me negatively.
Omg I’m a East African who is bullied and harassed by black women over my hair and it’s a huge issue I’m not the only one. I have personally seen Somali females get harassed over their hair texture even though they do indeed wear hijab the majority but sometimes they adjust it on the bathrooms etc. thank you for sharing
@@Sophia-angel my daughter was constantly asked what she did to her hair.. She had very soft wavy hair
This is the part where african americans or bantu africans hate to talk about. The xenophobia we have is not one sided but 2 sided. May Allah make it easy for you sis but those people you had problems with are kaafirs. Usually kaafirs have no morality and follow their desires whether its jealousy or hatred. But there are muslim bantus or African Americans who are the kindest people on this earth. Its not about ethnicity but religion and character itself, so don't paint everyone with the same brush.
@@maryam-cd3gt and thn they say we're same 😆 😆
That's strange because we, as Americans, can have wavy and really soft hair also, we are diverse to.
We Somali proud to be black. Thanks, sister, how you answered ❤❤❤❤ very educational
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If you love blk why y'all hate Ethiopians. We saw what Senator Omahr said about Ethiopians.
We are proud of our skin but not the grouping of people we have no ties with culturally and religiously however we respect all of sons of Adam AS
@@abdirisaqabdi318I want to educate you. There’s black the race and black the culture. Accept ur skin color is black and ur culture is Somali. Same as Barbados they’re black but barbadian. Nobody is grouping u with anybody, just like ur proud to have ur unmixed ppl, ppl have theirs too. Everyone knows who they are so don’t embarrass the Somali people by not understanding that simplicity between black/race & black/culture (black culture is ONLY for black Americans NO ONE ELSE) I teach u cuz ur my brother in Islam & in tribe. I educate u so we know what’s up. all love
@@ellamonroe9511 Black is not a race my friend, in America it is, but in the rest of the world its a complexation, you may argue that the bantu negroid is a race but don't say a persons complexation is a race. Are people from the Asian subcontinent the same as the Asians in the far east. Same complexation different features. Please stop imposing the American construct of race that has its roots in the one drop rule on the rest of the world. it doesn't make any sense and sounds really stupid
No bro, It's actually Minneapolis, MN. Mostly Southside. You will see Somalis in other surrounding areas of the twin cities metro but Somalis has a strong present in South Minneapolis. I know because i am from here and I live in South Minneapolis. From Lake Street to Franklin, Cedar-Riverside. St. Paul has a huge Mong Community/Laos.
Good Interview
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East Africa is where the human race originated from , I heard that the first human was a Somali man , black Americans are our sons too .
We are all human beings, we came from one mother and father, only our character divided us.
What a pleasant young lady. I love her explanation that we just need to "relate". Being black can be the easiest way to connect but understanding one's culture is the way we connect deeper and harmoniously. Love this interview. More!!!!👌🏽
Thanks for sharing
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Bro nice interview as Somali we are black and African so we invite you to Somalia 🇸🇴
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We are not black.
Another Somali apologist. We Somalis are not black. The color label “black” is extremely shallow and limited. None of the people who call themselves black gave themselves that title black. Black is coined by the Western European colonialists around the late 1600’s and 1700’s. Our Somali ancestors never ever called themselves black.
We Somali people have tribes, clans, subclans, language, country, states, regions, poetry, traditional dances and rituals that we identify with. Being black is not one of them. When everybody look like Somali what’s the point of calling ourselves black? None.
Amongst the darkest of people on earth live in Aboriginal Australia and Southern India. Those people never ever call themselves black and no one else is out painting them with a paint brush of shallow blackness. If the extremely limited term “black” unites the descendants of slavery I’ve nothing against them. However, don’t try to drag us Somali into it. We have our own intact means of identity. DONT be offended when we reject the shallow and inaccurate label because it’s unbefitting us.
In our Somali culture there is no word for race but there’s a word for ethnicity. Race is socially engineered word. None of your people or my people had a say in it when the continent is wrongly labeled. Our ethnicity is Somali. Our nationality is Somali. Our language is Somali. Our tribes and peoples are all Somali. The word Somali has a deep meaning to us that most of us know.
dont lie in the comments..🤣
@@SPharaoh you wrote all that just do deny the word black?? war adeer goormaynu cadaan noqonay, hadaynaan madow ahayn ma chinese baynu nahay?? war hana ceebeen dhiiqayhy orodoo caalmka tag oo dheh madow ma ihi, kab baa lagula dhacayaa
The Somali people worldwide have different Nationalities but the main one is Somalia Nationality in the East Africa Coast . There are Somali-Somalians,Somali-Ethiopians,Somali-Kenyans,Somali-Americans etc .
Somalia and Rwanda are ethno-nationalities where the state and the ethnic group are fluid similar to France and French . There are Black Bantu Somalis who speak also Swahili in the Southern portions of Somalia .
Whattt 😂😂😂, we are only Somali. We don’t call ourselves anything other than that.
Somali are wherever they’re. one religion, one language, one flag 🇸🇴
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@@owlwatchingu8956 Very true including the Somali prostitutes in Amsterdam .
@@owlwatchingu8956 Very true including the pirates .
Nice to see you guys really
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Awesome video, as always.
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One thing I do respect about the Somali's is that they don't seem to have that white god complex that a lot Africans and Caribbean that come to the US seem to have. I've lived in Austin for 10 years and I noticed all of the black women that seem to only date white men all exclusively come from Nigeria or Caribbean background.
Masha Allah, tabarakalaah.
Gabaddheenna fariidda ah Allaha xafido.
We Somalis are not black. The color label “black” is extremely shallow and limited. It’s not befitting for everybody. Stop pretending to be offended when we reject. You didn’t name/label yourselves as “blacks” either. You were given and now you want to paint everyone black. Allow me to help you see how and why we Somali people refuse to be painted black. None of the people who call themselves black gave themselves that title black. Black is coined by the Western European colonialists around the late 1600’s and 1700’s. Our Somali ancestors never ever called themselves black. My grandpa died without ever calling himself black same as our other ancestors before him. I’m not saying this to be rude or mean. We simply have a better and more accurate ways of identifying ourselves than the given black.
We Somali people have tribes, clans, subclans, language, country, states, regions, poetry, traditional dances and rituals that we identify with. Being black is not one of them. When everybody look like Somali what’s the point of calling ourselves black? None.
Amongst the darkest of people on earth live in Aboriginal Australia and Southern India. Those people never ever call themselves black and no one else is out painting them with a paint brush of shallow blackness. If the extremely limited term “black” unites the descendants of slavery I’ve nothing against them. However, don’t try to drag us Somali into it. We have our own intact means of identity. DONT be offended when we reject the shallow and inaccurate label because it’s unbefitting us.
In our Somali culture there is no word for race but there’s a word for ethnicity. Race is socially engineered word. None of your people or my people had a say in it when the continent is wrongly labeled. Our ethnicity is Somali. Our nationality is Somali. Our language is Somali. Our tribes and peoples are all Somali. The word Somali has a deep meaning to us that most of us know.
Black is shallow? Interesting 📝
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Someone with an intact identity and someone who has a manufactured identity will not and can not see on to eye and eye level. Yes, it’s too limited and shallow of a description for me and my people. Before the 1600’s colonial Europeans came to the continent of the motherland and painted everyone “black” in an attempt to take away our intact identity that we came up with ourselves. Our Somali ancestors and your ancestors never called themselves “black”. For some, that’s all they know nothing but being back and for us, black will not replace everything we are tribe, clan, subclan, language, rituals, ways of live, traditions, regions and much more.
Can you address my point on the darkest people on earth native Australians and South Indians from India not calling themselves black and no one in the world will once call them black and categorizing them as “blacks” too? You will never because you were not thought to even look or think this way. Yes, the American education system don’t teach this. They rather hide it.
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Your people, African-Americans will tell anybody from the continent of the motherland “you are not black“. Anybody who has lived in the USA for one week will tell and confirm this.
@@SPharaohWell no, you people told us you were not Black and we agreed. We only knew color in America so if you looked Black that is what we would call you. However we realized that for us Black is our race, culture and ethnicity and this isn't the same for foreigners.
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Being black is subjective in the US as your people try to dictate who is and who is not. Literally, in NYC, Detroit, Atlanta, Oakland and Dallas they said “you’re not black” to us or our relatives who lived in those cities. As long as you’re not acting up when we reject the black label given to you and me by European colonials and American slave owners dialogue is fine by me.
However, there will always be a problem when some of your people try to paint everyone that shallow label of “blackness” for me and my people. My race and ethnicity are both Somali. Our ancestors came up with that name and it carried a beautifully befitting us.
Very well said, im very proud of our young somali sister.
Masha allah, what the amazing young lady ❤ represents us ,thank you for choosing for us.
Thanks for sharing. I like your tie, by the way,it's long and thin ,I don't see the fat end of it...cool👌🏾
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Coop, the difference in her is that she is not mixed with East Indian like most of them are.
Thats why she is more humble and receptive to other people like her.
Somalis are not mixed with East Indian wtf are you on about? Most Somalis are tall, and also we have an ancient proto Semitic and Nilo Saharan ancestry. 😂
@IKENAK So if Somalis aren't mixed with East Indian then why do some of them look straight african and some of them look halve? How come they all just don't look the same like the Chinese ?
@@Ungujayou don’t understand genetic phenotypes at all stay in your lane or read a book lmao
@@Unguja somalis are the most homogeneous nation in africa 😂
The s t u p I d I t y and p a f f o o n a r y
i s beyond w o r d s. Somali people’s DNA is the world renown E1B1B. Mixed with nothing.
Black American and African community all together 🤝
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Coop when r u doing a video on Kenyans in Columbus? It’s easy to catch them on sundays
That look is the cushitic/ancient natufian farmer ancestry look
It’s not just Cushitic (Oromo, Afar, Somalis) - it’s also seen among the Ethiopian Semitic (Amharic, Tigrinya/Tigray) and Nilotic (Maasai, Samburu, Turkana, Kalenjin, Luo) too.
Also they weren’t really farmers as much as pastoralists (nomads with herd animals). That’s partly why they have such great results in endurance athletics. They used to cover long distances moving from grazing spot to grazing spot with their herds.
This region has some of the highest genetic diversity in the world.
@@mbash3073 proto nilotes that intermarried natufians became cushitic speakers.
great interview Coop 🙏🏿
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Iam somali my self never been to somalia born in kenya there is alot somali people around 3 milion we welcoming you open arms❤😂❤
Are you in Nairobi?
@@COOPSCORNER nah man lam in Belgium this video short in where kenya or usa
As a Somali, I believe that we were never truly colonized by the Italians and British. We resisted and fought against their rule until they eventually agreed to our terms. We also refused to work on the plantations they established because, as pastoralists, it was difficult for us to stay in one place and work on farms.
But you were forced/agreed to be colonised by Arabs tho.
@@roykithuci1271we never been colonized by arabs. Being muslim doesn't mean we Being colonized by arabs and they is no evidence or history about your false narratives.
Djibouti isn’t a Somali country. And never been part of Somalia. Bro come to Djibouti 🇩🇯! It’s very diverse with good food!
😂 what?
@@shafsteryellow tf u mean what
What are you lying. Djibouti was to be part of Somalia in 1991 by the UN if Somalia didn’t go into civil war.
Whattt, we are Somali🇩🇯🇸🇴, shut the hell up and don’t speak for us
It’s an Afar country.
CoopsCorner my African Ohio Brother 🫡🫡
Go every country you will find somali people l was raised kenya and egypt and l moved to Belgium . Long live somalia . There is alot somalis in usa ???
Grew up with a lot of Somalis in Dallas
Love it I am Somali from Ethiopia
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It is very clear this guy interview the young lady because he has interest in Somali women.
Dude people come up to me bragging all the time about having a Somali girlfriend and crap, this fetish is unreal
@@Sophia-angel I think they make it up to feel better.
@@adila2442 I believe so too but it doesn’t make it any less creepy and weird. They are known for lying and bragging about sleeping with women it’s like have some respect for yourself. That’s what I like about East African men they don’t play that nonsense
I’m from Columbus Ohio so I can speak from a black American perspective. Most of us feel like Somalians were primarily dumped into poor black communities and received benefits and resources that are badly needed by black people that are citizens and have been here for generations. At the same time, Somalis stick to themselves and want nothing to do with black Americans. They don’t even speak to us as if they think they are better. It’s a real mess and this entire situation was brought on us by a black mayor that undoubtedly got a lot of kickback money to do this. Not one Somali should be attending a state university before an American citizen. She has options, after getting this great free education she can then take the benefits of that back to Somalia or be in a much better position to be employed right here in America.
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What makes you think that her college education is free? It is not free and you can pay fees and get the same education.
It is not the fault of refugees that your country is not providing the resources people need. Refugees have no choice but to stick together in a foreign country, a culture and a language that's alien to them. All they have is each other. You would have to be doing really badly if a new comer can advance you in your own country, your frustration should be with the people above, ppl in power NOT a poor refugee who has to start from the bottom.
@@FF-by6ci The Somalis are not starting from the bottom. They are given resources and opportunities not being provided to black citizens already here. I’ve done well, I left Ohio years ago but have family there. I visit often and see what this invasion of foreigners has done to the black community. Why didn’t they place them in white communities? We both know the answer to that. Whites would never tolerate it, they have the power, $$ and numbers to fight back. I stand by every word of my previous comment. Somalis hate us and we hate them right back!
For us black is our colour, but it is not how we self-identify. We self-identify as Somalis.
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Wa sababta ey dumar badan isku cadeeyan madoow alle ayaa naga dhigay oo qaadaas qaniga ah naga dhaliyay
@@ifka2877somalida weey isku jiraan brown,lightskin,black intaba waa laga helaa ani ahaan brown ahay ima dhihi kartid black aa tahay.
I just want to mention that Somalia was divided into five parts during the colonial era. Southern Somalia was ruled by Italy, Northern Somalia by Britain, and Djibouti (French Somaliland), which is now its own country, by France. The northeastern part of Kenya was given to Kenya by the British. The western Somali region, also known as the Ogaden region, was given to Ethiopia. The southern and northern parts of Somalia formed the Somali Republic. However, the most beautiful thing is that all these Somali regions share open borders.
Somalis were fierce fighters against European colonizers, which led to Somalia being the first African country where Britain used airplanes in combat. Additionally, Somalia is the only African country that has kept its language and heritage, while most African countries use the first language of their colonizers.
Great Interview. Wow Smart girl
Forgot San Diego a lot of Somalis there also
Facts, the Somali community is plentiful in San Diego.
She answered all questions as diplomacy
I pray next to Somalia brothers, and I never had any issues with my Muslim Somalian brothers. And been invited to their homes plenty of times.
I love my Somali Brothers and Sisters. They good people, you just have to give them respect.
well she represented as better then i would have may you have a good of this dunya and the aakhira as well.
jirooo jooog ina adeer.
Dope. 💪🏿
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I guess there’s no african somalian we are African American 🇺🇸 I believe that as a somalian black is my first somalia is my country but African is my 🩸there for I do love my black people no matter where they live or from
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There is a HUGE African American Muslim community on the East Coast. Places like Philadelphia and New York. You will find that Islam combines beautifully with African American culture, many of the slaves who were brought into America were Muslim! There are amazing African American Muslim scholars and speakers such as Siraj Wahhaj and Khalid Yasin, who are deeply respected by the Muslim community. Btw, Khalid Yasin is actually married to a Somali woman!
Wonderful interview ❤
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The race is African not "Black". Black is a colour.
I'm pretty sure Chinese people dont be calling themselves yellow.
We Love Our Afrikan ameriKKKan Brothers abd Sistars and Our blood boils when we see injustice done to them by the unjustice system of the land. We not only welcome you to Somalia but Afrika as Your true Home. Oppression of Our People will end soon. In Sha Allah
Are you in Somalia now?
I don’t think we could ever relate when Somalis have racial slurs of us?🤷🏾♂️ all we had was love for Africa but now that love is gone thanks to the internet showing us fba that these people hate us here and in Africa and we’ve never did anything to them.
stop the pity party !!! nobody hates you!!! Africa for Africans at home and abroad!!! turn CNN off
I dont hate you bro, stop generalizing.
Respect.
@@COOPSCORNER respect brother thank you for your insight and great content!!!
You can't generalise if you haven't met them and lived with them. I have never met an African American, so why would I hate? Plus I try not to base all my information on what I see in media, every country will have their ignorant people. Hate is also a strong toxic emotion, so there's no way I'll have hate in my heart.
I like this brother .......but please...black Americans stop asking about dating these people. You sound like you are groveling to them. Have pride in being black American and your accomplishments which eclipses all other black groups/nationality in the last four hundred years. Stop asking for validation from others who have barely registered or contributed on the world stage compared to your group.
THIS 🎯👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽🥂
Exactly. I like the brotha’s content as well but I myself as a Black American get sick of hearing Black American TH-camrs ask other groups what they think about us because it especially seems centered around dating. We should be aware of their sentiments but we should not care to the extent that some do. I do respect that the brotha was able to find a beautiful Kenyan woman who is down to earth and has a good head on her shoulders. America has screwed us up to the point where too many of us are doing their best to destroy the bond we have/had with each other along with outsiders who instigate the problems as well (The Root, The Grio, The Shade room, World Star Hip Hop, CNN, MSNBC, Fox News…..& that’s just a few of them) All for dating/marrying Blacks from any part of the world but it should never be done coming from an inferior mindset or exploitative situation.
Am Somali and don't agree with you!!!. Somalis are as proud as any nation can be, that doesn't mean We don't value our blackness, neither you going to verify our 'whos you'. Somalis are adapted of migration, all they want is to have their little own corner wherever they live uptill they relocate back into Somalia. Somalis do not prefer integration with non-Somali communities, if that makes us foolish yes it is a Somali culture.
If you go back in history, Somalia is the only nation or the front-runner in Africa that participated in the liberation of other African countries (1960-70s) that remained under Western colonial rule Mozambique, Zimbabwe, Zambia and Burundi etc. Go Google it.
having a difference in culture, it means we to learn from each other and appreciate but not to despise and have negative view from your kind.
peace young man
“Barely registered”? That’s funny cause Somalis are one of the ONLY people in the world who single-handedly named their country, land, language, culture, sea, etc after their SOMALI tribe.
Every empire/nation have their ups and downs and Insha’Allah Somalia 🇸🇴 will RISE again. It’s inevitable
Listen, being ENTERTAINERS to your European oppressors is NOT an accomplishment nor something to brag about. The people you’re trying to lowkey insult have fought for their independence against foreign invaders even to this day.
Somalis fight against your western military while ya’ll can’t even overcome a mere corrupt police precinct. Pfff
Great interview brave Somali girl Mashalah
I'm 48y old male i never meet anyone that insults Somali people by face to face
The host himself look somali 😂😂😂
Lkn maahan😂
Shax shax….Naag nool! Sis represented us well 🙌🏾
Atlanta has more African American males than millionaires than any other city in America. The thing that I notice the most is that if you are about your business in Atlanta, people have zero problems in giving you valuable information.