Truthfully Kenyans accept everyone so long as their culture is not messed with. Kenyans love people love diffrences love learning new stuff. Nairobi in itself is international
African Americans for the most part got extremely convoluted perceptions about Africa & Africans..And this's why when many Africans move to the US, they kind of stay away from them. Not because we don't like them but because most have very closed minds about us & only got a mindset that is diametrically opposed to us building kinship. They've been fed FALSEHOOD about Africa for centuries..Western media too alienated them from generating interest in Africa because of focusing only on negative depiction of Africa. TH-cam has really opened up the real TRUTH before their eyes..It has shown thriving cities, Africans getting on with their lives just as normal as anywhere else in the world...TH-cam has shown both rich, middle class & poor Africans. It has also shown them how we are developing our own countries..
I'm Kenyan and now I want to learn more about the Liberian history, it's really sad but again it should serve as a bridge, we 'Africans' 'Black Americans' should interact more and help each other heal...
I am a Kenyan living in Dallas Texas and I love the content … what most people don’t realize is that Kenyans back home have not interacted a lot with African Americans…people back home adore the black culture and they try to emulate that culture … most people don’t know the negatives that are propagated by the media here in america against African Americans
Untill black Americans open their mouth here in Africa no body even notice ..coz we are same.....even when they speak their English we just assume is just an African who has stayed in state for long😂 otherwise it's just normal to us
I am just glad and happy we have social media we are now closer than ever what a wonderful time of age to be alive!! Our ancestors are celebrating we are one people we just need to understand each other. 👏🏾
Excellent analysis good information we love our black people. Our African Americans you are welcome to Africa especially Kenya. Love from Philadephia Pennsylvania,
I watched a vlog of African American woman married to Ghanaian guy she said something bcs she now base in Ghana and she said what makes me feel good she said she came to Africa with ailment but now she is doing ok and she doesn’t have to worried about tax
As a Cameroonian (on the western side of the continent), I was expecting the responses from Kenyans to at least make some reference to former US President, Barack Obama whose father was Kenyan too and to then explain that we're closer than they realize. All Black people come from Africa and for me an accent should not separate us because the world just ridicules us the same whether we are in Africa, Europe or the US - we are just Black to them. Our petty squabbles and divisions only work to serve them and we must stand together always.
Obama is not much liked here anymore. He was trying so hard to push & shove upon us the gay agenda on Africans via his liberal political persuasion in America. Kenyans do not entertain that subject & don't wonna hear it..
I am South African ,my fascination with this couple that is reacting to this video is that i see Africa in them .The guy looks like a Northen Nigerian or an East African . The lady looks like a Bantu African meaning her facial features are so common in Africa ,you see it anywhere on the continent especially south of the equater ,but she also resembles none Bantus like some tribes in Ghana or Igbos of Nigeria. You guys and us are one ,400 years of seperation did nothing to destroy us.
Malcolm became woke when he visited Kenya and interacted with the mama(freedom fighter and Piu Gama Pinto) hence the nationalists like the Black Panther started to adopt kikuyus name i.e Kamau etc. Kenya Is the cradle of mankind, even the president reiterated this in 2023. everyone is welcome and there's no visa required.
We have Indigenous People here and they are black but they are not African. They have lived here for over 60,000 years, new data is saying that they have been here for 160,000 years.
I agree with you .🤔..Africa is the motherland that means you don't have to be black to be from Africa the motherland.🤔 Genetic evidence supports the theory that all humans originated in Africa. That means all people on earth are from Africa.👍👍👍@@ericmuthiani1676
@@aishawilliams5933 haha maybe some would be nice because things are changing these days. Pan-Africanism love 😍 is taking over. The hateful ones on both sides will have to adjust.
Love these couple.. keep this conversation it means a ton for our kids…Africans, African Americans we are just the same… there is Love always for our AA brothers… hope to meet you guys when you visit the States..
Crazy how I came up believing Africans hated African Americans.. esp (for whatever reason) Nigeria. I grew up.. understood it was all a lie. I've had and have Tanzanian & Ghanian, Kenyan friends. We like to debunk the lies we're all fed together. 😅
2:36 Good points depending on what the media portrays. This kenyan separated the negative from the positive according to the media. So he knows the information he receives may not be eventually completely reliable On the portrayal of african americans.
As Kenyans we are friendly and welcoming. From my interactions with some black Americans I think many of them are paranoid about Africa. One of them said to me he cannot visit Africa because he will be drugged, robbed and killed 😢 he said that our young people wake up every morning to scam people and rob them because of poverty....he seemed to know more about my country than I did...if you look at marriages between Africans and Americans, you are more likely to find interracial marriages between Africans and Caucasians as opposed to Black American to African. I think the American black community needs more education about Africa. On the other hand the ones that have experienced Africa, love it in Africa. On the other hand i know some Kenyans who could never visit America because of the gun violence and all the freedoms in America like gay marriages yet we know that's not really how America is, so the media can really shape negative or positive perceptions regarding places or people There's still a lot that needs to be done in terms of education and you guys are doing an awesome job! I love you two.
Am african 100% I was intrigued when I met a AA dude who told me he wasn't black or African having any connection to Africa. He said he was native Indian. The dude looked more african than me actually but didn't want nothing to do with being African
I’ve been to Kenya twice & I love the people there. I remember someone telling me, Kenyans and Americans are the same, we both have big hearts ❤️ I’m white, and I thought that was the most wonderful thing to hear.
I grew up in New York and i still have the Brooklyn accent so here in South Africa my Black American clients prefer to deal with me than any other person in the office.
I guess that tells you she/he would rather deal with people that speak in an American accent than a South African accent which is not cool. She/he does not want to learn to adopt to the different accents in SA but wants to live there. How odd is that. Sad too. Favoritism. I know its everywhere but when you are in another country that you were not born in and majority of citizens are not from America, why would you do that? Prefers to deal with you cause of your Brooklyn accent than a local South African. Geez. See the issue is not only with Africans but with black Americans as well. You cant change everyone.
When the Liberian is saying "they don't have culture" he kind of mean African Americans eventhough look like them don't have African culture..He's saying it from an Africa centric perspective that may get misconstrued by AAs to mean dislike against them..
That one you can’t change. They love it. Unlike Kenya they don’t teach financial literacy at a early age hence over consumerism and bad spending habits.
Worshipping the Holy Dollar is evil, but vulgarity is a spook, invented to control your speech and thought. All words are expressions. None are inherently bad. Your sensibilities are being manufactured by the people who own your freedom
21:26 when you said „we have all kinds of music“ i directly thought: Black music is not only diverse, you dont only have it all, you created or heaaaavily influenced almost all of modern music. From Rock to Rap, Jazz, Techno. Pop and Drill are integrated into music all over the world, for example they are mixed with traditional sounds in Latinamerica, Westasia, etc. It blows my mind.
You guys should visit Africa and get a chance to blend in with the people. Have a good time. I can bet no one will even realise or treat you like a visitor unless they hear you talk. Being black in Africa is just like being white in Europe or the USA. You should also experience the love warm welcoming nature of people out here🇰🇪❤.
My ancestors are buried in America we are all dark skin from around the globe but we are not the same people. Check out the indigenous blk of America, Europe, Africa, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, We were everywhere but different
What Ciara did you say about Liberia is true, and for that fellow, there isn't much about Liberia, let alone about his country Liberia and the interview was going well until he put a damper on it.
FYI - Five star Hotels in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide wash cloths. All people in the countries already mentioned use wash cloths or flannels I think in the US there would be more white people than black people using wash cloths.
The Liberian situation was a little complicated. A good amount of the AAs that went back to African died before reaching. Once they got there, the saw tribes selling Africans, and that started the conflict/s. Look up Liberia in the 1950s. Liberia was as modern as any country in the world during that time. Africans from all over went there for education, so there were positives. AAs didn't go there to colonize Liberia, and the history needs to be re-explained in the proper manor. Also Mzungu means white man
What you waiting for better get that ticket you won't regret it. Do not drink with Kenyans because you will not be able to hang. But everyone seemed cool all 3 times I went
I’m a white woman, nearly 60, from Scotland. From a young age I remember my parents listening to Brook Benton, Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, The Platters etc. I still enjoy listening to them to this day but I also like listening to Old Skool rap and hip hop (and many other genres) but I do agree with you, a lot of rap does promote a lot of violence which I do think youngsters could be negatively influenced by and may also promote a negative view of the black American culture. Songs, their accompanying videos and negative press will spread further and faster than positive ones unfortunately
I’m from Zambia 🇿🇲 living in Florida. Your platform is great. I have and want to interact more with African Americans. I have attended the music concerts and interactions
It's about time we had this conversation and not just a conversation... a deep conversation! The media is a powerful tool... That's a fact! The media really messes up the vibe for real.
Hey watching this from Kenya. Just wanted to say we really really love RnB music here. They still play old Usher, Whitney, Brandy, Monica, Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge music on radio. I feel that hip hop is just too big to ignore. And the negativity it portrays about black people sticks cause negativity will always override positivity
I am not from Kenya but from an African country. I feel African Americans should visit Any African country of their choice and can come home to any country of their choice if they can afford or do wish❤
African American ancestors came from west Africa typically Nigeria and Ghana,, but they keep saying this is their origin. They lack knowledge about the topic
How will you know what we like knowledge of. We all know all humans originated in Africa. What you don't know is that Black Americans arrived in this land way before any slave ships
West and Central Africa but not exclusively so. Some even have Malagasy dna from Malagasy who were enslaved. People were also enslaved from Mozambique and surrounding areas but most of them were sent to French colonies like St Domingue/Haiti or sold at the Cape and then further on.
Chasing "Playtime" had a negative on Hip-hop in general but 'good' Hip-hop is still out there. Actually good hip-hop isn't just an AA thing anymore. Explore the world through hip-hop and it will amaze you.
I always says as a Liberian that our country would be better than it's and we could prevent the civil war if only the black Americans would prority educating the natives they met, treating them well and giving them more opportunities to develop their lives this wouldn't have jeopardize our country. American African can be prosperous in various sector, but they should know that if Africa can not get her dignity among continent they too will still be disrespected in America; this is the fact. Africa need you all here in every sector to change the perspective of the continent. Comes with your knowledge with love in regards to changing the negative character of Africa. I believe we Africans could be more willing working with American Africans in doing business than others color race. I don't believe African Americans company would exploit Africa like others western companies because this is your home.
Liberia 🇱🇷 will rise, we just need to get our acts together, all is not lost. I spite of the 14yr of protracted civil unrests, we can't dwell on the past to hold ourself back, it's time to rebuild and move forward. Though, the mineral wealth is there, however, without proper education and ability to let go of the past, we cannot move Liberia forward.
Before youtube came along,l had such a negative view of black Americans,coz of the movies l watched about gang violence in the hoods😂,drug abuse,use of vulger language and ofcause their involvement in all sorts of crime,but right now even though av only met one in person,av realised they're some of the most friendliest people,and they love and appreciate their roots,l admire their culture,music(hiphop,rnb),energy and l really appreciate what they have done to influence the modern day pop culture.
Africans and black Americans are like distant relatives who know they are related but are not really familiar with each other, it's an awkward relationship 😂 however this is a relationship we should both explore, we can learn alot from each other both ways. Black people are not really good at sticking together, which has worked against us before and that's still continueing, but it's good we are starting to realize and working on it.
20:13 I knew exactly what sierra was going to say and I agree with her. If there is any element of african american culture that other cultures see, including africans, it should not be the negative stereotypes. I didn't like the imagery of that video either and I saw sierra's face too when she saw it
This video has shown the good side of us. It demonstrates that what my "Mzungu" (Swahili for Caucasian) colleague told me is not correct. He said that Black Americans don't like us. There has been this talk about Africans hating African Americans. It is simply not true. Sample this. James Brown "Father of black music" comes to Lagos, Nigeria in 1970 and he is received like a king. Then we have Muhamad Ali match with George Forman in DRC Congo doing "Rumble in the Jungle". The year was 1975. In the Eighties we had the musicians like "Donner Summer", "and cool and the Gang". At that time the late Michael Jackson was trying to perfect his game. These are the songs that would play in our radios and movie theatres. For soap operas, we had "Good times". Remember James Walker? The one of "Dynamite?". And then "Different strokes". Gary Coleman and his friends. I am sorry that he ended up suing his parents. Those soap operas were interesting because they portrayed people who looked like us.
Hi from Ireland I Reilly don't understand how anybody can hate an different race it blows my mind we don't have black people living here very long but I have plenty of friends from people all over africa it's great all the new foods and now I have mixed race great nephews ther he's half Irish and Zimbabwe and lots of other countries are family is great and we need some new blood in the country 😂😂 but truth if I met a black person from amarica he be just amarican or a black person from thev UK I just see them as English
Oh wow… Kenyan married to an AA for the last 18yrs.. true you hv to take everything on the media with a pinch of salt….good content! Love the AA culture u hv to understand where AA are coming from.. likewise Africa has so much to offer
I do understand exactly what she meant when she said the brown ones because you have a lot of people that are next and they go over to Africa and that European side of them comes out they think they did the superior and they look down on darker brothers and sisters just like over here in America when back in the day they used to use the brown paper bag test and match it up to your skin and if you were darker than the brown paper bag you couldn't go into town with your family
Question: Do you do you refer to yourselves as African Americans. Or do you call yourselves Black Americans like the Kenyans were saying?🤔 Or are you calling yourselves Americans now, as I see you have called yourselves an American couple. I am a tad confused , could someone give me an answer.. Thanks.. I googled it and it said "From Negro to Black to African American: The Power of Names and Naming"🤔😵💫ok
I encourage everybody who's looking to move to Africa or already living on the continent to do your DNA testing not with T3 and me not with ancestry but do it with African ancestry one of the things that I noticed is that a lot of black people will go do testing with white people as if you think that their results is going to be better go to people who have your interests at heart go to African ancestry and find out what tribe you actually come from not what region but the actual tribe and then go from there
The Liberian took me a back! I was fuming while at the same time trying to stay calm. His train of thought basically stems from a set age group(the conservative kind).
I feel like the "they got guns and they´re gonna shoot you" is something that is a general view of americans as a whole. I am European, german to be precise, and the triggerhappiness of americans is a big reason i´d be hesitant to visit. Not even Black or white specific, as far as the media is concerned Y'ALL got guns and are a bit loose with the triggerfinger. I feel like i´d want a guide to tell em where i can go and where i shouldn´t.
Black Americans have been played for so long by there government . Growing up in Africa we never hate on people we don’t know. But the hate Africans Experience in African America community is so sad. But I love my people. To be honest with you guys. Africa is the only way for Black Americans….
Great video, sharing our perspective from both sides and finding common ground and also finding what works to broaden and enrich our lives. Some people find the negatives more appealing and it's given a loud voice than the positives.
In our (Liberian 🇱🇷) history the American Colonization Society brought free slaves to Liberia from these settlements in the U.S.: Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi and etc. This migration started from 1820s and Liberia gain her independence from the Americans Colonization Society on July 26, 1847. African Americans are credited for settling-up the state hood of Liberia. They've provided the highest number of presidents (99/%) of the presidency.Therefore, we (Liberians) hold them responsible for the failing of the state. Out of the uh 25 Liberian presidents only three who are native and the newly president elect. The problems we have with them is manly concern with marginalization in all sectors and a weak foundation of our country. Most of them are thieves and didn't priority the developments in the nation up to today. They only embezzle the resources out of the country. Their rules is what makes Liberia to be one of the courrupt country in all government sector with no trust from the citizens towards government officials today. It's from this that the new government elected last year have been promising that they will audit the present government by enabling the citizens to change their thoughts of public officials and bringing public dignity to Liberian public institution as they take their seat on January 22nd, this year. What the brother from Liberia who was interviewed is saying about African Americans lacking of Culture in Liberians perspectives is generally about life styles, family relationships such as discipline, and the outcome of the slave trip. The negative impact it brought on Africans American. So far these are some of the problems we have with Americo-Liberians. Unification is strongly working now!
Truthfully Kenyans accept everyone so long as their culture is not messed with. Kenyans love people love diffrences love learning new stuff. Nairobi in itself is international
Very true!
Absolutely
Big facts cannot try and take or copy our culture 😌🔥🔥
Let ask the same questions to Black Americans in America and see what they think about Africans.
African Americans for the most part got extremely convoluted perceptions about Africa & Africans..And this's why when many Africans move to the US, they kind of stay away from them. Not because we don't like them but because most have very closed minds about us & only got a mindset that is diametrically opposed to us building kinship. They've been fed FALSEHOOD about Africa for centuries..Western media too alienated them from generating interest in Africa because of focusing only on negative depiction of Africa. TH-cam has really opened up the real TRUTH before their eyes..It has shown thriving cities, Africans getting on with their lives just as normal as anywhere else in the world...TH-cam has shown both rich, middle class & poor Africans. It has also shown them how we are developing our own countries..
😂😂 we all know some answers😂
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I think that’s harder because Africa is huge and so diverse.
I'm an African American and I live African people.
I'm Kenyan and now I want to learn more about the Liberian history, it's really sad but again it should serve as a bridge, we 'Africans' 'Black Americans' should interact more and help each other heal...
Nicely I don’t think even Barack Obama could have said it better
Bhana, huyu jamaa kwanza amekuja likizo, so basically home kwao kuna something cooking that hatujui.
@@KingofZamunda. unaweza kujua.... all the history is accessible. they have a strange shared history which could breed some hostility
@@KingofZamunda.Hio ni ukweli Bro
Irungu ne raithi muno kbebebeumemya all that history is there at youtube anyway mwaka mwega +44 London Locked
I am a Kenyan living in Dallas Texas and I love the content … what most people don’t realize is that Kenyans back home have not interacted a lot with African Americans…people back home adore the black culture and they try to emulate that culture … most people don’t know the negatives that are propagated by the media here in america against African Americans
Very true. I live in New Orleans Louisiana
Untill black Americans open their mouth here in Africa no body even notice ..coz we are same.....even when they speak their English we just assume is just an African who has stayed in state for long😂 otherwise it's just normal to us
I am just glad and happy we have social media we are now closer than ever what a wonderful time of age to be alive!! Our ancestors are celebrating we are one people we just need to understand each other. 👏🏾
True words!
Kenyan here currently residing in the USA, and raising three Black American children.
Black Americans influenced the world. Kids of today may not know it. We love America because of yall. Peace! ❤
Africa influenced the world. Fixed it
Excellent analysis good information we love our black people. Our African Americans you are welcome to Africa especially Kenya. Love from Philadephia Pennsylvania,
The first lady said water in a british accent.
We use British English In Kenya
I watched a vlog of African American woman married to Ghanaian guy she said something bcs she now base in Ghana and she said what makes me feel good she said she came to Africa with ailment but now she is doing ok and she doesn’t have to worried about tax
The negative comment came from non Kenyan, a Liberian. that is why I love kenya
I don't think it's negative.
Was it tho?? Imean we here to have a conversation
As a Cameroonian (on the western side of the continent), I was expecting the responses from Kenyans to at least make some reference to former US President, Barack Obama whose father was Kenyan too and to then explain that we're closer than they realize. All Black people come from Africa and for me an accent should not separate us because the world just ridicules us the same whether we are in Africa, Europe or the US - we are just Black to them. Our petty squabbles and divisions only work to serve them and we must stand together always.
But Barack Obama has direct roots here in Kenya. His father is Kenyan. Its not the same .
100
Nd he's Irish
Obama is not much liked here anymore. He was trying so hard to push & shove upon us the gay agenda on Africans via his liberal political persuasion in America. Kenyans do not entertain that subject & don't wonna hear it..
Funny thing is, as Africans our English accent gets ridiculed and people forget that most of us speak three or more languages
I am South African ,my fascination with this couple that is reacting to this video is that i see Africa in them .The guy looks like a Northen Nigerian or an East African . The lady looks like a Bantu African meaning her facial features are so common in Africa ,you see it anywhere on the continent especially south of the equater ,but she also resembles none Bantus like some tribes in Ghana or Igbos of Nigeria. You guys and us are one ,400 years of seperation did nothing to destroy us.
Exactly 💯. She looks more an East African or Southern African Bantu.
@@jameskaimenyi6287but no roots except by any other way
@@perezscholes9110 she has her roots in Africa and it doesnt matter from which region.
@@perezscholes9110 Not true.
@@jameskaimenyi6287 I presume she is either Akamba or Agikuyu bantus in kenya
Malcolm became woke when he visited Kenya and interacted with the mama(freedom fighter and Piu Gama Pinto) hence the nationalists like the Black Panther started to adopt kikuyus name i.e Kamau etc. Kenya Is the cradle of mankind, even the president reiterated this in 2023. everyone is welcome and there's no visa required.
Black Americans are very welcome to the continent of Africa! We need more Black Americans to visit. We have a lot to offer each other...
The Youth in Africa are amazing.
The older guy in the video sums it up we come from these regions of the continent.
If you're Black, then you're African. Simple as that. ShoutOut to KE ❤
We have Indigenous People here and they are black but they are not African. They have lived here for over 60,000 years, new data is saying that they have been here for 160,000 years.
@@Lifeoutback220 Africa is the motherland
I agree with you .🤔..Africa is the motherland that means you don't have to be black to be from Africa the motherland.🤔 Genetic evidence supports the theory that all humans originated in Africa. That means all people on earth are from Africa.👍👍👍@@ericmuthiani1676
The Indigenous people here do not identify themselves as African.@@ericmuthiani1676
@@Lifeoutback220 wrong
Bro its time for you guys to asked the African Americans how they feel about Africans.
lol that will cause issues cause A Americans wont be nice
@@aishawilliams5933 haha maybe some would be nice because things are changing these days. Pan-Africanism love 😍 is taking over. The hateful ones on both sides will have to adjust.
African American culture is wide spread...kenya:s Urban radio stations really play Alot of trap, old skool rap, drill and so on
Love these couple.. keep this conversation it means a ton for our kids…Africans, African Americans we are just the same… there is Love always for our AA brothers… hope to meet you guys when you visit the States..
The only thing similar about us is our skin color that’s it
Crazy how I came up believing Africans hated African Americans.. esp (for whatever reason) Nigeria. I grew up.. understood it was all a lie.
I've had and have Tanzanian & Ghanian, Kenyan friends. We like to debunk the lies we're all fed together. 😅
AA thing is very new in east Africa..we didn't know any or met one till 90s. i met first AA when i came to US
@@perezscholes9110 what would you say that the overall perception is?
@@Punkie83 hard to analyse..but we had AA women who met kenyan students in 60s and some came to kenya .. others refused like Obama's mother . 😆
@@perezscholes9110 😱 How dare she and they! Lol
@perezscholes9110 although Obama's mom was Caucasian lol Maybe she just was never ready 😂
I love you guys and your attitudes towards life and humans!❤
2:36 Good points depending on what the media portrays. This kenyan separated the negative from the positive according to the media. So he knows the information he receives may not be eventually completely reliable On the portrayal of african americans.
As Kenyans we are friendly and welcoming. From my interactions with some black Americans I think many of them are paranoid about Africa. One of them said to me he cannot visit Africa because he will be drugged, robbed and killed 😢 he said that our young people wake up every morning to scam people and rob them because of poverty....he seemed to know more about my country than I did...if you look at marriages between Africans and Americans, you are more likely to find interracial marriages between Africans and Caucasians as opposed to Black American to African.
I think the American black community needs more education about Africa. On the other hand the ones that have experienced Africa, love it in Africa.
On the other hand i know some Kenyans who could never visit America because of the gun violence and all the freedoms in America like gay marriages yet we know that's not really how America is, so the media can really shape negative or positive perceptions regarding places or people
There's still a lot that needs to be done in terms of education and you guys are doing an awesome job! I love you two.
I’m black American and I agree with you. We all should educate each other on both of our countries ❤
Love you guys and your positivity vibes ...Caribbean voices one love❤️
❤I’m Gambian 🇬🇲…. I love this channel. Black Americans are our brothers. We love you guys
Thanks!
Welcome!
5:46 That is very true about both of you.👍🏾
Am african 100% I was intrigued when I met a AA dude who told me he wasn't black or African having any connection to Africa. He said he was native Indian. The dude looked more african than me actually but didn't want nothing to do with being African
I’ve been to Kenya twice & I love the people there. I remember someone telling me, Kenyans and Americans are the same, we both have big hearts ❤️ I’m white, and I thought that was the most wonderful thing to hear.
I grew up in New York and i still have the Brooklyn accent so here in South Africa my Black American clients prefer to deal with me than any other person in the office.
I'm in south Africa cause we grew up watch black gangsta movies
I guess that tells you she/he would rather deal with people that speak in an American accent than a South African accent which is not cool. She/he does not want to learn to adopt to the different accents in SA but wants to live there. How odd is that. Sad too. Favoritism. I know its everywhere but when you are in another country that you were not born in and majority of citizens are not from America, why would you do that? Prefers to deal with you cause of your Brooklyn accent than a local South African. Geez. See the issue is not only with Africans but with black Americans as well. You cant change everyone.
When the Liberian is saying "they don't have culture" he kind of mean African Americans eventhough look like them don't have African culture..He's saying it from an Africa centric perspective that may get misconstrued by AAs to mean dislike against them..
I am from Kenya..i find the vulgarity in black hip-hop disturbing and their worship of expensive sneakers amuses me
and those disgusting tatoos that some kenyans have picked up from media
That one you can’t change. They love it. Unlike Kenya they don’t teach financial literacy at a early age hence over consumerism and bad spending habits.
Worshipping the Holy Dollar is evil, but vulgarity is a spook, invented to control your speech and thought.
All words are expressions. None are inherently bad. Your sensibilities are being manufactured by the people who own your freedom
Try telling a 23 year old African American to plan to buy land. It's very normal for a 23 year old African to plan to buy land. We love buying land.
Laughs in gengetone
I know south africans living in the UK and they say the UK doesn't have good spice like us
the UK doesnt have any spice.
11:54 I like the way she dresses.
The Liberian dude🙈🙈🙈😂😂😂
I just found your show, good job
21:26 when you said „we have all kinds of music“ i directly thought: Black music is not only diverse, you dont only have it all, you created or heaaaavily influenced almost all of modern music. From Rock to Rap, Jazz, Techno. Pop and Drill are integrated into music all over the world, for example they are mixed with traditional sounds in Latinamerica, Westasia, etc. It blows my mind.
You guys should visit Africa and get a chance to blend in with the people. Have a good time. I can bet no one will even realise or treat you like a visitor unless they hear you talk. Being black in Africa is just like being white in Europe or the USA. You should also experience the love warm welcoming nature of people out here🇰🇪❤.
My ancestors are buried in America we are all dark skin from around the globe but we are not the same people. Check out the indigenous blk of America, Europe, Africa, Australia, China, India, Indonesia, We were everywhere but different
What Ciara did you say about Liberia is true, and for that fellow, there isn't much about Liberia, let alone about his country Liberia and the interview was going well until he put a damper on it.
FYI - Five star Hotels in the UK, Canada, New Zealand and Australia provide wash cloths. All people in the countries already mentioned use wash cloths or flannels I think in the US there would be more white people than black people using wash cloths.
The Liberian situation was a little complicated. A good amount of the AAs that went back to African died before reaching. Once they got there, the saw tribes selling Africans, and that started the conflict/s. Look up Liberia in the 1950s. Liberia was as modern as any country in the world during that time. Africans from all over went there for education, so there were positives. AAs didn't go there to colonize Liberia, and the history needs to be re-explained in the proper manor. Also Mzungu means white man
I agree we do not see any difference.You are one of us
I would love it if you would do a video here in Africa some day as you visit too 😊😊.
Hey Guys, plan to visit Nairobi soon. You guys have connected with many here...just about that time 2024 we are looking forward
What you waiting for better get that ticket you won't regret it. Do not drink with Kenyans because you will not be able to hang. But everyone seemed cool all 3 times I went
You're very welcome, Kenya has become visa free, feel free to visit.
Wooow! That was quick Coops video was uploaded today.....Lol!
Don't just react to videos, come experience it and tell us your story.
I’m a white woman, nearly 60, from Scotland. From a young age I remember my parents listening to Brook Benton, Nat King Cole, Aretha Franklin, Louis Armstrong, The Platters etc. I still enjoy listening to them to this day but I also like listening to Old Skool rap and hip hop (and many other genres) but I do agree with you, a lot of rap does promote a lot of violence which I do think youngsters could be negatively influenced by and may also promote a negative view of the black American culture. Songs, their accompanying videos and negative press will spread further and faster than positive ones unfortunately
That's me in that video Ali adika nice job cooper connect African to America this home ma family in America welcome home to Africa..akuna matata.
I’m from Zambia 🇿🇲 living in Florida. Your platform is great. I have and want to interact more with African Americans. I have attended the music concerts and interactions
It's about time we had this conversation and not just a conversation... a deep conversation! The media is a powerful tool... That's a fact! The media really messes up the vibe for real.
This is great analysis that the mainstream media can learn
This year its really time for us all to connect from around the world seriously
Hey watching this from Kenya. Just wanted to say we really really love RnB music here. They still play old Usher, Whitney, Brandy, Monica, Boyz II Men, Jagged Edge music on radio. I feel that hip hop is just too big to ignore. And the negativity it portrays about black people sticks cause negativity will always override positivity
I am not from Kenya but from an African country. I feel African Americans should visit Any African country of their choice and can come home to any country of their choice if they can afford or do wish❤
Kenyan society is embracing ,open minded and too woke.We welcome everyone like they belong here.
Unatakaje Sasa?
Am worried of BA aggressiveness for no reason if they happen to do that in East Africa specifically. I am sure we shall go like, whaaaat😮😮😮, chillll
their aggressiveness can be adaptable in west africa.. especially among their Nigerian cousins
African American ancestors came from west Africa typically Nigeria and Ghana,, but they keep saying this is their origin. They lack knowledge about the topic
How will you know what we like knowledge of. We all know all humans originated in Africa. What you don't know is that Black Americans arrived in this land way before any slave ships
West and Central Africa but not exclusively so. Some even have Malagasy dna from Malagasy who were enslaved. People were also enslaved from Mozambique and surrounding areas but most of them were sent to French colonies like St Domingue/Haiti or sold at the Cape and then further on.
So west Africa is in America, what are you saying, by saying its here, we mean here in Africa
Sorry, most of them came from congo. It's only that west african countries were meeting points
@@moshantoj Africa was not the name most of the countries you speak of did not exist at that time
We love you, our people
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Chasing "Playtime" had a negative on Hip-hop in general but 'good' Hip-hop is still out there. Actually good hip-hop isn't just an AA thing anymore. Explore the world through hip-hop and it will amaze you.
I always says as a Liberian that our country would be better than it's and we could prevent the civil war if only the black Americans would prority educating the natives they met, treating them well and giving them more opportunities to develop their lives this wouldn't have jeopardize our country. American African can be prosperous in various sector, but they should know that if Africa can not get her dignity among continent they too will still be disrespected in America; this is the fact. Africa need you all here in every sector to change the perspective of the continent. Comes with your knowledge with love in regards to changing the negative character of Africa. I believe we Africans could be more willing working with American Africans in doing business than others color race. I don't believe African Americans company would exploit Africa like others western companies because this is your home.
Liberia 🇱🇷 will rise, we just need to get our acts together, all is not lost. I spite of the 14yr of protracted civil unrests, we can't dwell on the past to hold ourself back, it's time to rebuild and move forward. Though, the mineral wealth is there, however, without proper education and ability to let go of the past, we cannot move Liberia forward.
12:24 The kenya lady is checking the america guy out.lol
Good job , Please come to Kenya, I will take you around
When the young lady said “I’m black American I believe her concept was how can you tell the difference, except when she speaks.
Before youtube came along,l had such a negative view of black Americans,coz of the movies l watched about gang violence in the hoods😂,drug abuse,use of vulger language and ofcause their involvement in all sorts of crime,but right now even though av only met one in person,av realised they're some of the most friendliest people,and they love and appreciate their roots,l admire their culture,music(hiphop,rnb),energy and l really appreciate what they have done to influence the modern day pop culture.
That Liberian is an aborigine. Not the ones who came back. There is angst between the 2 groups. The brother gave a peep into the underlying issues.
Africans and black Americans are like distant relatives who know they are related but are not really familiar with each other, it's an awkward relationship 😂 however this is a relationship we should both explore, we can learn alot from each other both ways. Black people are not really good at sticking together, which has worked against us before and that's still continueing, but it's good we are starting to realize and working on it.
20:13 I knew exactly what sierra was going to say and I agree with her. If there is any element of african american culture that other cultures see, including africans, it should not be the negative stereotypes. I didn't like the imagery of that video either and I saw sierra's face too when she saw it
This video has shown the good side of us.
It demonstrates that what my "Mzungu" (Swahili for Caucasian) colleague told me is not correct.
He said that Black Americans don't like us. There has been this talk about Africans hating African Americans. It is simply not true.
Sample this.
James Brown "Father of black music" comes to Lagos, Nigeria in 1970 and he is received like a king.
Then we have Muhamad Ali match with George Forman in DRC Congo doing "Rumble in the Jungle". The year was 1975.
In the Eighties we had the musicians like "Donner Summer", "and cool and the Gang". At that time the late Michael Jackson was trying to perfect his game.
These are the songs that would play in our radios and movie theatres.
For soap operas, we had "Good times". Remember James Walker? The one of "Dynamite?". And then "Different strokes". Gary Coleman and his friends.
I am sorry that he ended up suing his parents.
Those soap operas were interesting because they portrayed people who looked like us.
Mzungu means wonderer/traveller/ foreigner
@@Shampah.The.Emo.Rapper we achaa😂😂
9:23 Who is classed as Brown American
@@jamalchikuti285 light skin african american
@@jamalchikuti285 Asians and middle easterners.
I treat people the way l want to be treated until they show me different...ijs.😊
We love yall
Good content here . ❤ From Kenya
Kenyans we just love visitors 😂😂😂😂 yes we do we love people 😊😊😊
Wazungu means white people
Mwende representing ❤
Hi from Ireland I Reilly don't understand how anybody can hate an different race it blows my mind we don't have black people living here very long but I have plenty of friends from people all over africa it's great all the new foods and now I have mixed race great nephews ther he's half Irish and Zimbabwe and lots of other countries are family is great and we need some new blood in the country 😂😂 but truth if I met a black person from amarica he be just amarican or a black person from thev UK I just see them as English
As long as they assimilate
Love you both and love this videos. 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽
Oh wow… Kenyan married to an AA for the last 18yrs.. true you hv to take everything on the media with a pinch of salt….good content! Love the AA culture u hv to understand where AA are coming from.. likewise Africa has so much to offer
I do understand exactly what she meant when she said the brown ones because you have a lot of people that are next and they go over to Africa and that European side of them comes out they think they did the superior and they look down on darker brothers and sisters just like over here in America when back in the day they used to use the brown paper bag test and match it up to your skin and if you were darker than the brown paper bag you couldn't go into town with your family
Question: Do you do you refer to yourselves as African Americans. Or do you call yourselves Black Americans like the Kenyans were saying?🤔 Or are you calling yourselves Americans now, as I see you have called yourselves an American couple. I am a tad confused , could someone give me an answer.. Thanks.. I googled it and it said "From Negro to Black to African American: The Power of Names and Naming"🤔😵💫ok
Wa'er instead if water that was UK accent.
Great video I really enjoyed it
I encourage everybody who's looking to move to Africa or already living on the continent to do your DNA testing not with T3 and me not with ancestry but do it with African ancestry one of the things that I noticed is that a lot of black people will go do testing with white people as if you think that their results is going to be better go to people who have your interests at heart go to African ancestry and find out what tribe you actually come from not what region but the actual tribe and then go from there
The Liberian took me a back! I was fuming while at the same time trying to stay calm. His train of thought basically stems from a set age group(the conservative kind).
I feel like the "they got guns and they´re gonna shoot you" is something that is a general view of americans as a whole.
I am European, german to be precise, and the triggerhappiness of americans is a big reason i´d be hesitant to visit.
Not even Black or white specific, as far as the media is concerned Y'ALL got guns and are a bit loose with the triggerfinger.
I feel like i´d want a guide to tell em where i can go and where i shouldn´t.
Black Americans have been played for so long by there government . Growing up in Africa we never hate on people we don’t know. But the hate Africans Experience in African America community is so sad. But I love my people. To be honest with you guys. Africa is the only way for Black Americans….
I would love to see y’all react to a Dane Calloway video. 💕
He rite
Great video, sharing our perspective from both sides and finding common ground and also finding what works to broaden and enrich our lives.
Some people find the negatives more appealing and it's given a loud voice than the positives.
28:06 Okay no one saw that coming
At least they know you exist imagine being a Afro Cuban Afro Colombian or Afro Brazilian
😂😂 very true
As South African we know you exist
@@sizakelediya3872true. We know they exist.
We know yall are the FLAVOR of the island and South America
We know you exist my brother we really do
21:44Excellent point by dion it is what is promoted
😂 wa'er is definitely Bri'ish
9:49 I don’t know where she got that from but he looks nothing like a Somali.
In our (Liberian 🇱🇷) history the American Colonization Society brought free slaves to Liberia from these settlements in the U.S.: Maryland, Louisiana, Mississippi and etc. This migration started from 1820s and Liberia gain her independence from the Americans Colonization Society on July 26, 1847. African Americans are credited for settling-up the state hood of Liberia. They've provided the highest number of presidents (99/%) of the presidency.Therefore, we (Liberians) hold them responsible for the failing of the state. Out of the uh 25 Liberian presidents only three who are native and the newly president elect. The problems we have with them is manly concern with marginalization in all sectors and a weak foundation of our country. Most of them are thieves and didn't priority the developments in the nation up to today. They only embezzle the resources out of the country. Their rules is what makes Liberia to be one of the courrupt country in all government sector with no trust from the citizens towards government officials today. It's from this that the new government elected last year have been promising that they will audit the present government by enabling the citizens to change their thoughts of public officials and bringing public dignity to Liberian public institution as they take their seat on January 22nd, this year. What the brother from Liberia who was interviewed is saying about African Americans lacking of Culture in Liberians perspectives is generally about life styles, family relationships such as discipline, and the outcome of the slave trip. The negative impact it brought on Africans American. So far these are some of the problems we have with Americo-Liberians. Unification is strongly working now!
Otherwise we love our children, brothers and sisters ❤️
Nice black American rap. Tupac, Biggy smalls, Vanilla ice, Snoop, Queen latifah, yoyo, Dr dre New Edition.
Aftican Americans should get Kenyan citizenship and discounted land. All of you are welcome here