Bhuti. I hope one day. Our fellow Africans can also profile our country in a positive light. There is one Nigerian brother who does property reviews. Forgot the name of the channel. But I fully agree with you. Currently the xenophobic tension is a battle of one countries poor against anothers poor. So when somebody comes with a skill, investment and knowledge they are willing to share it's different. And no one can deny we will be stronger as a people, when our countries poorest are uplift. Then maybe the rest of the continent can join us and contribute like these folk.
We are so proud of what you do Dr Blanton. Thank you for representing our country to the world with such dignity and class. We're blessed to have you in our country. Keep up the good work.
Being exposed to US television in the early 1990s, it was the first time we were abe to see black and proud Africans playing prominent roles in society. A true inspiration indeed.
@@unbotheredmaverick7930 Some of us appreciate them but looking up to them in everything doesn’t sound right . We have our culture don’t include all of us . We don’t have to be the same we still love them
I think south Africa has a lot to offer any diaspora who wants to come back home to mama Africa, infact any African country on the continent have the hot and true Spirit to welcome any diasporans from abroad. Black people from abroad come back home with your education, knowledge and profession to lift the glory of mama Africa back again.
That's so true, most of us (south Africans) don't travel much. We seem to be comfortable staying in one area than traveling around the SA and even worse going to the rest of the continent.
@6:14 I belong here, nothing beats that. We South Africans whether Black, White, Coloured or Indian share this feeling. No matter how much we travel and get impressed with other places home just feels like nothing else on Earth. Home is where you meet people who truly understand you, laugh at your jokes, be angry about the same things, speak your language and share your frustrations.
There's an animosity between African Americans & West Africans that needs to be addressed.The rest of the Continent is being dragged into that when we really have no Idea where that even comes from. South Africans specifically are the complete opposite. We have a general affinity with & have always shown a solidarity with African Americans, stemming from the similar history of oppression that our peoples have been through in the last few centuries. African Americans & especially Nigerians have to address this & stop making this beef a continental beef. It really isn't. I understand how this could've started because Black South Africans also have our own beef with Nigerian immigrants in South Africa for our own reasons. They get here in SA call black South Africans lazy. uneducated, entitled etc. I've seen them say the exact same things about African Americans. this could be why y'all feel like all Africans don't like African Americans. I guarantee you, this is not the case.
You said it best and another thing it stems from different cultures as well ...For example South Africans never sold fellow Africans as slaves throughout history... & understanding naturism that Ubuntu originate from that... Different countries different experiences...Human Trafficking experiences is an unconscious behavior that comes from selling fellow Africans as slaves unconscious psychological behavior...we never had it here then other Africans come and introduce it here causing animosity ..We also suffer from post enslavement syndrome....
@@Kgoki890 Black Americans are going to Africa to reconnect to where their ancestors came from. You rightly said SA was not involved in the slave trade to going there will not allow them to reconnect to the cultures they actually stem from and their personal heritage. The first stop should be West Africa and central Africa, then from there they should explore like tourists to places like SA, Tanzania etc. Because non-West Africans don't really know about the slave trade, you don't appreciate what the recent motivation for the recent look to Africa. There was an important commemoration of 400 years since the end of slavery, this has triggered the reconnection to their roots in West Africa.
SylviasWorld then if you come to reconnect & understand that we are different cultures and histories them u will find we are gate-way to helping fellow Africans ... That’s why we are the only country That invested in understanding the history and invested to decipher that great history in Mali.. The success of every Africans everywhere help us to find ourselves spiritually and rebuilding our lost confidences...We need to build each other in a good way...
First I don't feel like a 5th class citizen in America. I went to SA twice last year, had a great time. Similar skin color does not equal similar culture. I did feel like an outsider on different occasions, had some culture shock(as in any country). I don't subscribe to the "homeland" of Africa narrative.SA does look just like the US infrastructure wise. This "spiritual" feeling he talks about is really just the first time I felt like a majority. Maybe that's what white Americans feel like lol. The whites there do feel like they have their own struggle I sense. The interviewer is really stuck on white supremacism, assuming that a black government will automatically look out for a majority black population. No, there are still systemic problems that hold back the country from being it's best. Humans are flawed across nations. Overall great experience and I will go again. South Africans are very friendly people once they get to know you. They'll give you their last dollar(rand) if you needed to catch a taxi even if you're a total stranger. Food was fantastic. They got a fun sense of humor. They'll take a shitty current event and find the positive.
you could have just watched the video and moved on if its not intended for your liking. She was speaking about her experience and wasnt forcing anyone to move to Africa. This is just an option for those who are keen to live abroad.
Hi No one sad that you are a 5th class citizen in America, he is just expressing how he feels and most of the people around him feel. Its also fine if you don't "subscribe" to the "homeland" narrative, no one is trying to convince you anyway rather they are changing the narrative that is perpetuated by mainstream media both internationally and locally that Africa is a shithole and everyone else is ride elephant.
Its surreal to hear how people from other countries percieve our country(south africa), for once it being on a positive note. I say connect connect connect, send an email and if you sincere thats all it can take.
Dear all. There are diasporian Afrikans in the UK also who are passionate about their afrikan heritage.These discussions are about African Americans. Please remember that we exist.
South Africa is welcoming all african americans home. We grew up looking up to them. They are our inspiration, they shaped a lot of talents in south africa via television. We mirror ourselves around african americans. It is every black person dream to visit America.
That was the information at the time of the taping as it was before Covid-19. The trip has been rescheduled for 2021. We are shooting for mid february. Fingers Crossed.... That the U.S. can get it under control and will be allowed entry into the country.
Here are some healthy (and healing) tips for us (Diasporans in the United States): 1. drop the term 'Black American' all together; 2. create consensus on a Bantu-derived linguistic term to re-define the group, 3. drop all slave names and research and legally take-back African (Bantu) names, 4. explore and embrace Ubuntu as an African philosophy of humanity (and human kindness). The collective set of ideas is inexpensive, but rich in content; the legal name take-back may cost about $150 (.. cheap in comparison to the restoration of mental health).
Why do they have to create consensus on a Bantu derived linguistic term? Their heritage my not be just of Bantu descent. African Black people have many derivatives i.e. Fulani, Masai, Bantu, Griqua, Khoi San, Nubian , Nilotic etc. Why choose Bantu out of the African derivatives?
@@nellasquare2092 Jambo Nella Square. Bantu is the basic family of languages from which we (Diasporans) emanated geo-linguistically. As you know, there are thousands of Bantu languages/peoples, e.g., KiSwahili, Zulu, Kongo, Xhosa, etc. Bantu (meaning 'people') is trending as a Pan-African connector to identify Black people irrespective of geography.
Transkei81Native I’m not sure about that, you guys are at level 2, but I don’t think foreigners will be able to come to SA in September. Maybe more like December/January!!
@@soulrebel2006 more like October to December. We are already looking into opening international flights. I am not sure if the travelling will be open to all countries though since countries are affected differently by this coronavirus
We actually not looking for their Money or skills...U see what's more important is that how they are being treated in America"Lord forgive them" we need them home...Africa is yours...come n use your skills n Education to Africa to benefit yourself n Africa as a whole...
You are doing a good jobs guys!! Please come back home. Let’s all build the country or rather the continent you all belong to. Every black person belongs to Africa, period. xx
China's economic development miracle was propelled in no small a part by the Chinese repatriates from the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. We need our African American brothers and sisters to invest in Africa as a whole. The richest man in the world should be an African of the African mineral wealth is anything to go about. We need more investments from our OWN (including Oprah) than Chinese. Jay z and Beyonce may invest in Mining for instance, or property or tourism. Based on the Dollar/Ramd exchange, its value for money.
The Real South Africa I would like to take a trip my birthday is in December, that’s would be a great birthday trip! I have a logistics business here in the states I would love to expand my horizons and call Africa home.
Actually not necessarily, there are African Americans, Afro-Latino and Caribbean people with Southern African bloodlines. I’m a university history major so we can talk abit on this. People here too historically were sold into slavery and taken to the slave trading coasts. I get that majority people in the diaspora would think their ancestry takes its roots from those other African countries which to a larger extent is true but that sold fact doesn’t mean that the peoples of diaspora don’t share blood with us. Lol i would simply just encourage people looking to emigrate who are of the diaspora look toward tracing their ancestry within the continent. Science has been great at making this possible and epigenetics of Black communities abroad is an area which should highly be considered. Then to possibly solve or remedy this notion of the year of return, yes it was declared by Ghana and Nigeria but it was solely done with the mark of a 100 years since the first ships sailed from the continent. Essentially as a why to increase their import capital through tourism. For me this be done cross-Continentally, moreover those visits could be used to enterprise and develop a love for specific corners of the continent that peoples of the diaspora relate with or like. Our home affairs isn’t sharp, but maybe it needs young minds like me to perhaps add to pitching these ideas and thought processes.
Well I.don't knw what to think bcos Ppl in the Diaspora look more like Ppl in the Southern Africa...but for me I don't care..they all Belong to Africa...
It's welcoming to everyone with good intentions, that's what most people don't understand. We have all Africans who have businesses and some working here
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As South Africans, we don't know about this "Africans don't like African Americans"... we're only hearing this from you guys
It’s referring to the horrible treatment we get from west African immigrants. We have no issues with South Africans.
@@user-gg4vh9jx8j can you elaborate more ? in East africa we don't know about this, but we hear the opposite: AA mistreating west africans in the US
Dr Blanton you and your husband are truly our National Treasure. God bless you
Yes , They are doing a good work for our Country , South Africa to the world 😁🙋♂️👋👋
Wow, thank you
Bhuti. I hope one day. Our fellow Africans can also profile our country in a positive light. There is one Nigerian brother who does property reviews. Forgot the name of the channel.
But I fully agree with you. Currently the xenophobic tension is a battle of one countries poor against anothers poor.
So when somebody comes with a skill, investment and knowledge they are willing to share it's different.
And no one can deny we will be stronger as a people, when our countries poorest are uplift. Then maybe the rest of the continent can join us and contribute like these folk.
Thank you Dr Blanton do showcasing our country 🇿🇦, especially when most Africans are painting it negative way
We are so proud of what you do Dr Blanton. Thank you for representing our country to the world with such dignity and class. We're blessed to have you in our country. Keep up the good work.
You're everywhere! I see you fellow patriot!
@@NEMESIS_10 😊👍🏿👍🏿Thank you so much. I love everyone who loves our country, Fellow patriot. 😊
Mooi ja
South Africans love black American culture, music, style. Of course Black Americans are welcome.
In an actual fact african americans are south africans mirror. We look up to them about almost everything.
Being exposed to US television in the early 1990s, it was the first time we were abe to see black and proud Africans playing prominent roles in society. A true inspiration indeed.
Disco man
Yes that true you'd find that we are more accepting of AA than other Africans🙈.
@@unbotheredmaverick7930 Some of us appreciate them but looking up to them in everything doesn’t sound right . We have our culture don’t include all of us . We don’t have to be the same we still love them
I think south Africa has a lot to offer any diaspora who wants to come back home to mama Africa, infact any African country on the continent have the hot and true Spirit to welcome any diasporans from abroad. Black people from abroad come back home with your education, knowledge and profession to lift the glory of mama Africa back again.
I do agree for the most part however, in arabitized African nations like "Egypt" and europeanized Africa nations like Algeria not so much!
Great discussion I can listen about South Africa all day
That's so true, most of us (south Africans) don't travel much. We seem to be comfortable staying in one area than traveling around the SA and even worse going to the rest of the continent.
@6:14 I belong here, nothing beats that. We South Africans whether Black, White, Coloured or Indian share this feeling. No matter how much we travel and get impressed with other places home just feels like nothing else on Earth. Home is where you meet people who truly understand you, laugh at your jokes, be angry about the same things, speak your language and share your frustrations.
Dr. Blanton is outstanding. I appreciate each comment, it is helping me to learn about the continent of Africa.
Welcome to my country guys, great to see American eyes slowly opening...
Proud of Dr Blanton for embracing our country loving it. Keep up the good work, my friends talking about you guys, highly appreciated. ❤️
There's an animosity between African Americans & West Africans that needs to be addressed.The rest of the Continent is being dragged into that when we really have no Idea where that even comes from. South Africans specifically are the complete opposite. We have a general affinity with & have always shown a solidarity with African Americans, stemming from the similar history of oppression that our peoples have been through in the last few centuries. African Americans & especially Nigerians have to address this & stop making this beef a continental beef. It really isn't. I understand how this could've started because Black South Africans also have our own beef with Nigerian immigrants in South Africa for our own reasons. They get here in SA call black South Africans lazy. uneducated, entitled etc. I've seen them say the exact same things about African Americans. this could be why y'all feel like all Africans don't like African Americans. I guarantee you, this is not the case.
You said it best and another thing it stems from different cultures as well ...For example South Africans never sold fellow Africans as slaves throughout history... & understanding naturism that Ubuntu originate from that... Different countries different experiences...Human Trafficking experiences is an unconscious behavior that comes from selling fellow Africans as slaves unconscious psychological behavior...we never had it here then other Africans come and introduce it here causing animosity ..We also suffer from post enslavement syndrome....
@@Kgoki890 Black Americans are going to Africa to reconnect to where their ancestors came from. You rightly said SA was not involved in the slave trade to going there will not allow them to reconnect to the cultures they actually stem from and their personal heritage. The first stop should be West Africa and central Africa, then from there they should explore like tourists to places like SA, Tanzania etc. Because non-West Africans don't really know about the slave trade, you don't appreciate what the recent motivation for the recent look to Africa. There was an important commemoration of 400 years since the end of slavery, this has triggered the reconnection to their roots in West Africa.
SylviasWorld then if you come to reconnect & understand that we are different cultures and histories them u will find we are gate-way to helping fellow Africans ... That’s why we are the only country That invested in understanding the history and invested to decipher that great history in Mali.. The success of every Africans everywhere help us to find ourselves spiritually and rebuilding our lost confidences...We need to build each other in a good way...
So very well said..i won't ruin it by adding my 2 cents.
@@sylviasworld9397 And while your there, You should ask those West-Africans for an apology, pay retribution for selling you all into slavery.
Nthabi is beautiful pretty teeth. Skin just glowing..hmmm
South African lifestyle shining through
That's the 1st thing I noticed. Her necklace, skin, hair, and smile is just stunning. Beautiful.
This was just awesome and well explained. I surely will be praying and looking forward to this.
Glad you enjoyed it!
I recently discovered your channel and I love how you guys are all about building our continent...Thank you for showcasing our beautiful South Africa.
I love how African women come together.
The USA accent when they say South Africa. 👍🏽👍🏽
Thank you and Stay Blessed🙏
Love it! Left my information on your website.
First I don't feel like a 5th class citizen in America. I went to SA twice last year, had a great time. Similar skin color does not equal similar culture. I did feel like an outsider on different occasions, had some culture shock(as in any country). I don't subscribe to the "homeland" of Africa narrative.SA does look just like the US infrastructure wise. This "spiritual" feeling he talks about is really just the first time I felt like a majority. Maybe that's what white Americans feel like lol. The whites there do feel like they have their own struggle I sense. The interviewer is really stuck on white supremacism, assuming that a black government will automatically look out for a majority black population. No, there are still systemic problems that hold back the country from being it's best. Humans are flawed across nations. Overall great experience and I will go again. South Africans are very friendly people once they get to know you. They'll give you their last dollar(rand) if you needed to catch a taxi even if you're a total stranger. Food was fantastic. They got a fun sense of humor. They'll take a shitty current event and find the positive.
you could have just watched the video and moved on if its not intended for your liking. She was speaking about her experience and wasnt forcing anyone to move to Africa. This is just an option for those who are keen to live abroad.
Too true Bru
Transkei81Native he’s entitled to his opinion
Hi No one sad that you are a 5th class citizen in America, he is just expressing how he feels and most of the people around him feel. Its also fine if you don't "subscribe" to the "homeland" narrative, no one is trying to convince you anyway rather they are changing the narrative that is perpetuated by mainstream media both internationally and locally that Africa is a shithole and everyone else is ride elephant.
Africa isn't meant for every black person in America. that's for sure. some should stay, especially If they feel it's their "homeland".
Its surreal to hear how people from other countries percieve our country(south africa), for once it being on a positive note. I say connect connect connect, send an email and if you sincere thats all it can take.
She said the rent and rhat's what she meant. No correction needed. I love it! 😊
lies spread faster but truth always catches up ,
God bless this channel showing the truth about Africa and what was stolen from us
We need you here guys, I hope you start thinking of opening other businesses here so you can be able to live and stay here forever.
Understood we plan on staying in South Africa tourism is a big deal here in SA
Nthabi👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾👌🏾
Dear all. There are diasporian Afrikans in the UK also who are passionate about their afrikan heritage.These discussions are about African Americans. Please remember that we exist.
Please visit home , your input is needed here.
South Africa is welcoming all african americans home. We grew up looking up to them. They are our inspiration, they shaped a lot of talents in south africa via television. We mirror ourselves around african americans. It is every black person dream to visit America.
Love the channel but with covid-19 restricting travel, is September a realistic date for travel to SA?
That was the information at the time of the taping as it was before Covid-19. The trip has been rescheduled for 2021. We are shooting for mid february. Fingers Crossed.... That the U.S. can get it under control and will be allowed entry into the country.
@@TRSA Thanks! Yes hopefully it will re-open soon.
Here are some healthy (and healing) tips for us (Diasporans in the United States): 1. drop the term 'Black American' all together; 2. create consensus on a Bantu-derived linguistic term to re-define the group, 3. drop all slave names and research and legally take-back African (Bantu) names, 4. explore and embrace Ubuntu as an African philosophy of humanity (and human kindness). The collective set of ideas is inexpensive, but rich in content; the legal name take-back may cost about $150 (.. cheap in comparison to the restoration of mental health).
Why do they have to create consensus on a Bantu derived linguistic term? Their heritage my not be just of Bantu descent. African Black people have many derivatives i.e. Fulani, Masai, Bantu, Griqua, Khoi San, Nubian , Nilotic etc. Why choose Bantu out of the African derivatives?
@@nellasquare2092 Jambo Nella Square. Bantu is the basic family of languages from which we (Diasporans) emanated geo-linguistically. As you know, there are thousands of Bantu languages/peoples, e.g., KiSwahili, Zulu, Kongo, Xhosa, etc. Bantu (meaning 'people') is trending as a Pan-African connector to identify Black people irrespective of geography.
( 100% Nthabi )
That brother is waisting so much time contemplating coming here 🤣🤣🤣🤣 very inquisitive guy right there. 🤣🤣🤣🤣
Can foreigners still come to SA? I didn’t know the ban on international flights would be finished in September!!
they postponed to next year
Transkei81Native I’m not sure about that, you guys are at level 2, but I don’t think foreigners will be able to come to SA in September. Maybe more like December/January!!
@@soulrebel2006 more like October to December. We are already looking into opening international flights. I am not sure if the travelling will be open to all countries though since countries are affected differently by this coronavirus
We actually not looking for their Money or skills...U see what's more important is that how they are being treated in America"Lord forgive them" we need them home...Africa is yours...come n use your skills n Education to Africa to benefit yourself n Africa as a whole...
I wish to meet with you guys 🇿🇦Jorbug
You are doing a good jobs guys!! Please come back home. Let’s all build the country or rather the continent you all belong to. Every black person belongs to Africa, period. xx
Interesting!
Share your thoughts would love to hear
China's economic development miracle was propelled in no small a part by the Chinese repatriates from the US, Taiwan, Hong Kong, etc. We need our African American brothers and sisters to invest in Africa as a whole. The richest man in the world should be an African of the African mineral wealth is anything to go about. We need more investments from our OWN (including Oprah) than Chinese. Jay z and Beyonce may invest in Mining for instance, or property or tourism. Based on the Dollar/Ramd exchange, its value for money.
When will the border open?
We are looking at December this year maybe sooner do you want to get on a trip?
The Real South Africa I would like to take a trip my birthday is in December, that’s would be a great birthday trip! I have a logistics business here in the states I would love to expand my horizons and call Africa home.
Maybe so, i'm looking into a few countries on the continent. I like what i see, so ill get around to you eventually😘🌹🌟✨
Demetria Horne lets hope the US gets off the banned list because of CoVid
@@TRSA yes
South African sarcasm 😅
We are South Africa. We will never have a year of return that would be disrespectful to Nigeria and Ghana
Actually not necessarily, there are African Americans, Afro-Latino and Caribbean people with Southern African bloodlines. I’m a university history major so we can talk abit on this. People here too historically were sold into slavery and taken to the slave trading coasts.
I get that majority people in the diaspora would think their ancestry takes its roots from those other African countries which to a larger extent is true but that sold fact doesn’t mean that the peoples of diaspora don’t share blood with us.
Lol i would simply just encourage people looking to emigrate who are of the diaspora look toward tracing their ancestry within the continent. Science has been great at making this possible and epigenetics of Black communities abroad is an area which should highly be considered.
Then to possibly solve or remedy this notion of the year of return, yes it was declared by Ghana and Nigeria but it was solely done with the mark of a 100 years since the first ships sailed from the continent. Essentially as a why to increase their import capital through tourism. For me this be done cross-Continentally, moreover those visits could be used to enterprise and develop a love for specific corners of the continent that peoples of the diaspora relate with or like. Our home affairs isn’t sharp, but maybe it needs young minds like me to perhaps add to pitching these ideas and thought processes.
@@wandilemthembu bra the day we disrespect Nigeria and Ghana will never come....
Well I.don't knw what to think bcos Ppl in the Diaspora look more like Ppl in the Southern Africa...but for me I don't care..they all Belong to Africa...
@@mawelemokobane9610 upper Africa has many tribes.... SAns may look different from the guys in upper Africa but we respect them..... Always
Is south Africa even inviting to other black people?
Actually yes its more inviting than Africans to America for sure
South Africans are very very welcoming to African Americans - which may be contrary to what you have heard 'on the streets' 😁
It's welcoming to everyone with good intentions, that's what most people don't understand. We have all Africans who have businesses and some working here
@@johannesrisengabaloyi5664 Ohh yes the key word "good intentions" and investors.
Lol of course we are, what did you think?