good dig noble... I wouldn't mind finding out where I came from.. I know that, since slavery and the sorts, lots of our people lost track/ties with their family history..
I have to admit, this thing is sooo touching. I saw the real emotion in Chris Rock's eyes and i was touched. When i see inspiring things like this, i feel for the many African Americans who do not know anything about who they are, where they come from and what they are all about. I remember when i was a young boy and i never used to take pride in my Yoruba heritage. My father used to tell me when i grow older and wiser, i'd realize why it is important for one to know his/her heritage. Things like this reinforce my old man's words. I will always remember that and will eat with it, drink with it, sleep with it and most importantly, live with it.
yeah.. that's one thing I envy... I'm not a first generation, or second generation african-american.. I know my family has been in this country for a while.. I knew my grandfather had issues in "klan kountry," where he would be chased in cars, among other things, when he was younger... I know most of my family is originally from the south of the US, before they moved up north to Pa/Maryland. Other than that...I really don't know which africans we descended from... which country in africa we came from.. when we came over here... etc..etc..etc...
Man, i remember when i first came to America. Folks - black folks, mind you - used to laugh at me and call me some of the worst shit such as "black shit", "black ass African", "Kunta Kinte", "Mandingo", "hunter", "Zulu", you know i could go on for ever. I only used to say one thing to them which was, "At least my family didn't come here on a boat by force." Man, it used to sting, because it was true.
that has to deal with the black-on-black racism.. i'm pretty sure that in some areas, dark-skinned guys still get shunned by lighter black people.. but you're right.. at least you know where you came from, historically.. me..I have no idea which country my people came from, but I would like to know..
I love to see the one with Bliss Broyard on it. Her dad a NYT reporter passed as White for many years before his death. She wrote a book about it called "One Drop".
