Nope. We can embrace our differences and still promote unity.
Africans: Can you tell what tribe or country Diasporans are from just by looking at them?
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Nope. We can embrace our differences and still promote unity.
Lil' Kartwheel
The Chicken Box Man
Unity and focusing on similarities are the same thing, IMO. All black groups get fukked over by white supremacy but that's not a point of similarity that many of us want to focus on.
We're too busy focusing on who's had it the worst to even care about similarities to work together.
As far as the DNA testing goes, that technology is still being improved on as we speak. I know my mtDNA ancestry in Yorubaland is only one line but at least it is confirmed. My personal history doesn't start at American slavery and it never will. I will embrace both my black American ancestry and my West African pre-slavery history but you are free to do as you wish.
Nope. Monoculture is never good, hence tolerance.
Lil' Kartwheel
The Chicken Box Man
On another note, you have plenty of whites who embrace European cultures despite not having real DNA ancestry in the countries of origin, like the Cajun-French connection.
Whites can come together despite differences and create organizations and businesses yet some of us refuse to do the same. Sad.
Whites can come together despite differences and create organizations and businesses yet some of us refuse to do the same. Sad.
I always hesitated about DNA test for Ancestors and Family Tree etc. But the cost seems to have come down some what.
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Oceanicpuppy
Superstar
The don't but they do test last 500 to 1,000 years which is awesome for AA's.
Lil' Kartwheel
The Chicken Box Man
It's much better than being in the dark and wondering where we came from like many black Americans tend to do. Some knowledge is better than no knowledge.
Elle Driver
Veteran
Me too. They can always tell I'm Ethiopian.
The only Amharic phrase I know is "dehna nesh"
I only know a few Somali words myselfMe too. They can always tell I'm Ethiopian.
The only Amharic phrase I know is "dehna nesh"
It's funny when people try to have full conversations with me in Somali and I hit them with the
Elle Driver
Veteran
I only know a few Somali words myself
It's funny when people try to have full conversations with me in Somali and I hit them with the
Me too. All the old ladies grab my face and go on speaking Amharic. I don't know if she's praying for me or asking me questions.
My mama should have taught me.
I need to learn alsoMe too. All the old ladies grab my face and go on speaking Amharic. I don't know if she's praying for me or asking me questions.
My mama should have taught me.
Elle Driver
Veteran
I need to learn also
Amharic is too damn hard honestly. Amharic script is extremely difficult. I gave up.
Yea its harder when the language uses a different alphabet
I mostly have problems with pronouncing the words. I have to make guttural sounds that I never learned growing up
Elle Driver
Veteran
To an untrained ear it kinda sounds like Arabic.