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Denise216:

Twice and by blacks disclosing American citizenship abroad I mean that doing so keeps you from being solicited by Johns or getting harassed.
And to say that Nigerians don't compete with other blacks is bull, too much evidence on this forum contradicts that.

American Blacks control the political landscape for blacks here despite higher education among immigrant blacks, its easy to forget they're here. So I have to ask what black group is there for American blacks to compete with? This is where high school drop outs and ex cons become millionaires in less time it took for me to get through undergrad. No competition, just sour grapes.

I don't take pride in anything that isn't Black American. I don't know why my ancestors where so sold to whites and I don't care, that culture is in the bottom of the Atlantic Ocean and it can stay there. In fact if you look at American Blacks in the late 60s there was a cultural shift. That was when my mother's generation started getting "African Fever", creating this bastardized patchwork of African culture and that my Fulani friend is when things started getting bad. So I wouldn't recommend anything African to American Blacks, we were doing much better without it. "Negro" culture gave a lot to the diaspora, the United States, and even went as far to influence political activism in Asian nations. My face is all the connection to Africa I need.

Really? Because as a Nigerian I can tell you right now the last thing on Nigerians mind is competing with other blacks but how to become the great country it's capable of being. To say that Nigerians compete with other blacks tells me you don't know a thing about Nigerian culture(s)

Nigerians are taught early that they have to be the best at everything they do. Be the best in their class, therefore race is irrelevant. Only you Americans think everything is based on skin colour which is a joke. Not everything is based on skin colour. To only want to compete with other black people means 1. you are limiting yourself 2. you think it's only good to compete with select people 3. You must think it is better to be better than other black people meaning you have an inferiority complex to other skin colours.

Fulaman198:

Really? Because as a Nigerian I can tell you right now the last thing on Nigerians mind is competing with other blacks but how to become the great country it's capable of being. To say that Nigerians compete with other blacks tells me you don't know a thing about Nigerian culture(s)

Nigerians are taught early that they have to be the best at everything they do. Be the best in their class, therefore race is irrelevant. Only you Americans think everything is based on skin colour which is a joke. Not everything is based on skin colour. To only want to compete with other black people means 1. you are limiting yourself 2. you think it's only good to compete with select people 3. You must think it is better to be better than other black people meaning you have an inferiority complex to other skin colours.

You and your over generalized statements.

Nigerians compete amongst themselves. Are you trying to tell me that Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba do not compete with each other? That is a flat out lie and you know it. How many times have I seen in the Politics section Yorubas and Igbos saying their group is superior to the other? It doesn't take rocket scientist to see that Nigerians compete against other blacks. We can see it in Nigerian society. And once Nigerians finish competing with themselves, they move on to competing with Ghanaians and other Africans. Why do you think other African groups dislike you all? When you come to the United States, you all compete with African Americans.

I do not know where you are getting this information from, but I find it funny. Now that an African American such as myself, is saying African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group, you all are getting upset. Sorry but that is the truth.

A simple way for me to end this discussion is to say the reason why African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group. The reason is simple, we live in the United States and the United States is the dominant power. American culture as well as its ideas have been spread throughout the globe and that includes African American ideas, culture, dialect etc. Easy as American pie.

Either way, I am not the type of person who views race in such lens, because of my science background. I look at people from a molecular point of view, but now you have made me digress.

Nebeuwa:

You and your over generalized statements.

Nigerians compete amongst themselves. Are you trying to tell me that Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba do not compete with each other? That is a flat out lie and you know it. How many times have I seen in the Politics section Yorubas and Igbos saying their group is superior to the other? It doesn't take rocket scientist to see that Nigerians compete against other blacks. We can see it in Nigerian society. And once Nigerians finish competing with themselves, they move on to competing with Ghanaians and other Africans. Why do you think other African groups dislike you all? When you come to the United States, you all compete with African Americans.

I do not know where you are getting this information from, but I find it funny. Now that an African American such as myself, is saying African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group, you all are getting upset. Sorry but that is the truth.

A simple way for me to end this discussion is to say the reason why African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group. The reason is simple, we live in the United States and the United States is the dominant power. American culture as well as its ideas have been spread throughout the globe and that includes African American ideas, culture, dialect etc. Easy as American pie.

Either way, I am not the type of person who views race in such lens, because of my science background. I look at people from a molecular point of view, but now you have made me digress.

You are not even a Nigerian your posts have proven that you know nothing about Nigeria so there is no point in even continuing with this discussion.

Nebeuwa:



A simple way for me to end this discussion is to say the reason why African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group. The reason is simple, we live in the United States and the United States is the dominant power. American culture as well as its ideas have been spread throughout the globe and that includes African American ideas, culture, dialect etc. Easy as American pie.

Either way, I am not the type of person who views race in such lens, because of my science background. I look at people from a molecular point of view, but now you have made me digress.

kinda true but not really the most successful

Nebeuwa:
Nigerians compete amongst themselves. Are you trying to tell me that Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba do not compete with each other? That is a flat out lie and you know it. How many times have I seen in the Politics section Yorubas and Igbos saying their group is superior to the other? It doesn't take rocket scientist to see that Nigerians compete against other blacks. We can see it in Nigerian society. And once Nigerians finish competing with themselves, they move on to competing with Ghanaians and other Africans. Why do you think other African groups dislike you all? When you come to the United States, you all compete with African Americans.

We already know you are not Nigerian but a african american man but it has shown you know nothing about Nigerian politics, all you said is lies and crap. Compete with each other you said. The reality is Hausa's don't compete with any other tribe they don't care about other stuff but their religion, when it comes to Yoruba they only have interest in their territory and igbo's it is the samething. We have national pride but it doesn't go over our tribal pride. Wow you made somethings up competing, Do you mean disagreements. There is a difference between disagreements between the tribes and competing. I watch Nigerian media and all you said is nonsense. The only truth you said is the fact that Nigerians compete with ghanians, well that is true but Ghanians compete Nigerians to but it is just simple fun from Nollywood vs. Ghollywood and Blacks stars vs. Super eagles and you rarely hear this competing beyond the internet outside it is mostly neutral. When it comes to Nigerians competing with African americans in what exactly rap, hip-hop and entertainment because that is the only thing, but Nigerians don't care for that or see those things as hings to strive for unless it comes to them. They compete when it comes to education and etc, You really know nothing about Nigerians because in reality Nigerians don't care to compete with african americans, they don't agree with certain lifestyle cultural ways of african americans but to compete, you are a lair and are making and over hyping things to fit you fantasy.

Nebeuwa:



I do not know where you are getting this information from, but I find it funny. Now that an African American such as myself, is saying African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group, you all are getting upset. Sorry but that is the truth.

A simple way for me to end this discussion is to say the reason why African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group. The reason is simple, we live in the United States and the United States is the dominant power. American culture as well as its ideas have been spread throughout the globe and that includes African American ideas, culture, dialect etc. Easy as American pie.

Nobody is getting upset but it isn't the truth, and nobody here will accept it. sorry the only impact african american americans have done worldwide is Entertainment and athletes after that nobody know them for anything outside the US. Instead of you saying what impact in what you just keeping saying a impact in general. Not your culture of your women being 70% single, looking up to athletes, rapper, or musicians, a culture of multiple babies from different mothers, blaming the white man for everything and etc. The only impact african americans have made is through Hollywood, athletes(american sports), Martin Luther King, Oprah and Barack obama and etc.
Nobody is accepting anything you say because it is Black africans and Black Caribbeans that make a impact outside the entertainment/american athletic world worldwide. Until I hear African americans have opened businesses in England, France and etc, own a airport in England, make ten times more money through business and etc then I will take seriously. The only thing people from Asia, Africa and etc see in America that is fascinating is Hollywood and Obama, so when you see people having fun with it as fashion that doesn't mean they adapted the culture especially Nigeria, because in Nigeria you don't see men with pants hanging down, saying yo Ma, and etc in Nigeria, The only ones doing it is Nigerian hip hop artist(just like indian hip-hop artist, chinese hip=hop artist, french and etc hip hop artist), which are not the primary music and never will be in Nigeria. These same men when they done playing in front of the camera change back into their normal clothes.

THIS IS THE IMPACT AFRICAN AMERICANS HAVE DONE IN THE WORLD: entertainment and american athletes:





























I can go on but you get the drift, Sports and entertainment, sports and entertainment, besides that it is Obama, Martin Luther king, and to a extent Rice and Powell(but not so positive though)

THIS IS THE IMPACT OF AFRICANS, PARTICULARLY NIGERIANS:

Nigerian owns Gatwick airport

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mZAdPPwDcQY


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVttQN6UWuo


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-XaSRCZHg&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ufKjoJPAEqs&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eYP-cuEnLH0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Lx_H_LrZ1DE&feature=related






http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZdZWXN8Bd6c

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ccIbJjdbo0&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmcUPZ1g2s

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpHB6cclqAA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zenith_Bank

Drogba, in a sport that is international respect 100x more then American sports like basketball

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6Rw-cuoIrRo



http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3uzHuLj_Umw&feature=related








http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B98hodgXQfM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FI-xfeCrRf8


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlwFiJiZ_tM


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P0222F41xZE


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4_clj9tJCU&feature=related


As you can see the majority have nothing to do with entertainment or sports, I would put more but you get it

African americans make their impact through entertainment/american sports/obama & martin Luther king, while Black africans it is 99% business in Oil and many other stuff: http://www.phillytrib.com/commentaryarticles/item/1774-rich-africans-vs-black-americans.html

So you can keep preaching your views but for the most part it is false or over hyped and uncalled for. Nobody except the OP asked you for this wrestling match, you brought it upon yourself and instead of taking that with the OP you brought the Nigerians into it and started boasting about how the african americans are the superior of all blacks and forcing us to accept it, you have the right to believe it but no self respecting foreign Black African, particularly Nigerians on this thread will take it in. It isn't by force we are from two different communities. That is why I always say each community should progress on their own, non of this reconciliation nonsense. Africans americans progress on their own and black africans progress on their own. Our communities are to different. It just shows you came to bring this topic up and argue about it whether it was uncalled for or not.

The only thing people from Asia, Africa and etc see in America that is fascinating is Hollywood and Obama, so when you see people having fun with it as fashion that doesn't mean they adapted the culture especially Nigeria, because in Nigeria you don't see men with pants hanging down, saying yo Ma, and etc in Nigeria, The only ones doing it is Nigerian hip hop artist(just like indian hip-hop artist, chinese hip=hop artist, french and etc hip hop artist), which are not the primary music and never will be in Nigeria. These same men when they done playing in front of the camera change back into their normal clothes.

Very true. And that is why artistes like Flavour, P-square, Dbanj will keep on making more money in Nigeria and the whole of Africa than Mode9 and any of those copy-cat rap artistes. Even MI fuses African vibes when he raps. You are basically on your own if you take out the authentic African content from your music as an artiste. So to the African Americans just be happy you have fans in Africa, nothing more, nothing less.

@OP
A Somali can actually say that? Human beings forget so easily. Are you guys not the poster child for war in Africa?

stillwater:

Very true. And that is why artistes like Flavour, P-square, Dbanj will keep on making more money in Nigeria and the whole of Africa than Mode9 and any of those copy-cat rap artistes. Even MI fuses African vibes when he raps. You are basically on your own if you take out the authentic African content from your music as an artiste. So to the African Americans just be happy you have fans in Africa, nothing more, nothing less.

@OP
A Somali can actually say that? Human beings forget so easily. Are you guys not the poster child for war in Africa?

So True, I feel they think some one who is a fan of them, means they are adapting their culture, rubbish. I don't know what got into the OP's head, lol

Really? Because as a Nigerian I can tell you right now the last thing on Nigerians mind is competing with other blacks but how to become the great country it's capable of being. To say that Nigerians compete with other blacks tells me you don't know a thing about Nigerian culture(s)

Nigerians are taught early that they have to be the best at everything they do. Be the best in their class, therefore race is irrelevant. Only you Americans think everything is based on skin colour which is a joke. Not everything is based on skin colour. To only want to compete with other black people means 1. you are limiting yourself 2. you think it's only good to compete with select people 3. You must think it is better to be better than other black people meaning you have an inferiority complex to other skin colours.

Nigerians are taught to assimilate, not to build or innovate. Nigerians see being black as a burden so they compensate by initiating conflicts with other black ethnic groups. I would call that an indication of their own perceived inferiority. You still haven't proven that I endorse intra-racial competition so to keep that premise is ridiculous at this point. You guys might be used to Black Americans having a fit on the forum but I could do this all day

Denise216:

Nigerians are taught to assimilate, not to build or innovate.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jLtaW7-mcak


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gHYK3nXD7ds


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qpPXgStqjfs


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U_zOOPNgA_A


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7dggkZBSE&feature=related


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GwsFwMaFUuU


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uky6UI9BmpA&feature=relmfu


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gVmcUPZ1g2s


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CQ-XaSRCZHg


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7QhEuZSkbQw


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g60P3IE9QrQ

It is not just in entertainment where African Americans shine, we also have famous scientist and inventors. Our impact is GLOBAL. There is no competition.


Dr. Patricia Bath
Fight for the Right to Sight




Imagine living in a world ranging from hazy, clouded vision to that of total darkness for 30 years. Before 1985, that was the plight of those with cataracts who did not want to risk surgery with a mechanical grinder. Now imagine sitting in a doctor's office without being able to see her as she explains that it may be possible to restore your vision. You can't tell by studying body language whether to trust this person or if they're pulling your leg. All you have to go by is the sound of the voice assuring you that this procedure is safe, more accurate and more comfortable than traditional cataract surgery.

As a noted Opthamologist and famous black inventor, Dr. Patricia Bath has dedicated her life to the treatment and prevention of visual impairments. Her personal belief that everyone has the "Right to Sight" led to her invention in 1985 of a specialized tool and procedure for the removal of cataracts. With the Laserphaco Probe and procedure, Dr. Bath increased the accuracy and results of cataract surgery, which had previously been performed manually with a mechanical grinder.

The difference between the old method and her new invention was the difference between the use of highly accurate laser technology and the somewhat subjective accuracy of a mechanical device. The Laserphaco Probe combined an optical laser, irrigation system and suction tubes. In use, the laser is inserted into a tiny incision on the eye; the laser then vaporizes the cataract and lens material, which is removed via the suction tubes. A replacement lens is then inserted on the eye.

With the Laserphaco Probe invention and the development of the procedure for its use, Dr. Bath helped restore the sight of several people who had been blinded by cataracts for up to 30 years. Imagine the joy they felt when they opened their eyes to see Dr. Patricia Bath's smiling face for the first time.


Valerie Thomas
Inventor of the Illusion Transmitter



Did you ever think of what it might be like if your television could project the on-screen image directly into your living room as a 3-Dimensional image? Maybe not, but if it happens, you'll have African-American inventor Valerie Thomas to thank for it.

From 1964 to 1995, Thomas worked in a variety of capacities for NASA where she developed real-time computer data systems, conducted large-scale experiments and managed various operations, projects and facilities. While managing a project for NASA's image processing systems, Thomas' team spearheaded the development of "Landsat," the first satellite to send images from space.

In 1976, Thomas learned how concave mirrors can be set up to create the illusion of a 3-dimensional object. She believed this would be revolutionary if technology could be harnessed to transmit this illusion. With an eye to the future, Valerie Thomas began experimenting on an illusion transmitter in 1977. In 1980, she patented it. In operation, concave mirrors are set up on both ends of the transmission. The net effect of this is an optical illusion of a 3-dimensional image that looks real on the receiving end. This brilliant innovation placed Thomas among the most prominent black inventors of the 20th century.

NASA continues to use her technology and is exploring ways to use it in surgical tools and possibly television and video.

Garrett A. Morgan
Traffic Signal and Gas Mask Inventor



Many of the world's most famous inventors only produced one major invention that garnered recognition and cemented their prominent status. But Garret Augustus Morgan, one of the country's most successful African-American inventors, created two – the gas mask and the traffic signal.

Born in the last quarter of the nineteenth century to former slaves, Garrett A. Morgan was only formally educated to a sixth-grade level. Fortunately, like many great inventors, Morgan had an innate mechanical mind that enabled him to solve problems. And, unlike most other inventors, he also was a skilled entrepreneur.

After moving to Cleveland, Ohio, at the age of 18, Garrett Morgan's business sense and strong work ethic led him to almost immediate success. He invented and patented the first chemical hair straightener, started his own sewing equipment repair business, and even established a newspaper – the Cleveland Call.

But Morgan's most prolific accomplishments came in his role as an inventor. He received a patent for the first gas mask invention in 1914, but it wasn't until two years later that the idea really took off. When a group of workers got stuck in a tunnel below Lake Erie after an explosion, Morgan and a team of men donned the masks to help get them out. After the rescue was a success, requests for the masks began pouring in.

Similarly, Garrett Morgan's other famous invention – the traffic signal – was also invented to help save lives. After witnessing an accident on a roadway, Morgan decided a device was needed to keep cars, buggies and pedestrians from colliding. His traffic signal was designed to stand on a street corner and notify vehicles and walkers whether they should stop or go. After receiving a patent in 1923, the rights to the invention were eventually purchased by General Electric.

John Henry Thompson
Computer Programming and Software Inventions



Even in high school, John Henry Thompson was interested in computer programming languages. He taught himself several programming languages such as FORTRAN, PLI, COBOL and JCL while working in a New York research facility. Thompson's goal was to absorb as much knowledge as possible so he could invent his own computer language.

After graduating from High School, he attended MIT where he obtained a degree in Computer Science and a minor in Visual Arts. By combining these two seemingly disparate disciplines, Thompson wanted to bridge the gap between art and technology. Four years later as a chief scientist at Macromedia™, he was able to make progress towards this goal. He developed a number of products, many of them based on his most famous invention, Lingo programming: a scripting language that helps render visuals in computer programs. Thompson used Lingo in one of his better-known computer inventions, Macromedia™ Director. Macromedia™ Director is able to incorporate different graphic formats (such as BMP, AVI, JPEG, QuickTime, PNG, RealVideo and vector graphics) to create multi-media content and applications, thus combining computer programming language with visual art.

Lingo is now used with many programs that have interactive simulations with graphics, animation, sound, and video. Along with Macromedia™ Director, Thompson has helped develop MediaMaker, Actions, VideoWorks Accelerator, and Video Works II. Lingo has also been used to create flash and shockwave programs that now are prevalent in video games, web design, animation, and graphics.

Dr. Charles Drew
Blood Bank Inventor



It's impossible to determine how many hundreds of thousands of people would have lost their lives without the contributions of African-American inventor Dr. Charles Drew. This physician, researcher and surgeon revolutionized the understanding of blood plasma – leading to the invention of blood banks.

Born in 1904 in Washington, D.C., Charles Drew excelled from early on in both intellectual and athletic pursuits. After becoming a doctor and working as a college instructor, Drew went to Columbia University to do his Ph.D. on blood storage. He completed a thesis titled Banked Blood that invented a method of separating and storing plasma, allowing it to be dehydrated for later use. It was the first time Columbia awarded a doctorate to an African-American.

At the onset of World War II, Drew was called upon to put his techniques into practice. He emerged as the leading authority on mass transfusion and processing methods, and went on to helm the American Red Cross blood bank. When the Armed Forces ordered that only Caucasian blood be given to soldiers, Drew protested and resigned.



Frederick McKinley Jones
Refrigerator Inventions



Anytime you see a truck on the highway transporting refrigerated or frozen food, you're seeing the work of Frederick McKinley Jones.

One of the most prolific Black inventors ever, Jones patented more than 60 inventions in his lifetime. While more than 40 of those patents were in the field of refrigeration, Jones is most famous for inventing an automatic refrigeration system for long haul trucks and railroad cars.

Before Jones' invention, the only way to keep food cool in trucks was to load them with ice. Jones was inspired to invent the system after talking with a truck driver who lost his whole cargo of chicken because he couldn't reach his destination before the ice melted. As a solution, the African-American inventor developed a roof-mounted cooling system to make sure food stayed fresh.

In addition to that refrigerator invention, Jones also invented an air-conditioning unit for military field hospitals, a refrigerator for military field kitchens, a self-starting gas engine, a series of devices for movie projectors and box-office equipment that gave tickets and made change. Jones was posthumously awarded the National Medal of Technology in 1991 – the first Black inventor to ever receive such an honor.

George Washington Carver
Inventor of Over 300 Peanut Products




Generally, when people think of famous African-American inventors, one of the first names that springs to mind is George Washington Carver. Perhaps most famously, Carver's inventions included the discovery of over 300 different uses for peanuts – such as making cooking oil, axle grease and printer's ink. But despite his penchant for inventing, Carver was never interested in money or prestige so much as helping his fellow man.

Born at the end of the civil war, George Washington Carver displayed a strong desire for knowledge from an early age and took particular interest in plants. As a young boy, Carver became known as the "plant doctor" and was regularly called upon by neighbors to "cure" ailing plants. But it wasn't until late in his twenties that Carver had the opportunity to study plants more thoroughly. While initially enrolled at Simpson College to study art and piano, Carver transferred to Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now known simply as Iowa State University) to follow his passion.

Though he was the first African-American student accepted to Iowa State, George Washington Carver quickly became a campus leader and, excelling in botany and horticulture, went on to become the university's first African-American faculty member. After finishing his education, George Washington Carver was convinced by Booker T. Washington to serve as the director of agriculture at the upstart Tuskegee Institute. Though the job offered very little in terms of pay, Carver took the position and ran with it. It was there he devised his method of crop rotation, whereby farmers would rotate cotton (which depleted the soil of nutrients) with peanuts (which replenished them) from year to year.

Through the system, crops flourished – but a large surplus of peanuts also developed. This led George Washington Carver to develop alternate uses for the peanut. When he later determined that sweet potatoes and pecans also could help replenish soil, he invented over a hundred different uses for them too. Despite the positive impact George Washington Carver's inventions had on the South, the inventor never sought out glory. Instead, he continued to invent, discover and teach in order to make the world a better place. Inscribed on his tombstone is the epitaph: "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."

Otis Boykin
Invented an improved electrical resistor



Few inventors have had the lasting impact of Otis Boykin. Look around the house today and you'll see a variety of devices that utilize components made by Boykin – including computers, radios and TV sets. Boykin's inventions are all the more impressive when one considers he was an African American in a time of segregation and the field of electronics was not as well-established as it is today.

Though he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology for a time, Otis Boykin never made it to graduation because he couldn't afford tuition. Instead, Boykin went to work as an inventor. He received his first patent in 1959 for a wire resistor that allowed a precise amount of electricity to flow to a component. Two year later, he created an even better resistor that could be manufactured inexpensively and withstand extreme temperature changes and shock. A low-cost product that was more reliable, the invention brought Otis Boykin to the forefront of American electronics.

Consumer electronics manufacturers, the United States military and IBM all placed orders for the resistor. It would come to be used in household appliances, computers and guided missiles – and is still used in many of those devices to this very day. But, perhaps most importantly, a version of his resistor was used in the invention of the pacemaker. That device, which keeps the heart beating regularly through electronic pulses, has helped to extend the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

And Otis Boykin's accomplishments didn't stop there. He continued to invent throughout the duration of his life (which ended in 1982), working as a consultant for firms in America and Europe. All in all, he earned 11 patents and invented 28 different electronic devices. Some of his lesser known inventions include a burglar-proof cash register and a chemical air filter – both of which were never produced.


George Alcorn
Inventor of the Imaging X-ray Spectrometer




Not many inventors have resumes as impressive as George Edward Alcorn's. Among his credits, the African-American inventor received a B.A. in physics, a master's degree in nuclear physics and a Ph.D in atomic and molecular physics. On top of that, Alcorn worked for the likes of Philco-Ford, Perkin-Elmer, IBM and NASA, created over 20 different inventions and was granted eight patents.

Despite such impressive credentials, Alcorn is probably most famous for his innovation of the imaging x-ray spectrometer – a device that helps scientists better understand what materials are composed of when they cannot be broken down. Receiving a patent for his method in 1984, Alcorn's inclusion of the thermomigration of aluminum in the spectrometer was regarded as a major innovation by experts in the field. The invention led to Alcorn's reception of the NASA Inventor of the Year Award.

And that wasn't the only award George Edward Alcorn received. Along with being awarded a NASA medal for his work in recruiting minority scientists and engineers, he also won the Government Executives Magazine's prestigious Technology Leadership Award for the Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System. And, in 2001, Alcorn was awarded special congressional recognition for his efforts in helping Virgin Islands businesses through application of NASA technology and technology programs.

George Alcorn's work as an educator should not be overlooked either. He held positions at both Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, where he taught courses in electrical engineering. He also was an organizer and mentor for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC's) Myerhoff Program, which works to promote minority Ph.Ds in science and mathematics.

Benjamin Banneker
Invented America's First Clock




In the Stevie Wonder song "Black Man," the Motown marvel sings of Benjamin Banneker: "first clock to be made in America was created by a black man." Though the song is a fitting salute to a great inventor (and African Americans in general), it only touches on the genius of Benjamin Banneker and the many hats he wore – as a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, author and land surveyor.

Like a lot of early inventors, Benjamin Banneker was primarily self-taught. The son of former slaves, Benjamin worked on the family tobacco farm and received some early education from a Quaker school. But most of his advanced knowledge came from reading, reading and more reading. At 15 he took over the farm and invented an irrigation system to control water flow to the crops from nearby springs. As a result of Banneker's innovation, the farm flourished – even during droughts.

But it was his clock invention that really propelled the reputation of Benjamin Banneker. Sometime in the early 1750s, Benjamin borrowed a pocket watch from a wealthy acquaintance, took the watch apart and studied its components. After returning the watch, he created a fully functioning clock entirely out of carved wooden pieces. The clock was amazingly precise, and would keep on ticking for decades. As the result of the attention his self-made clock received, Banneker was able to start up his own watch and clock repair business.

And Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments didn't end there. Borrowing books on astronomy and mathematics from a friend, Benjamin engorged himself in the subjects. Putting his newfound knowledge to use, Banneker accurately predicted a 1789 solar eclipse. In the early 1790s, Banneker added another job title to his resume – author. Benjamin compiled and published his Almanac and Ephemeris of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland (he would publish the journal annually for over a decade), and even sent a copy to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson along with a letter urging the abolition of slavery.

Impressed by his abilities, Jefferson recommended Banneker to be a part of a surveying team to lay out Washington, D.C. Appointed to the three-man team by president George Washington, Banneker wound up saving the project when the lead architect quit in a fury – taking all the plans with him. Using his meticulous memory, Banneker was able to recreate the plans. Wielding knowledge like a sword, Benjamin Banneker was many things – inventor, scientist, anti-slavery proponent – and, as a result, his legacy lives on to this day.

This is very interesting, I actually learned about these people in school in America(I was born in America) but their are also african inventors as well, so it comes to the same-thing. However the debate you brought up out of no where, I still don't agree with and I stand with my words. I suggest you take this to a African american forum where they will have the same point of view as you and agree

Nebeuwa: George Washington Carver
Inventor of Over 300 Peanut Products




Generally, when people think of famous African-American inventors, one of the first names that springs to mind is George Washington Carver. Perhaps most famously, Carver's inventions included the discovery of over 300 different uses for peanuts – such as making cooking oil, axle grease and printer's ink. But despite his penchant for inventing, Carver was never interested in money or prestige so much as helping his fellow man.

Born at the end of the civil war, George Washington Carver displayed a strong desire for knowledge from an early age and took particular interest in plants. As a young boy, Carver became known as the "plant doctor" and was regularly called upon by neighbors to "cure" ailing plants. But it wasn't until late in his twenties that Carver had the opportunity to study plants more thoroughly. While initially enrolled at Simpson College to study art and piano, Carver transferred to Iowa State College of Agriculture and Mechanic Arts (now known simply as Iowa State University) to follow his passion.

Though he was the first African-American student accepted to Iowa State, George Washington Carver quickly became a campus leader and, excelling in botany and horticulture, went on to become the university's first African-American faculty member. After finishing his education, George Washington Carver was convinced by Booker T. Washington to serve as the director of agriculture at the upstart Tuskegee Institute. Though the job offered very little in terms of pay, Carver took the position and ran with it. It was there he devised his method of crop rotation, whereby farmers would rotate cotton (which depleted the soil of nutrients) with peanuts (which replenished them) from year to year.

Through the system, crops flourished – but a large surplus of peanuts also developed. This led George Washington Carver to develop alternate uses for the peanut. When he later determined that sweet potatoes and pecans also could help replenish soil, he invented over a hundred different uses for them too. Despite the positive impact George Washington Carver's inventions had on the South, the inventor never sought out glory. Instead, he continued to invent, discover and teach in order to make the world a better place. Inscribed on his tombstone is the epitaph: "He could have added fortune to fame, but caring for neither, he found happiness and honor in being helpful to the world."

Otis Boykin
Invented an improved electrical resistor



Few inventors have had the lasting impact of Otis Boykin. Look around the house today and you'll see a variety of devices that utilize components made by Boykin – including computers, radios and TV sets. Boykin's inventions are all the more impressive when one considers he was an African American in a time of segregation and the field of electronics was not as well-established as it is today.

Though he attended the Illinois Institute of Technology for a time, Otis Boykin never made it to graduation because he couldn't afford tuition. Instead, Boykin went to work as an inventor. He received his first patent in 1959 for a wire resistor that allowed a precise amount of electricity to flow to a component. Two year later, he created an even better resistor that could be manufactured inexpensively and withstand extreme temperature changes and shock. A low-cost product that was more reliable, the invention brought Otis Boykin to the forefront of American electronics.

Consumer electronics manufacturers, the United States military and IBM all placed orders for the resistor. It would come to be used in household appliances, computers and guided missiles – and is still used in many of those devices to this very day. But, perhaps most importantly, a version of his resistor was used in the invention of the pacemaker. That device, which keeps the heart beating regularly through electronic pulses, has helped to extend the lives of hundreds of thousands of individuals.

And Otis Boykin's accomplishments didn't stop there. He continued to invent throughout the duration of his life (which ended in 1982), working as a consultant for firms in America and Europe. All in all, he earned 11 patents and invented 28 different electronic devices. Some of his lesser known inventions include a burglar-proof cash register and a chemical air filter – both of which were never produced.


George Alcorn
Inventor of the Imaging X-ray Spectrometer




Not many inventors have resumes as impressive as George Edward Alcorn's. Among his credits, the African-American inventor received a B.A. in physics, a master's degree in nuclear physics and a Ph.D in atomic and molecular physics. On top of that, Alcorn worked for the likes of Philco-Ford, Perkin-Elmer, IBM and NASA, created over 20 different inventions and was granted eight patents.

Despite such impressive credentials, Alcorn is probably most famous for his innovation of the imaging x-ray spectrometer – a device that helps scientists better understand what materials are composed of when they cannot be broken down. Receiving a patent for his method in 1984, Alcorn's inclusion of the thermomigration of aluminum in the spectrometer was regarded as a major innovation by experts in the field. The invention led to Alcorn's reception of the NASA Inventor of the Year Award.

And that wasn't the only award George Edward Alcorn received. Along with being awarded a NASA medal for his work in recruiting minority scientists and engineers, he also won the Government Executives Magazine's prestigious Technology Leadership Award for the Airborne Lidar Topographical Mapping System. And, in 2001, Alcorn was awarded special congressional recognition for his efforts in helping Virgin Islands businesses through application of NASA technology and technology programs.

George Alcorn's work as an educator should not be overlooked either. He held positions at both Howard University and the University of the District of Columbia, where he taught courses in electrical engineering. He also was an organizer and mentor for the University of Maryland, Baltimore County's (UMBC's) Myerhoff Program, which works to promote minority Ph.Ds in science and mathematics.

Benjamin Banneker
Invented America's First Clock




In the Stevie Wonder song "Black Man," the Motown marvel sings of Benjamin Banneker: "first clock to be made in America was created by a black man." Though the song is a fitting salute to a great inventor (and African Americans in general), it only touches on the genius of Benjamin Banneker and the many hats he wore – as a farmer, mathematician, astronomer, author and land surveyor.

Like a lot of early inventors, Benjamin Banneker was primarily self-taught. The son of former slaves, Benjamin worked on the family tobacco farm and received some early education from a Quaker school. But most of his advanced knowledge came from reading, reading and more reading. At 15 he took over the farm and invented an irrigation system to control water flow to the crops from nearby springs. As a result of Banneker's innovation, the farm flourished – even during droughts.

But it was his clock invention that really propelled the reputation of Benjamin Banneker. Sometime in the early 1750s, Benjamin borrowed a pocket watch from a wealthy acquaintance, took the watch apart and studied its components. After returning the watch, he created a fully functioning clock entirely out of carved wooden pieces. The clock was amazingly precise, and would keep on ticking for decades. As the result of the attention his self-made clock received, Banneker was able to start up his own watch and clock repair business.

And Benjamin Banneker's accomplishments didn't end there. Borrowing books on astronomy and mathematics from a friend, Benjamin engorged himself in the subjects. Putting his newfound knowledge to use, Banneker accurately predicted a 1789 solar eclipse. In the early 1790s, Banneker added another job title to his resume – author. Benjamin compiled and published his Almanac and Ephemeris of Pennsylvania, Delaware and Maryland (he would publish the journal annually for over a decade), and even sent a copy to secretary of state Thomas Jefferson along with a letter urging the abolition of slavery.

Impressed by his abilities, Jefferson recommended Banneker to be a part of a surveying team to lay out Washington, D.C. Appointed to the three-man team by president George Washington, Banneker wound up saving the project when the lead architect quit in a fury – taking all the plans with him. Using his meticulous memory, Banneker was able to recreate the plans. Wielding knowledge like a sword, Benjamin Banneker was many things – inventor, scientist, anti-slavery proponent – and, as a result, his legacy lives on to this day.

Nebeuwa:

You and your over generalized statements.

Nigerians compete amongst themselves. Are you trying to tell me that Hausa, Igbo and Yoruba do not compete with each other? That is a flat out lie and you know it. How many times have I seen in the Politics section Yorubas and Igbos saying their group is superior to the other? It doesn't take rocket scientist to see that Nigerians compete against other blacks. We can see it in Nigerian society. And once Nigerians finish competing with themselves, they move on to competing with Ghanaians and other Africans. Why do you think other African groups dislike you all? When you come to the United States, you all compete with African Americans.

I do not know where you are getting this information from, but I find it funny. Now that an African American such as myself, is saying African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group, you all are getting upset. Sorry but that is the truth.


A simple way for me to end this discussion is to say the reason why African Americans have made more of an impact on the world than any other black group. The reason is simple, we live in the United States and the United States is the dominant power. American culture as well as its ideas have been spread throughout the globe and that includes African American ideas, culture, dialect etc. Easy as American pie.

Either way, I am not the type of person who views race in such lens, because of my science background. I look at people from a molecular point of view, but now you have made me digress.

Ok, I have just one question for you. Since you are so PASSIONATE abour YOUR people (black americans), what the heck are you doing on a NIGERIAN forum? You claim your father is a Nigerian but for some odd reason, I don't believe you. Your posts on this forum sound like both your parents are black american. Maybe, your so-called 'Nigerian' father impregnated your mother and then bounced without being a part of your life. Who knows. Please kindly take your american passionate self to an american forum.

The person who started this thread is a SOMALIAN but instead, you chose to bring Nigerians into it. WHY? And keep braging about America. America is mystery babylon and biblial prophecy has dictated her down fall sooner or later. You brag about america yet in america, you black american males get shot to death because of the colour of your skin. Go and ask the family of the hoody wearing, skittle holding black male shot to death by a white guy in Florida. You black american males also get pulled over alot by white cops while driving. Again, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON A NIGERIAN FORUM? and don't give me that lie that your father is a Nigerian. That the s/p/e.rm donor who fertilized your mother's ovum is a Nigerian does not in any way make you a Nigerian. Now bounce!

Denise216: Well this is going a good time.

I don't think there is a lot I could learn from an African culture that I could take into application. Pursing an education is great but you're just doing it to get a job not create anything. I can't respect that. Blacks on a global scale don't build, they just move. They go to another neighborhood, state, country, etc because they don't have the discipline to invest. You would think that West Africa especially would be more diligent, Black Americans more innovative, Caribbeans more creative but there is nothing to show for cultural pride other than superficial things; dances, food, and language. And even those things take a back seat to your wallet when its convenient. Foreign Africans are the most educated but they are the least employed of all foreign born immigrants. What does that tell you? The culture is only good for lip service and ethnocentrism. So while I can understand foreign blacks being frustrated or disrespectful to my culture(s), you have to admit that seeing nations of blacks move around the world like vagabonds because they won't put the work in makes it hard to take you seriously.

So my question is, what are you doing on a NIGERIAN forum? or did you miss your way? I will never be caught being a forum member of an american forum so why are you here? This forum is for Nigerians and friends of Nigerians or can't you read what it says on the homepage? A SOMALIAN started a thread attacking you black americans but you people find it convenient to attack Nigerians instead. We don't need people like you and Nebeuwa or whatever he calls himself on this forum. Go to your american forums or to the yahoo forum where white americans cuss you black americans out at every opportunity they get.

Denise216:

Nigerians are taught to assimilate, not to build or innovate. Nigerians see being black as a burden so they compensate by initiating conflicts with other black ethnic groups. I would call that an indication of their own perceived inferiority. You still haven't proven that I endorse intra-racial competition so to keep that premise is ridiculous at this point. You guys might be used to Black Americans having a fit on the forum but I could do this all day

I am laughing so hard right now at this post that you don't even know. Everything here is false, you don't understand why Nigerians have ethnic conflicts do you? It has nothing to do with being black. We see being black as a blessing, after all we always say we are the largest black country in the world.

Not to join sides in this argument , but there is definitely more to black American achievement than sports, entertainment and Martin Luther King Jr. Also there are definitely Africans that have positive achievements that have had an impact in their field.

And considering that no group of black people is where they should be at or would want to be ideally, all this bickering and arguing about supposed superiority is really pointless and nonsensical.

PhysicsQED: Not to join sides in this argument , but there is definitely more to black American achievement than sports, entertainment and Martin Luther King Jr. Also there are definitely Africans that have positive achievements that have had an impact in their field.

And considering that no group of black people is where they should be at or would want to be ideally, all this bickering and arguing about supposed superiority is really pointless and nonsensical.

Exactly the point I was trying to make all long, but you wrote it better and got to the point thanks

dasparrow:

Ok, I have just one question for you. Since you are so PASSIONATE abour YOUR people (black americans), what the heck are you doing on a NIGERIAN forum? You claim your father is a Nigerian but for some odd reason, I don't believe you. Your posts on this forum sound like both your parents are black american. Maybe, your so-called 'Nigerian' father impregnated your mother and then bounced without being a part of your life. Who knows. Please kindly take your american passionate self to an american forum.

The person who started this thread is a SOMALIAN but instead, you chose to bring Nigerians into it. WHY? And keep braging about America. America is mystery babylon and biblial prophecy has dictated her down fall sooner or later. You brag about america yet in america, you black american males get shot to death because of the colour of your skin. Go and ask the family of the hoody wearing, skittle holding black male shot to death by a white guy in Florida. You black american males also get pulled over alot by white cops while driving. Again, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON A NIGERIAN FORUM? and don't give me that lie that your father is a Nigerian. That the s/p/e.rm donor who fertilized your mother's ovum is a Nigerian does not in any way make you a Nigerian. Now bounce!

And Nigeria is paradise? The way Nigerians kill each other. . . Let us talk how the Hausa in the North slaughter Igbos with the least provocation. How about the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo fight for ownership of Warri? How many Christians have died in Northern Nigeria, because of Boko Haram? Nigeria is written in blood. Why is it so many of your people are flocking across the globe like it is no tomorrow? From the UK to China to the United States you will see Nigerians in droves. I am product of that migration. And you know what, I know many Nigerians in the United States who would never trade their American passport for a Nigerian passport.

And you act like Nigerians do not mock African Americans. Akata this and akata that is all we hear. Shall I bring up some threads that show Nigerians mocking African Americans on Nairaland?

I recognize my Nigerian half when I need to, and I recognize my African American half when I need to, and the time is now. The funny thing is that you say I am not "Nigerian," but the fact still remains I speak my father's language fluently and I have lived in Nigeria. Yes, many moons ago, I was that child who was sent to Nigeria to get in touch with my roots. And I am thankful for that. But I wont allow Nigerians, Somalians or any other African belittle African Americans.

BTW, I feel that I could go on any website that I like. The very use of .com in Nairaland's name has the America written all over it. Now do not ask me silly questions anymore.

PhysicsQED: Not to join sides in this argument , but there is definitely more to black American achievement than sports, entertainment and Martin Luther King Jr. Also there are definitely Africans that have positive achievements that have had an impact in their field.

And considering that no group of black people is where they should be at or would want to be ideally, all this bickering and arguing about supposed superiority is really pointless and nonsensical.

You are correct in your post. I see the bickering as bragging rights. The little we have achieved, we need to showcase. I remember I was appalled a few months back when a poster on Nairaland said he did not know of any black inventors. I showed him the many African American inventors and he was happy, because he saw for the first time that blacks are able to achieve many things.

Nebeuwa:

And Nigeria is paradise? The way Nigerians kill each other. . . Let us talk how the Hausa in the North slaughter Igbos with the least provocation. How about the Ijaw, Itsekiri and Urhobo fight for ownership of Warri? How many Christians have died in Northern Nigeria, because of Boko Haram? Nigeria is written in blood. Why is it so many of your people are flocking across the globe like it is no tomorrow? From the UK to China to the United States you will see Nigerians in droves. I am product of that migration. And you know what, I know many Nigerians in the United States who would never trade their American passport for a Nigerian passport.

And you act like Nigerians do not mock African Americans. Akata this and akata that is all we hear. Shall I bring up some threads that show Nigerians mocking African Americans on Nairaland?

I recognize my Nigerian half when I need to, and I recognize my African American half when I need to, and the time is now. The funny thing is that you say I am not "Nigerian," but the fact still remains I speak my father's language fluently and I have lived in Nigeria. Yes, many moons ago, I was that child who was sent to Nigeria to get in touch with my roots. And I am thankful for that. But I wont allow Nigerians, Somalians or any other African belittle African Americans.

BTW, I feel that I could go on any website that I like. The very use of .com in Nairaland's name has the America written all over it. Now do not ask me silly questions anymore.

No you are getting into politics and make sure you state facts and not opinions. Have you ever asked yourself how many Muslims have died in the North because of Boko Haram? I didn't think so.

dasparrow:

Ok, I have just one question for you. Since you are so PASSIONATE abour YOUR people (black americans), what the heck are you doing on a NIGERIAN forum? You claim your father is a Nigerian but for some odd reason, I don't believe you. Your posts on this forum sound like both your parents are black american. Maybe, your so-called 'Nigerian' father impregnated your mother and then bounced without being a part of your life. Who knows. Please kindly take your american passionate self to an american forum.

The person who started this thread is a SOMALIAN but instead, you chose to bring Nigerians into it. WHY? And keep braging about America. America is mystery babylon and biblial prophecy has dictated her down fall sooner or later. You brag about america yet in america, you black american males get shot to death because of the colour of your skin. Go and ask the family of the hoody wearing, skittle holding black male shot to death by a white guy in Florida. You black american males also get pulled over alot by white cops while driving. Again, WHAT ARE YOU DOING ON A NIGERIAN FORUM? and don't give me that lie that your father is a Nigerian. That the s/p/e.rm donor who fertilized your mother's ovum is a Nigerian does not in any way make you a Nigerian. Now bounce!

AMEN, this guy is a pure african american not Nigerian. The only story that I will accept that he is half Nigerian is if his father was Nigerian but was never there for him and left him with his mother, therefore being raised in the african american culture and growing up as a african american man, so he is african american pure and simple.

Nebeuwa:



And you act like Nigerians do not mock African Americans. Akata this and akata that is all we hear. Shall I bring up some threads that show Nigerians mocking African Americans on Nairaland?

Akata means black american or african american, it is not mocking. If you were raised in Nigeria as you said, you would have known that so you are a lair. My parents and my whole family uses that word to identify african americans when speaking Yoruba or talking to me to identify african americans, Nigerians don't use akata to mock black americans they use it to identify. You are african american pure and simple, OMG because every Nigerian knows this even the so called ones raised there, which you are not.

All I seen from you is you are a trouble maker african american that wanted to have a argument with Nigerians, and you used this thread as the avenue for it. You didn't care if it was uncalled for when it was a Somali doing it. You are not half Nigerian or raised in Nigeria, you are pure african american because I know one dude of the same parentage, raised in Nigeria and doesn't have any mannerism as you and also uses the word akata and doesn't consider himself african american at all. Your behavior is African american, I was born in America from Nigerian parents, so I have seen both sides. You are not Nigerian, and the stuff you brought up about Nigerian politics and etc, also confirmed that you are not Nigerian. I am not buying it and I can see nobody else has.

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anonymous6:

Akata means black american or african american, it is not mocking. If you were raised in Nigeria as you said, you would have known that so you are a lair. My parents and my whole family uses that word to identify african americans when speaking Yoruba or talking to me to identify african americans, Nigerians don't use akata to mock black americans they use it to identify. You are african american pure and simple, OMG because every Nigerian knows this even the so called ones raised there, which you are not.

All I seen from you is you are a trouble maker african american that wanted to have a argument with Nigerians, and you used this thread as the avenue for it. You didn't care if it was uncalled for when it was a Somali doing it. You are not half Nigerian or raised in Nigeria, you are pure african american because I know one dude of the same parentage, raised in Nigeria and doesn't have any mannerism as you and also uses the word akata and doesn't consider himself african american at all. Your behavior is African american, I was born in America from Nigerian parents, so I have seen both sides. You are not Nigerian, and the stuff you brought up about Nigerian politics and etc, also confirmed that you are not Nigerian. I am not buying it and I can see nobody else has.

I don't believe for one second that he is half Nigerian as well. I think he is pure African American too.

Nebeuwa:

You are correct in your post. I see the bickering as bragging rights. The little we have achieved, we need to showcase.hings.

This is where I would have to disagree somewhat. I think it's more than a bit unseemly to engage in this kind of bragging at a premature stage.

Also, I understand why you'd want to defend your group (AA) when insulted and I would do the same, but doing so while insulting or putting down others or making questionable claims about others will produce nothing but enmity.

Fulaman198:

I don't believe for one second that he is half Nigerian as well. I think he is pure African American too.

Definitely, it is so obvious based on the stuff coming from his post, lol

elays salam brother. i am ur somali brother in columbus, ohio. nin yaahow adoon
yadaan maxaa ulaa shekaysata? lol. aa and west africans are all bantu and are one in the same to me. slaves and slave sellers who wear weaves to look like their masters.
these people had intercourse with apes and thus the invention of hiv. most of the areas these people live are no-go's. south africa 34% hiv rate.


sincerely
a proud somali

ayanle456: elays salam brother. i am ur somali brother in columbus, ohio. nin yaahow adoon
yadaan maxaa ulaa shekaysata? lol. aa and west africans are all bantu and are one in the same to me. slaves and slave sellers who wear weaves to look like their masters.
these people had intercourse with apes and thus the invention of hiv. most of the areas these people live are no-go's. south africa 34% hiv rate.


sincerely
a proud somali

Your brain must be malfunctioning, there are no bantu groups in West Africa (maybe in the far southeastern part of Nigeria and Cameroon border). Bantu is a language group in fact there are more Bantu groups from where you are from. You are nothing but a dumb fool. Go back to your Somalian country which lacks a government. I hear that most Somalians are suffering from Kwashiorkor

well horn africans are related. so are the other africans. i cant tell u apart. bantu and slave are what we call all those other africans.

Fulaman198:

Your brain must be malfunctioning, there are no Bantu groups in West Africa (maybe in the far southeastern part of Nigeria and Cameroon border). Bantu is a language group in fact there are more Bantu groups from where you are from. You are nothing but a dumb fool. Go back to your Somalian country which lacks a government. I hear that most Somalians are suffering from Kwashiorkor

Don't get animated by this Ayanle guy. This is not his first display of stupidity on the forum. And no, it's not all Somalis who're like this. It's just him giving his good brothers a bad name.

ayanle456: well horn africans are related. so are the other africans. i cant tell u apart. bantu and slave are what we call all those other africans.

Horn Africans aren't even all that great, I don't know why you think you are, I still love my other Horn African brothers and sisters, but there is nothing that makes you special, absolutely nothing. You guys have less muscle mass, shorter in height, the list goes on. I don't want to stoop to your level though, so I will stop there.