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Fulaman198: It boils down to the individual, also a lot of people allow the white-controlled media to brainwash them. When all you see on TV is black Americans committing crimes and doing things, what will most people who don't have a brain for themselves think? Believe the media.

I for one don't trust what America media tells me, and I urge others not to believe the lies. It happens even in Nigeria, where they try to turn people of different religion against one another, or different ethnic background it is a shame, so it is not only the Western world.

I for one try to love all people in this world, and feel that it is our duty as human beings to all try and get along. I respect African Americans as they are our brothers and sisters. Although the OP is right, a lot of Nigerians do have a negative opinion of Americans. I as a Nigerian can say this. I personally do not.

Let us be honest with ourselves as Nigerians, a lot of us do believe what we are told w/o any concrete evidence or facts. Let us not prejudge others if we do not know them. Also let us not believe everything we hear. God gave us a brain for a reason.

It is not only the media but experiences from both sides now a days that are the driving force. Many Africans that have bad experiences with Africans Americans and etc tell their people back home so the media is just one component of it. To be honest Nigerian have mixed opinions of Americans regardless of race; me that was born in America has also had good & bad experiences with both white and Black Americans.

cshall1120: The way in which I came to learn about this site may not have been the best circumstances but now I'm glad I did. I realize that black are just not divided here in the US and but aboard too. I'm wondering why are we so harsh with each other and don't show each other much love and respect? Is there a way to bridge this gap? My experience with most African particularly Nigerians that I have come across look down on African American? Why is this? Is there a way we can come together on a common ground? Just curious, as far as I know we come from Africa and over 90 percent of us don't know our heritage. It is possible someone you are looking down upon could be apart of your lineage, you never know? I understand that some African American are foolish, have no God in them, and make a bad name for Blacks but not all of us are that way. White people would come together no matter where they are born or what class they are in. Can us as black ever come together for a common purpose? R must we all have a crab mentality?

I think there is a way african americans and Black africans can come to a common ground but I feel ignorance, different community mentalities, anger and etc get in the way of that at times from both ends that cause this. I feel it is easier for caribbeans and african americans or caribbeans and Black africans to get along easier then african americans and Black africans.

To me personally I feel economically I see a common ground amongst Black Africans(Nigeria, Liberia, Ghana, Cameroon and etc) economically which I am all for for Africa to progress but culturally it depends, especially with the region of course, for example there willl never be a pan-africanist Africa that these afrocentrics preach alot, it never happened in Africa in the past, it will never happen now or in the future in Africa. When it comes to Black diasporians, well I do feel it is happening but mostly with caribbeans like Jamaicans for example that connected with Ghana and Ethiopia, or with Brazil that connected with Nigeria culturally, and etc. When it comes to African Americans well I don't see a common ground culturally with them and Black africans(except Liberia to a extent), except the ones that take it upon themselves only to connect culturally, which isn't easy
EXAMPLE:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4jFviE37E2Y

but economically it is possible but for the time being I don't see, and I feel really isn't necessary

hello can you unhidden my post on this thread, cause I didn't say anything wrong just my opinion: https://www.nairaland.com/961975/dna-test-confirms-im-one

Thank you

kobezex: Just a glance at her will tell u she's yoruba. Infact she's a typical yoruba girl

Just a glance at these yoruba women and you will tell they are yoruba women as well

Bisi Ibidapo
https://www.gistexpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/bisi.jpg
https://www.naijarules.com/photo/data/521/n1307525863_30074355_4441.jpg

Omotola Jalade Ekeinde
https://naijamayor.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/omotola4.jpg

Tiwa Savage
[img]http://mthirty3.files./2011/07/tiwasavage2.jpg[/img]

Oyindamola Taiwo

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ic7dggkZBSE

Omowunmi akinnifesi
https://www.thenetng.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/omowunmi.jpg

Damilola Adebanjo
https://www.onlinenigeria.com/photos/public/images_upload/Damilola-Otubanjo22.jpg

Bukky Wright
[img]http://3.bp..com/-OWN_kl0HSVQ/T3nuBId9JZI/AAAAAAAAMwE/erpvw6W4YUA/s1600/bukky-wright.jpg[/img]

Damilola Adegbite
https://www.ameyawdebrah.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/Damilola-Adegbite-on-the-runway.jpg

Lolade Eretan
https://cdn.jaguda.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/peuf_20110814_10.jpg

OTHER YORUBA WOMEN
https://www.stylzmag.com/wp-content/gallery/gele-headties/purple-gele-2.jpg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UGLzRO3eWCc&feature=plcp
[img]http://2.bp..com/-Ara3gYwYtxE/TmYQWRZvTgI/AAAAAAAABf8/X2gQCL69hMY/s640/1.jpg[/img]

So in conclusion there is no straight Yoruba look, the same with Igbo and Hausa's, and lets not forget she is a african american woman with yoruba/Hausa ancestry, she has both looks because there are some Hausa's with that look as well. People need to realize that african americans are not purely from one tribe they are a mix of tribes. There are many Haitians and other people from other Caribbean nations(including African americans) that have her look to and they have no yoruba or Hausa in them but have tribal connections to Ghana, Liberia, Cameroon, Guinea; mind you many Haitians have ancestry from Guinea mostly. So she is not a typical yoruba female, she is actually one look out of the many looks of yoruba women.

ZIMBABWE (part 1)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ULvE11RX8R8&feature=related

BENIN PLAQUES OF NIGERIA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tmrdunRXfbw

NUBIA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tpYMYdpympg&feature=related

ETHIOPIA

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vQfhWnPeG8g

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NfvEZPWAGqM&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bkEvbZZ1FuU&feature=related

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9hbZNMzXIas&feature=relmfu

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJK_6dkCEcU&feature=relmfu

buzzedoffbeauty: Greeting all hope you week is going well...at least you've made it past Monday...

So I wanted to share my joy with you guys and also get you opinions. I went on a website called africanancestry.com and paid for a maternal dna test. Basically what they do is trace your roots back until they find a 100 percent match ( if there is one to be found).
I waited for this test for two months and when I finally got it back I jumped for joy! The results could have come back indian or something but lucky for me my family stayed in the heart of slavery and currently are in the same area. My results traced back to the hausa and yoruba tribe or present day nigeria. I wondered how could I be both so I asked those who sent me the kit. They stated that one of my grandparent was hausa and one was yoruba...wow!
So how do you guys feel about Black Americans tracing their roots and could we be accepted as who we really are? I tell everyone I'm Nigerian now because I am, and damn proud of it!
I now desire to learn yoruba because for some reason I feel closes to them, it could be because I look so much like them..idk...but yeah what do you think?
No jokes about how I'm standing, I really liked the face in this pic so..it's a keeper..

Well congratulations to you, welcome to nairaland

I must admit I never really put this to thought but should it really matter

I feel dialects should be a choice but native universal tongue language should never be abolished

Seun: This issue came up while we were discussing the Yoruba Version of the Google Search Engine. While some people were applauding it as a step in the right direction, others were convinced that it's not an important. While some people people want us to support our local languages more, others want us to embrace English and use it to accelerate our development.

I belong to the school of thought that language is a elic of history and nothing more. I do not believe that my language or ethnicity defines me, because I believe we are all individuals in this world. Ultimately, I want to learn the language that will enable me to develop faster and I believe that this language is English, not Yoruba, Hausa, Ibo, or even Pidgin.

English, afterall, is the language of the Internet, the language of textbooks, and the official language we all learn in school. It is our lingua franca and fortunately for us, it is the language of many dominant nations in the emerging world economy; countries we will do well to form alliances with and learn from. I do not see why we would want to waste time rewriting the Internet, our textbooks, et cetera in Yoruba, Ibo, Hausa or Pidgin just because we want to "promote our culture".

So my current belief is that efforts to promote our Nigerian languages are a waste of time and nothing more. Do you disagree? Can you shed more light on this issue?

No it isn't a waste of time and should be promoted, if Yoruba's have had that attitude hundreds of years ago, our language would have been gone. Imaginig watching a Yoruba movie without the language or doing a Yoruba traditional wedding without the language, that would be a mess. It is true English is the universal language of the world to communicate with other ethnicities and races, also for business and etc but that is not a excuse to leave your mother tongue. Our language defines who we are as a people, our cultural past and etc. So I disagree with you.

shymmex: ^^^You guys need to read the topic again before posting comments..

I have and I was actually one of the first set of people to comment on the first page, so I am not lost or confused about this topic

[quote author=#%&@]actually inter-tribal marriages do not represent the majority anywhere even amongst minorities. the majority of people within ethnic groups in nigeria tend to stay within that group. and even when they are married outside their group, it is most times within their immediate neighbors.[/quote]True; this thread has sort of turned into a circus in a way

The main fact is majority of Yoruba's, the majority of igbo's, the majority of Hausa's and etc will always prefer and most likely just want to marry their own, it is the minority of the groups that don't mind it; it is the samething with majority of white men preferring their own & dating/marrying their white women, the majority of Asian men preferring and only wanting to date/marry their own Asian women, and etc. That is just the way it is. However that doesn't mean inter-tribal marriages are bad but they don't represent the majority, so people shouldn't be giving themselves a heart attack about it.

In the africa, specifically west african entertainment industry or the Western entertainment industry because your answer is for the western entertainment industry but for Nigeria's entertainment industry you will get different answers.

[b]"The top members of the British royal family are worth more than $1 billion, with Queen Elizabeth II topping the list at $510 million, according to a recent report.

That tops soccer star David Beckham's net worth, reported to be $260 million.

And is more than the value of the reigning soccer champions of England, Manchester City Football Club, reportedly worth $443 million.

In honor of the queen's Diamond Jubilee, financial firm Wealth-X calculated the net worth of the top members of the British royal line of succession. The figure does not include the Crown Jewels or the Royal Collection of art. Prince Charles, the monarch's son and first in line to the throne, had the second-highest net worth of the family. His worth is estimated at $210 million, according to Wealth-X.

Prince Andrew, who is Charles' brother and was once married to Sarah Ferguson, is worth $75 million, according to the study.

Princes William and Harry, sons of Charles and the late Princess Diana, are worth $19 million and $16 million, respectively. Business Insider reported that Mykolas D. Rambus, CEO of Wealth-X, said, "The fact that the combined wealth of the top 14 members only reached $1 billion reflects what has been suspected for some time: that new wealth is overtaking old wealth in Britain."

In comparison, Wealth-X calculated the net worth of the British Cabinet at $108 million, with Prime Minister David Cameron worth $5.87 million, it was reported in the Telegraph.

Wealth-X bases its worth figures on salaries as well as on declared shares and properties, according to the Telegraph."[/b]
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/lookout/british-royal-family-worth-more-1-billion-report-152930722.html

https://www.historyguy.com/worldbiography/british_royal_family.jpg

interesting