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Originally Posted by I.A.S.K.
The Nigerian girl who asked the question didn't have as much perspective as American educated young people do. She didnt go to school in America so she learned as much about Black history as African Americans learn about Indian history (ie: one paragraph on Ghandi).
The comment was ignorant, but the idea behind it was understood. She was well aware that the comment was ignorant, but she said it. We are all aware of black history (though some of us more new to it than others) so it was just funny as heck. Ignorant, but still funny. This is what happens when you mix BET with Black history.
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This scenario is a classic argument for a) not restricting Black history to one month and b) ensuring that all BLACK folks learn BLACK history, not just African-American history (vice versa for Black folks from other countries). Sadly, we are all still colonized to an extent so we must proactively teach ourselves and our children because the schools don't
