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Originally posted by mccoyred:
When I say that I am Black, I use the term to incorporate all that we are as people of African descent throughout the Diaspora. The overwhelming majority of Blacks (the exception being 1st or 2nd generation immigrants) cannot say that they are Zimbabwean or Ghanian because we do not know from what country our ancestors came. We also have to keep in mind that the current political structure of the African continent is European-influenced (read about the carving up of the African continent into European colonies) and differs from what existed during the American Slave Trade and before. We cannot even say that our ancestors were Fulani or Twa because we don't know. I think we need to embrace all of our Blackness and progress forward and not get caught up in semantics and "others" perceptions of us.
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Everything you've said make sense. I believe in moving forward as well. I happen to believe WE need to define who we are; and this is very important to the process of uniting us.