We all evolved out of the same three or four groups in Africa, as black Africans.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
We're all Africans, everyone - black, white, yellow.
Like any group that has endured much, African Americans have created a strong and mutually reinforcing sense of group identity. That's not a bad thing in and of itself.
Everyone is related to Africa; everyone comes from Africa. We are all distant relatives.
Too many whites still see blacks as a group apart.
I knew that there were black people in Africa, of course, unfortunately because of movies such as 'Tarzan.'
The black community sees itself as one group, and they are all experiencing the same experiences as a group with racism and whatnot, growing up in this country.
So for everybody who allows themselves to be separated from me because I said 'African' instead of 'Nubian' or 'Black' or 'Kemet' or 'original' or 'Israelite,' don't be so foolish. I say 'African' because the continent of Africa is the land from which we all originate. It is the word that we are most familiar with right now.
I realized that I was African when I came to the United States. Whenever Africa came up in my college classes, everyone turned to me. It didn't matter whether the subject was Namibia or Egypt; I was expected to know, to explain.
African Americans are one of the oldest ethnic groups in this country. We been here since the beginning. Before the beginning.
I made a lot of friends at school, and they were all Africans. I could have felt very different. I didn't feel different, I didn't notice the color of their skin, I didn't notice the color of my skin and I have remembered that all my life.