I knew this was coming from a Nigerian 😂😂
Black Americans need to understand that the global devaluation of Black identity is to some extent connected to how Africa and Africans are perceived. For centuries, Africa has been portrayed as backward, inferior, poor, and underdeveloped. Unfortunately, some African Americans have also distanced themselves from Africa because they do not want to be associated with this negative image.
Think about it, if Africa were a highly developed continent, competing with the rest of the world in technology, economic power, infrastructure, and institutional excellence, wouldn't that significantly challenge the negative stereotypes associated with Black people? Racism would not necessarily disappear but the global perception of Black identity could be different.
It is time for black people all around the world to take a greater interest in Africa’s development not merely by celebrating their heritage but by contributing through knowledge, education, investment and the exchange of ideas. Exposure to functional systems and institutions can help Africans recognize what is possible, identify what is lacking in their own societies and demand greater accountability and better governance from their leaders.
Religious extremism, tribalism, and blind political loyalty continue to hinder Africa’s progress. Africa needs an enlightened population that places accountability, competence, justice, good governance and national development above religious and ethnic affiliations.
The future of Black identity is also connected to Africa's transformation. Africa must rise, not just for Africans on the continent but for Black people everywhere.
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Guys, it’s 2026, stop racially abusing people; it’s stupid and ignorant.
Like it or not, there are white Ghanaians who were born and raised in this country and have contributed to its development. You’re Neanderthals.
#NoToRacisism
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Haha they are exposing themselves
Yes we were.
Most of our early media about Africans were depictions of them in poverty and the reality is that most of you still are.
It was less about the "African" part and more about the correlation of using poverty as an insult and OUR distant, partly African heritage.
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So all the Nigerians on this app have been to Ghana before? Nigeria must be really a shithole for them to always be in Ghana 😆😂😂
I am not even trying t be petty but Accra is one country I visited that I struggled to find aesthetically pleasing places. I’ve been to Osu, lived in Kokomlemleh, stayed in East Legon, dont allow me post your country nyash here.
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