@thetis_77
I’d like to remind people that Black people are NOT indigenous to the Caribbean. So the next time a Caribbean person asks me where my
#blackwomen #blackpeople #blackcaribbean #blackafrican #the92percent #the78percent #blackamerican #romanticlove #blackmastodon
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family is “really from,” after I just said the United States, ask yourself that question instead. If Black Americans aren’t really from here, neither is your family from the Caribbean. Anyway, happy African-American history month.
@divahlg
Same look I had when a Nigerian
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woman asked me. Then I had to explain to her why we say Georgia. She said I look like I could be Jamaican. I didn't have the energy to explain more to her.
@black.unity.over.disagreement
I'm on match dot com
Black people identify themselves as Black African or Other
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I get some Black African women asking me where I'm from in Africa
I then explain to them why Black people who weren't born in Africa also identify as Black African
I never hear back from them
I haven't dated a Black African in 21 years consequently
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Audubon Ballroon (he/him)