i definately feel you on the negative images/stereotypes that people put out/believe of africa. both of my parents are from ghana. my siblings/myself are what some may consider light complected for africans (stupid). when i tell people i am ghanian they'll be like: "damn i aint know africans can look good" or "how come your not so dark"--->huh? wait, ima do you one better. we can be watching a movie like *thinking* Congo-someone starts speaking in "african": and they'll all turn to me and ask me what they're talking about:(
"The only thing we wanted for our country was the right to a decent existence, to dignity without hypocrisy , to independence without restrictions... The day will come when history will have its say."-Lumumba