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Subject: "yet, here you are talking about it"
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seasoned vet
Member since Jul 29th 2008
6065 posts
Wed Jul-22-20 02:11 PM
9. "yet, here you are talking about it"
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without the logic leaps or being accused of ulterior motives
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'My Nigerian great-grandfather sold slaves'
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Mon Jul-20-20 03:18 PM
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as i stated before, accountability is a tough one for our culture
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
1
Reparations
afrogirl_lost
Jul 22nd 2020
2
it literally says in the article: ‘It would be unfair to judge...’
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
3
you're saying nothing. make a point, please
Damali
Jul 22nd 2020
4
no room for accountability talk within our culture, remember?
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
6
nope cuz that's not what i said lol nice try though
Damali
Jul 22nd 2020
14
seek help please
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
16
*still waiting*
Damali
Jul 25th 2020
34
funny how every other poster in here understood
seasoned vet
Jul 27th 2020
46
add my name to the waiting list.
Brotha Sun
Jul 28th 2020
53
you can go ahead of me, if you like. we'll be here a while...
Damali
Jul 28th 2020
55
follow her dumb ass if you choose
seasoned vet
Jul 30th 2020
60
Typo...I meant to say "shouldn't" nm
afrogirl_lost
Jul 22nd 2020
5
Agreed, Question what would reparations from them look like
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
17
It's difficult to say
afrogirl_lost
Jul 24th 2020
29
Can't disagree. And re: reparations,
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
68
Well fuck your great grand daddy.. smh
legsdiamond
Jul 22nd 2020
7
The mentality of her great great grand daddy is why many
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
18
I don’t buy that whole “this is just the way it was”
legsdiamond
Jul 23rd 2020
19
I don't either but this is the same excuse
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
21
pretty much.
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
67
its a bad point to make light of slavery
Effa
Jul 22nd 2020
8
nah, kick rocks
Effa
Jul 22nd 2020
10
its expected, as i stated.
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
11
Agreed with this and is very similar to my view Eurasians
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
20
The Arabs made it a commodity way before then.
allStah
Jul 23rd 2020
24
The Arabs differ in that is was not the backbone of their economy
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
26
we already talked about it
naame
Jul 22nd 2020
12
aw, thats sweet. im proud of us. we’re getting there
seasoned vet
Jul 22nd 2020
13
I know the convo kinda went left
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
22
nah, the xch b/w you, Boogie, Double 0, and kfine was beautiful
seasoned vet
Jul 23rd 2020
23
I appreciate that and the perspective on outlook
Musa
Jul 26th 2020
40
RE: I appreciate that and the perspective on outlook
seasoned vet
Jul 27th 2020
44
RE: reaction
seasoned vet
Jul 27th 2020
45
The lack of mostly white slaves actually led to the Atlantic Slave Trade...
allStah
Jul 22nd 2020
15
One thing I struggle with when it comes to discussing these
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
66
I think the Pan-African myth of African naivete has to die
kayru99
Jul 23rd 2020
25
I don't think most Pan-African people are naive about this issue
Musa
Jul 23rd 2020
27
I think a lot of Black GenXer's and us older Millennials
afrogirl_lost
Jul 24th 2020
28
Agreed
allStah
Jul 24th 2020
32
On top of not making particularly useful slaves due to dying off
Shaun Tha Don
Jul 26th 2020
42
they were useful enough to be sent to islands
Rjcc
Jul 27th 2020
47
I was talking about the Native Indians, not Africans.
Shaun Tha Don
Jul 28th 2020
58
Are you sure they don't care or is it you that don't care?
Musa
Jul 25th 2020
37
I've cared enough to do the research and continue to teach so....
afrogirl_lost
Jul 28th 2020
49
Your words hit deep. I agree with your point about Pan-Africanism.
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
65
There's def levels to slavery tho.
Brotha Sun
Jul 24th 2020
30
they sold slaves to europeans for over a century.
kayru99
Jul 25th 2020
33
Who is they?
Musa
Jul 25th 2020
35
who is they? LOLOL
kayru99
Jul 28th 2020
50
Exactly.
Shaun Tha Don
Aug 03rd 2020
69
fair enough
Brotha Sun
Jul 28th 2020
54
agreed
EAS
Jul 25th 2020
38
Yeah
kayru99
Jul 28th 2020
51
This
afrogirl_lost
Jul 28th 2020
52
Hmm.. what do you mean by "busted" tho?
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
63
I understand/share similar frustrations.You don't think you're
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
64
A lot of ‘us’ are in denial.
AFRICAN
Jul 24th 2020
31
Agreed
Musa
Jul 25th 2020
36
Very much.
Shaun Tha Don
Jul 30th 2020
59
Some of yall act that way..
Kira
Jul 26th 2020
39
Her 2018 piece was eye-opening, but she's generalizing too much now.
kfine
Jul 26th 2020
41
I appreciate you taking the time to share your analysis
mind_grapes
Jul 26th 2020
43
Aw no problem.
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
61
Great break down
Musa
Jul 28th 2020
56
Re:"eze" and other titles, correct. And re: currency, you sound like you...
kfine
Aug 03rd 2020
62
I haven't read this I will now. Thanks A MILLION
Musa
Aug 03rd 2020
70
This is a solid thread, good knowledge and information by everyone.
allStah
Jul 27th 2020
48
Seriously. One of the best posts on OKP in a minute.
soulfunk
Jul 28th 2020
57
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