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Thread:The Sudanese identity and the Black American struggle.
As Sudanese people, we all know we have an identity crisis that roots back idk how many 100 or 1000 years.
That made a lot of Sudanese ppl somewhat confused about their blackness and Africanness.
But.. worry no more, the answer is here: WE ARE AFRICAN before we’re anything else.
That made a lot of Sudanese ppl somewhat confused about their blackness and Africanness.
But.. worry no more, the answer is here: WE ARE AFRICAN before we’re anything else.
As the legendary Bob Marley once said “If you don’t know your history, you’ll never know where you’re coming from.”
So know your history. And that’s my history lesson for you today.
But let’s talk about what we came here to talk about.
So know your history. And that’s my history lesson for you today.
But let’s talk about what we came here to talk about.
A lot of Northern Sudanese people are confused about why a Sudanese person would be invested in the struggle of Black people in America.
And there’s multiple reasons for that.
1. Because as I said, many are confused about their Blackness. They do not KNOW they’re Black.
And there’s multiple reasons for that.
1. Because as I said, many are confused about their Blackness. They do not KNOW they’re Black.
Not just in Sudan. A lot of times you see them IN America, confused about why would they be identified as Black there, and many times try to deny it too. But they do not know that how you identify is one thing, and how people view you is a whole different story.
In America, you’re Black (at least if you fit the image of Black to whoever you’re dealing with) and considering the ignorance in America about geography and history, it may take you a while to explain otherwise. And why would you do that in the first place? You’z Black, my guy.
2. The story is a lil different for Southern and Western Sudanese people, because even in Sudan their experience as Black people is different. The similarities with the African American experience is a lot closer, IN Sudan.
Their social experience, their relationship with the law and police, the justice system, and their relationship to politics... all that. Very similar to that of AA’s in the US.
That’s probably why you find them a lot more in peace with the idea of identifying as Black there.
That’s probably why you find them a lot more in peace with the idea of identifying as Black there.
All this fuss about “Why pay attention to American issues when you’re Sudanese?” Is nothing but Northern Sudanese privilege showing.
Their relationship to Blackness, and specifically towards Southern and Western Sudanese is one of an oppressive nature. And..
Their relationship to Blackness, and specifically towards Southern and Western Sudanese is one of an oppressive nature. And..
And an oppressor would not be willing to understand the struggle of the oppressed anywhere.
But as MLK put it “injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere”
But as MLK put it “injustice anywhere is injustice everywhere”
If u stand against oppression and injustice anywhere, then you can and should stand against it everywhere. It’s not a competition of whose hashtag gets more popular. It’s a struggle for Freedom, Peace, and Justice. Yup, isn’t that the slogan of the Sudanese revolution?
Also, remember last year when we were out here sharing and posting trying to raise awareness and get support from the international community?
Remember the Blue profile pictures?
Remember when we asked people to use their humanity and not their citizenship and support us?
Remember the Blue profile pictures?
Remember when we asked people to use their humanity and not their citizenship and support us?
Also, some of us who live in the US, have family n friends there, don’t really have the privilege of picking and choosing between the 2.
We were invested with everything that we could in the Sudanese revolution last year, and still are.
We were invested with everything that we could in the Sudanese revolution last year, and still are.
And we also feel strongly about the African American struggle that has been going on for centuries.
Yes we may not have the same experience as those with enslaved ancestors, but when I get pulled over by a cop, I know they don’t give a fuck about where my granddaddy was born.
Yes we may not have the same experience as those with enslaved ancestors, but when I get pulled over by a cop, I know they don’t give a fuck about where my granddaddy was born.
When Che Guevara fought to help free Africa from colonization, or in Cuba, he didn’t say “oh no I’m Argentenian, why care about Africa or Cuba?”
When South Africans were fighting against apartheid, Mandela also supported the Palestinian struggle against Israel and vice versa.
When South Africans were fighting against apartheid, Mandela also supported the Palestinian struggle against Israel and vice versa.
So, my dear Northern Sudanese folks, I ask you to please get off your high horse because your horse is standing on unearned privilege and it’s taking a shit. it’s starting to stink.
Show support or please show silence.
Thanks.
Show support or please show silence.
Thanks.
