As an African immigrant in America you will experience 2 types of discrimination:

Type 1 is from SOME White people: it’s a ‘pity’ type. They don’t hate you, they mostly feel like you come from poverty and feel bad for you. So you’re treated ‘well’ and asked a million questions

about Africa because many white Americans have a plan to do missions or atleast visit the African Safari.

Type 2: from SOME Black Americans. This is the one you don’t see coming but hurts the most. They call you ugly, make fun of your accent, your food, call you ‘African booty

scratcher’ say you smell, make sure to differentiate themselves from you because you’re African.

So, you’re inherently lonely because the people you thought would love you don’t and look down on you.

The people you thought will hate you, pity you...it’s a lose lose situation.

But the people my hearts hurts for are the African children who move to America with their parents at a young vulnerable age. They lose their identity and find it hard to fit in anywhere. That’s why you find many of these children, now adults, hate the fact that they’re

African because they were so ridiculed by black Americans for their names, accents, food, nappy hair’ dark skin, etc that they stripped every Africanness in them to fit in. This is the most heartbreaking thing because being African is absolutely BEAUTIFUL

This is why I am committed to making sure my children know and experience Nigeria. Have a strong relationship with my family in Nigeria, and read African literature. So that they are proud & knowledgeable of their African heritage.