Black Americans don't rate Africans at all. In fact, Black Americans think of Africans as inferior and treat Africans with contempt.

They only reference Africa as "motherland" in debates against other races or when they want to appropriate/exploit African culture/market.
And this subtle discrimination (subpar racism) towards Africans is a cultural thing among Black Americans, cuts across all strata of their community.

We have seen instances where they vocalise their disgust at us: mostly trying to paint us as primitive, uneducated, dirty etc
If you have had any interaction with Black Americans on Twitter, you will testify to this subpar racism from them.

Just recently, there was a meltdown on Twitter where Africans (especially Nigerians) were pitted against Black Americans in a war of words on Twitter.
Recently, Black Americans began a petition to stop Daniel Kaluuya from acting the role of a Fred Hampton in an upcoming movie.

Daniel Kaluuya is Black, of African descent, born in the UK. But because he is not Black American, they want him dropped from the role.
This is same way to view African history/culture as inferior,and this includes our music.Reason why they created a SEPARATE BET award for Africans for International acts.

Listen to several African artists tell you about their experience with Black American artists.All Unpleasant
How many Black Americans have included the African continent in their world tour? Barely anyone. Because they don't rate the continent and its people.

It is top-down condescension and superiority complex. And when given the opportunity, they turn oppress/exploit Africans.
This is what happened in Liberia. The country was founded by Black Americans (descendants of American slavery).

They came to meet native Africans in the land whom they subjugated, oppressed, enslaved, tortured, denied political power. Did a thread on this sometimes back.
Black American artists like Beyonce, Diddy and co are all pandering to African music/culture because we are a huge market, there is money to be made here.

It is simply about the MONEY for them. They stand to gain a lot by identifying with a musical culture that has gone global
My point is that they are not our allies, they are not brothers, they are not sisters. Slavery has severed the ties between us, they live in a different reality.

We can't start forming a brotherhood out of the blue simply because they're trying to tap into the African market.
This is just me calling out the hypocrisy from Black American artists suddenly frolicking with African music/culture at a time it has gone global on its own.

We can have mutually beneficial alliance, but it won't be on the backdrop of this hypocrisy of a supposed "brotherhood"
For those interested in my earlier thread on how the oppressed turned oppressor in Liberia and the broader story around that sordid affair. https://twitter.com/MrOdanz/status/1152602570210316288?s=19
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