Not Your African Cliché

The Ladies of NYAC are joined by Brian Bush (@BrianCBush), an African American from Tennessee, and Ifunaya, a 1st generation Nigerian-American from New Jersey, to examine one of the most complicated sibling relationships in the world: the relationship between African-Americans and black people from Africa. We revisit our first encounters with the African or African-American community, learn the history behind some derogatory words each group has for the other, talk about the differences between/similarities of our struggles, and ask if African-Americans can be accused of culturally appropriating African cultures. Resources: - Articles examining the possible sources of tension between Africans and African-Americans o https://www.library.yale.edu/~fboateng/akata.htm o http://www.clutchmagonline.com/2014/01/must-read-complicated-relationship-africans-african-americans/ - Article about black student make up of Ivy League schools: https://www.good.is/articles/ivy-league-fooled-how-america-s-top-colleges-avoid-