If your black shouldn't you get a free trip back to Africa if you wanted to go?
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You would think that is a valid reason, after all you had to have at least 1 ancestor who was kidnapped from Africa and sold into slavery on U.S. soil. As long as you can prove your ancestry truly goes back to Africa, you might have a fighting chance. It would definitely be an interesting attempt to monitor, in my eyes. But, in all my years on this earth this is the 1st time I heard this type of plea from someone. I wouldn't recommend going there broke, it is still foreign soil to you.
An easier way is to volunteer for an organization, that is doing work in Africa, that way you could go safely, experience the culture, be given food & lodging, and help your fellow mankind.
You are truly a unique young lady, I hope you achieve your goals.
First thing first...you're not black but you are funny.
You're just some freckled faced white kid playing on your dad's PC.LOL!
marcus garvey tried that,it seems not many wanted to go. no the government shouldn't pay for your trip. work and save up for it.
I hope you're kidding... but if you're not - I guess that means, all things being equal, that you want the free trip that they had. In that case, I think you'll have a very uncomfortable journey.
Get a life, why do you expect special treatment? Get a job!
How do you know???
Did you ask them??
Well guess what???
We all should get a free ticket....cuz recent studies say
we are all black and all from Africa...
so that must mean you can't play the "race" card anymore.
Oh Well!! Gotta buy your own one way ticket!!
Bye!Bye!!
People that immigrated here from Scotland don't get a free trip there, so why would you be any different. What happened to your ancestors did not happen to you just like what happened to mine didn't happen to me. Get over it. Save your money and pay your own way.
YES- athe government should buy u a one way ticket
My ancestors came from Sweden--I'd like a free trip there, too.
I really doubt that the US government is going to give anyone a free transport to their country of origin--unless they are illegal Mexicans, unfortunately.
Most White Americans are closer to their foreign roots than most Blacks.
I'm a second generation American. I would NEVER think of calling myself a European-American. I'm an American.
Most Blacks are usually 10th-15th generation American, except for some from the Caribbean.
It's time to get over it. I'm closer to being killed by a czar, than you are to slavery.
And I'm a hard core Liberal.
Perhaps the African government could foot the bill or pay half. Africans sold their own people into slavery!!! Didn't know that? They rounded African villagers up, brought them to the ports and sold the slaves to the highest bidders!!
if you are black you should not get any more than if you were red or green or white or brown or yellow or pink or
When President Lincoln was assassinated, he was working on a plan to repatriate Blacks after The Civil War.
Nope... But I'm sure there will be several people that would buy you a one way ticket out there... (But I'm not one of them)
What makes you think you are gonna be anyless broke in africa though? And what makes you think Africa is even going to take you? They have immigration requirements too.. and Being Broke isnt one of em...
actually only your ancestors who were forcibly brought over here against their will deserve a free trip back. i doubt if any are still living. besides -- why should the american government have to pay? It was most likely dutch traders who brought your ancestors over -- go after them.
only if u renounce your citizenship. dont go i know blacks that have been to africa and they have come back looking stunned i mean..........just stunned.
nope, your slave ancestor can maybe get that ride
Girl, there is such a thing as Pride and such a thing as Terminal Stupidity.
Africa is a living death trap. WHY do you want to go and live there? My ancestrial roots allow me to be the King of practically a small nation in Africa. I am in NO hurry to go to Africa.
Africa may interest me for my roots, but in today's world I would rather be here...
I dont mean any offense but if you've never even been to Africa, much less were born there, how can you be an African American? But to answer your answer no, if you want to go it is up to you not the government
Tell the immigration you came in illegally and your documents are fake and you'll defenitely get a free trip back. I hope you don't mind the handcuffs and shackles though.
I agree lets round them all up and give them a free one way ticket. Look how much the crime rate in America would fall
i dont think the usa should pay for you to go to africa, because we aren't associated with africa. We could also use the money for more than just 1 person to go to africa. ( Sorry if this affended you in any way )
There have been different attempts at repatriating blacks to Africa, and the country of Liberia was founded by some African Americans who had been freed and returned. Lately, there has been talk of reparations to descendants of slaves, but nothing has come of it, largely because of the logistical nightmare that could ensue as people try to find and claim their ancestry. Lately, there has been no attempt at funding a Back to Africa movement.
If you are truly interested in living in Africa, I would suggest that you check out the Peace Corps or one of the main aid agencies affiliated with churches and other groups. That way you can get a taste of what living in Africa would be like, and help others as well.
If you want to indulge yourself in the fantasy that somehow you would be better off as a black person in Africa feel free to do so. Please find a way to finance your own delusions. Fact is blacks in America enjoy the highest standard of living of any blacks on the planet. You have as much in common with African blacks as say I do with amerindian savages in the Amazon basin. Any debt you may feel is owed to you by the US was paid on the battle fields of gettysburg, Vicksburg, Mannasass, ect. Remember slavery is still practiced in Africa and was abolished in the US in 1865. If you think you are broke in the US which has the richest poor people on earth I can't imagine how you would do better in a continent with an average wage of 2.00$ a day
OH MY GOD!!
Stop embarrassing our RACE!!
I'm so tired of you dog azz blacks....playing the race card...
trying to get everything for free!!! Get a life and get your
own damn ticket!! And get the hell out of here.
By the way....to keep up with the current 'race' card.
We real Black Americans. you know, the kind you are
not familiar with, the ones that work for a living, and pay
their own way through college....don't call ourselves
"African" Americans.
We are AMERICANS!!
Get with the program!....
Never mind.....just get out!!
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It depends on the country. They have immigration laws also. Although if you go there, you'll probably richer than average Africans there. You should try to help the people out there if you "really" want to live there in their country.
http://www.kiva.org/
http://www.feedthechildren.org/...
The US did try to repatriate African Americans to Africa in the 19th century. The United States set up a free colony in West Africa now called Liberia and many did went to Liberia. I think they made up the upper class in that country when the first settled there.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/liberia#set...
As for the Jamaican-American, Marcus Garvey, the reason why he failed is because the American Government was suspicious of an African American nationalist. His Ocean liner, "The Black Star", failed because of internal curruption and inexperience in handling Cruise Liners. The European Imperialists over there were also afraid of an African American Nationalist who might chuck out a piece of their territory and inspire other Africans to fight for indpendence during late colonial period. There was a show on this about Marcus Garvey and his Black Star liner and why it failed in the History Detectives in PBS channel.
http://www.pbs.org/opb/historydetectives...
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/black_star_...
Thats was already tried. The US created Liberia to send unwated negroes, but with time the real state became profitable (rubber production) and the US created havoc to dominate the country.
Dont get your ticket out thorugh Uncle Sam. Save and buy a ticket, ot better yet marry to somebody from there and you are home free. Try countries like South Africa or Kenya which have a decent level of development.
Believe me, you don't want to live in Africa...I've had friends from Africa (Somalia) and the things they've seen are too horrible to speak of. Even South Africa is pretty bad.
You'd have a high chance of being raped, and the chances you'd get AIDS is pretty high (everyone has it). Women are not equals in any country in Africa.
THAT'S FINE WITH ME, MILLIONS IS WAITING TO TAKE YOU PLACE.
I can bet you this ,being poor in America sure beats the hell out of being poor in any African country. I feel so sorry for you and what you have allowed your life in America to become.You could have been anything that you had the desire and fortitude to be.But instead you decided to blame your failure on something that happened long before even your great grand parents were born.You have let the past decide the future for you.... Why not blame the right person.Its not slavery,or the white man ...its you to blame no one else. If you cant make it in the USA ,you sure as hell arent going to make it in Africa,
If your ancestors were brought against their will, and didn't immigrate on their own, I'd go for that. It would have to be a one way ticket with renunciation of citizenship, however.
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