@itzjustla: I’m TIRED!!! #ginayashere #african #caribbean

BLACK SWANS FIND CLEAN WATER :

Gina's statement was irresponsible because it generalised an entire community. To suggest that Caribbean people did not know they originated from Africa until Roots aired is simply untrue and deeply disrespectful to Caribbean history and identity. The Caribbean, and Jamaica in particular, have played a major role in advancing Pan-African thought and Black consciousness. Figures such as Marcus Garvey and Bob Marley helped promote African pride, self-determination, and global Black unity. The Maroons resisted enslavement and became symbols of Black resistance. The Notting Hill Carnival itself stands as a celebration of Caribbean culture and a legacy of Black resilience in Britain. For decades, Caribbean communities have actively preserved and promoted African heritage. To imply otherwise ignores a significant part of our history. If we are going to discuss tensions within the African diaspora, then the conversation must be balanced. There were prejudices and misunderstandings on multiple sides. Many Caribbean people experienced derogatory labels and stereotypes from some Africans, just as some Africans experienced prejudice from some Caribbeans. These are difficult truths that deserve honest discussion, not selective storytelling. What is most disappointing is that Gina chose to present a complex issue in a way that risks creating further division at a time when Africans and Caribbeans are finding more common ground and building stronger relationships. Public platforms should be used to encourage understanding, not deepen old wounds. Her comments were not constructive. They reduced a diverse community to a single narrative and overlooked the historical contributions Caribbean people have made to Black identity, Black activism, and Pan-African unity. We need more thoughtful conversations rooted in facts, mutual respect, and a genuine commitment to bringing the diaspora together rather than driving it apart.

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She wasnt talking about Jamaicans in Jamaica she was talking about the 1st Gen/2nd Gen in the 70s. Those she grew up with who’s identity was firmly black british with West Indian descent. They had a completely different experience to Jamaicans who grew up in the culture back home. The things you are describing didnt migrate over for a lot of those children. You also have to remember between the 70’s and the 90’s thats a whole generation so the experience then would be different

laineyham3 :

What traditional attire

Pupuceuk :

The conversation Gin decided to start was so disappointing.

🩷EmpressLovelyCutiee🇯🇲🇬🇧 :

Exactly 💯 agree, I experience the same.

Nads :

I am so over this conversation now, it's coming back up and causing division again.. I have had to scroll past so many lives because people were just being insulting...

Alv In :

she was talking about her childhood, she didn't say are she said were,

EuniceSimplifiesGutHealth :

Exactly it's tiring 💯 united we stand people.

BenditaSeaLaHora :

In Jamaica ? Yes, because I been there and you can see the big difference between Jamaican people there and Jamaican people in the uk !! They are not the same at all… the ones who lived in Jamaica are so nice and welcoming

Conrod 🇯🇲 :

Tony Lewis :

so correct indeed

Empress Akua Sonia MBA :

Straight facts💯💯💯♥️

goldenhold1 :

we are all one.

Ebony S :

Exactly

seanhotsk :

what's going on here ?

bfig2022 :

Good point, well made. I heard the arguments from Gina Yashere and Elaine the Pain. I know from my own experience growing up in the 70’s, being born in UK from Jamaican parents, we knew where we came from being taught from an early age by our parents. Our education of our heritage did not come from the programme “Roots”. The experience of this lady is what was experienced by many people from the Caribbean by African people but I’m glad things have changed and we can all live in harmony. The past is the past and we live and learn. As the motto of Jamaica goes “Out of many, one people”. People of Africa and the Caribbean is black and very proud. One love!

Guyzo :

There is some truth in what she said. Many Africans experienced discrimination and exclusion from some Caribbean communities in the UK, and those experiences have left lasting scars. It is a sad reality, but for some people it was true. Many of us found ourselves welcomed by white British people while being rejected by certain Black Caribbean social groups and clubs. Acknowledging these experiences does not diminish anyone’s struggles; it simply recognises a part of the complex history and relationships between different communities in this country.

Tu Lee969 :

That’s the problem though, we are not a collective. We are different and there’s a lack of respect from some individuals on both sides.

Tony Lewis :

damn headache

Samuel :

bob barley and rastafarianism went on about going back to our african roots since the 1930s

Kaz :

I attended Saturday school and had a mun who was very politically educated .when I went to college I cussed both sides because it's dumb . I'm Caribbean UK born married to a Ghanaian UK born

DJR_2836 :

jamo 🤔seriously what does that mean 😳

Adry :

👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Khloe :

👏👏👏👏