The situation between your country and mine are not the same. Black Americans are not the same as people termed black elsewhere. As I explained, it's impossibl

The situation between your country and mine are not the same. Black Americans are not the same as people termed black elsewhere. As I explained, it's impossible for black Americans to use terms like Nigerian, as that history was erased by force. Slavery may be over wherever you are, but the impacts here in the US continue. Explicit rezoning continued into the 1980s. It continues today in a more covert way, as proven by numerous studies that do things like send out identical resumes or loan applications with different pictures or names that signal particular racial backgrounds. You are making what is commonly called the "colorblind argument." I'd encourage you to research it with an open mind. Forged their own culture is entirely the right way to put it. Yes they were forced into their situation, but the culture they created was truly their own, as their response to that horror. Your comment on this point acts to attribute the creation of Gospel, Blues, Bluegrass, Jazz, Rock and Roll, and Hip Hop as a creation of the plantation owners, vs their victims. And that's just the examples from music. Race is an essential part of the black American identity. Everyone I've ever talked to about this would respond to your comments as an attempt to erase a part of their identity, one that they are ultimately proud of, albeit in a complex and often bittersweet way. You don't get to make that choice for them, you can just decide whether you respect them or not. If you want to learn about this with an open mind to the idea you're getting something very wrong, Ta-Nehisi Coates is one of the very best writers on this topic. I'd suggest starting here: https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/health-care-and-social-justice/276281/ https://www.theatlantic.com/politics/archive/2013/05/health-... I'd strongly suggest one of his longer form essays or books as well, but that's a reasonable introduction to how the colorblind perspective remains harmful.