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In America, I'd expect "Black African sub-culture" to mean the culture of recently-arrived immigrants from Africa. That's a very different thing from black Amer
by neartheplain 5y ago
In America, I'd expect "Black African sub-culture" to mean the culture of recently-arrived immigrants from Africa. That's a very different thing from black American culture, which evolved under an entirely different set of conditions over the last few centuries. Significant differences exist between native-born black Americans and recent African immigrants in terms of median income, educational attainment, family structure, and mainstream cultural assimilation. CNN wrote an account of these differences in 2009 which I couldn't imagine them publishing today:
https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/africans.in.america/index.html https://www.cnn.com/2009/US/07/14/africans.in.america/index....
>Ezeamuzie recalled finding himself more confused by his experience with some African-Americans: Why were they so cliquish? Why did they mock students for being intelligent? Why were they homophobic and bent on using the n-word? Why did every conversation seem to involve drugs, girls or materialism?
- throwaway2037 5y agoAre you aware there is a significant cultural divide between African Americans (many generations) and one or two-generation immigrants from the Carribean of Black African origin? When I lived in New York City, I was surprised to learn about this significant cultural divide. Most Black Carribean people who immigrated to the United States are much high class and education than African Americans. There is also a significant divide between Brazillians that immigrate to the United States. If you are five generations removed from Germany, but born in Brazil (essentially 100% Caucasian / white), there is a huge social gap with mixed and Black African origin Brazillians. I was also surprised by that in New York City.