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That is it really - the African immigrants were never slaves and they don't share the same experience as do the descendants of American slaves.
Doesn't this just confirm what some black leaders say, namely that the legacy of slavery is still responsible, even today, for lower achievement rates among African-Americans?
Tho racism IS a problem for at least most dark skin "Black" people in the US; why do Blacks from Nigeria, Kenya and so on do so WELL as a group here? Word is they're more successful than even Asians and Jews. Our POTUS Obama is half Kenyan.
While Black Americans play the race/victim card, People from Africa(real african americans) are coming here taking care of business, getting their education, taking advantage of the same opportunites that black americans have.
Doesn't this just confirm what some black leaders say, namely that the legacy of slavery is still responsible, even today, for lower achievement rates among African-Americans?
No.
Their are a myriad of reasons why their is a low achievement rate among African-Americans, but the existence of slavery is not one of them. If it were, then there would be no successful black people in this country, yet there are many. They managed to achieve success somehow - so the slavery issue is moot.
Often it has roots in the home, where there is an absent father. The misguided war on drugs has gutted many homes and can be pinpointed as a culprit. Other times striving to achieve or do well in school is denigrated as "acting white" and so students are shamed into remaining mediocre. The fact of life in poor neighborhoods in another setback. I could go on, but you should get my drift.
The point is that the current generation of black Americans has no connection with slavery and that cannot be used as an excuse.
One has to want to achieve from within, and in America anyone can achieve whatever they wish if they work hard enough.
Africans have a different narrative than American Blacks. Racism plays a part, and the history of this nation plays a part. Africans are coming here by choice, and you find educated, hard working Africans coming here.]
American Blacks were historically held down for a long time in the USA via slavery and Jim Crow. Sure, all of those things have ended. However, Black Americans have had some catching up to do. More Blacks have university-level degrees than ever before. More Black Americans are in the middle class than ever before. Much of the worst behavior seen from Black Americans takes place mainly among the poor.
However, with Africans, they are coming here, not with the feeling of being a minority, but of coming from another country, a different culture.
Pretty much, I have come across ethipians, nigerians and kenyans. They are some of the hardest working most focused people I have every worked with. Occasionally they can be very set on their opinion and will argue with you intensely, but can't fault someone for standing their ground
Africans have a different narrative than American Blacks. Racism plays a part, and the history of this nation plays a part. Africans are coming here by choice, and you find educated, hard working Africans coming here.]
American Blacks were historically held down for a long time in the USA via slavery and Jim Crow. Sure, all of those things have ended. However, Black Americans have had some catching up to do. More Blacks have university-level degrees than ever before. More Black Americans are in the middle class than ever before. Much of the worst behavior seen from Black Americans takes place mainly among the poor.
However, with Africans, they are coming here, not with the feeling of being a minority, but of coming from another country, a different culture.
My experience, is yes I have worked with some dedicated hard working african-americans. But non of them worked as hard as some of the true african immigrants.
and before people start getting all racial on me, I will say the same goes for white, hispanic, and asians I have worked with.
Culture, heritage and language are in tact. Not having to deal with the difficult history that African-Americans (and others in the diaspora) have as heritage.
However, even with the high education levels that African immigrants have in the U.S., they have the highest or one of the highest unemployment rates among the immigrants. They are also paid lower. Though European immigrants have lesser levels of education than African & Asian immigrants, their employment rates are the lowest of all groups. It's just that the African ethnicities tend to work together and sacrifice to overcome the challenges that come with life in the
Refugees probably skew the numbers downwards a bit.
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