Why Smokey Robinson doesn't want to be called an African American
Why Smokey Robinson doesn't want to be called an African American
Music legend Smokey Robinson joins CNN’s Chris Wallace to discuss why it’s important for him to be known as a Black American. #CNN #News #shorts
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Agreed we are all red white and blue skin tone is over rated
You can look at this man and tell his race make up is a little more complex …. So I understand 🤷🏾♀️… But I’m AFRICAN-AMERICAN always will be …
Exactly. Been saying this for yesrs. In my rick james voice. Im black bitch.
Lots of white people have been born in Africa, if they immigrated to America,would they be African Americans?🧐🏴😇
For the first time I get wat hea saying . He's right .I just learned something at 46yrs old
I don’t know. My family is like Smokey’s. I just want the same respect as any other American. Our people have made an entirely new culture here. I don’t know what to call it, but color is overemphasized here.
I agree with smoke. That's away of saying you don't belong n America.
I agree with him wholeheartedly!
The way he says this is my country here sounds like part of a song
He wants to be an n word… at least hes aware that africa doesnt want these people anymore than we do…
But they be first to say this Chinese mofo knowing he is Japanese or this Indian mofo knowing he is an arab or Pakistani …the irony
Well, he is not African American – are you blind! He is not black either..
Lmao thats like Mexican Americans who've families fought in every war resenting being called Mexican not accepting what they're ancestors who built America went through the word negro comes from the Spaniards who conquered they're tribal empires and enslaved them why accept a colored social cast system as your heritage over the ancestral homelands? This why so many black youths feel lost not accepting they're roots. Also I'm brown like red clay used be sand colored as a mix person i don't feel like i can can call myself white because even my white friends say they have shades they would rather be called irish or Scottish or British or german and as a kins woman i agree with them I'm proud to be an afro-European American and I'm equally proud of my families journey and work from being slaves,slave owners,revolutionaries,presidents,farmers,criminals,civil rights advocates,medics,landowners,ect.
Back in the days mix blood Black man smokey Robinson use to wear. Afro and was accepted by his black skin bc Breatherin ,but he was not accepted by the other side of his Familly today ,race relations get a little better Mr smokey don't want nothing to do with with black people it is known that mix blood people generally go that way later in life.
I don't understand why they try to label mixed breeds as black or African in the first place when a mixed person is not black nor White is there a new creation
He's right, should, everyone in America should be called Americans, besides blacks there are also other people from different countries, once they become Americans without added adding any else.
Smokey We Africans don’t see you as black either, though you stole the African rhythms and beats for your music. Again the continent has received more dignified persons than you, don’t come to Africa, we don’t need you
I'd rather be called Black also
SMOKEY IS WHIPPED AND OUT OF HIS MIND !!!!! HE WON'T BE MISTAKEN FOR KUNTA KINTE…
Another reason to like Smokey 😊
Roots messed the minds of many up. Alex Haley was sued. My mom said we’re not African and she didn’t have one single African as a neighbor when she was a little girl. Never heard of an African until Roots. My genealogy doesn’t put my ancestors near African at all. Stop doing DNA and research your genealogy. You will be surprised. Mr. Robinson is correct.
I’m betting he is maybe 40% black.
I’m not an African or an American. Afrika means to divide and separate and African comes from a Roman general(Africanus) who was racist . The term American comes from a European who was a slave owner(Amerigo). To say you’re an African American is the same as saying you’re a slave.
Black is a color OG, we're different shades of brown "WHEAT"….
Smokey is a smart man.🙂
That’s because he’s not African-American. He’s an American.
He right ❤
I am a decendant of slaves who were taken from africa. I am African -American. I was born in America but i refuse to denounce my ancestors struggles in America.
Smoky's diamond studded loop earring costs more than everything dude has.
Funny thing is that they've never even step foot on African soil and probably never will.
The man deserves my respect!
stick to music
Im 🇺🇲🇵🇷 i refer myself as American but i no im Puerto rican because of my parents 😁
I will believe your American American thing until I see one of you in the White House
So if an African American is from Africa but live in America how is it our fault that we don’t know when our history has been banished?
Growing up in the 90s, there was great national pride in being American. Your national identity was the important thing, regardless of your profile and background, all that you are, adds to your American identity.
Been a Black American ever since 93’
I'm not Portuguese American, I'm American, period!
Chris Wallace is a Jewish American
And so did the second one
Fought in every war & look how they treated u. I come frm a military fam. Call urself wht u please. I'm a proud AFRICAN AMERICAN. THANK U, MY ANCESTORS. I'LL NEVER FORGET
Why are we always letting Europeans label us?! Research where the term black and white originates. We're not fckn paint