AFRO PHILIPPINES: The African Diaspora In The Philippines

How much do YOU know about black history in the Philippines? There have been black people in the Philippines since at least the 16th century when the Philippines was under Spanish colonial rule. During this time enslaved Africans were brought over to the Philippines to provide free labour in the construction and agriculture sectors.
Have you heard of David Fagen? The legendary 'Capitan Insurrecto'! He was one of several African-American soliders who, during the Philippine-American War, defected from the US army and fought for Filipino independence.
All this and more coming right up in this video!
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[@alithaa.alford9589]

Thank you for sharing and covering this topic. Thank you for the feature. I love being Afrofilpina! ❤️

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank YOU so much for collaborating 🤗 it's been wonderful to connect ❤

[@gunnersworldwide5628]

It’s great to know u are proud of who u are

[@cynthiaedwards954]

People of African ancestry can also be found in India and Pakistan.

[@maryfaye1327]

In the 1600 you had lots of Filipino in Mississippi. I know because my 3rd or 4th great grand father was Filipino. And lots of Filipino was mixed with the black people in the south . He was on my family tree amongst other mixtures. 🤔👍

[@suskagusip1036]

From the Manila Galeon trade. Manila to Acapulco. Texas old name was Nueva Filipinas when it was under Spain.

[@kuwa333]

David Fagen should have a hollywood movie, that would be an awesome story.

[@manakamohammed2469]

It's like Africa are scattered all around the world.

[@tammyandretti9019]

lol.

[@cristinapayne325]

I AM BEYOND THANKFUL TO HAVE BEEN APART OF THIS & an Example Of being an official #BlackaPina #Blasian #BlackAndFilipino Stand Up!

[@planetdelta8232]

Should explore the whole polynesian section... Fiji solo mon samoa etc..

[@gabrielsimbachosenboxing6734]

Proud to be mixed with Filipino and African American. 🇵🇭💯

[@tommyakbar957]

I visit the aeta negrito village in 2019 it was amazing I as a black man felt at home

[@joedee1863]

Tommyakbar957 - it would be so inspiring if you shared your experience either as a long comment on this channel or your own. I can't get enough of this information. I would like to see a funding group set up to help these tribes that have been rejected by the Philippine government in fact their very existence is being covered up. They would be successful in this if it wasn't for nosey foreigners like you who visit these places and stumble upon them by sheer fluke.😮

[@cthomasct61]

Thank u for tis great vid...I didn't know black fought with Philippino folk back n the day like tht...1❤

[@brandonpage7087]

Thanks so much for sharing this!! This is the first I've ever heard of African people in the Philippines. Very interesting, & makes me that much more proud of my African heritage!!

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

I'm so glad! Indeed, these histories are often not taught in school!

[@brucewayne6379]

WOW! most Filipinos do not know this, Someone gives Denzel a script because this sounds like movie material.

[@PolarisOneFilms]

I have a script about this

[@germboy007]

i dont know if your filipino or not, but almost all of us filipinos know this its in our history class since elementary and the ita, igorot, negritos, bajao are all over in the philippines, what the hell this is our country of course we know all of this, are you assuming s2pid things you dont know about! on to us

[@charleybrown2472]

THAT WAS AWESOME! 💖👍

[@peterjamesmmbago4433]

Thank you, I'm Filipino-Tanzanian :)

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Wow what a beautiful mix!

[@bamanahistoryandculture6904]

So glad to see you back✊🏾

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Aw thank you so much for this, you've made my day! Wonderful to be back 🤗

[@Sonia-uz7wn]

Thank you for sharing! I was surprised to see that my Ancestry DNA indicated Philippines. This is from my father's side. It prompted me to start my research of African slaves in the Philippines.

[@RosalindGash]

My DNA test also indicated a small, but measurable, amount of Philippine (Austronesian, not Indigenous) ancestry and I have no clue where it came from or which side of my family it's on. But, I'm not at all surprised to find out that enslaved Africans were taken to the Philippines by the Portuguese.

[@suskagusip1036]

@@RosalindGash WW I, WW II many are military and decided to stay. Watch the queen of comedy Elizabeth Ramsey. She's a famous Filipino comedian of African descent.

[@suskagusip1036]

For some reason they enslaved everyone but there's some degree of Freedom among us. We don't do what USA did to the African Americans. It's well known our 1st Ancestors were black. Watch Dinagyang Festival and their communities in Luzon and Nagpana village. They're the Indigenous tribes of the Philippines. They're protected by laws and given some village because by tradition they travel to hunt for foods and doesn't stay in one place. The reason why they never kept their home islands.

[@weniwidiwici726]

​@@RosalindGash I think the person who did this video didn't research the subject... The true Filipino, the True Native of the Philippines are the Aetas.. A tribe of black people who have been in the Philippines for 25000 yrs, and BTW are extremely marginalized by the Filipino gov. The people this person speaks of are Amer Asians... The Amer Asians are found in Vietnam, the Philippines, and any other Asian country where U.S. servicemen spend time... The Amer Asian populations may be of mixed Filipino/black, Filipino/ white, and or Filipino/ Latino blood... While I was in the Navy I seen these mixes, and most of them don't know who their father's is... Unfortunately a lot of them are the result of one night stands.... The Aetas also called Negritos are forced to live in the mountains.. While I was in Subic bay Philippines I seen the Aetas.. They come to the Navy base selling trinkets they make... They are very short black people who speak a different language from the Filipinos who control those islands, and they are very mistreated... The Filipinos you see walking around the Philippines are NOT the true Native Filipino... The true Native Filipino are the Aetas aka Negritos who arrived in the Philippines more than 25,000 yrs ago. The Filipinos that are commonly seen, straight hair, brown to dark brown skin with Asian shaped eyes are not the true Filipinos....

[@BeastOfBothWorld]

@@weniwidiwici726 Her main topic was about African American diaspora in the Philippines. The mention of the indigenous black Filipinos is just a small part of her main subject.

[@derekgunter9288]

This was extremely educational....thx you!!

[@realliferealtalkwithbiggs777]

Won’t catch me fighting for America. Nevah!! For none of those that traded my ancestors 🙅🏾‍♂️

[@papadomschannel1589]

I have a friend in Saudi Arabia and we are Filipino.he told that he'd been in Africa and wants to go back there cause he got a girlfriend there and wants to marry her.but sadly he failed to return to Africa and then he keeps on telling how he loved that beautiful African woman. I asked him what do you love about her and he replied she got a shiny beautiful skin.

[@ChickenNKoolaidFoodie]

This is very eye opening...

[@chrishardnett3430]

I'm happy to see new videos! I'm stationed in Guam and I think you could do something with that

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you! Wow, how fascinating, thank you for the suggestion!

[@z.alvarez1315]

Thank you for these informative videos.

[@dreadstheheart]

Thank you for doing all this research and putting it together!

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

My pleasure, thank you for watching!

[@reneedennis2011]

Thank you for this video!

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you for watching Renee! 🥰

[@myadupree2772]

I wonder if i'm Afrofilipina, I was adopted so this is very interesting to me!! Thank you.

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you! It would be fascinating if you are able to find out more about your biological roots. The African diaspora is truly global!

[@histoiredelafrique3752]

Huge work ! Thank you so much for this great work. A grateful new subscriber.

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you so much! What a lovely comment!

[@reciechristian3096]

Thank you for giving some credit to the Afro indigenous Aetas for being the first colonizers of the Philippines. God bless you.

[@mahdiahmedi5082]

Thanks great work.

[@kariannc2081]

Thank you for the feature! loved the video! ❤️

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you so much! For lending your image and your expertise ❤ I learned so much from you and I'm excited to keep following your work! 🤗

[@annemariecrawford6473]

Wow thank you for sharing💕💕🙏🏽

[@AshleyBD15]

Thank you 🙏🏾😊you listened! Much appreciated

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

I've just seen your message! I'm so glad you liked this video and thank you for all your support of the channel 🤗

[@TheForefrontRadio]

Awesome information

[@anyaashvlogs1417]

Thanks for the feature ❤️🥰

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you so much for so generously taking part! 🥰

[@jameshale5331]

Great video, good someone's doing this kind of content. Love the accent, you'd do well doing tv news!

[@EvilMadh8a]

excelente! muy informativo

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Aw que lindo eres! 🥰 Gracias por verlo ✊🏽🖤

[@rayvillanueva4905]

whoaaaaa......did not know anything about this.....ty for this info

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you for watching!

[@5103jerry]

oh you did a wonderful program

[@samchikowero3379]

Very educative!

[@prentissbelton4042]

I love you for what you're doing...Power to the people.

[@carmenhomer1965]

I enjoy your videos so much

[@dannyfriar5653]

I learnt a lot from this one!

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

I'm so glad to hear it, thank you for watching! 🤗

[@joedee1863]

First time I saw this channel and subscribed immediately. I was so excited when someone did a video of the Aetta a year ago. I would live to go and visit them and see this marvel for myself . Can we have more please. Different tribes were mentioned. Different Islands. More Info please

[@aghonelego2379]

thanks dear

[@SuburbanPookie]

Great video!

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you so much!

[@ddcc66]

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[@ddcc66]

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[@anthonypeterson5618]

Wow! Always something to lean about human existence throughout the time we kno lil about.

[@lalina1304]

Love this ❤️💕

[@XxxclusiveReviews]

Wow excellent video....

[@Marieee8568]

Wow! This explains why I have a small percentage of southern Philippines DNA according to my ancestry results!!! I’m a Black American woman with a little bit of everything (mostly white and black) but was shocked to see Asian because all I know in my family was black and white!

[@justustinsleys515]

Thank you sister ❤️❤️

[@devonmunn5728]

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH Happy to see another video in my feed again

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Ahhhh I'm so happy to see your comment! 😍 you've put a huge smile on my face!

[@trevorbrown3884]

@@FreedomIsMineOfficial love what you have done we cant be erased from history

[@GoldenRNB]

I love this vid! Thank you for sharing such information cuz nobody believes me and I look "different" than what they want me to be. I also have kinky hair, dark skin, and I'm tall. I thank our grandpa and mom for the Black genes that I'm so proud to have. Mabuhay! #blackafino #afrofilipino #magandangmorenx

[@robertocarrillo1145]

Nagsasalita ka ba ng tagolog? Loved the video. Just got another subscriber

[@kaneja2861]

Australian museum by Fran dorey 5/01/21 the broad consensus now is that all modern humans come from an African population of homosapiens that migrated around the world and bred with archaic populations.

[@veteranbroad8802]

Never heard of any of these folks but, thank you Sis..this was a great story, I'm going to follow you...ps- I have heard of the Negritos

[@kajokolewani7400]

Sister we love YOU for what you are doing! briinging our OWN home!! We Need a fundation to trace down our OWN arround the World.

[@ignaciobalais5394]

That’s awesome

[@f.a.y.makeithappen4069]

GREAT. VID,,,,, 💯💯💯💯💯💥💥💥💥💥💕💕💕💕💕. THAT'S. DEEP...

[@DarkR0ze]

shared to my kababayan

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you so much! ✊🏽😊

[@jeffreyandrews]

I love how the melanin Filipinas look!

[@thatboo1305]

Beautiful people. Simply Beautiful

[@shereenlovelace6217]

I love your video. Two more Afro-Filipinos you may not know about are Marpessa Dawn and Sugar Pie DeSanto ❤❤

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you for the wonderful comment and for the recommendation!

[@ambriahughes2855]

Yessss I love Marpessa Dawn Ménor

[@davidlampkin1121]

Wow they are so beautiful! Most of the women from the Philippines can't admit this is true.

[@caribbeannekoak4188]

The Philippines has black natives...who are not afro descendants. and the actually one if the oldest people races

[@alb2387]

I only have 1 percent Southern Philippine in me, but this video helps me connects the dots. Thanks

[@abrqzx]

The Negritos are Melanesian who left Africa since 40,000 years ago. They are not part of the Spanish slave trade. They are already there for thousands of years when the Spanish arrived in the Philippines

[@artoneartone9809]

Interesting facts here, ive heard reports that africans in the 1700s were far less common in the phillipines than reported here. Under half of 1 percent of the phillipines were of african descent.

[@herbertthornton4476]

wow. I missed you

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Awww thank you! It's great to be back!

[@herbertthornton4476]

@@FreedomIsMineOfficial And it's great to be Black

[@spidey6077]

Recent studies suggest that early made contact with madagascar natives of africa. Some word in madagascar language are also use in the country . The word Foosa in madagascar a native cat . In Tagalog pusa

[@MrNiceGuy80x5]

My pops was full ilicano Filipino, in hs he was a 6’2” all muscle linebacker. Without doing 23 and me or whatever, is the probability of having an African ancestor fairly high?

[@sagradachannel]

There are archaeological pieces of evidence indicating that, prior to the Spanish conquest, Aeta peoples lived in the lowlands, but they gradually relocated to the hills and highlands as a result of succeeding immigrants and conquerors like the Spaniards. There is evidence that the Zambales Aeta, for example, lived in the lowlands and along the coasts and rivers of the Zambales River. The Aeta are known for their resistance to change. Throughout the span of the Spanish administration, the Spaniards' attempts to relocate them to reservations failed. Only when lowlanders established artificial government structures, such as a consejal (city councilor), a capitan (barangay commander), or police, did the political organization of the Aeta change. With the acquisition of new colonies, particularly the Philippines, in the first decade of the 20th century, the United States became a global force. It was in Missouri, in order to present itself as a global superpower, that the United States created the St. Louis World's Fair in 1904. At the time, the world fair was the most ambitious effort of its type ever undertaken. The 47-acre Filipino reservation, which included 100 buildings, cost two million dollars. There were 1,100 individuals from the Philippines living on the reservation. Negritos and Mangyans made up 38 of the ethnic delegates. In the Philippines, the Negritos were supposed to represent those who were the least civilized. Only the Pinatubo Aeta, who lived around the former US military bases in Zambales and Pampanga, were willing to engage in communication with the visitors from the United States. General Douglas MacArthur commended them after the war for their assistance to the US Air Force soldiers. They were permitted to penetrate the perimeter of the base and participate in scavenging activities there. The American special operations forces used them as jungle survival teachers as well. Mount Pinatubo erupted in 1991, forcing the United States to leave the bases. For more than a decade, the Aeta ancestral lands were buried under ashfall and lahar from this volcanic eruption, one of the largest natural disasters of the twentieth century. More than 50,000 people were killed by an earthquake that struck the Pinatubo Aeta on August 12, 1980. The Aeta people of northeastern Luzon rebuffed attempts in the 1930s to introduce farming to their culture and were driven out of the area. They were able to adapt to social, economic, cultural and political challenges with amazing resilience, developing systems and structures within their society to lessen the impact of change when necessary. The Aeta, on the other hand, have declined in numbers during the second half of the twentieth century. Environmental catastrophes and anti-people sociopolitical and economic policies have put their very existence in jeopardy for decades.

[@Bobby7070]

Great content. All people originally came from Africa. The first man and woman came from Africa. Adam and Eve were both black and they came out of Ethiopia.

[@everaldopereira49]

Pleaseeeee, please make one called afro koreans, i want this! thank u

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Hi there! If you go to my playlist called AFRO ASIA you will find videos on black history in: South Korea, Japan, China, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka and the Philippines. 🤗

[@catherinesterling1685]

So every time these people wanted to build anything they always came and got us to do it Make it make sense

[@knowthank3509]

🙏🏾🙏🏾🌬❤

[@republiquefrancaise7110]

hello i am brazilian living in canada

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Hi there! 🤗👋🏽

[@user-ds6qm5tb8o]

Maybe you got it wrong also. Just one question, why is Pelegs mountain sitting right in the middle of Luzon Island? It is the highest peak in Luzon and it is called Mt. Pulag(Hebrew variant)? It is Pelegs Marker located in the Philippines and NOT in anywhere in Africa. Why?

[@AbdurrashidKiram]

mostly the Filipino now are Super mixed With Arab, Spanish, African Ancestors

[@NelsonJ1]

Forgot to mention that 1000 Buffalo Soldiers stayed in the Philippines after the war and started families.

[@unemployedscholar4320]

This is a great video. I didn't know that there are several Black Filipina artists and also a large number of Black Filipinos born from Black men in the U.S. military and Filipina women. The Black presence in the Philippines, however, was not small. The Philippines was Black. Several of the Filipino revolutionaries had documented or obvious Black roots. One of Antonio Luna's grandparents was Aeta. Artemio Ricarte was dark. The majority of Filipinos of Northern Luzon are dark and the dark color is inherited from recent Aeta or other Black ancestors. The photos of 19th century Manila show that the majority of Filipinos were Black. The majority of modern-day Filipinos are visibly mixed with Aeta or other Black ancestors. You can find us in large numbers in the slums, prisons, countryside, and abroad. The Aeta are on reservations and thus separated from us, until they go to the city where they are in slums also, or homeless. The Aeta and us basically got separated from each other. Black Filipinos other than the Aeta live amongst Brown (mixed with Aeta or other Black ancestors) Filipinos. I hope that Brown Filipinos will come to learn about and respect our Black roots and therefore will come to respect Aeta and other Black Filipinos.

[@blackhistoryofrocknroll]

Hey friend i was going to mention the Aeta and ati and shouts to david fagin . People dont realise that there are indigenous black people every where . Many are black Americans are also descendants of so called aboriginal Americans that were here along with the africans that were brought here as well. Both were classified as "negro"

[@risquecat]

Philippines original before the Spanish is called "Islas del Poniente (Islands of the West)". They are dark in complexion, which misleads some into thinking that they are Africans living in Asia when genetic analysis shows them to be closely related to light-skinned Asians, not Africans.

[@maryfaye1327]

Also Filipino DNA in Yucatan. I just happened to know that because I also have that in my DNA. It also leads to Canada. Etc.🤨🤔

[@dgarland144]

Have we been there?🤚

[@reycumm]

Non-African based people fear God’s introduction to world’s Black People to exist as an equal part of intelligence and decency.

[@clairvoyant5027]

Well done. Humanity needs to care more for endangered cultures. Their well-being is of critical importance. Why is there a burden of proof of migration from Africa for Black Indigenousness people? It is widely accepted, that Africa is the origin of All mankind.

[@suskagusip1036]

Homo Lyzonenzis was just discovered in the island of Luzon. The bones were part human, part monkey in extremities closely related to the Aetas tribes. In our history books the islands have land bridges long ago connecting it to Mainland Asia.

[@clairvoyant5027]

@@suskagusip1036 Unwrapping the genome gift that keeps on giving: I was "ginger" til the age of seven, due to my European Neanderthal pedigree. Whilst my African lineage is in all likelihood, purely Homo Sapien. Sir Francis Galton, there is a God.

[@suskagusip1036]

@@clairvoyant5027 That's what they found in Homo Luzonenzis in a Cave. Watch the Comedian Legend Elizabeth Ramsey, African descent Filipino.

[@stateofmaharlikaphilippine5633]

in the time of American imperialism many of the Native in Luzon brought to America and Hawaii to become slave laborer the Aeta tribe , Dumagat tribe are members of Negritos tribe the Spanish call them Negritos meaning little black person in local language part our language they call nigro also meaning black, same part Luzon Visayas and small group in Mindanao there are many little Black people ,, they are one of the Original people in the Philippines , including the Moro tribes by the way the Muslim in Philippines the Spanish call them Moro people or Moor came to mean anyone who was Muslim or had dark skin; occasionally, Europeans would distinguish between “blackamoors” and "Arab moors " or white Moor live in Europe, is use also in English, a Moroccan ( African Muslim ) or, formerly, a member of the Muslim population So if you study carefully the history majority in the Philippines are Black skin or light Black ( brown skin )

[@clintonking1138]

🙏🏿 deaspra 🇧🇸

[@zpacify]

Wow, I didn't know the Americans brought African slaves here. I though the Africans here settled way before the Indons and the Malays called the Aetas. Great content. It's about time African Filipinos are getting more recognition.

[@afrakanaswahilitv5520]

All Afrikan people all of the world should work together and have their own equivalent of United Nations with its headquarters in Afrika under one army, one currency and with Kiswahili language as our lingua franca.

[@szabesz6710]

Please do it with France.

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Hi there! I'm still working on a video for France, but as you can imagine there is A LOT of history to summarise and it has been difficult to get black French/Francophone historians to lend their perspective. Mostly people have not replied to my emails, or they have actively declined to be involved... I am also currently working seven-day weeks across three jobs! So my video on France will happen eventually, but it will probably be later this year. Fingers crossed! =)

[@kayflip2233]

Actually the indigenous Negritoes have been in the Philippines for over 30,000 years. They are related to the Black people from Australia and Papua New Guinea that have been in those regions for 70,000 years.

[@jamesthomas5109]

#diaspora

[@philbertndyaguma8352]

i have fly those ends to see our black who were taken to those asian parts

[@ricodundun125]

at the end of the day we all mixed even white people have african in them

[@GigiRiveraLanuza]

We Are Not Just The Philippines We are Ophir We are Mother Of All Nations We created the Table of Nations Queen Sheba named a city in the Pillipines named Shebu Queen of The South! We are The Progentiors of Man. Our indigenous Black aboriginal this was your Adam and Eves Birth Place 🙏🏽😇

[@GigiRiveraLanuza]

The Flood wiped us out several times this Migration Happebed on both part of the Workd Inception came from The Pacific Not Atlantic nor Indian Ocean. We know our Reue Heritafe we want you to remember Solomon said It would Take 3 years to Sail to the Land of Hold and Every 3 Years he would get his gold from Iphir which is the Phillipines Look Out the Ancient Ship Roots and Ophir, Phillipiness was the Last Place they stop for the Gold Thy didn't stop to China to get Gold Hyram and Solomons Men Land led on Ophir. If Solomon visited Ethiopia for gold He would have to Sail Anywhere he could take Camels and Caravans to get there. They specifically said have ships ready because the Journey would take 3 years to all the way around back to Solomon's Palace Wake People. The Olive Beanches are the Brown and Black Indeginous People Ebrew Israelites all Are One! 👸🏽🤴🏿🙏🏽😇💡FronYour Nubian Ebrew Isrealite Alekum SaLam Love and Light 👸🏽🙏🏽

[@RobAllbanks]

I like David fagen!

[@Gordon7010]

Do you have Panama 🇵🇦?

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Hi there! Not yet but I am in the process of writing the script 🤗

[@Gordon7010]

We're are you from?

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

From the UK!

[@Gordon7010]

I am so glad you made this decision to make Black history everywhere....Thank you very much.....

[@ambriahughes2855]

Another afrofilipina you missed was Marpessa Dawn Ménor she was most rememberable from black Orpheus

[@FreedomIsMineOfficial]

Thank you for sharing her story with me! I will look her up 😊

[@PDJ3]

S/o to Jordan Clarkson

[@akken2112]

@0:45 did she say "Let's get sucking"? Interesting. Anyway, another great video, glad you're back making excellent videos regarding the African Diaspora.