Coming Home - Ghana

[@christopherbosse1302]

I had the privilege of living in Ghana for a couple of years. Folks should go there it is a great place.

[@vixxy02]

@2007ICAN I was born in England,went home, came back, now I live BOTH in England AND Nigeria. My reference to my authenticity, stems from the fact that both my father and my grandfather went through the same process,and were able to keep our culture, and this was instilled into us, so even though we were born abroad, our culture was paramount to our fitting in and thriving back home.

[@Spongyb]

I'm so moved by this vid, I really cried and I'm a Nigerian. Well, it's ok you came back, you stepped on African soil in honor of your Ancestors, You returned to the gate of no return. You made it!

[@Spongyb]

As an African I think the time has come for black Africans in diaspora to come home and make the continent great. We need you to bring ur knowledge and experience to Africa instead of the others that were only there for their own benefits without regard to our interest, discomfort or repercussions. We need to come together as one, let our color unite us eventho tongue may differ we all share same Ancestral Mother AFRICA. Love u my brothers and sisters all over the universe.

[@meccamedina5430]

I wonder why white Americans are so bitter? So cruel. We, my family of 22 people just came back las week, we bought a 6 acre land, building our store and moving from Canada, as were opening another outlet in Accra. It's beautiful, pleasurable and I love the people, I thank 23 and me for tracing my family and reuniting us. God bless Africa.

[@nubianessence6094]

God bless Africa and you and your family. Nice to hear. I plan on moving to Ghana eventually as well.

[@nubianessence6094]

Jon Jukes lol why

[@nubianessence6094]

Jon Jukes I have family in Ghana and there is no malaria. Africa is the biggest continent with over 54 countries, so no I'm not afraid.

[@nubianessence6094]

Jon Jukes Yep you're wrong lol

[@nubianessence6094]

Jon Jukes​ Well I'll be damned. It's probably them dirty vaccinations. Never trust the redcross lol.

[@Nsroma]

I relate to this video. Born and raised in Sydney, Australia...I have direct links to Ghana via my Ghanaian born mother and father. Whilst in Ghana, locals STILL ask me when I intend to return back to home (them meaning to Sydney) and ask me why I am in Ghana? Kinda strange for me, but now it's a lil clearer after watching this viddy...the way people relate to visitors to Ghana. I still love Ghana, despite that! :-) Thanking you for posting this video. Bless, from Nsroma x.

[@Mystr438]

the returnees should get involved in education, start at elementary level, they speak English at school if they need interpretation the school should get para-professional to assist. I know it will cost some money but this is what it takes it is worth the effort and budget. everything at the beginning is difficult nothing is easy.

[@cc111me]

That's exactly what I was thinking! I live in Ghana now 5 years and they are the sweetest, most hospitable people in the world!

[@Biafrans7]

The question remains: "How can the Western European be civilized and saved from his criminal and barbaric nature?"

[@ironlionmike]

im so happy for you. Im in America, but i know Africa is my home. Nothing but Love!!!!!

[@charissacain2203]

I would like to get in contact with her. I would like to go home. if anybody on here knows how to get in contact with her ?

[@ipsobond21]

The feeling you get when you walk into the those rooms is unreal, unbelievable....there is a heaviness that still lingers from the pain, fear and anguish experienced by the thousands that passed thru those castles.....I will never forget that feeling, ever!!!

[@blakevalentine9408]

MAY GOD BLESS YOU SISTER AND ALL YOU DEVIL TROLLS WITH YOUR COMMENTS OF MOCKERY TIME IS COMING TO AN END FOR YOUR FOOLISHNESS AND DEMONIC SPIRITS. RALUTE TO MOTHER AFRICA. BANG BANG BANG

[@Str8Lion]

Joey Jay @ 17:02 has the best attitude towards returning and settling in Ghana and his achievements are testament to that. The radical/ antagonistic mindset of some of the returnees doesn't help a complex situation.

[@clarkkent51]

@AholouDemesse , I've witnessed this myself; even the though the Somalis , Ethiopians & Ertireans have hatred among themselves, they think they are better than the Bantu, Central Africans & the West Africans. Just go the their boards, and u will see for youself. I witnessed this in Memphis, Louisville & Nashville too

[@ShannieLove100]

The reason I love this video is because of the great accomplishments of these individuals and how blessed they are in god's love.

[@clarkkent51]

Additionally, I would like to applaud the country of South Africa for hosting the 2010 World Cup Games. A shining example of what is possible .

[@africasfinest52]

MY SWEET GHANA OH HOW I MISS YOU.

[@mocny01]

Unity of humankind is the highest level to reach by human being some day..let all people live in peace, love, joy,,,let all be happy...

[@selomhotor]

well am proud of my country am proud of our culture and our people we are truly blessed. all we need now is for us to see this blessing. if any one bothers to read this let it be known that ill try to make a difference for ghana. my home and my love

[@abeautifulhaze]

Great, Great vid!!!

[@vixxy02]

EXACTLY! I think Imakhus, has some chip on her shoulder, and thinks that the Ghanaian people "owe" her some sort of homage because she's 'coming home', and because they're not she's seeing everything about them as negative! What she fails to understand is 1. she's NOT the 1st to relocate. 2.she's not exactly trying to assimilate when she is critical about everything. 3. Her going there does nothing to change their daily life, and life goes on after she's gone. But I just LOVE Mimis' family!

[@clarkkent51]

@clarkkent51 , cont: 5. First cranial separation of conjoined twins-Dr. Ben Carson 6. Chamber Commode- to prevent open-air shitting 7.Elevator 8. Light Bulb Filiment-Lights, Nigeria 9. Traffic Light 10. Fire extinguisher 11. typewriter 12. guitar-Hail Hendrix! 13. Wash. D.C. design 14. Microphone 15. Gigahertz chip 16. Elec. control device for guilded missles 17. Refridgerator 18.phone transmitter 19.mail box 20. open-heart surgery 21-Connection machine-Phillip Emeagwal

[@vondrena]

Why can't we be civil to each other on youtube? This video raised some interesting questions, why not address them?

[@garycordell]

nice just come back after 3 week visit to Kumasi

[@vixxy02]

@2007ICAN Same here! I am a PROUD AFRICAN, that's why I survived, am surviving, and WILL survive! They say when in Rome do as the Romans do.....so know WHO are the Romans, and WHO are the ROMANIANS!

[@ParadigmShift302]

St. Kitts. Cool. I always wanted to know what it's like there.

[@vixxy02]

1:it wasn't just in East Africa, it was very much in West Africa too! It was a contingent of West African countries, with the majority coming from Ghana, Nigeria, Sierra Leon, but also including Francophone countries like Cameroun, Senegal etc, as well as C. Africa, including B.Congo and F. Congo. And like you said there was very little acknowledgment for such sacrifices! Most of them were dragged out, not even knowing what was happening, or where they were going, and dumped in "Yellow land"

[@clarkkent51]

I stumbled upon a video made by an intelligent, young, South African girl titled, " RE: African vs. Carribean." This girl basically confirmed what we already knew about the behavior of some Africans against A.A., Carribeans, etc.. Check it out.

[@ballymo85]

I'm smiling!!!! Africa is a land of rhythm and no matter how many millenniums you mislead them, the rhythm of the land will surely bring them back. especially the wise ones!1

[@clarkkent51]

Lol! I hear you. I find it very strange for someone to call another , "Akata," which originally meant, " A cat who is away from home." Meaning, A.A's who are not in Africa. But will come here and enjoy the freedoms our ancsestors died for. My wife is actually a first generation Ghanain. And I had to stop her from putting down African men; I told her that, there are no- good people from all cultures, but I'm like you, I don't start no shit, but I will finish it. Peace.

[@landfair03]

@AholouDemesse: Guinea, Conakry! His mother is originally from Zaire but his father is a native of Conakry.

[@clarkkent51]

Mrabdullah, I'm a vet. 101 Airborne. Vivxy's acknowlegdement of African participation in WWII, was on my mind. I will accept that, because she argued her point with class. I remember Mr. Mandela telling that, when he was locked down on Robin's Island, he was watching Sidney Poitier in, a movie. He said that, a White man had slapped Poitier,then the guards turned the show off; he knew something powerful had happened. Poitier slapped him back. Mandela said, it gave him hope. Hope inspires all

[@kweli05]

This video is incorrect to a great extent, with regards to how AAs are viewed by Ghanaians. I'm an AA and I went to Ghana a few mos ago. I made plenty of friends and contacts... some of whom I speak to several times a week. Not to mention there are several places in Ghana that honor people like WEB DuBois, Malcolm X, Marcus Garvey, etc.

[@landfair03]

@BLACKNBIG1: LMFBAO! I guess this is why I have so much love and respect for my husband. He wasn't claiming any royalty (kings and queens) and he wasn't lying to himself about his past and where he came from. Fortunately, when I met him he was already an established man and had already gained citizenship in the U.S. I was a Social Worker but I've changed careers since then and we be getting "Arab money" LMFBAO!

[@clarkkent51]

"They shall come in the name of peace and shall deceive many."

[@petenrita]

The opening scene is odd. Africans were sold by great African kings to slavers. This slave forts were joint ventures.

[@hapycampr2002]

Wonderful piece. I visited Ghana a couple of years ago with a dear friend who was being enstooled in Kumasi. I went there with humility, which seems to be lacking in the couple portrayed in the video who now live there. I am sure they mean well, but they project a little bit of the arrogant and aggressive Ugly American syndrome. Perhaps that is why they did not feel welcomed - they are subtly insulting the very Ghanaians they want to be a part of.

[@clarkkent51]

@AholouDemesse Man, when we were in dakar, even though many spoke little English, they would still speak enough for us to communicate. And all they wanted to know was about life in America. And the looks were friendly ; not any glares or stares.

[@EwuradjoaD]

I think this video was posted so we can appreciate the deep cultural divide between generations of the SAME people AND also to foster dialogue between us. Please discuss these issues without being disrespectful of each other. Please, please, please... I ask that we DIALOGUE intelligently. Thanks. :-)

[@blueiguy1]

Miss official leave it alone people wake up when they feel that way . You have to recognize that many of us will not make it. I hate to say it , but people will believe anything that comes out a europeans mouth. Peace and blessings to you and may we rebuild.

[@simp1eone]

Cape Coast Castle is 2 hrs drive from the city of Accra. There is also Elmina Castle (which is an hour or so before you get to Cape Coast Castle).

[@clarkkent51]

Good post, MrNWO2007. "Leo Africanus"

[@0Moreno0]

there's no place like home

[@vixxy02]

1I believe experience is the best teacher, so in order for you to learn about a people, you have to live among the people, on their terms NOT yours.If one is looking for acceptance, then one has to be accepting of the status Quo however uncomfortable it may seem.Yes there are a lot of returnees, that thrive well, because they are willing to conform,and that is part of the learning process. When I went to school in Nigeria, it was a massive cultural shock, which I had to adapt to, else i wouldn't

[@clarkkent51]

"Nigerian kids dancing extended"/video Get down, get down! Look at chubby baby, Idi Amin get down!

[@clarkkent51]

@StinkyAfricans , Haaaaaaa! Ghana got a Beonce character played by this light-skinned African woman named, Nadia Aburi, I believe. Same plot in every movie; reminds me of those day-time soaps. Oh? And ur profile pic is hilarious!

[@clarkkent51]

@oluwalogbon58 Alisha Keys, R-Kelly, South African Bands, Hispanic Bands, White Bands; where are the Nigerian artists? Did they get an invite?

[@clarkkent51]

As a child, I remember asking my grandfather why his Mule had Blinders on. He said, "So they can't see what's going on around them." Ring a bell?

[@Spongyb]

Thanks for the French lesson..lol.. I'm from Nigeria, I've been watching some interesting vids on ur channel, it's a pity many were in French. I wish with all my heart for blacks in diaspora to have homes in Africa where they can come back to as many times as they want even if they don't want to be permanent. I think they all owe Africa a visit for their forced ancestors sake who never made it back home. A spiritual pilgrimage or a kind of re-connection to the true identity broken by slavery.

[@calpag]

That is the problem with some African Americans. They want to Americanize the African continent. They don't like it when people from the Caribbean call them lazy. Their behavior in Ghana reminds the Ghanian of the British brutally. In the Caribbean, it was the Molattoes that was the most brutal. We from the Diaspora should not try and use our privilege to be nasty to people.

[@KhinNinson]

Thank you

[@clarkkent51]

@AholouDemesse Exactly. Wangari Maathia , a Kenyan, has a book titled: "The Challenge for Africa." She points out the same thing; Africa is being outsourced, not only to China , but Lebanon , and a few Euro. countires. But the clueless African will argue that you are hating on Africa if you point this out.

[@clarkkent51]

My input was assigned to what this video was initally about; trying to bridge a divide, a divide that has existed for approximately 500 yrs. And now, we have a chance to interact without the media dictating the terms. I am not a passive man, nor do I expect anyone to be submissive to me. But only bring respect and you will receive it. "Power concedes nothing without demand." -Frederick Douglas

[@clarkkent51]

@clarkkent51 , ...we filmed poeple taking open-air shits! I could not believe it. We also had to dodge open gutters. People realized we were Americans, because we were much taller than the average Ghanaian; we felt like we were in Gulliver's Travels. The people we friendly, but begged with no shame. We gave out a few Cedis, but left for CapeCoast the next morning. Over 60% of households in Ghana , has no working commodes. I found myself taking open-air shits & pisses myself.

[@Domeyo448]

its amazing how education is very important, a lot of the comments lack reality check and wish every a.american will travel to africa. i don't think it made sense for the documentary to focus on th e poverty sectors, remember there is no welfare or ssi, everybody is working with pride. there are also lots of people doing very very well than americans.

[@vixxy02]

@intocheshire 1. I don't think you get the point of contention here! You are talking about Pan Africanism, yet this video proves what regard some people have for Pan Africanism! and I'm talking about the way in which the returnees, with the exception of Mimis' family, are treating their so called 'African kin'! You can see how they are viewed because of their attitude towards the natives, and I don't think their case is isolated. Liberia, is a testament to this attitude.

[@clarkkent51]

@BLACKNBIG1 When you say "Country," tell me what you mean so I can understand better. Are u referring to a country outside the states?

[@JayFilament]

Are there any follow up stories? I would like to know what these African-Americans are currently experiencing in Ghana.

[@PHlophe]

I have to add that, I have visited some of those slave castles myself. there are churches in every one of them ( that alone made me sick for days) .the castle were people were confined are about 5ft,like you have to bend over to step in you can't elbow someone without moving 10 ppl left or right.You have to go there, trust me no memorial outside of the continent is comparable.There is a whole range of raw emotions that would be conflicting in your body and as a result you will feel dizzy.

[@MahatEkrus]

Africa is a great place to live,if you are a black, began to see yourself as AFRICAN(GHANA) our ancestors blood that the white people split it on this planet EARTH AND THE SEA is crying for us

[@beehives777]

The Bible told us about a man named Jabez whose name given to him by his parents meant "sorrow" It was when he understood the real meaning of his name that he required God to intervene and his status changed which made him more honourable than his brethen. "Africa" as we are named by the Greeks/Europeans, should be changed now . We ought to find out a name for ourselves.Lets rename AFRICA, It could have been the cause of our pains and sorrows!

[@Spongyb]

From ur African sister my brother

[@clarkkent51]

I would like to extend my praise to Paula T. Dow, the first Black female to be Attorney General of the state of New Jersey. Also, by being a former soldier myself (101 airborne, screaming eagles), I tip my hat to Sergeant Major, Teresa King, for becoming the first female to command the prestigious U.S. Army Drill Sergeant School. These strong Black women are examples of the limitless possibilities when one decides , not sit on the sidelines of the game , but determine its outcome.

[@DJSpeaks]

beautiful.wow.

[@vixxy02]

I love the lady Mimi and her mother @12:15! They've got the right idea, and it will really pay off in the end, because by the them really started at the 'bottom???' They are not only experiencing African life 1st hand, but they are also being fully accepted by the natives, and what you will find is that the kids as they grow will have something to aim towards in terms dare I say an 'affluent' lifestyle, honestly, through hard work!

[@whateverful22]

I LOVE MY COUNTRY GO GHANA

[@vixxy02]

@omoibile As usual you are right! Even where I come from we are affiliated with the Akan people! For instance, the names Edem, Essien, Mensah, Tetteh are all names from my place also. Even the name Ababio though ours is Apabio/Akpabio. Acheampong, ours is Archibong/Asibong. Anansah,Ama are all names from my place as well as Ghana! Take away the borders, you'll be surprised just how similar we are!

[@kwaseb]

People in Ghana r the friendliest n nicest. U wouldnt know hospitality till u come to Ghana. People in this video feel they have been deprived so I suppose they r expecting something in return upon going back. They r licking old wounds of our Ancestors. Going there actually should be a wake up call to how harsh it is for some of the masses and a reminder of how blessed it is to be in a developed world. It is also a time for re-connection.

[@sfreedom2007]

Africa for the Africans

[@AnimefreakHQ]

As a East African, this is news to me.

[@TheNesly123]

AnimefreakHQ Damn really? How in the world did you not here of any of this as a African?

[@landfair03]

@chsn09 IKR! I'm still KML @ your comment! At this point, I'm lost for words which is very rare!

[@xEseXicano]

Cool, I know a guy from accra ghana

[@landfair03]

@Biafrans7: You must be a bit confused. That's ok. You're good. Besides, it happens sometimes. I'm not sure why my comment is where it's located (it should read underneath Lmarr07's post). Maybe it was an technical error.

[@clarkkent51]

@StinkyAfricans Good looking out. Maybe he can create fisheries in Sb- Sahara Africa.

[@Spongyb]

Well said!

[@vixxy02]

1.@clarkkent51 This video is depicting 3 types of returnees here: 1.Those who are angry, and feel Africa owes them, and don't have much respect but want to be respected. 2. Those who are somewhat disillusioned, and want to 'teach' Africans how to be Africans, or do things the 'proper way' diresecting them in the process ,isolating themselves,yet crave acceptance. 3.Those who are happy, feel accepted, see themselves as one, and are ready to follow the 'modus operandii' without airs and graces.

[@vixxy02]

2..But it was the best thing that ever happened to me! My two eldest went, but they were younger than their teens when they went. My eldest is now in Uni,while my 2nd is doing part 2 A Levels, I'm relocating my youngest 2, but they will go to an international school from home, not boarding, as that is where most problems stem. I want them to fully appreciate where they are from and how fortunate they are that they have choices, and i don't want them feeling they are better than people back home.

[@clarkkent51]

@AholouDemesse Actually, i've met many open-minded Africans, and as u pointed out, the woman are more honest and open.

[@felixagbekogbuule]

We need to seen into the future now. What is next.

[@clarkkent51]

@isaaccraig Man, are you serious? LOL! Ain't that something. I can't even remember when I've seen a bottle of bleaching cream. Priceless!

[@clarkkent51]

@OfTheChosen Haaaaaaaaaaaaaaa! On the Dream team. In the starting line up; an Allstar!

[@layup4me]

Thats a great video (coming home to Ghana) , Im African and I feel like people are treated different when do first go to a place bcos they are seen differently until the people there get used to them. I remember the regrets i had when i first got into the states by the way i was treated at school by SOME African Americans. It went on for two yrs. I had to adopt to the environment 4 people to accept me.

[@ednoisin]

Nkosi Si Keleli Africa. May THE MOST HIGH YAH have mercy on Africa and on HIS scattered "lost" tribes of Yisrael. Bring Us back to YOU MOST HIGH YAH, circumcise Our hearts and let Us become your "Jeshurun" as of old. Be Blessed, Peace and Shalom,

[@clarkkent51]

@AholouDemesse Good. SHe needs to know her place. I had a house full of folk watching the matches, with chips , dips and some cold ones. We were pulling for Nigeria, but damn, it was embarrassing. They spent too much time trying to get fouls. Ghana, we will be pulling for you tommorrow; don't let us down. Mi pe wa pa pa!

[@clarkkent51]

My congratulations to, Shani Davis, on his gold medal victory in the Winter Games; he was the first Black man to win gold in the Winter Games, and the first Olympian to win gold, back to back in the same event (1,000 meters). Also, good luck to the "Snow Leopard" from Ghana, in his quest for glory. These pioneers are examples to Black kids around the world, that nothing is impossible. Also, praise to the Black swimmers: Suriname's, Anthony Nest, Amer.'s, Anthony Ervin & Cullen Jones-Gold!

[@YTRulesFromNM]

I wish I could buy them all one way tickets.

[@clarkkent51]

Greetings to all. I just returned from my tour of West Africa. So I must report the facts as I found them; First I arrived in Dakar , Sengal. My crew and I were staying at the , Pullman Dakar Teransa; we were hosted by my personal friends, the Tommy clan from Sierra Leone; they migrated to Senegal to escape the scars of the genocide that happened there; moreover, I was impressed by the Senegalese hospitality; they treated as if we were celebraties; the temperature there was not hot at all; arid.

[@donazaa]

even if that was true, is there a single positive thing you could achieve by making such a "wise" statement? tell me, how far in school did you go?

[@avonmarissa]

Sometimes we Africans hate it when the truth is right in our faces. i don't think she is necessarily trying to act better than Ghanaians. She is bringing attention to problems that exist in the society she has now become part of.

[@DisInfoWars]

2007ICAN Yes I can honestly say that if someone was ranting about Jamaicans in a negative way. I might agree with them even though my people come from there. You wanna know why?... Because what that person is saying might be the truth!

[@clarkkent51]

Liberia was founded in 1822, by free Black Amers.. And throughout its history, it and Ethiopia, was never colonized by the Europeans. So beautiful, it was deemed the "Pearl of West Africa. " Throughout Liberia's history, it was governed by American Blacks, thus providing stable ,modern living while surrounding countries suffered under Colonialism. But in 1980, Liberia suffered a coup, and its first African pres. , Samuel Doe became president; Liberia, slid into a backwards, "Bush State."

[@KhemuLuxons]

@AholouDemesse Instead of obsessing over us, Olu and others should be concerned about the moves China and India are making in Africa. China especially is hellbent on colonizing the continent. Africa's many resources and rich farm lands are their goals. Huge building projects where they bring in their own workers or pay Africans slave wages. Both China & India have dreams of making Africa their future breadbaskets. Brazil is making moves in Angola and other Portuguese language countries.

[@tamale26]

Bro, u are always welcome to west Africa. recent studies shows that about 70% of African Americans were taken as slaves from west Africa. I'm from Ghana an u are always welcome back home.

[@afroblack1000]

Very interesting video, BLACK POWER AND MORE BLACK LOVE

[@waffiki]

do not feel unwelcome, africa is your home, our home.we have been separated by force.we have been suffering & you have been suffering.we need each other badly.every thing we were told and learn about us were all lies. be patient, and start teaching all the black race, about returning home and the one who are already home to welcome the returnees. God willing it is already started no stopping us.

[@vixxy02]

@intocheshire1. Not 'BREXTON wherever that is! My Grandfather was born in England, and returned to Nigeria as a teenager. Finished his education and was hired by a British company, and transferred back to England with my grandmother. My father was and his siblings were born in England and they too went to school in Nigeria as teenagers, and finished their education and returned to England to further their education and work. We kids were born and we all returned in the 80's.

[@waffiki]

@clarkkent51 yes, our unity and returning home is touching nerves so, maybe they want to make us feel unease. but be assured nothing is going to stop us now. we will unite and build africa, God willing.

[@TheodoreHowse]

You sadden me. To think that people cannot come back to the home of their ancestors and be welcomed. But instead treated as an outsider, just as we are in America. Janice Asante, you sadden me...

[@numarul65]

Hollymatterson you can't just print money like that,that's impossible,the economy can't suport it..