How Thanksgiving became a BLACK Holiday

[@problactive285]

Until Black people abandon these Caucasian traditions we will never reach our collective full potential In this society.

[@TheBatugan77]

So that's what's holding you back? All righty then.

[@sambowz9077]

Racemuch?

[@gapeach14]

I can careless about the history I'm just greedy and look at it as stuff my face day lol.

[@sambowz9077]

@@gapeach14 Right on

[@missshannon9790]

​@@gapeach14smh

[@chrisferrell1588]

We didnt land on Plymouth Rock Plymouth Rock landed ons us

[@wholeu39]

Ppl should be able to get together and enjoy each whenever they pls..why do we need someone to say okay be happy and be pleasant to each other..do not feel this day has anything to do with us ..for natives no tks given is a day of mourning.

[@parkermudsen1063]

Because we’re brainwashed, unfortunately

[@amberstone1217]

Just because you pour syrup on shit don’t make it pancakes 😢😢😢

[@TheBatugan77]

Nope. Now Aunt Jemima. THAT makes it pancakes!

[@briangriffin4937]

In elementary school I saw the painting of the pilgrims sitting at a picnic table, sharing their feast with the indigenous neighbors who’d helped them survive their first winter in “the new land” Ha! I’m glad to know the real story. I do celebrate the holiday to give thanks for what I have and to share with those that have not.

[@angieang26]

And they had to nerve to unalived them.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Not the real story but a partial half truth

[@geraldross967]

I saw the same thing. Watching Western movies on TV showed me a quite different scenario.

[@robertpitts8161]

They did that shit right before killing they as$!

[@tonywhitmore1447]

The school system doesn't teach Truth

[@RMFeminine4TheWin]

*you are doing the Lord's work out here Sir Country Boi and are much appreciated!!!* 🙏🏽📚🌎

[@wandaparker3681]

I just recently realized that so many Black peoples celebrated "Thanksgiving". I was told by someone that they celebrate it, "Because my family is able to be together all at one time ALIVE." Someone else said they don't celebrate the term Thanksgiving. BUT, their people instead celebrate it as "MEMORIAL". So, I guess to each it's own. Our "MEMORIAL is every Jan 1" This has been this way for us for well over 127 years. I feel that so many of OUR PEOPLE (Black peoples) are unable to know what their families traditions were. So, they are not to be blamed. Because, they are LOST. So, whatever your reason is for celebrating ANY holidays, Please research it first, PLEASE!!. I feel that it's your choice to do whatever. Just choose wisely. My people calls every 2nd Wednesday of Nov. "Family day" So, you can be assured, works requests are done for Our "Festival days". Oh, we also stay clear of Christmas and Kwanzaa. But, I enjoy some of the Christmas movies and some of the Christmas music. It seems to be a somewhat peaceful time of year. I also like the meanings behind the Kwanzaa days. Much Respect Cousin🙇‍♀️

[@theresataylor9913]

I am deeply touched by sharing traditionally used recipes that my mother and grandmother used. It connects me very tangibly with my beloved matriarchs and patriarchs as well as my large extended family who are very diverse. Intact black family life is dismissed at every turn in popular culture. I am happy to sustain it. There is nothing “mindless” about that.

[@sharonkaysnowton]

I enjoyed this video. I knew the history of Thanksgiving. I did NOT KNOW THE HISTORY OF THANKSGIVING AS IT RELATES TO US, the black American people. I learned a lot from your video. Thank you for sharing it.

[@leenam.4578]

Still not convinced this day should be celebrated, no matter what spin you put in it

[@DRicketts]

Exactly

[@justicewaleford227]

Exactly we love trying too please and be like the oppressors

[@angieang26]

No it shouldn't be celebrated. My husband and kids eat on that day but we don't celebrate it. Lots of these holidays are fake. Except Passover and Juneteenth. Those are the two holidays that is real

[@BLOCKBOI3RD]

​@@justicewaleford227Keep hating this country while illegals fall over themselves to come over and replace you.

[@TheJrockfreak]

In my family we dont really celebrate it for us its a day off and if someone decides "hey i want to cook" fine and if not fine. I mainly just use it as a football day.

[@nephtys369]

Mexican and NA here - no clue why my family does it. But I do eat the food…

[@Cat-ik1wo]

😂😂😂😂😂. Even if you try to follow along and fit in, you never will. Do your own culture

[@TimothyBrown-wm3cx]

I still don't celebrate thanksgiving to this day. 😊

[@TheBatugan77]

I still don't GivesAShit, timmy.

[@SequoiaMoonSpeaks]

Nope I don’t celebrate the fact that my Ancestors were slaughtered, lied to and stolen from amongst many other heinous crimes. I used to wonder WHY my mother celebrated Thanksgiving knowing that we are Native...I think it was to piss her mother off🤷🏾‍♀️

[@morgainenyc]

No one celebrates that. It’s opportunity to honor how far we have come.

[@VivSees]

She likely celebrated thanksgiving with soul food because she knew her ancestors were AFRICAN and not Native American. 🙄

[@JamesLee-uz2ju]

Great work on the info and different perspective. But just like it was once not celebrated I too will do the same. It's about energy and I refuse to give into a system that continues to kill disrespect devalue Heavy Melanated Skin Tone Persons such as myself. They Killed and Enslaved The Heavy Melanated American Indian along with lighter skin Indians who would not go with the agenda of enslaving us. So it is a Honor Not to Celebrated The Hypocrisy. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@09NXN06]

Correct! My exact thoughts!

[@Scrillmob_Music_Film]

Celebrating Thanksgiving is like celebrating slavery. I didn't see any black pilgrims smh

[@brookelynnpaige7828]

I'll pray for you and for you to have a new heart of flesh and not of stone and wisdom!

[@marathongirl27]

True. My Native friends do not celebrate Thanksgiving.

[@DRicketts]

Exactly

[@justicewaleford227]

Facts but we love trying too include ourselves in our oppressors bs traditions

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@marathongirl27 Because they're not the Copper Colored Indians Europeans encountered, in North America the Eastcoast Southeast and Gulf region were predominately Negro tribes, that held customs similar to the ancient Hebrews and been celebrating thanksgiving of the fall harvest for thousands of years and Europeans came along and subverted our traditions The original Wampanoag and Pequot's are Negro Indians and the Pilgrims & Puritans are Sephardic Jews, just like Columbus and most of them are depicted as being Swarthy, not lily-white cause the depiction in this video is a Whitewash, Paul Revere Samuel Adams all those people are depicted as being swarthy along with Columbus aka Salvador Fernandes Zarco, his birthname.

[@eddiewilson8119]

Thank you so much for sharing this Inspiring Message 🎉!❤

[@Yonnie2436]

We celebrate The Bayou Classic 💙💛🫶🏾🖤💛🤜🏾🤛🏾PS: most of us eat sweet potato pie, not pumpkin.

[@brendaturner5015]

For me, I cook all the time,so we still have to eat 😊😊,it just happened to be Thanksgiving 😂😂❤❤

[@eddiewilson8119]

I appreciate this message and thank channel! So Please keep Sharing these wonderful messages ❤🎉!

[@ericboswell8863]

I think today we make too much outta Thanksgiving as BAs..It's basically a day off of work to spend time cooking and gathering with family and friends..I know what happened on the 1st Thanksgiving and the history of it but most BAs don't think about this on Thanksgiving because for us BAs it's something altogether different.

[@angieang26]

You don't know the real meaning of Thanksgiving then

[@ericboswell8863]

@@angieang26 Lmao..Who cares what the meaning of Thanksgiving is for America? I'm Black ADOS and I live in the US. And none of these folks Holidays has nothing to do with me as a BA? Which One?? I'll Wait... And since u feel this way then you tell me what's the true meaning of Thanksgiving? ps: I'm not a Christian either so you tell me? Ya very smart know it all person??? 🤣🤣🤣🖕

[@sabirabdul-lateef5352]

What would you say if white folks celebrated a holiday that was associated with the mass genocide of AA.but as times changed they said the same thing as you.

[@angieang26]

@@sabirabdul-lateef5352 4th of July isn't our holiday either. Black people made Thanksgiving their own though.

[@ericboswell8863]

@@sabirabdul-lateef5352 smh..HELLO!!! That's the basic premise of Thanksgiving Day among WP in the US... I don't get ur point??? 🤔

[@6time686]

Bruh... where the hell were you while I was in grade school?

[@runoz2839]

some just celebrate the time off or a day to be w/ fam, friends & love ones while sharing a good not everyday meal...while the meaning of Thanksgiving is only 1 thing: being THANKFUL. AMEN !

[@doneecemcneil7826]

Hi edagdwg I thank God for myself as a real child of God Thankful to be alive and enjoy my life and family people need to stop seeing slavery sad .Be Thankful to be alive healthy life is soooooo real knowing God blessed me to be thankful every day of life. Linda j. Peace

[@vetgirl71]

Thanks for this video & wealth of information. God bless you! ❤️🙏🏾

[@All.Natural.]

Not all black folks celebrate Thanksgiving. We sure don't. But don't judge anyone who does.

[@ahayahlove37]

NOW WHERE'S YOUR DCO ON THE HOLY DAYS LIKE PURIM, FEAST OF FIRST FRUITS, BLOWING OF THE TRUMPETS, ETC. THAT WE MUST CELEBRATE? THIS MESS IS A SIN BEFORE GOD

[@PatriciaPageMosaicArtsCrafts]

Very interesting video thank you so much 👍🏾

[@kristibradford302]

😮 you shouldn't wait until a special day of the year to show thanks to God for what you have . You are supposed to show God that you are thankful for what you have everyday. Also you wait until a special day of the year to get together with family and friends. You can do that any time of the year.

[@RobbinLynn-lh9ie]

Oh my wow! Thank you for speaking my mind. What you said is what I tell all that care to listen. A true breathe of fresh air. ❤ 😊

[@QueenLadySummer329]

“Thus saith the LORD of hosts; The fast of the fourth month, and the fast of the fifth, and the fast of the seventh, and the fast of the tenth, shall be to the house of Judah joy and gladness, and cheerful feasts; therefore love the truth and peace.” ‭‭Zechariah‬ ‭8‬:‭19‬ ‭KJV‬‬

[@kennyhumble3699]

Keep believing everything the white man throw at you

[@emjay2045]

Old Testament… not anymore. Let GREED REIGN SUPREME 😁

[@Cat-ik1wo]

This is for the jews.

[@cadillacdeville5828]

Thank-you ❤

[@justicewaleford227]

Still dont think we should celebrate it in any shape or form

[@christiangreen2324]

Why not?

[@RevSinkiller]

Take your negativity somewhere else.

[@MsDisneylandlover]

I hate hoildays i just go alone with bc of my fam. I use to hate as child especially on mom side bc it was so big. My mom has passed on..i have not seen my mom's fam since july. I recently saw my dad's ppl r partly I saw them. Drama on my mom n dad side. Especially within my iwn siblings. Do i don't hoildays personal bc of fam..

[@smokerise]

Then don't...but quit crying like a bi|€h about it.

[@annecollins1741]

Why?

[@GeneceMccallie]

Never knew the history a lot of people follow family traditions as it was in my family We were told ir meant giving Thanks to God for his blessings and our way of sharing with family and friend and his Blessings I'm quite sure they didn't know at the time the true history Most Holidays today are designed to make people spend more than they have feel overwhelmed or depressed because they can spend like others and corporate greed to meet they're quota of wealth Thanksgiving never put my family in debt we all contribute and we change some of the traditional foods So this is a awaking for me

[@mikescarlett3186]

Don't fo git hog jowl and neck bones y'all. Shit man what's up wit dat yo?

[@gutsjoestar7450]

As a french European, i never understood what Thanksgiving was about, except turkey surrounded by white family on tv shows. Thanks for explanation

[@jedmask9484]

... Well besides "Juneteenth" when it comes to all these other holidays like "Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️" Foundational Black American folks especially will have our various opinions on them. I say they are all valid and we can choose to celebrate or not whatever we choose *on our own terms*. As far as Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️ goes... I personally still choose to celebrate "Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️" as our own personal "Black American Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️" which is a time for Foundational Black American (FBA) people to honor our ancestors for sticking together and helping each other through all the trials & tribulations of "Amerikkklan 🇺🇲 Chattel Slavery" and just being "thankful for having each other as a closer tight-knit community in the past. So I like our "Black American Thanksgiving holiday 🦃🍽️" traditions which is really just another time for us to have a "annual family reunion " of sorts. I'm not concerned at all with the "Thanksgiving holiday history" which involves Colonizers murdering off the indigenous peoples of "Turtle Island 🐢🏝️". Therefore I think it's important we as black folks in this Stolen Colonized Land understand the "White Supremacist Colonial History of "Thanksgiving 🦃🍽️" but like any other holiday in American History 🇺🇲; we just focus on our own personal business that pertains to us. At the end of the day, as long as black people are better off doing whatever we choose to do that's all that matters to me. ~ Bro. Jed

[@VivSees]

The ancestors of fba are 100% AFRICAN not black Americans.

[@leg414]

I wished that Black people made their own "Thanksgiving", without adopting the Caucasian version which includes degrading of the indigenous people and other atrocities! They did it with "Juneteenth".Peace

[@DRicketts]

Agreed

[@Ms.Jamieh297]

That Part! " "Thanksgiving" should be everyday for us as far as giving to TMHYAH His worship and praises for His mercy and grace on our people 🛐

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@@Ms.Jamieh297 Black Americans & Caribbean's are the Copper Colored Indians of the Americas Europeans encountered and not those called "Native Americans" Europeans had very little contact with them until the 1800's, most of the Mongoloid tribes lived in the Midwest and inhabited the Plains but the celebration of the Fall Harvest our people done for thousands of years and Europeans came along and subverted it. It is documented by the early explorers that we held customs similar to the ancient Hebrews.

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

@leg414 We're the indigenous people that was degraded and Europeans subverted a custom that was ours for thousands of years.

[@BLOCKBOI3RD]

Those indigenous people we're slave owners and slave catchers for the Caucasians 😅

[@maureencora1]

Good Show, Love This Holiday Weekend. The Soul Food & the Faith in Thanking God with Family & Friends. Amen.

[@tybrownsr.4466]

Thank you!

[@michaelbankston7430]

I'm black. My family usually serves macaroni and cheese on Thanksgiving.

[@lindanorris2455]

good job revamping these videos with more uplifting titles!

[@calebmcgowan2493]

Dr Ben Yosef speaks well on the dangers of upholding European holidays. This should be a day of mourning for the genocide of Indigenous Peoples. Even the Buffalo Soldiers were used as pawns to carry out the genocide ☹️

[@chiwalker7325]

Black Americans celebrate Thanksgiving because they’re Americans. 😂 ✌🏾

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Indigenous Blacks been celebrating a Thanksgiving before they invaded the Americas, also take note that Columbus, the pilgrims and puritans are Sephardic Jews that came to the Americas to claim it as their Holy Land but thanksgiving goes as far back to our Mayan ancestors.

[@VivSees]

Family always claim their own yet………. Native Americans and Mayans don’t and never have claimed AFRICAN Americans. The enslaved mind of denial of one’s history is a dangerous thing.

[@Cat-ik1wo]

Pilgrims and puritans Sephardic Jews? 😂😂😂😂😂😂. Read their story again.

[@melvinwallace2816]

You forgot to add the chiterrlings during the food description!

[@highlovevibration]

🤢 you just had to bring that up huh lol

[@GaryTisdaleFungkSta1]

Definitely Slave Food

[@geraldross967]

Or the "natural casings" on sausage, it's still chitterlings.🤣🤣

[@jeanettewaverly2590]

Peace!❤

[@nitaatkinson4707]

The guy that’s praying in the pic is believed to be Tia and tameras distant relative. Either uncle or grand. I saw it on Finding your Roots.

[@runoz2839]

oops, can't say: early settlers of america was no such thing, yet. but can say: early settlers of what a misbegotten native land would later be called/named. wouldn't say be come either

[@quentin-_-99]

Dont forget the pc cannibilism 😐

[@MichaelSpikes-pv6kl]

Great holiday

[@cliffs9458]

I have the good mac and cheese every year man.

[@jmanhope1745]

Are there any holidays we DON'T celebrate?

[@bonitaphinney1529]

Thanksgiving is a national holiday in the United States. I know that most Black people have participated, on this day because my parents, and grandparents were conditioned, not knowing the history of Thanksgiving. This country is the Native American, a nd their land was stolen, when the pilgrims arrived. Yes they arrived with a cornucopia, of foods, that the pilgrims used to manipulate, the Native Americans. They slaughtered them after the feast. After learning this history I participate , knowing what's being celebrated. Personally, you should give thanks every day for your blessings. Most Native Americans are on reservations. The United States government have offered the Native American, money for their land, and they have refused. They do not want to get land from the government, that is their land.

[@lolitatexan4838]

This is a great video.

[@tonywhitmore1447]

It's no such thing as an African American I was told that I'm African American but when I asked older family members on both sides of the family I found out that my dad's side was Cherokee also my mom's side was Choctaw but they still celebrate this day but I stopped long ago. If I was still celebrating this day it would be celebrating genocide on my on people, if more people would research their bloodline they might be very shocked what they find out. This day is not for the (So-called blacks). Just my thoughts

[@Hassx-m3d]

I thought that was Martin Payne in the thumbnail

[@Mizzperpel]

I like how u refer to them as natives instead of Indians…:

[@Tom6567my]

The pastors gave the same dam speech every Sunday. Then passed around the cup. 🤫

[@geraldross967]

When Saturday is the actual sabbath.

[@kitt7477]

I thought it was cuz of all the delicious free food-for the guests.

[@moedoe305tv6]

Screw the holiday celebrate being with family& friends but ya can’t even do that

[@gregorywilliams7263]

Good documentary. However, when there is a white background you should black writing or dark text.

[@AbsoluteAnna.-du3ux]

I’m thankful for my tastebuds 😋😊🦃

[@emjay2045]

🍗 🥩 🍖

[@khafreahmose8768]

Dont think we should celebrate it. Its an Anglo-American cultural celebration, not African-American.

[@judithgrace9850]

You do what your family taught you I converted to Islam in 1971. So no pork.

[@conniemoore3848]

All I know is that it's a time for friends and family to come together and in a paid holiday 😂 and a day off of work 🎉😂😅

[@angieang26]

I don't get a paid holidays.

[@rackss1661]

😂😂

[@CMills8674]

@@angieang26Are you in a position to change employers, they don’t value your contributions to the company?

[@morgainenyc]

Well now you know more.

[@VivSees]

Mindless celebration of the oppressors holiday

[@mikescarlett3186]

Everybody always trying to keep da black man down yo.

[@TitanicTubi]

Because we're Americans who build the country why ask stupid questions like we are foreigners. We don't have to celebrate the why we celebrate because it's a family holiday and u get the day off. PERIOD!!

[@blazee3895]

Thank you!

[@juliahall9805]

Weascoloredpeoplehavedsomuchtobethankfulfor 6:36

[@ahayahlove37]

PAGAN

[@jojodancer0072]

According to history, all religions are the foundation of PAGAN. You can research 🔬 it.

[@andreatarvin2920]

Why not. What have you found out?

[@midnitelite7210]

So black Thanksgiving is exactly the same as white Thanksgiving. Why in 2023 are we still making a distinction between white and black. That's ridiculous. At this point we are Americans and we are All the same. We are equal.

[@terejosh13]

nice story lady did they all live happily ever after

[@midnitelite7210]

@@terejosh13 Where I live they do. There is no distinction. We are all Americans living and working in the community. Why do y'all feel the need to segregate by color? What drives that? It's a new concept really. In the 80s and 90s, there wasn't any tension. It's just since around 2010.

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

I dont celebrate no pilgrims or the founding of this day. I celebrate this day because it is the one of the holidays my family is off work and we can come together to cook together, eat together prayer together and give love. Same as 4th of July and Christmas.

[@blazee3895]

Thank you! I’ve never heard any of my family members say, “we’re gathered together to honor the pilgrims!”

[@chellabella5707]

That doesnt change what it is and its crazy how many people try to justify still celebrating it.

[@Tom6567my]

So basically you celebrate it 😏

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

@@chellabella5707 to each is own beloved

[@beautifulsoultress3078]

@@Tom6567my l don't we don't celebrate we have a family gathering on the designated off day and eat good 😊

[@brendasykes6931]

You mean there is a black Thanksgiving?

[@ScorpionTomb]

Times change and thanksgiving is inclusive towards everyone to enjoy family in general….since it’s the one day everyone gets to all send time with each other.

[@conniemoore3848]

I know that Thanksgiving is a white man holiday . I'm sorry y'all but I just love to eat 😊 . Are Thanksgiving is way better food we party hard smoke a blunt play some Earth wind & fire James Brown 😂

[@kennyhumble3699]

We celebrate Thanksgiving because of the white man, that's my belief

[@conniemoore3848]

I don't be thinking about Thanksgiving being a white man holiday

[@angieang26]

The 4th of July is the white man holiday too. African Americans shouldn't be celebrating it.

[@veronicajarrett887]

a white man proclaimed it as a holiday, so it's a white thing. history of plymouth rock, pilgrims, etc that Thanksgiving is built upon all white. No matter how much we turn a blind eye

[@davismcmillian6790]

Ignorant at this point.

[@johnnybadmen3473]

I celebrate Thanksgiving because I'm American af. Do I need any other reason?

[@kassdremusic]

Natives shouldn’t have helped them. So that’s their fault.

[@AmericaEnd]

I said the same thing

[@blazee3895]

Right! Natives also killed and enslaved Black people…I’m gonna continue to enjoy my paid day off!

[@aclem8246]

History of what was but does not exist today. Thanksgiving and many of the American holidays has evolved into basically just being a celebration of the country and our way of life today. Family, community, and so on. History is often a story of hardship and repression for all who came before us at some point in history. You have to move past that and live in today to move forward. The past is the past. Those folks are long dead and gone.

[@mimio7933]

That’s stupid

[@dotsan8543]

Anyone that Believe that is operating in Self deception and deceiving Others !!!

[@Ms.Jamieh297]

But, yet we as a people shouldn't celebrate it periodt!!! We are instructed to celebrate the High Holy Days and day of rest the Sabbath in the Old Testament from the KJV Holy Bible. Study for thou self with understanding with help from the Holy Spirit

[@smokerise]

Black, white, brown, whatever...happy Thanksgiving to all.