What Is UK BLACK Culture Notting Hill Carnival

[@anthonymccauley9101]

Your interview with some of these Brothers depresses me. As a Black Brit, born almost 70 years ago in a UK that was much more racially charged and intolerant than it is now....our generation were much more aware of our culture, and our connection with Black Americans and others in the African diaspora than these youngsters are. My Jamaican parents instilled in me a strong sense of my Jamaican background and history, buying books about Jamaica, Marcus Garvey and other Blacks around the world. Ebony Magazine was in our home every month, we knew that even if we didn't see Blacks doing certain things on our doorstep we knew that Black people were doing significant things around the world. We took pride in their success, and it gave us something to strive for. I left UK 40 years ago, America is home now. In this age of Social Media, AI and ready access to information, it is a very sad state of affairs that some of these young men are so culturally lost. The UK black culture is largely a blend of what our parents brought with them, and the mix of what Blacks from other cultures brought with them. I am not surprised that so many young Black men, are stabbing each other to death....it is heartbreaking, but when a person does not realise their own value.....it is easier to over look it in others. And why are they killing themselves? .....well for the most part, it is over a bunch of senseless and frivolous foolishness. Who cares, whether your Sneakers are Adidas or Nike? Who cares who you hang out with or what music you listen to.....

[@adoniscrashboom]

@@anthonymccauley9101 I love this comment so much.. Don’t Worry I appreciate your generation and I will not allow this new generation to wipe away all the hard work your generation and the generations before have done for us to have the freedoms we are living today I will not allow this new generation to blind full disrespect all the following generations have done for their people even if you are a black Brit and I am a black American You have put in work for many people and it must be acknowledged

[@anthonymccauley9101]

@@adoniscrashboom Big ups, my friend

[@vhoneyx]

🖤🤎🖤all of this 💞

[@darkcarbonproductions8881]

Respect to you brother from the US.

[@LalaJones-gl7on]

A lot of the older generations are not actively passing on black british history to the younger generations, so this is the result. Without a teacher they can't be taught. For example, the man holding the mic in the video is teaching some of the black british history, and that's how these people are getting some knowledege. EDIT: Feel free to come along to black heroes foundation events via eventbrite to gain some knowledge on british black culture.

[@Scepticool1]

You cant ask a bunch of drunk & high teenagers to give you an explanation of black uk culture😂

[@Sizond]

At a cultural Melanated Parade you should know everything about it.. How you don't know what you're Parading for wether you're drunk or not.. It supposed to be cultural..smh

[@Sizond]

@@nameisamine Don't care who's culture.. If you're there at a parade you should know what and whom you're celebrating .. Other than that you have no business there.

[@Sizond]

@@nameisamine Smh.. I Hear you... But I don't do that.. I have to respect what ever culture and at least about what's going on.. Then Drink and party 💯🥴... 😂😂😂.. Good Response..

[@Quantumintelligence1776]

Horrible excuse

[@Scepticool1]

@nameisamine thank you!! 🤣🤣 peeps expecting way too much of revellers 🤣🤣🤣 especially Americans who's geography skills are down the pan 🤣

[@stephonbrannon2827]

For some reason the kid with the blonde dreads give me a vibe like he just more advanced then most he just tired of all the regular bs

[@yolo7349]

You say that but he still came to carni for crutches, waved off like the rest of them 😂

[@Takashii85]

​@yolo7349 thank you. Someone with sense seeing through this "edgy, I think differently from the rest" facade.

[@Trollednoon123]

Funny you say that, he is a content creater called imnotskitz. His content is punching walls until his knuckles bleed, hardly advanced.

[@Sizond]

​@@Trollednoon123 Intelligent people can act dumb . Dumb people can't act Intelligent.. If you watched his content of him punching walls and being goofy, what does that make you? 🤔... Anyway, Enjoy your day

[@ashleyadkins6091]

As a black American when ppl imitate us it looks so lame most times i can't help but cringe 😬

[@fantasyproduct1042]

Don't worry they not imitating you.

[@tariqziyad8062]

Because they try to hard. It's like a gay guy who trys to act like a woman. It's forced and not natural

[@travon354]

@@fantasyproduct1042they clearly are you can lie but the whole world mean the whole world sees it now it’s sad

[@fantasyproduct1042]

@@travon354 they're not

[@travon354]

@@fantasyproduct1042 so why do they dress more like my father than theirs?

[@bmac5202]

They can't even articulate their culture but tell us we don't have culture. Insane smh

[@reeneljoseph]

Them just there to do whatever Notting hill carnival lost its meaning, they don't even educate them on the history and cultural parts to it. It's embarrassing and not showing the true representation of Caribbean carnival

[@therealistshow9335]

Question, if amarcan don't copy nothing from other and all that and if it's so lame, please answer me this, why is Adonis popping out with the UK slang here and there? If England so lame why is my man here. If it was so lame go back to America innit, but you can't because he knows because he blows up here 😂 It's dumb you talk so negative about England but yet your still here, if America is so good like you say it is, by all means go back... It makes sense

[@animegoblin4716]

There is no black Uk culture because we wasn’t colonised in the Uk most black people in the Uk there parents or grandparents are from the Caribbean or Africa it’s not like Americans were most of them have no heritage beyond America. You won’t find a black British person that family has been British for generations it don’t exist.

[@njemilenantan5833]

No one has said that. Please always telling untruths.

[@mshoney9301]

literally nobody says that about black americans lol

[@medialanguagematters]

The term "Black" in the UK is just a media term stemming from the updated policing IC codes. Anyone who could be described as "Of African appearance" used to be classed as "Afro-Caribbean" and this was later updated to "Black" once the population of brown-skinned Africans increased. The code for this is still IC3 so they are all lumped together. From a policing perspective this makes sense as they need something quick and easy when describing a scene/situation but from an identity perspective is too simplistic. The UK is not the same as the US in this respect - there is no singular "Black" culture.

[@medialanguagematters]

Great video though!

[@BlackCherubimintheflesh]

I love that Black American don’t fuk around and find out attitude.😂

[@MorrisChestbutt]

Disrespect will not be tolerated, gotta let people know

[@dee2973]

@@BlackCherubimintheflesh Yes the Mizzy guy is a wannabe gangster. Then an American guy (who knows the streets too) put him in his place 😂

[@shaunalexander6042]

Mizzy got dem mental health eyes

[@ace-trainermars88]

The light brother with blonde dreads is the most Sensible person I’ve heard talk social media

[@Derrty-DANCE]

Bro, just diss them 😂 he said you fly to other countries to enjoy their cultures, not immigrate🤣😂🤣

[@missqt48]

Tell that to the Brits in Australia and South Africa. Extremely far from their own people! Many enter those countries illegally! But that’s another story for another day!

[@John-lp5xh]

​@@missqt48we elevate 👍🏻☺️.... . Others..... Not so much. But that's a story for another day. A long long long story

[@angelawalker5104]

Jamaicans went to the white men continent who colonize them in Jamaica, and Jamaicans celebrate their carnival in the white men homeland. This is crazy.

[@iceblue298]

I know what did we do lol

[@genox-h8g]

What does this even mean

[@Shayane13]

I mean americans also celebrate their culture in America when really and truly they came from Africa so whats ur point?

[@Arkane-q1q]

@@angelawalker5104 they let you have Juneteenth you couldn’t decide that in your own country

[@enosger]

It’s not Jamaican carnival they appropriated it, they don’t do carnival, Trinidadians and eastern Caribbeans started Notting Hill carnival.

[@khalielmatthews8788]

U killing them with that question 😂😂😂😂

[@gilesb-g4634]

Why cant they answer the question about what UK black culture is 😂??

[@ctartist3577]

maybe because the answer deeper than yall want it to be anf cant be put into a 1 sentance answer? and its a perspective thing

[@ChosenWun180]

Uk black culture is Caribbean and African culture fused into one. Why is it hard to understand

[@genox-h8g]

Black Uk culture is very diverse and has influences from both Caribbean and African culture

[@genox-h8g]

@@ctartist3577Yh exactly

[@vergespierre4271]

​@@genox-h8g lol no. Caribs and Africans don't rock with each other 😂😂😂

[@ES2990]

If you wanna know what Balck British culture is there's a book called 'Black Listed' by Jeffrey Boakye. It will tell you the truths that these people are too disingenuous to tell. It tells about the extent to which Black Brits fashion their culture after Black American culture

[@willgggg900]

lol no

[@genox-h8g]

As someone who’s read the Book this isn’t even true it looks at a vary of perspectives and other cultures not just Black American and it was written by Jeffrey Boakye a Black British man who is for empowering Black British culture

[@gennadicole7102]

It’s not just them, black American culture is the most influential culture in modern day history and it’s been that way for decades.

[@eurojay4847]

@@genox-h8gyou guys culture isn’t defined yet. You are still young but understanding what’s happening currently in the UK should give you all an idea what happened in America. We had an ethnogenesis hundreds upon hundreds of years ago and Black in Britain are in the baby stages of developing its own ethnogenesis. In 100 years maybe more you culture and identity will form. Your offspring will be a collection of different African nations, Europeans and Caribbean nations. None of them will remember their homelands or the traditions or history and instead will create their own. They will celebrate Nottinghill carnival without trying understanding why and the history

[@yawos9024]

@@gennadicole7102 You are delusional! Black Americans don't have a culture. Most of you are always in France and Italy shopping for European brands.

[@teeboy5224]

Dude pointed to Apple products and Jordan’s and called it culture…that’s enough bullsh*t for today kids

[@GeorgeTucker-kf5iy]

Great video because now I got the answer they copy our culture and then tell us we have none crazy world 😂

[@GeorgeTucker-kf5iy]

@@The_white_adonis that’s called Caribbean culture that I saw at the carnival sorry pal

[@vergespierre4271]

​@The_white_adonis lol,so. Butnour culture is the richest in the planet. Hence why the world mimmicks it

[@Arkane-q1q]

Which part of this is your culture. Black Americans didn’t invent Nike

[@GeorgeTucker-kf5iy]

@@Arkane-q1q right a white American invented Nike but he needed a black American to make it popular which is why it is popular in your country today because of black Americans

[@GeorgeTucker-kf5iy]

@@The_white_adonis u clearly don’t get it because you’re country is so use to stealing stuff we are telling you that what ever they do in the uk as far as culture goes it was just stolen from Africans and Caribbeans and mixed into one and now the uk wanna claim it😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@carolinearcher7598]

Claudia Jones had indoor carnival events whilst Rhaune Laslett started a street festival for locals and later turned into a carnival. Both women were powerhouses - political in that they were responding race relations, diversity and the promotion of unity respectively. Respect to both movers and shakers, Rhaune Laslett must not be forgotten in the narrative.

[@umanning]

Black UK culture is a mix of mainly Caribbean, African, English and a bit of Black American cultures all in one that makes black UK culture. and there is nothing wrong with that. Black British culture is in our Sportsmen, Artists, our own civil rights struggle, Windrush, Our war contributions, and our history in transport and healthcare. it might not be as glamour as black American culture but that doesn't mean we don't have a culture

[@linnns7104]

A BIT of American black culture????? Literally all of their clohting and music is stolen from black Americans (music mixed with some caribbean)

[@CalvinSuper]

Civil rights struggle?

[@damn_son15]

Its an emerging culture, it's still fairly new. It's not as established as Black American culture.

[@CalvinSuper]

@@damn_son15 what are you on about lol

[@Kathleen-xk6yc]

@@umanning stop fooling yourselves. We have got no black british culture..The British Asians don't let people all up in their to the point of taking it over like we do.

[@Mysticmimi7]

Let me ask u a question: what is UK black culture? “It’s fckn drill, it’s murder music, it’s fckn bs, tell me one person who is iconic from black culture right now. If u asked anyone my age now they wouldn’t be able to tell u.” Change needs to come. Change starts with the people.

[@Kingme3144]

Drill isn't even their culture though it's black Americans from Chicago. They stole that persona from the internet 😂

[@mekalashae9385]

The young man with the blond locs is a vibe. He is emotionally mature and very self aware. I just wanted to give the baby a hug.

[@Phillip-p1e]

Looked higher than a kite Imo

[@CK-vc4lq]

@@Phillip-p1e no hes just weird. he has a big following on tiktok, hes know for staring at the camera and full force punching a brick wall with no reaction, then repeating 'pain is an illusion' over and over while not blinking...

[@Phillip-p1e]

@@CK-vc4lq OooohK , well.I don't mind weird ( from a distance) . What a his name , I'll have a look 👍🤔🫤😂

[@bronze2811]

@@CK-vc4lqwhat’s the name of his tiktok account?

[@Phillip-p1e]

@@CK-vc4lq I like weird ( from a distance) could you tell me his name, so I can get a look 👍

[@JesusPerez-d7b]

Salute Brody! I'm Rican and I appreciate your videos, dropping gems on these young men..

[@witikka5134]

Yall the same too

[@el_doro1618]

@@witikka5134what do you mean by that? Puerto Ricans play a big part of black American culture, just like black American play a big part of Puerto Ricans culture as well. NewYork Puerto Ricans play a huge part of the invention of hip hop. Also the young lords🇵🇷 and black panthers🇺🇸 united on many occasions back in the day in Chicago and New York. We have shared a lot of the same struggles and share some iconic history. Know your history.

[@jacklyneverage3881]

It makes no sense how they can have so much vitriol for America while following American trends.

[@GoldenSage1000]

A lot of them got that tether mindset unfortunately but truss me you do have plenty of uk people that respect and honour our FBA family for all that you have done as well as always being on code

[@Aikalovely11]

Exactly. Furthermore American men over UK men.

[@jacklyneverage3881]

​@@GoldenSage1000Oh yeah, I know. It's just so many in his interviews are just mind blowing me with the shade.

[@BenevolentDictator13]

Black americans/FBAs need to wakeup and realize we have our own distinct culture etc. we have allowed too many tethers to disrespect our culture

[@GoldenSage1000]

@@jacklyneverage3881 It blows my mind too and that's why I 100% understand and support FBA's delineating and gatekeeping your culture

[@chocolatechild1513]

Love the way he handled Mizzie. 💪🏾

[@Darrytheprince]

When you go to a black unity celebration, to unite a different set of black people under a divisionist mindset. 😢🤦😒

[@lonalxaia]

The Caribbean community isn't solely black there were Indo Caribbeans too.

[@AmeyJessie]

This guy is all about division I'm not sure why he does this but it's really sad

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

@@lonalxaia The Notting Hill Carnival was specifically started by AFRO-Caribbean people after Blk people were being attacked and one particular man was unalived by racists. We KNOW there are Indo-Caribbean people, obviously being Caribbean you think we don't know that? Also in the actual Caribbean, the carnival itself was started as a celebration by the slaves, so again, yes Indo-Caribbeans exist, but Carnival was started by African descendents of slavery in the Caribbean.

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

@@AmeyJessie I agree, he targets uneducated, inarticulate youth from deprived backgrounds. They don't represent most Blk British people. I've not seen him once interview an educated professional Blk Brit or Millennials/Gen X who can actually answer his questions.

[@reuben8648]

@@AmeyJessieBecause he’s a black American. Their entire identity is about segregation and division. Coloniser mindset.

[@MrChima17]

Bro, I love your videos, but I think you've got black culture a bit mixed up. 😂 I know the debates are engaging and entertaining, but there's a lot of ignorance being spread. For example, in Africa, there's no such thing as "black culture." We don't wake up every day acknowledging that we're black because everyone around us is black. It's not like in America, where Black people have had to deal with oppression based on the colour of their skin. That's not the case in Africa, and it's not the case in England either. You're interviewing first- or second-generation migrants from different countries and tribes that make up those countries. Of course, their cultures are going to be different. African kids in the UK are raised with the values and cultures of the different tribes their parents originated from. That's why they keep telling you there's no single "black culture" in the UK like there is in America. You need to understand that the circumstances that shape the recognition of blackness in the US aren't the same everywhere else in the world. I would love to debate you. That'll be fun 😅

[@Gameisthegame420]

He said Black UK culture

[@reuben8648]

@@Gameisthegame420Yeah and it doesn’t exist. Yanks needs to understand that. Ignorant people

[@Mic_Flex]

I’m older from these youts … from uk now in the us…… let me say It’s an amalgamation of many black countries to create its own culture within the uk .. a little this a little that.

[@talishak100]

I so wanted Adonis to do that flying leg kick to Glizzy Izzy's dome and then keep conducting interviews🤣

[@lucywin8000]

There is a lot of hefty people in the crowd, when they claim Americans are far. 💀💀💀

[@lucywin8000]

*fat

[@lucywin8000]

@@ChrisR395 You need your eyes examined if you only see four hefty people. 😂😂😂

[@omo0910]

@@lucywin8000 Stop playing! You know the level of obesity in America is out of hand, don't try to justify your fattest cos you saw a few fat people in this video. Fat people in America are HUGE not just hefty 😅😂🤣

[@lucywin8000]

@@ChrisR395 And? I guess the Optometrist care is as bad the dentistry in the UK. As far as the 65% quote, I am not in denial about the weight issue in the US. So, your dig is not the flex you want it to be.

[@lucywin8000]

​@@ChrisR395 Delusion and denial run deep on that tiny island to accept yellow and crooked teeth is normal and healthy. Majority of the recent rioters interviewed and interviewers teeth were yellow, crooked or missing. As far as my waistline, I’ll worry about that after I finish eating…you just make sure to brush your teeth after eating. After all, you don’t want to have nasty teeth like the UnRoyals.

[@barrypayton2832]

We celebrate Carnival in New Orleans. The best time of year. Our culture is year round with Secondlines and Jazz Funerals with the sounds of Brass Bands. We have a Masking, beading drumming and dance tradition like other Caribbean and African people.

[@OhDatsJaVion]

Nope, Mardi Gras is not comparable to no degenerate carnival

[@jacklyneverage3881]

​@@OhDatsJaVionYou came in battle mode my brother. 😂😂😂😂❤❤❤

[@barrypayton2832]

@javionriley8739 You misread and misunderstood. I didn't write anything about Mardi Gras. I wrote the word Carnival. In our Afro Creole culture, we mask up in decorative suits and celebrate in our neighborhoods to meet under the Bridge in Treme. My neighborhood gang or tribe was the Creole Osceola with Big Chief Dalco. We start Carnival Day early in the morning with the Original Northside Skull and Bone Gang. Waking up the ancestral spirit through the 7th Ward and 6th Ward with drumming, chanting, singing, and dancing. Music everywhere. Trationally, Mardi Gras was for dem folks while Carnival was for US people. When the Inyans come out to play, it looks more like the Bahamas or Trinidad and Tobago or Cuba. What we do in New Orleans is very similar to what we do in Africa and the Caribbean.

[@barrypayton2832]

@jacklyneverage3881 Yeah ya right. He don't know nothing about New Orleans history or culture.

[@jamesjr2550]

I just said dat 😂 like come on

[@stephenbambusette]

Talking to 2nd and 3rd Generation black people that question and you will not get the right answer.... The same with the current generations in the US if you asked them about US Black Culture..... It's a shame however it could be progressive..... The youngers as we call them are not in touch with their roots and are creating their own.

[@JusM_A_T_H]

Lies….US blk culture is in the blood

[@Kingme3144]

That is not a fact, black american culture is obvious. From hip hop, jazz, r&b, rock, country, blues, soul food, 100s of inventions, social movements. Native to black people on american soil. Black people in the UK don't really have an answer yet because there isn't one. They don't birth anything they just either bring culture from where they immigrated from or copy from other parts of the diaspora like the carribeans or americas. There isn't much specific to black people in the UK at least not yet.

[@Colla7]

@@Kingme3144 but its taken black america 400 years to get there

[@gennadicole7102]

⁠@@Colla7 It didn’t take us 400 years to do anything!! Even in bondage we had our culture. The difference between us and uk blacks is that you are immigrants and will always identify with your homeland culture. Uk black “culture” is only a toss up of Africans and Caribbean immigrants! We are our own ethnic group with our own distinct culture. Not a toss up of Africans and Caribbeans. Black American culture have been setting the tone globally for decades. Music is only a tiny part of our culture. We have our own dialect (AAVE), which varies depending on the state we live in. holidays, flag, Food, music, customs and traditions, dances, and attire. Every group of black Americans in every state in the US have our own distinct regional cultures to bring to the table as a collective. Black Americans from the north, south, Midwest, and west coast have different cultures as well! Which creates the global influence we have had on this planet. Black American culture is the most influential culture in the world and it’s been that way for decades! Even before we created hiphop! Soul, disco, blues, jazz, doo wop, swing were globally influential in the 1920s -1960! In the 1970s the disco era! We was influencing the world! 1980s hiphop era! From the 90s to present day, we created just as equally successful and impactful music genres! All our music genres! Have shaped music styles, fashion, technology, art, entertainment, language, dance, education, politics, media, and more!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣and that’s just OUR music!! First black people in space, first black people you seen on your tv screens, created every genre of modern day music that’s duplicated in every corner of this planet, created Historical black colleges and universities, created movements that went global, first black people in movies, sports, and a plethora of other accomplishments. From the arts to medicine, education, music, cultural inventions, entrepreneurship, civil rights leaders, black panthers and our black liberation movements, and noble laureates!

[@Kingme3144]

​@@gennadicole7102well put. Black American culture is a beautiful thing and it's time for parts of the African diaspora to stop playing dumb about it. They know exactly what it is.

[@dadon36]

Black people in the UK usually go by their/ancestors country of origin first e.g Nigerian British, Congolese British, Jamaican British It's the reason there's no shared 'Black' culture. Furthermore Black American culture isn't homogeneous and can be regional or even localized. That's not to say Black American culture doesn't exist, just that it's varied. In the same way Black British culture is varied and localized not by regional differences within the UK but differences they brought from their home countries.

[@Kingme3144]

I see what you tried to do but it's still not comparable at all and that's the difference. You said black brits basically bring culture from their ancestors that's a stretch. Most of them are recent immigrants. They bring culture from their homeland of their mother, or grandmother etc. They moved to an already established country and assimilated. They aren't birthing anything culturally. They are either doing what white brits or doing or stealing from home. Black Americans were in the usa from the beginning of the country and stripped of African identity by 1 generations or 2 generations. Then they begin birthing culture that the world hasn't seen before. Hip hop, jazz, soul, funk, house, disco, blues, 100s of inventions, social movements from the Civil rights to the black panther party, aave, even one of the father of videos games were all black american. Even the bad stuff about the culture is easliy identifiable. Culture birthed on American soil by this same group in less than 400 years. You could easily trace culture back to black Americans so I can easily answer the question about what is black American culture. The differences withing the UK regions is different parts of the world's culture. The differences in black Americans states is still black american culture. They didn't immigrate recently its all from the original group that came over 400 years ago.

[@Kingme3144]

Excuse the typos

[@zimmermanshelley]

The issues that I don’t understand is, if they are born and raised in the UK 🇬🇧. Then how come they don’t claim it? Like if someone ask me where I’m from, I always answer I’m from the United States (America). If they ask what part of America I’m from, I tell they them the area. Why don’t Black people over in the UK do the same?

[@bronze2811]

@@zimmermanshelleyWe claim it but we acknowledge our ETHNICITY or parents/grandparents nationality or ethnicity first - these cultures are still influential in our lives and we even visit back home and have family in the Caribbean and Africa. British people and I am talking indigenous yt brits DO NOT and will never accept us as being just “British.” Despite it being progressive here, we are constantly reminded by them, that we are not really “from here” and are still seen as foreigners to an extent by a large majority of yts regardless of if we were born here or not (although they don’t like to admit this publicly). On the census and official forms there are now black British categories then it narrows it down to caribbean, African, etc. but it is always enforced that we are our ethnic/ancestral heritage first before being British! Racism is real despite it being discreet here. You have to remember that the Black British community has only been here in significant numbers post world war 2- so the 1940s onwards. Prior to that there were hardly any black people here. We are still connected to our African and Caribbean cultures so ofc we will still claim that before anything. It’s different than American black people who have been in the states for 400 years - essentially almost the same amount of time as yt Americans have been there!

[@zimmermanshelley]

@@bronze2811 thank you for explaining it so well. Honestly, when I see videos and posts about Black British people not calling themselves British; even though they are born and raised there. I get so confused 🤔. To me you are British no matter what! Yes you have heritage and a close connection to your father’s and mother’s country, but you are still British, Italian, French etc. The place you are born and raised at. NOW it makes sense!! It’s sad that Black people in Europe can’t claim where they were born. Black Americans can claim America 🇺🇸 just like any other ethnic group in America.

[@erroltaylor8558]

You're completely wrong about the Moroons, .Jamaica was originally a Spanish colony and the Moroons were the descendants of the African slaves taken to Jamaica by the Spanish, Nanny was a female leader of the Moroons, Cudjoe and his brother Accompong were also Moroon leaders.Nanny ,Cudjoe and Accompong have all got African names ,Accompong built Accompong town in Jamaica, it's also called Moroon town and the people living there sing songs in Ashanti because that is where most of their ancestors came from. When they have their festival, people from Ghana and Nigeria will somtimes attend ,eventually the British attacked the Spanish in Jamaica and took over the country,after this, the British brought slaves from plantations in Barbados to Jamaica, these were the first English speaking slaves in Jamaica, the British then brought more slaves over from Africa, the original people of Jamaica were Taino and Arawak Indians.Some historians say Nanny was actually born in Ghana

[@omo0910]

He's spreading misinformation, trying to create a version of FBA for them.. All he cares about is looking smart to his American audience, even if his information is BS..

[@erroltaylor8558]

@omo0910 He has the opportunity to find out about black people in Britain, I've noticed that he sticks to London, black people are in large numbers in Birmingham, Manchester, Nottingham etc. He asked a young man what is black British culture you couldn't define your culture with a few words ,culture is vast and complex .A book would have to be written to explain Black British culture, culture is often shared across different groups of people, Black American culture in New York isn't exactly the same as in other parts of America, he used wickipedia to claim that Moroons were the original inhabitants of Jamaica, this is ridiculous, any true researcher knows what wickipedia isn't reliable because it can be edited by other people.

[@nubianpaige]

Actually he's nor wrong and neither are you. He's just giving a nutshell it's a video not ment to do a lecture but he did not say anything wrong

[@erroltaylor8558]

@nubianpaige I just think that instead of asking all these questions, he could educate himself ,and he shouldn't use Wickipedia which can be edited by people.

[@realdealmedia4169]

Americans always get these things wrong lol

[@taniamarie2486]

Who tf was that hostile Wesley snipes kid 😂

[@FroZoneDeNiro]

😂😂😂

[@TDC3]

😂😂😂

[@NHugh07]

he's a uk tik toker named mizzy he don't play when it comes to him being on social media he's trying to change his life lol

[@S1B58]

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 Wesley snipes has me weak

[@HonorableSienna]

The thug that was arrested for walking into peoples home and interview by Pierre Morgan

[@poface4827]

Surprised no one mentioned bassline music, Jungle/drum and bass, Garage etc. That's uk and it's part of the culture.

[@canders207]

Because no young black UK people listen to this anymore

[@poface4827]

@@canders207Really? What do young black UK people listen to now.. nothing uk? Educate me, I'm old.

[@canders207]

@@poface4827 They listen more to US rap or UK rap & drill. bass line, garage etc has died down in the black community even grime and it’s mostly white peoples that listen to it

[@opal2610]

No one knows about what the wind rush generation had to go through for this to be possible.. it’s mad

[@bronze2811]

Because their parents didn’t teach them. My grandparents and parents taught me from the age of 6! I’m now 27. It really depends how people are raised, because i’m sorry to say, a lot of these kids were dragged up!

[@opal2610]

@@bronze2811 there should really be like a cultural display regarding the history of it all during the family day.. it would really help

[@KJ-qp2ng]

lol you said IPhone is American Culture and Nike you got a point on that , but I give it to the British-English people ( Alexander Graham Bell ) was British - English . So if wasn’t for his invention for the telephone , we wouldn’t have the iPhone !!!! So nuff respect to Black British - Black French - Black Dutch culture aboard !!!!!

[@imnovember9103]

Actually the telephone is an American invention. Nice try 😂

[@KJ-qp2ng]

And I forgot to mention we speak there’s Language,, English people invented the language. But your videos all love and fun dough !!!!!

[@imnovember9103]

@@KJ-qp2ngwrong again. Research is expensive to you huh😂

[@decodedpsyop]

​@imnovember9103 telephone is a British invention even the US is a British invention

[@johnfinister5011]

​@@imnovember9103 nope. Scottish.

[@SherwinHarawa]

Pain is just an illusion guy😂 that guy just pubches walls

[@bryans5s786]

Keep educating them FBA 🇺🇸💯

[@denisemarcus5633]

Dude, great video and they would go nuts in New Orleans...pre- pandemic 🤣

[@PFNewsScienceResearch]

No, it's Mardi gras and its indigenous American. ​@The_white_adonis

[@jacklyneverage3881]

​​@@The_white_adonisIt's not Caribbean. It's called Mardi Gras. It's been celebrated in North America since the late 1600s. A combination of French Canadian, African, and Indigenous American influences. It's very exciting because the entire city is in party mode. Also, we have Mardi Gras in Alabama and Mississippi in the southern part of the USA.

[@blacksyrianiskenderunboi9388]

It low key is Caribbean. Nola is low key the northern most part of the Caribbean.

[@jamesjr2550]

​@The_white_adonis there's different types of mardi gras new orleans mardi gras is what u looking for 😂 bounce music and all

[@jamesjr2550]

​​@@blacksyrianiskenderunboi9388 that's because the southern parts of Louisiana had a creole French black native like culture southwest louisiana is even called acadiana

[@ermmm12]

0:11 isnt that the guy that used to calmly walk into peoples houses💀

[@Thenamesdraco436]

Yh it is 😅

[@maschonine736]

this comment section is so weird it’s scary😳 why are yall so upset?

[@cleopatrawf]

Ask those questions to older adults you will get some real answers. You would think by this video that only young people went to the Carnival 🤦🏾‍♀️

[@Scepticool1]

Preach!!! Exactly what I've been saying to a few others in these comments. He's prominently asking drunk teens to articulate themselves knowing they're gonna fumble lol

[@jjleejj]

Say what you want, he's polite how he goes about his questions, hes respectful enough to learn the culture and history. Good content tbh

[@sssuperbbblack]

My man said "aye mandem" and not one person backed him. Clown ahhh 😂😂

[@sinceresong9907]

The fact nobody can really say what black British culture is or know the history behind carnival says it all.

[@tonytouch9751]

An American trying not to divisive lol

[@Tavieme]

Why does people knowing stuff impress them so much? Why does people knowing stuff seem weird to them but then they have the audacity to call Americans uneducated when someone knowing facts seems to blow their minds.😂😂😂😂😂

[@LIME--]

Man I salute you for just doing simple research so many people in the Uk are clueless about what Caribbean carnival really is , it takes just 10 minutes to read a bit. Claudia Jones who was a Trinidadian migrant to uk alongside others decided to bring a Trinidadian style carnival to the uk . As you rightly said nottinghill carnival stemmed from the back of racial tensions( Antiguan migrant Kelso Cochrane who Claudia jones was close to was murdered) . Claudia started with the ball rooms carnival and then decided to bring the street Carnival that happened in Trinidad to the UK to celebrate Caribbean history and culture . In NEW YORK you have BROOKLYN Labor Day carnival , Toronto , Germany , Miami , Japan , Los Angeles , Atlanta etc etc all have their Caribbean carnivals which which all have similar beginnings as a result of them all being an export of Trinidad and Tobago carnival. Trinidad /caribbean carnival came out of the eslavement days and has French influence . Brazil carnival is very different but has similarities as they all have European influence . just for those who dont know. I also feel that Caribbean carnival is misrepresented because Calypso / soca is the actual music for carnival and not rap and music with guns in it . I love rap and drill but it doesn't belong in carnival as it has no meaning for it in it . there are some individuals (stabbings)that make it worse for others and bring a stigma to the carnival whilst the history of it isnt taught enough .

[@tayoa5231]

Best comment here 👏🏽 nice bit of historical context

[@kamtheo9774]

@@LIME-- it’s their grandchildren their decedents if they choose to forget where they came from then it’s up to them 🤷🏾‍♂️

[@bronze2811]

I wouldn’t say so many people. He’s asking the wrong generation! I’m only 27 but was taught from young about where I come from, my history, windrush etc. by my grandparents and parents. Adonis is asking the wrong age group, he needs to interview people that are 40-60s not teenagers and people in their 20s that were unfortunately dragged up by their parents!

[@nahnotatall4291]

Uk black culture is a blend of Caribbean predominantly Jamaican, African and cockney English mainly with lesser influences from Arabic and Asian and American culture all in a melting pot, it’s basically all the groups colonised by Britain that lived and mixed with each other merged to form their own sub culture.

[@shhh7464]

Guys watch out for this guy just trying to cause division between black people but we never see him at any black events that lift up our community. Stay Focused

[@DebbieSmith-nu3vn]

We we’re already divided. We get to see the ignorance from Black People in the UK.

[@slaydog5102]

Calling yall BS out is divisive? 😂 yall are so fragile

[@shhh7464]

@@slaydog5102 you just stupid too lol you didn’t watch all his videos since he knows so much about history tell him to post about slavery, Israel , Oppression…. He wont do it cause he does all of this for division and fame

[@shisou6654]

What is the connection between the fact that certain African slaves who fled the slave masters in the mountains with the help of indigenous survivors, and the fact that the Jamaicans come from Africa? jamaican people are african descent and one of the only island with haiti to be 95% african genetically , you just told a historical fact, you did not prove that Jamaicans were not African descent

[@lonalxaia]

Jamaica is so African theh love curry goat and chicken.

[@sj2672]

Excellent questions. The problem is alot of black brits who call themselves west indians have never been to the Caribbean some havent even left the UK. They have no identity which is part of the reason for this self hate crime against one another. They also have very little interest in finding out who they actually are which is a huge problem socially and culturally.

[@dedown97]

They wouldn’t know what lit was if it hit them in the face. This looks dry just like every other video and posts I’ve seen of the carnival. I don’t know what I’m gone do when I’m there in October 🤦🏽‍♂️ Light skinned buddy has been the most honest of all the interviews about black culture.

[@dedown97]

@@The_white_adonis I saw Ace's video yesterday and made the comment giving him his kudos.

[@shunter5777]

Taking them spirits can haunt you bruv.... Looks like you are having fun fun fun..... keep schooling them blokes...yes Americans we do our research, so we know what you did UK!!!! WE ARE THE CULTURE!!! Facts

[@princelong1]

Different type of black culture in the Uk not just one

[@adoniscrashboom]

I actually responded to this in this video did you see it ?

[@Bigbaggzceo]

So basically a immigrant culture

[@angelawalker5104]

They're black. They're Jamaicans etc

[@rickyjames4228]

Originally it was West Indian thats why the original skinheads got it the culture they did The specials Ub40 etc etc along with Jungle music the various word play we use " Wah Gwan " and not to mention the Big carnival that has been there since late 50's. I thought that was an easy answer.

[@Bigbaggzceo]

@@Aggy38447 I didn’t say it was a bad thing!!!Just stop saying foundation Americans don’t have culture, we are the culture in America…

[@eurojay4847]

The UK is about to experience it’s own ethnogenesis like us black Americans. They are still forming and creating their own culture. They will have their own culture in 100 years

[@eurojay4847]

@@The_white_adonis I don’t it but ok

[@ndzalln]

@eurojay you make a good point in terms of timescales...makes more sense to compare Black American culture with Black Caribbean culture, similar timelines and roots. Black British people are mainly migrants or descendants of migrants from all over the world so the culture is not one thing...just like some Black people in Toronto originating from a range of different places.

[@bronze2811]

Doubt it. Black people would probably be mixed in with the yt population and cease to exist tbh. Black people here mix the most with yts and mixed race js the fastest growing population here. Black people are the smallest minority group. Asians out number us by a large margin. We are only 3% or so of the total UK population

[@muffz5067]

Blacks are different all across the world and USA thinking yet again they are the only people they exist, when have we taken any culture from americans? We dress entirely different, Listen to different music, have our own events like this, and have influence from Caribbean and African countries. We grew up loving the biggest sport in the world and we own the biggest sports league in the world. Kids all over europe and south america watch these teams also grew up watching these teams. So dont try tell us black brits dont have no culture. And now his argument is that "oh your wearing jordans you wanna be us so bad" 🤣 I see so many americans wear chelsea and man united jerseys, do they apparently have no "culture" because they like football??

[@down-b8197]

Yall got rap, rock, rnb and drill from us.

[@muffz5067]

@@down-b8197 ok?? You got football from us yet nobody saying anything 🤣🤣 biggest sport itw btw. And rap is everywhere in the world, South America, Europe, Canada like what is that argument 🤦 ok you guys made rap, how is that not having any culture, we rap entirely different regardless. Y’all influenced the world with rap so you can’t say that argument

[@down-b8197]

@@muffz5067 Soccer isn't poplar here bro... We don't watch it. My city won 2 MLS championships and I didn't even know until I looked it up just now. Yall wouldn't be rapping if it wasn't for us... just pointing out a fact.

[@muffz5067]

@@down-b8197 alr but you can’t really say “you got rap from us” when u guys influenced the whole world and your just cherry picking us.

[@down-b8197]

@@muffz5067 That's not cherry picking, we're having a discussion between us lol why would I mention other places?

[@jblack2512]

The one dude was just bad vibes the whole vid 😂😂😂

[@goldheart47]

Great footage fam, go to Paris too 👏🏾

[@adoniscrashboom]

I do not know even know what I would be able to ask them ?? Do you have a idea

[@mrbrown111]

9:56 When did people in Amsterdam start speaking like us lool about “still”😂😂

[@money1ace598]

The Maroons were almost entirely black. They actually retained some of their African dialects lol we’re originally African dumdum

[@money1ace598]

The leader of the maroons was literally an Asante princess from ghana

[@yawos9024]

@@money1ace598 Nanny! She is on Jamaica's currency.

[@chijaytavaakachija1513]

the dude that was hostile… i was really happy at the end he got cool. Shit happens, he knew he was wrong, and tried to make it right. If everyone learn that in life this would be a better place.

[@bambinoesu]

he said it was just for content - looks like their kl

[@incognitoHoncho]

The guy from “Blue Story” loool not even TopBoy

[@user-dv3kq3rm4h]

It's VERY telling thought wasn't it? He's clearly preeing Black British culture in his spare time. It's not like Blue Story is a Blockbuster movie, the irony of how star struck he look, loool.

[@isismillion]

This is tired now Adonis.. new style content needed PLEASE

[@jacklyneverage3881]

That light skinned dude with locs is straight up elevated Black spiritual conscious mode. Look at his jewelry, tattoos, and hiw he talks. He's serious. I love him. ❤❤❤❤😂😂That guy from Topboy is more handsome in person off screen! Wow. ❤❤❤

[@ndzalln]

Not sure what this video is trying to show but for an undivisive view of carnival check American travel vlogger ACE👍...positive vibes over there 😉

[@officialkamzie]

Carnival in the UK is trash !!! It’s not even carribean anymore it’s a mix of everyone’s culture with Afro beats and there nothing but violence too no respect or joy to hell with it

[@jacklyneverage3881]

It can be trash. I'm going to become a passport Sister and go to the UK to check out all the fine Black men in the UK. My lort. ❤❤❤❤😂😂😂😅😅

[@giovannij1368]

I've been 2/3 times . Not been for a couple years though,plus it lands on the weekend of my birthday so I wanted to do something else.

[@omo0910]

Watch ACE, he's video of the carnival was vibrant and enjoyable, not as depressing as this guy who's always looking to start something.

[@bronze2811]

@@omo0910agreed!

[@fantasyproduct1042]

There's loads more than just violence. Grow up!

[@7teenHM]

This man knows about the Maroons, okey he’s certified

[@tspen4128]

Man googles/looks up all these questions and still gets stuff wrong or deliberately misrepresents things... I watched him make a stupid argument that Canada was "America"/"American" because it's on the continent of north America..😂 I almost passed out when he got the young boys to actually agree with his flawed logic, by gaslighting and intimidating them into feelings like they were the idiots🤦‍♂️🤦‍♂️

[@jacklyneverage3881]

What you are witnessing is the Black UK undergoing an ethnogenesis. They are right now creating one unified Black UK culture right now. The elements are a fusion of continental African and Caribbean culture. It has influences from native British and USA Black American Freedmen culture as well. Right now, they are still a bit disjointed, but wait for a few more generations. More intermatriages among each other and with those Others will start forming a one identity Black UK culture.

[@GoldenSage1000]

Right the culture is still in its infancy but as you said it's mainly rooted in a blend of afro Caribbean, FBA and African cultures. Also bare in mind there are only around 2million blacks in the uk with a big number of that not even being born native to this country so the actual number of genuine uk blacks who were born and raised here is even less. FBA culture is so rich and influential for many reasons, but two notable ones are that your culture was born and been evolving for over 400 years and then secondly you have at least 40million contributors to the culture spread out in so many different regions all over the USA too

[@20ice47]

​@@The_white_adonis because they steal 99% of what they do from Black Americans

[@20ice47]

​@@The_white_adonis because they steal 99% of what they do from FBA

[@20ice47]

​@@The_white_adonis because they take 99% of what they do from Black Americans. They got their slang, music, hand gestures and clothes from copying FBA.

[@dbztrk]

@@The_white_adonis Because they are taking from FBA culture whether they are conscious of it or not.

[@hiphopmediaempire5822]

Wow you interviewed UK Rapper Supreme.G on this video from 5:00 Minutes onwards into this video that's lit

[@HotCocoaBangBang]

It’s legit not a thing. I feel like you need to ask someone older.

[@adoniscrashboom]

How old Are You talking 50 ??

[@lindaaih]

So true. We now have 4th generation windrush black kids have assimilated. Yes some black kids like afrobeats and dancehall but that is not culture. Back in the days you had strong black communities - churches, visits back home to see relatives to keep kids grounded, multi generational family get togethers. A lot of black communities are gentrified now or broken war zones that the kids leave as soon as an opportunity arises. So many people withdrew from black events because they became too dangerous. E.g. some kid was stabbed at a Carribbean family day recently in broad daylight. Black kids of this generation will more than likely marry and procreate with English natives. Notting hill carnival is just a party now - not that deep. And, a lot of black people after a certain age stay away because it's boring just like the first guy alluded to.

[@bronze2811]

@@adoniscrashboomyes you need to speak to people 40+. Showed my parents this video and we were all disgusted with these answers. They agreed you need to ask middle aged people not teenagers and early 20s kids

[@adoniscrashboom]

@@bronze2811 so you rather me not ask the people who are taking over the world after the 40+ plus is over Those people are not on social media

[@lavellsmith8613]

New subscriber 💯🔥

[@user-MssMiE]

This video was.... 🤔 Interesting. It's very telling . Its verifes somethings, we hold true as Black Americans. And the mindset of all black of the world's true view of us... And it's crazy. But I blame the chase of colonization of the world. But, One thing about Us ... If you don't know, You will soon find out... We come from a long strong heritage of education is Liberation

[@darrenerskine8050]

The problems dat British blk don't know the re culture 😢

[@Melanie-icywynterr1]

Why he tryna be tuff with that lil ole hungry wrist.. poor baby needs meal😂😂😂😂

[@firebomber221]

I know they hate to see you coming 😂😂

[@whatmymamanamedme]

They not like us.....but try to be like us lol Their culture is a byproduct of FBA culture and of course their own individual culture ie nigerian Jamaican indian etc

[@genox-h8g]

Does saying this make you feel better abt yourself?

[@willgggg900]

@@The_white_adonis huh no lol youre clearly not from the uk

[@whatmymamanamedme]

@@The_white_adonis from rap to hairlines to style of dress to swag the list is too long yo

[@Kingme3144]

​@@The_white_adoniship hop, house, jazz, and drill music is Black American culture that the UK definitely takes.

[@roybabineaux5353]

Literally, the street wear in the uk is black American culture.

[@jojoD107]

Just because someone wears Nike, Americans are more cultured?? 😂😂😂 I've heard it all now

[@imnovember9103]

Yup. Cry about it

[@lynnm2227]

Clothing (dress) is apart of culture. So is music, cuisine or food, language, etc.

[@puffpuffyuchi]

That’s like me wearing African clothes and say it’s not African culture why do y’all wanna make our shit normal because it’s popular

[@youngsumz1]

While their nikes and iPhones are made in China 😂

[@lynnm2227]

@puffpuffyuchi It funny 😁 the ones who claim Black Americans don't have culture, can't say what their culture is. All they are cosplaying Black Americans. You just can't make this stuff up.

[@etherealnashi]

the way they all style themselves like Black Americans is what takes me....

[@ZR-tg2yj]

So people can’t wear clothes now?

[@etherealnashi]

@@ZR-tg2yj thats not the point but of course you're missing it on purpose lol

[@ZR-tg2yj]

@@etherealnashi elaborate on your point because last time I checked most noggas in the uk don’t dress like Americans at all one day in London in comparison to LA for example will disprove your point entirely

[@FlashlegsLee]

Not true west Indians n working class whites always new how to dress years ago u think smiley culture woukd need to copy Americans how to dress ? hoods n caps do t belong to America it isn't the 1930s

[@teeboy5224]

Black Americans were wearing lot29 and akademiks when uk people were wearing Versace and Prada…we did not follow suit, it’s Americans that flock to fashion week in Europe

[@makiba9461]

They could not even describe their culture. 😅😅

[@kingassyo6043]

They never can

[@imnovember9103]

@@Evilunclephilyfnwe have black american culture. What’s yours?

[@gennadicole7102]

@@EvilunclephilyfnYou mean that most influential culture in modern day history? First black people in space, first black people you seen on your tv screens, heard on your radios. created every genre of modern day music ( every relevant music genre in the world) that’s duplicated in every corner of this planet, created Historical black colleges and universities, created movements that went global! first black people in movies, sports, and a plethora of other accomplishments. From the arts to medicine, education, music, cultural inventions, entrepreneurship, civil rights leaders, noble laureates! Most wealthy black people as a collective!….You will see our influence in countries that’s has never even SEEN a black American in person and yet they still emulate us. I want you to name me a group of black people amongst the diaspora that’s more influential than black Americans???? 🤣🤭 y’all act like y’all didn’t grow up watching us on your TVs and hearing us on your radios! No other group of boack people opened up more doors globally for people of color to succeed than black Americans ! Cmon now 🤣

[@mshoney9301]

@@Evilunclephilyfn cringe

[@mshoney9301]

@@ChrisR395 a BA is about to be president for the second time lol stay mad

[@rakimbraithwaite8331]

Fire pon carnival 🔥

[@adoniscrashboom]

I’m not going to lie carnival wasss fire have you been ??

[@jameso]

I think he means "to heck with it" lool ​@adoniscrashboom

[@Darrytheprince]

Fire pon carnival? Only a bonified lame would say that. Carnival is vibes

[@marxman300]

​@@Darrytheprince😂😂

[@kingsamuelofficial]

I think there is lot to learn from both sides, What he should do is look historically. Just like the American black was brainwashed into believing they are American. The carribean were brainwashed into believing they were British. Then “independence”, these fake independence’s allowed us to show a little more of our culture openly. The culture seen in America is a mixture the remnants of what ever they didn’t destroy of their culture from the homeland and the white culture. Out of that you birthed your own culture. Similar to what has happened dont he Caribbean & here. When America becomes the dominant world force, American culture spreads. Then black folk got access to to tv and radio both in the uk the carribean and the US. With the US pioneering the tv. Because slavery ended much later for the US the mindset of the white took longer to adapt therefore the civil rights movement was prime to be shared across the world tv. Meanwhile in South Africa the SAME ish is happening but nobody cares. TV has dictated what became dominant culture. Black American culture resonate with the carribeans and the UK folk because we could see US represented and we didn’t have the same access. black Americans couldn’t see US and didn’t have the same access. Therefore the most they were impacted by were the carribean immigrants and reggae. (Which only was seen because it made white people money, which is the same reason us blacks were allowed visibility, white people made money) Now the internet is breaking that barrier down. And we are realising we are FAR FAR more alike. The Carribean, the Brazilians, the Nigerians, the Ghanaians, the Congolese, the Angolans. And there is a real good reason for that and it’s because we are actually family by DNA. By nation. True Judah and Israel.

[@annamoon7222]

There is so much good UK black culture. I was listening to reggae in my kitchen last weekend and thinking music and culture used to be much better and more positive. Bob Marley changed the world. So many good artists, I just wish they would get back to that a bit. Real roots and cultures not bloods and crips, porn, drugs and postcode wars. England used to be a Christian country until very recently and much much much better

[@louisemay8185]

No culture.. what so ever product of the western society at best, I’m referring specifically towards the youth.

[@lalabrown1705]

@adonis be holding it DOWNNNN̈

[@DaveGrease-og8oo]

They ain’t been to J’Ouvert in Flatbush . He asked what made him research it . Damn I appreciate going to school in BK NYC USA 🇺🇸 😂😂😂😂😂

[@kamtheo9774]

@@DaveGrease-og8oo Nottinghill Carnival is way older than that Brooklyn one you all copied Notting Hill Carnival my family go to that Brooklyn one I know the ins and out you can’t fool me with your American deceptions and lies this time. Nottinghill Carnival is way older than that Brooklyn copy cat Carnival

[@Scouseantics]

Lol i got family in flatbush, the gittens’s 🇬🇾 been there many times its very similiar to london not sure what youre talking about 🤷🏽‍♂️

[@sergiodias2077]

Stay in 🇺🇸 respectfully

[@Tavieme]

You embarrassed, cause y’all don’t know shit in London?😂😂😂😂

[@Etinxsa]

Black uk culture is quite literally a melting pot of Cultures from africa and the Caribbean due to the windrush generation bringing in both africans and carribeans. The thing about black uk culture its not that we dont know what it is its that because we are still attached to our african/carribean roots and acknowledge it more than african/black americans do, our culture was inherited from our parents and the generations before hand and passed down till this day hence why theres so many culturally oriented food spots music and influence in general over the black uk culture(the melting pot of different cultures both african and carribean). We quite simply tend to cling to our Original roots more than african/black americans do. Hence the difference in culture. Black american/african american culture isnt as attached to the original roots of where they came from(africa) but more like a seed(america) from the same tree(africa) and grew different to the original. Therefore a different development in the culture/experiences due to the environment. if that makes sense. Hope this was helpful

[@down-b8197]

If the caribbean is their roots then America is our roots.

[@Etinxsa]

@down-b8197 in a way both yes and no. Because if we were to dig deep into african American Ancestry it all leads back to Africa. So in a way your both an African by DNA and an american

[@tyrone2127]

@@Etinxsa We're us by DNA. "Us" developed outside of Africa, but African people (the ones who are our ancestors) are a part of us, no doubt.

[@ranktank3581]

Rep yuh Caribbean flags if yuh Caribbean🇬🇾🇹🇹🇧🇧🇯🇲🇧🇿🇧🇸🇬🇩🇻🇨🇩🇲🇸🇷🇱🇨🔥🔥🔥

[@Darrytheprince]

🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@yujirohanma6830]

🇬🇩🇬🇩🇬🇩

[@domniqueisleseer5101]

You forgot our flag lol 🇩🇲🇩🇲🇩🇲

[@ranktank3581]

@@domniqueisleseer5101 fixed

[@FBA_God_Emperor_Doom]

It should be a whole bunch of white (surrender) flags waving

[@uchee6901]

Black UK culture is literally a mix of Caribbean, African with a bit of English culture. All of us are 1st, 2nd 3rd generation immigrants.

[@lonalxaia]

There isn't one because both are not monolith.

[@jamesramsey7767]

It's crazy how black peep from the islands want to wave their country flag but they never wave an American flag. Their kid's are born in the State's but still wave Caribbean flags...SMH I'm sure that none of the Caribbean peeps wanna move back there, same for African peep 😂😅

[@Kingme3144]

That's so weird to me. To be so proud of a place you refuse to live in 😂

[@Darrytheprince]

Caribbean life is great, people just come abroad for the money. A lot of us are actively investing in our homes. Many go back every year, multiple times a year. especially since many islands offer the grandfather clause for citizenship and investment. But because the US and Europe cheated many of these countries and Africa, the fastest way to fix it is go to America of wherever, make money, and use it to build up your grandfather's legacy.

[@Darrytheprince]

What's wrong with repping your roots? Its a way to create unity amongst Caribbean Americans when there's already so much division in every part of this country. So it's nice to see. Plus, all the Caribbean flags together is so pretty and colorful. If you got a problem with black people coming together...well idk what to tell you.

[@jamesramsey7767]

@Darrytheprince I have no problems with black Caribbeans coming together, but when do you peeps give props to America for letting your peeps in? As a Black American growing up around Island peeps, they called us Yankees as a derogatory term. So I called them Coconuts, crazy how most of your peeps feel superior to my folk's, when we fought for our rights against the oppressors of America for 100's of year's. Where was the Islanders or African tethers?

[@gennadicole7102]

@@Darrytheprincey’all been using that excuse for years!! Soon as you get approved for that visa or green card! Y’all don’t EVER go back in fix up your homelands. With the millions of immigrants that have fled to the UK and US you would think if y’all was investing so much! Your country or island wouldn’t be a third world 💩 hole. Yet, y’all come and reap the benefits of black American accomplishments and have the audacity to speak on us in a negative manner! When we NEVER fled!!! We continue to fight any evil that’s has been thrown our way. We don’t get to go to another country and leech off other people accomplishments like y’all do.

[@TravelingPrince]

What skinny dude was going to do? 😂 he forgot because you dress nice that you from the towns, lol

[@ukpanther]

You are violating, plus the maroons were africans who fought back in Jamaica and escaped to live in the mountains, the arawaks and caribs were long gone by that point.

[@WarriorsCherub999]

Violating how?

[@Ilovecheesecakebaby]

"Im not the one" i felt it ❤❤❤❤

[@Rico-s4y]

The difference between the UK and American blacks is a lot of us are 2nd generation Caribbean/African and have been raised in those cultures. It is a melting pot of different cultures which is what makes us unique and is also why we aren’t as rachet as Americans because certain things aren’t allowed in our cultures.

[@zimmermanshelley]

But you guys are born and raised in the UK 🇬🇧. So are you saying that the UK lifestyle and culture, that was and still already there. Haven’t infiltrated your homes and families? You guys don’t follow the “tea rules”? Having tea at a certain time of day? All the other traditions and activities that all the UK civilians adhere to?

[@Rico-s4y]

@@zimmermanshelley if I’m being honest, even white fully English people don’t do that. You guys have a view of Britain that died in the early 20th Century. Ontop of that, our parents came here and taught us their culture so it is closer to us. The same way in the US a lot of Hispanics/Haitians that were born in America feel closer to their roots than the American culture

[@zimmermanshelley]

@@Rico-s4y so you guys don’t adhere to any of the UK lifestyle? Only the lifestyle that your parents lived in their country? Hispanics that are born and raised in the United States do follow and go with the culture style in America. Yes they do adhere to their culture from their country, to some extent. Majority don’t always, completely follow their parent’s culture from their country. They follow certain practices and traditions. Other than that, it is the same as all the other Americans. I don’t know too much about Haitians and their families. I’m sure it is the same with them. They follow their parent’s country customs to an extent. The one that are born and raised in the United States.

[@mae64khlo]

​@@Rico-s4yYou couldn't just explain your reasoning without taking a dig at a whole population of people. You are a sad person.

[@mufasa2009]

No country on Earth is more multicultural than the US. None

[@RiccardoColey-young]

1950 fifties when my father came over moroon culture where my heritage my father was born Spanish town

[@eon001]

Mizzy aint changed. 😕😕

[@ndzalln]

Also dont understand the "war" going on in the comments. People are essentially fighting over groups of people being snatched & shipped, some taken to the US, others to the Caribbean & South America...the horrors endured are the same. Lets celebrate the strength & endurance of generations that came before us that allowed us to carve out some culture and history whether its US/UK/Caribbean. We stay arguing and fighting each other but there's a lot more that can be gained by recognising our similarities and celebrating our achievements🖤

[@funkybluestuff5519]

They COPY American hand signs too...lol..

[@genox-h8g]

We don’t copy you get off ur high horse We may use American brands but that’s because you guys put it there yourself and they’re usually the cheapest and most common in the Uk just as much in the US. You act like we go out of our way to “act American” no that’s day to day things. Apple IPhones originate from the US but I’m not going to feel like an American for using a device that’s universal am I? The Tv was invented in Britain but I’m sure you don’t feel British for simply using a Tv

[@dbztrk]

@@The_white_adonis No, we don't copy the English language. Our country was founded by the British/English which is why we speak English. You can't copy something you descend from. Additionally, American English has evolved to have different spellings for words and different syntax.

[@dbztrk]

@@genox-h8g Actually you do. When you engage in behaviors/customs that are foreign to you, that's literally copying. It doesn't matter if it's hand gestures, food, dress, song etc. As it didn't natively develop in that place. There's no shame in that. All cultures take from other cultures. There is no such thing as a pure culture.

[@genox-h8g]

@@dbztrk You’re right in saying all cultures take from eachother and there’s no such thing as a pure culture but saying we “copy” or are “cosplaying” is just wrong. We are not engaging in behaviours or customs foreign to us, things like McDonald’s for example Adonis uses a lot is as common in the Uk as it is in the US and it’s been around almost the same time. Just because these things originate from America doesn’t make it “foreign” to us it’s apart of our daily life as much as it is yours to the point I’d say it’s also apart of our culture. Americans undoubtedly would consider Pizza and Burgers apart of their culture and day to day life, neither Pizza or Burgers originated from the US that doesn’t mean you guys are cosplaying Italians or Germans for eating food as common to you as it is them.

[@dbztrk]

@@genox-h8g We definitely consider Pizza and Burgers to be apart of our culture. However, we have American versions of Pizza such as the New York slice, Detroit style, Chicago Deep Dish etc. due to Italian immigrants and the cheese Burger due to German immigrants. You possess American cultural elements due to the corporate consumption complex, not because of American immigration. That's the difference. Keep in mind that you guys have a large South Asian community, the very reason why you have Chicken Tikka Masala (created by a Pakistani). However, you guys don't speak with a South Asian affectation, use South Asian lingo or style yourselves in South Asian fashions. You dress the way you do because you have been influenced by American media. It's no different than the American kids that speak with a Japanese affectation, uses Japanese lingo or styles themselves in Japanese fashion because they have consumed Anime and has been clearly affected by it. While I wouldn't say they are necessarily cosplaying, they are definitely behaving in a way that is culturally not their own and people can tell. We as Americans can clearly see the the American influence in the way that Black Brits speak, dress and behave and it's due to the consumption of American media and not because of American immigration. This is why it comes across to us as performative and not authentic. We don't see Black Brit culture as necessarily distinct because y'all have borrowed heavily from America. See Drill music for example. There is too much imitating of American culture to the point that you guys don't even see it as American but at the same time will tell us as Black Americans that we don't have a culture (not specifically you per se). Which is why we ask the question, what is Black British culture?

[@NATODA77]

Don’t think bro realised the other main actor from blue story was right infront of him 😂