What It’s Like Growing Up Black in New York City 🗽 Growing Up Black on VH1

Growing Up Black: NYC is the second chapter of a series dedicated to interviewing local natives across various cities to explore their personal experiences around systemic racism, what it is like growing up black in America, the importance of voting in local elections and their feelings/experiences around the Black Lives Matter movement today.
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[@vh1]

Check out our previous episode, Growing Up Black: New Orleans... kzbin.info/www/bejne/rmfZoaJuaNiif80

[@mariambey6072]

Brooklyn here! But I rep my City periodt!! I recently left Atlanta and couldn’t deal with that mentality. Here in Richmond Virginia- closer to home but Nyc is very congested. I get my fill and go to a quiet 🤫 place..

[@specificocean588]

no i dont think i will

[@socrrobenitez1003]

@@mariambey6072 ..

[@QueenSugar72]

Cali girl born and raised (as are my sisters) but my oldest sister has lived in Rego Park over 20 years. I absolutely love visiting her. Harlem is my favorite spot. It's been years since I've been there. I'm due for a NY-cation after this pandemic subsides. I love it!

[@lilbitad06]

Great way to capture what growing up black in different cities looks like. Being raised in the south by parents who were from NY and were raised in two of the worse projects in Brooklyn...the stories they’ve told me from the 60s, 70s, and 80s were eye opening. I’m glad this type of content is being shared for the world to see.

[@convertible4925]

no one cares you're black. shut up about it

[@GetItInGood]

and what are your stories going to be? pseudo oppression?

[@anonymouso7478]

@@convertible4925 other black people do😁

[@anonymouso7478]

Lol stories from the 60s, 70s and 80s? I think the oppression discussed would be far from "pseudo".

[@ray1love1]

I came from the same back ground even though I grew up in both new york an down south but I'm a new Yorker

[@GemstoneQuality]

Another awesome episode, VH1!!! As a fellow NYer, I resonate with everything shared. There's a synergy in NY like no other place. I want to shout out all the gems shared in this video-- if you're not aware of what the three-fifths clause was or the dehumanization of black and brown peoples for centuries in policies and all systems has been, please look into learning more about it. From the earliest days that I can remember in academia to grad school, I was always the only black student with a disability in my classes. At the same time, I'm so thankful for my learning opportunities it did teach me to be aware of exceptionalism, the current segregation that still exists, and why it's essential to bridge gaps. Salute to all the speakers and continue to be change-makers. ♡ to NYC

[@DrewNew00]

Raising the bar for content at vh1 we love to see it! What city is next????

[@carmelcapricorn7701]

Chicago🌁 or Los Angeles.🌇 I would like 2 see. Surprise me Vh1!📺🎬🎥🎞️

[@toyahill4151]

I seen the New Orleans piece real people in these cities most do not grasp livelihoods great way to learn.

[@dumisatonyjohnson8145]

Boston 617

[@toyahill4151]

@@dumisatonyjohnson8145 yes Boston was huge on the drug epidemic Benzino always got something to say he from there also New Edition anyway cocaine, heroin hit Boston. I miss the old Celtics Bball team.

[@a.j.c187]

DC!

[@jessicaibe970]

“One Gucci bag in a Louis Vuitton bag” - yass 😂😂😂😍😍

[@Boudicaisback]

But yet they cant afford to leave the hood

[@Boudicaisback]

Every single time I reply to you my comment is deleted. I try to have educated discussions with people like you but youtube wont allow it. Sorry

[@Geck_Gxng]

@@Boudicaisback happens to me a lot KZbin censors what they find “offensive” and calls it an http 404

[@raymondbaker987]

Immediately clicked off when I heard that lol

[@toyotadude6771]

Those clothing companies hate your guts

[@monie430]

There ain’t nothing like sitting on the stoop in Brooklyn with your friends just chilling. Playing games. Having block parties in the summer. No city like mine. #Brooklynite

[@livfree5175]

Peace Imani born and raised in NY, Coney Island Hospital 1978. They don’t know about the chillin on da stoop, playing handball in the park, skating at Empire… $1 pizza what about the dirty dogs across the bridge she went way back. And no city around throws block parties like Brooklyn! love my borough #bedstuytilthedayidie

[@chantayb86]

As a native Harlem girl (born in 1986), I sympathize with this video. ✊🏿✊🏿✊🏿

[@GvngLvndDuda]

If you were born in 86 you experienced the Best of Times Growing up 🤞🏾 Born in 86 myself. It feels like we were kids Yesterday

[@chantayb86]

@@GvngLvndDuda absolutely

[@Boudicaisback]

You feel sympathy for the video? That doesn't make sense

[@Myflopera1]

@@Boudicaisback maybe you just ed🤷🏽‍♀️

[@Boudicaisback]

@@Myflopera1 lol what? I think she meant empathy

[@anikafortson9285]

My favorite new show on VH1!!!! I love seeing and hearing about how black people grew up and this reminded me that it’s obvious the judicial system definitely needs to be reformed because it disproportionately affects black people especially men who are extremely important to any family. We need more shows like this🙌🏾🙌🏾🙌🏾

[@GetItInGood]

You need to shut your pseudo oppressed mouth cry baby.

[@whosthisantichrist]

Fatherless

[@blossom866]

crack took out a whole generation

[@TY00000]

And two generations after that

[@toyahill4151]

Man the crack epidemic took out lots of people in the east coast NYC, New Jersey more states; hard in school teachers have insights on drugs crack I am from Dallas, TX drugs hit heavy as well most would laugh or joke this is neither my mind, voice had no words just listen.

[@blossom866]

@@toyahill4151 hit heavily in san Francisco and Oakland, ca, I'm from San Francisco a few of my good friends got caught up and died,

[@toyahill4151]

@@blossom866 right San Francisco, Oakland, LA lots of states it was too many to name many down the line it hurts to hear when a person looses someone effected by the crack epidemic so sorry that is why I just listen when topics like this are discussed mainly I get angry at the govt they turn a deaf ear.

[@toyahill4151]

@@Boudicaisback that is why I could not name all drugs glad you did many to name some we do not hear about for instance mixed up drugs down to k2 teens taught nothing will harm them at the time.

[@QueenSugar72]

"When I got my scholarship to that great university called prison". That was deep

[@Boudicaisback]

Not rrally

[@specificocean588]

not really

[@QueenSugar72]

Look-a-here! You cannot tell ME what was deep to ME!!!

[@QueenSugar72]

@Shawn John I didn't say anything about glorifying his bad decision! WHAT I SAID WAS the brother did the crime, did the time but LEARNED VALUABLE LESSONS. Prison was his personal university. Some people have to go through certain things to get the lesson. That's what he had to go through. He recognizes that and so do I

[@QueenSugar72]

@Shawn John and I repeat, no one can tell ME what's deep to ME and what I gleaned from what he said - period

[@kirene8724]

Always representing home 💜 there’s no place like New York. I never realized how big New York was until I left home but ima make it my business to explore New York 🗽🗽

[@natashabobb6859]

originally born in manhattan grew up brooklyn always hanged out the bronx and live in the bronx if your a true new yorker u either lived work hang out in every borough nyc is home i just wish damn can rent go down homelessness is on the rise and the gentrification is crazy

[@NEONOIRERA]

I’m from Washington DC but it’s no place like NYC it’s my second home it’s a beautiful place with beautiful characters and images.. if you’re a creative you really understand.

[@solo.life.travels7215]

I'll be in DC for Thanksgiving. Haven't been in 4 years. I miss new york tho🥺

[@NEONOIRERA]

@@solo.life.travels7215 I’m going back to my nyc next week lol enjoy while you’re here

[@solo.life.travels7215]

@@NEONOIRERA thank you! And i know you'll be glad to visit or move back home

[@destinyimani867]

For sure! Same here.

[@Maleah.mp4]

If I was rich, I’d buy property in each burrow and rotate each year🤩

[@funjonny4957]

I love this. Love New York. Love being black. Love black culture. Love these black stories. Love the black liberation. ✊🏾❤️👏🏽

[@Boudicaisback]

Black power 🤘 black supremacy 🙌

[@roccohorror7022]

@@Boudicaisback Racist

[@Boudicaisback]

@pat p why does everyone assume I am a he? That's all I want to know

[@GetItInGood]

@@Boudicaisback black self pity...

[@Boudicaisback]

@@roccohorror7022 yes I am racist screw wypipo

[@afiyaburwell9512]

born and raised in bkny even though I live in Nashville BK is always my heart .

[@jboogie6921]

$1 slice of pizza in NYC? Those days are LONG gone. I guess maybe she was referring to her childhood. I remember when a slice was $1...it was the early to mid 90s.

[@elizabethharvey2739]

No they still do that

[@elizabethharvey2739]

Where have you been getting your pizza

[@JuaniqueVerde]

Nope, still happens here.

[@jboogie6921]

@@JuaniqueVerde Where and is it decent pizza? I'm not referring to those spots where Mexicans make pizza.

[@jboogie6921]

@Allison Edwards Oh okay. Yeah, I don't go to those spots. That's bootleg pizza lol. I guess I'm a pizza snob. lol

[@MS--se1jo]

New York is a beautiful state and city. New Yorker are creative and very active and proud people who love culture, adventures, and very none racist people Ik cuz they love people who are different and they help people to be more motivated and hard working people to achieve goals that they probably never thought they would get too

[@carmelcapricorn7701]

This city has the gritty and the pretty.👛🌸🌺💄👠🌆 Culture, food🥘🍚🐔🌽. Music.📻

[@757CitiesReppa]

They could’ve done New York ALOT better than this...

[@divinechocolat3469]

I swear I love me some New York and I ain't even from there I'm chi town born and raised baby but I'm New York at heart 🗽

[@solo.life.travels7215]

I'm Georgia born and raised, but love N.Y too

[@princessjasminewillis6456]

NYC Is Like the Best City Ever Like come on now who doesn’t want to go Visit NYC this Month We Should Celebrate BLACK History Month With all the Black Queens And every Color we love

[@convertible4925]

black history month is keeping us separated. black history is american history. white people arent special due to the color of their skin and neither are you.

[@drblack9944]

Too much racism in New York City.

[@GvngLvndDuda]

We Have the responsibility to Transfer the Stories to the younger Generation. As well we Need to spend time with our elders. Sit down and record them telling stories of old times. The Elders hold Our History, The Youth will create our Future.

[@Boredaff]

It’s neat how racism has become mainstream again

[@DiamondBabe161]

Harlem is the best ANOTHER HARLEM Native Manhattan makes it Happen

[@natashabobb6859]

just seen atlanta had to look on youtube for my own city ayeee Nyc from the boogie

[@_thejblife_]

Brooklyn!!!!!!!

[@Gates848]

Stan the man !!! Salute to you king glad to see you doing great things! That line about “this university called prison” was powerful !!

[@QueenSugar72]

I mentioned that quote about prison university and people jumped down my throat 🤣. I'm glad I'm not the only one who got it 👍

[@zareyiat237]

Bronx in the building! 168 💪🏾✨✨✨

[@natashabobb6859]

ayee Gunhill Road seymour but work on 167 hey fellow boogie lol

[@KittyCash]

this is great, I love hearing real stories from real people

[@ArianiMauve999]

No Matter how Difficult it is and How Much People dislike it. New York City is The Greatest Metropolitan Center in the History of the Universe.😉😉😉

[@quinzheeproductions6161]

I wish they highlighted the immigrant population more. A lot of West Indians live in New York City- Brooklyn and Bronx to be exact.

[@jaylindr3723]

Exactly. I’m born and raised in Charlotte NC but my dads side is from the Bronx and Dominican. They should’ve represented that

[@rocsteadyh.o.g4247]

They don’t have too. Black Americans were here and established long before y’all?? Why are y’all like this lol everybody knows it’s endless immigrants in ny

[@kairelvictoria2148]

@@rocsteadyh.o.g4247 Xenophobic much?

[@3NYC3]

@@rocsteadyh.o.g4247 Here you come with that " FBA " talk ... My grandmother is from DR and she was here before many Black Americans even thought about moving here.. STFU.. That xenophobic talk dont work in NYC ... we are all black

[@rocsteadyh.o.g4247]

@@3NYC3 your a dam lie. My family was in Nyc since the 1900’s. Before immigrants flooded Nyc. I dnt care what y’all Latinos and West Indians call yallselves. We black n proud. This comment was a hating comment trying to discredit black Americans

[@qianaswilliams9629]

Ooooh snap snap #DJClarkKent the man of steal 🎛🎤🎧I'm in his SundayScqool💃🏾 class every sunday Faithfully this is a dope show growing up #BLACK is hard believe me i know🖤🖤✊🏾i have visit the 🗽big apple🍎NYC soon

[@NyssaSayWhat]

Watching the Atlanta episode then coming to the nyc episode. I think nyc needs a redo 😭. First of all the street therapist is giving me liar vibes. The series is black in your city. Then you have a lady talking about identifying with white ppl. Which is fine but that’s not why we came here. It was great to see Tamara but that also steered left. I think they had the formula perfected with Atlanta.

[@TheCookfamily01]

I left NYC in 1980, but it will always be home!

[@ray1411]

This is really about Caribbeans growing up in NYC.

[@unrulytdott2824]

A good portion of the blacks in new york city are of Caribbean decent but we are all still black at the end of the day just a different part of the diaspora

[@ray1411]

@@unrulytdott2824 I know already a majority of the blacks in NYC are Caribbean. And black is not black in NYC. I know this for a fact.

[@ki-ng2642]

@@unrulytdott2824 uh no we arent the same people stfu

[@rocsteadyh.o.g4247]

It’s because of how much immigration increased over the past 15 years lol. I swear you can’t even find black American history in Ny no more it’s sad as hell!

[@kairelvictoria2148]

@@rocsteadyh.o.g4247 This mentality is really sad and regressive.

[@eternitysafro1083]

BORN IN BROOKLYN, RAISED IN QUEENS!!!! JUUUUUUHEARDDDDDD!🗣❤️

[@MrHonesttruth7]

"New York New York, big city of dreams But everything in New York ain't always what it seems You might get fooled if you come from out of town But I'm down by law and I know my way around Too much, too many people, too much" - Grandmaster Flash & The Furious Five

[@dmac7406]

Snoop Dogg has a remix of same song.

[@JOYaL3ooo]

Just keep on following your dreams ....everythinh is possible..just respect yourself and love yourself

[@deslynkumi3303]

Brooklyn number one

[@keishahouinsou2435]

Born in the bx 143rd between 3rd & Morris Patterson projects nycha breed ♥

[@ladyslovelucas82]

I grew up in Nevada. Mostly white school. Like 5 Mexicans and 3 black people. The black kids were the rich kids. Most of the white people were poor and the 5 Mexicans were poor. I was one of the Mexican kids.

[@footz718]

You see thank god I’m from Brooklyn smh

[@ray1love1]

My grandmother said if it's not in new york then they dont make it

[@ven-venvybz8775]

NYC/ THE BIG🍎 Brooklyn to the ❤ 🙌🏾

[@greenrodney45]

Great to here these stories

[@Hunter_Brandon]

Show the civil war happening between different black gangs in NY for the past few decades, and how shootings of black people skyrocketed after the NYPD’s Shootings division was dissolved.

[@marriejames01]

The talk about Affirmative Action by THOSE students is ironic considering that statistically W.W benefit from it more.

[@jamaldavis8606]

vh1 need a "growing up black stl", represting my city!!...

[@ray1411]

And, why did she use an outdated quote from Malcolm X? And she didn’t even explain herself well enough.

[@jazzyj904]

This is the 2nd video I’ve seen where something is missing and at this point the fact that no one sees the issue or makes sure to not let it happen is interesting

[@NEONOIRERA]

🤔??

[@jaylindr3723]

I know what you mean

[@antisbuster6296]

Growing up black in nyc is like being wet in water.

[@kjo2130]

Legendary Clark Kent!

[@limitsybernews8313]

fun. Gucci products are very popular in Indonesia

[@natashabobb6859]

The only thing I Didnt care for alot of negativity unlike Atlanta lot of hardship not real emphasis on our music culture fashion it needed more positive things

[@JD-ny3vz]

I feel like that made it have more depth, the Atlanta one was a little more superficial to me

[@JIMMY_GROWTRON]

Yurrrrrrr I LOVE BEING BLACK #FLATBUSH2thabone

[@fevenmicheal856]

There NY accent lovely

[@ki-ng2642]

Id like to hear about growing up with disabilities in kan-sas

[@michaeltomlin672]

I’m Brooklyn baby 😇 NYC on top

[@KG-cs8pl]

I love Tamara !!!! lol

[@thatruth031]

@VH1 Need to do a growing up black in Philadelphia

[@zaldnr3376]

id like to see a video of…what its like growing up diabetic in ontario….

[@uniqueanartist6792]

Would love to see Los Angeles

[@Knottynubian]

I love this ! Let’s go VH1 👏🏽

[@imjwin]

What’s up Broski 🦋

[@michaelctgrows9502]

It’s great growing up black in New York City tried growing up white in New York City in the projects want to talk about black racist man

[@ellefox1132]

You know.... I ALWAYS didn't understand why (a lot of) black people are not "with" (standing with) the LGBTQIA in this world. The similarities, and familiarities, that is called "hate", SHOULD guarantee their unity!!... But it doesn't. And that's sad because they can clearly stand tall together!

[@JuaniqueVerde]

💯!!!

[@mariambey6072]

I Soo look forward to seeing more, hearing more of this dialogue.

[@monk729]

It’s alright. Very diverse

[@XXIIXIIIXXXIXXXIX]

Awesome I can imagine. It's not 1920 😃

[@b4real18]

Mecca of the culture ya erd lol.

[@BG-fh5me]

Corny culture

[@francisogbonna_]

My dream place to live in

[@alecs6492]

Heads up. All these things that you think are very “New York” things, are very everywhere things.

[@Rob-kp7fi]

Yall got the beef patty karen I'm out 😆✌

[@andrewcharles1734]

Goochi Goo and Luis too. Replikaz

[@QUNYC7]

QUEENS GET THE MONEY!🌐🌉

[@76shian]

How they do this without Azelia Banks

[@babaralouiat7898]

This was positive and all but I don’t like the way they did NYC

[@kevinprater8855]

10:37... This brother (turned binary) says we were 3/4 human, but he meant we were 3/5 human.

[@Thedecider1984]

That's a dude

[@YouTubeUpdatesKeepGettingWorse]

What’s it like growing up white in NYC? ✊🏻

[@BRONXBUSS29]

Privileged duh

[@jackiefilakosky669]

Oh SHUSH UP

[@ayyeperfect]

I have a question I'm 12 year old and I'm about to be living in nyc would I be growing up there

[@ayyeperfect]

I mean would I grow up there

[@natashabobb6859]

Yes your just not born here 12 means u would be in middle school so of course you will actually be a freshman middle school so yes

[@ayyeperfect]

@@natashabobb6859 Would I be raised there cause ... my mom didn't teach me anything .And my grandma said when I go to NYC she would teach me 🤔

[@76shian]

Yes

[@Guerrillachop]

Pretty much u will be

[@ilikeanime1324]

Represent my 🇧🇿

[@meshah5153]

I was raised in New York but not the city. I couldn't imagine living in the city I know they have had great times but when I go to visit I get taken a back because it's so big and where I went there wasn't enough grass .

[@stakklecash6043]

Queens get the money #QGTM

[@Kim-Berly200]

This show left me scratching my head🙄 What's the point? The main idea💡 The purpose... ?

[@nickifromny]

To push the BLM narrative

[@mickfitz76]

Division

[@QueenSugar72]

The title is self explanatory to me. To show the world what it's like to grow up Black in whatever particular city they are focusing on at the moment. First New Orleans, this time New York.

[@Boudicaisback]

@pat p they do matter. Nobody thinks they dont. Just because a white cop kills a black person deservingly does not mean the entire country needs to take a knee and feel guilt.

[@Boudicaisback]

@pat p yup 2 of my comments deleted, KZbin doesn't think you are smart enough to think for yourself

[@Guerrillachop]

My city

[@Thedecider1984]

Deblasio NY is dangerous

[@Guitarist888]

2:25 1987? You sure she wasn’t born 1967?

[@PROSPERITY4U]

❤️☮️

[@BAKEJUNTZ]

Y’all need Jesse lee Peterson

[@checconetwo9581]

Imma start my own Growing Up White and it's gonna be LIT cuz my childhood was dope.

[@swat6006]

Good for you.

[@Sunshine134chick]

@@swat6006 right like what he want a cookie 🍪 🙄😂

[@a-1_slick917]

Yay want a cookie?

[@footz718]

East Flatbush is really a different world lol you can’t even compare life experiences with New York City

[@Iburn247]

Hey I was born on jan27 too

[@kennethholt3817]

Bronx born 1989. S/O to PC

[@jongabrielminney2440]

Do you have a "growing up white" series? Or is that considered racist.

[@___zeke___7581]

You’re welcome to make one

[@timothyallen7941]

Probably be the most 😴 show ever created we've been watching white people grow up since 📺 been invented

[@nomadicdevine2924]

♥️♥️♥️

[@leratosword6594]

Not bad

[@leoramos1877]

I'm not speaking Spanish no more

[@Kabkabmbujimayi]

😂😂😂❤❤