Emotional visit to Ghana's slave castles + my African ancestry results
Added 2025-02-13 15:10:39 +0000 UTC
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Very inspiring video! What’s the name of the website you used for your ancestry results?
tee
2025-03-04 17:41:55 +0000 UTCThis video really made me interested in my own ancestry. My parents died when I was really young so I've never really had that family connection. This might sound crazy but because of this video I've just learned that a lot of the Jamaican (my maternal sides) population were exported from Africa. It makes sense but I just never learned that. I want to look into it more now so thank you!!
Kewi.
2025-02-21 11:49:29 +0000 UTCThanks so much my love, blessings to you ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-20 19:08:24 +0000 UTCYou definitely unlocked something in Ghana…thanks for your content Dee your truly inspiring ❤️ God is good and your definitely blessed…I’m glad you use your power for good 😊🙏🏿
Frozenone
2025-02-20 19:00:48 +0000 UTCAppreciate you, glad you enjoyed 💕
Dee Shanell
2025-02-20 09:58:05 +0000 UTCWow I’m so glad I seen this video 🙏🏾🙏🏾❤️
Jaylon Marbury
2025-02-20 05:49:00 +0000 UTCI love this video and appreciate how real you are. Sometimes, we must let it out, especially when we face what our ancestors went through. Thank you for sharing your story, Dee ❤️
Carlill J.
2025-02-19 16:05:13 +0000 UTCKnowing what our ancestors had to go through is definitely motivation. I always wanted to take an ancestry test
Dre'yon Eure
2025-02-18 08:35:22 +0000 UTCRight, humans can be awful. Definitely important to witness history though, I want to visit a holocaust museum eventually also
Dee Shanell
2025-02-17 14:43:35 +0000 UTCThank you! ❤️ I’m glad this inspired you to get a kit, it also links you to distant family members who share your DNA so it’s super interesting
Dee Shanell
2025-02-17 14:42:04 +0000 UTCI wasn’t kicking myself… lol I just don’t like crying on camera. You’d have to actually experience it to understand how odd it feels knowing so many people are watching you cry…. but of course there’s nothing wrong with showing emotion. Also all these vlog videos already go on YouTube, I just post them early here for my Patrons. Glad you enjoyed the video though
Dee Shanell
2025-02-17 14:36:10 +0000 UTCDee, please stop kicking yourself for crying. The tears actually make your vids and viewpoints even more powerful. I highly advise you post this on YouTube cuz everybody remembers the civil rights activists, entertainers and athletes but nowhere near enough people realize just how many of us were inventors of everyday uses. This was beautiful 🙌🏿
Nick Crim
2025-02-17 07:59:40 +0000 UTCI can only imagine how truly impactful this experience was🥹. Glad you got to go and see/learn the history despite not fully being “happy” during the journey. I can’t wait to go as well. Ugh definitely been on my bucket list. We know how you are with the “Thug Tears” lol so it’s totally understandable especially in this situation.
BruhItsRodrick
2025-02-17 04:31:49 +0000 UTCI know you hate crying on camera but I think you showing this level of emotion is very important to this story!! Your vulnerability added so much to this video ❤️ As a Black American woman who constantly gets questioned about her “blackness” I really appreciate you opening up about this, I don’t see enough people talking about it! I have been thinking about doing a 23&me for years just to find those missing pieces, and this video was my determining factor!
Dalilah Marie
2025-02-16 20:34:59 +0000 UTCIve had similar experiences, I went to the national holocaust museum and to see the horrific pictures and the gas chambers, it really makes u question things, like how could some people hate others so much that they could murder millions of people or enslave millions like in your case, its just so sad
Evan Root
2025-02-16 20:07:57 +0000 UTCIt’s great for the soul!
Dee Shanell
2025-02-16 17:19:11 +0000 UTCThanks Trudy! So glad I could provide another perspective ❤️ I felt anger also, it was definitely a roller coaster of emotions!
Dee Shanell
2025-02-16 17:18:54 +0000 UTCAww appreciate that, thank you ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-16 17:15:00 +0000 UTCThis is exactly why I feel traveling is so important it can truly heal you.`💕
Lea
2025-02-16 05:04:25 +0000 UTCI relate so much to this experience after visiting a plantation in New Orleans. Like wow how did our people survive this horrific shit and STILL change the world?
Talique Taylor
2025-02-15 06:31:05 +0000 UTCYou helped me see from a different perspective in a way. When I think about what our ancestors went through I feel anger and sadness, but on the other hand we literally rose above all the odds that were meant to destroy us. Such a powerful and educational video🫶🏽
Trudy
2025-02-15 04:48:10 +0000 UTCi love this video dee! 🤍 thank you for sharing with us and speaking about all these amazing things our people have accomplished in the world. no matter what happens,nobody can erase our blackness or the things our ancestors have created for us!!! happy black history month 🫶🏾
gigu
2025-02-14 23:33:04 +0000 UTCWow I didn't expect this to make me cry 😭 such a beautiful video Dee. You're hands down the most authentic creator I watch, thanks for being real!
Sachiii
2025-02-14 22:13:53 +0000 UTCReally appreciate this 🥹 thanks so much, I love yall over here like family! This is such a special community to me, thank you for always being supportive ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 22:08:23 +0000 UTCAww I love that, that’s beautiful. That’s definitely in your blood, I hope you keep making clothes and continue to make your ancestors proud :) thanks for sharing ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 22:06:33 +0000 UTCThanks Darius, appreciate you! ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 22:04:46 +0000 UTCLol thanks for watching :)
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 21:27:42 +0000 UTCNot the the thug tears warning lol 😂 but thank you for sharing and educating our people 🙏🏾🫶🏾
Shak A
2025-02-14 19:29:03 +0000 UTCSame! Also I’m not even from LA but I feel nothing but pride seeing you and Kendrick rep Black LA culture. I’m from Memphis so don’t laugh. Most of us don’t sound like Glo😂. But still keep it up Dee!👏🏾
Shelby
2025-02-14 17:42:33 +0000 UTCThat’s dope, it’s a blessing to experience multiple cultures! Happy black history month to you too ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:56:21 +0000 UTCYasss 😂
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:55:34 +0000 UTCDefinitely overwhelming! But yes I choose 23 and Me because they seemed to be the most credible and accurate from checking multiple references. I don’t know about the cloning though but this government has so much access to our DNA and personal info, I think they could find other ways to clone us if they wanted to 😂
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:55:25 +0000 UTCThanks so much, glad you enjoyed 💕
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:53:03 +0000 UTCIt’s forsure a roller coaster of emotions! Truly grateful we’ve come as far as we have though
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:52:48 +0000 UTC❤️❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:52:06 +0000 UTCAww thanks, appreciate you! So true, it definitely needs to be acknowledged more often. I don’t remember ever learning about black inventors in school, even during black history month smh
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:51:53 +0000 UTCAgreed! Happy black history month to you too! Much love ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:43:49 +0000 UTC❤️❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-14 16:39:56 +0000 UTCHi Dee when are you putting out the Irish vlog cause you said you were in Ireland not long ago.
Hassasn Omar
2025-02-14 16:26:59 +0000 UTCThey also have a test that can trace your maternal/paternal ancestry generations back to the specific place in Africa that maternal/paternal ancestor is from in Africa, but only a male can take the paternal test because of the Y chromosome.
Dezmontae
2025-02-14 05:30:26 +0000 UTCIm glad you said that cause I learned having pride in being black from African Americans, it’s different and more honest than how most Latin American countries view blackness and how it’s taught unfortunately.
Cesar R🇩🇴
2025-02-14 04:17:31 +0000 UTCloved this, Dee ❤️ thank you for sharing vulnerable moments with us
Ren
2025-02-14 04:05:26 +0000 UTCCaribbean 🔥🫶🏽
Cesar R🇩🇴
2025-02-14 03:59:28 +0000 UTCI appreciate this video so much and understand the emotions. My home country(DR) just like USA has such a complicated history with slavery and colonialism, and I can’t wait to do my ancestry test and visit the mother land. Learning history especially ours in The Americas is uncomfortable and upsetting but it is history that should always be remembered and never forgotten or belittled. Happy Black History month y’all. great video Dee!
Cesar R🇩🇴
2025-02-14 03:58:27 +0000 UTCThis was an amazing and touching video, Dee! No worries about being emotional. I got teary eyed when you talked about the struggles your ancestors had to go through. They would be proud of the moves you're making and how you're excelling in life in the midst of a hectic social climate right now. I'm also glad you mentioned the black inventors. It is a fact that needs to be brought up now more than ever. Even popular music genres (rock, country, R&B, house, electronic) were started by black people. Thank you for sharing your story ❤️❤️
elliott eclipse
2025-02-14 03:22:45 +0000 UTCThis was a lovely video. Love that we also got this part.
Muffinz Okuurr
2025-02-14 01:53:48 +0000 UTCI wish all Black Americans could visit and have that experience. Many tend to forget where they come from and every once in a while we need to be reminded. I’m proud to be black and grateful for the life I have now. Black people are top tier and you can’t tell me any different.
Maurice H
2025-02-13 23:40:42 +0000 UTCNot you makin me tear up too. I get so many emotions when I look at our progress. I get angry, sad, angry and proud.
Shelby
2025-02-13 22:55:44 +0000 UTCWauw Dee, what a beautiful and authentic video!!! Thank you for sharing this experience with us. 💙
Izzyarsenio
2025-02-13 22:16:32 +0000 UTCYour self reflection was beautiful. As a Caribbean person I completely understand what you were feeling. When I look at my culture and heritage. Historic places and what my people before me did so I could be here. It is indeed overwhelming and amazing to think of. I always wanted to try an ancestry kit but there has been weird things around 23andMe and the conspiracy in me keep thinking they gon take my nobody know me ass and clone me or some weird ish lol.
Nashton Macmind
2025-02-13 21:47:56 +0000 UTCMe being excited that Dee is 5% Sierra Leonean 🇸🇱 😂🙌🏾
Tamara Manley
2025-02-13 21:41:21 +0000 UTCAs somebody who is not AA but has lived in America their entire life. (I was born in the republic of Congo, not the DRC. And I moved to America when I was 1) I’ve always really respected black Americans, because ya’ll went through a LOTTTT, and ya’ll still dominate in a lot of different industries, and I am very proud to that I grew up being able to experience African and Black American Culture. Happy Black History Month!!😚
Deccah K
2025-02-13 20:48:02 +0000 UTCThis was such a motivating video! I am mostly black but I am around 25% white which kind of confuses me since I talk black and act black and have black hair texture but I get why a lot of us black Americans are 24% white bc of slavery. I just can’t imagine what my ancestors had to go through back when slavery was around and how they just kept going no matter what. I am grateful for what they have done for me bc without their toughness and determination I wouldn’t have the life I have today. Also Dee you don’t have to block your emotions this shows that you are human and that you care about other people and the betterment of society. 👏🏾👏🏾
Darius Young
2025-02-13 20:45:14 +0000 UTCThank you for sharing Dee! I am glad this experience gave you a deeper sense of pride and connection to your ancestors. The segment where you talked about being a go getter and that being in your dna resonated deeply with me. A couple years ago the Dutch government released the slave register from Curaçao and I was able to do some research on my ancestors. The information I found was scarce but I found some relatives who were tailors which was so cool to learn cause I am an artist and I also make clothes. It’s so beautiful to learn that we still possess their drive, creativity, resilience and I hope we are able to honor them in our lives as best as we can🙏🏾
Meli
2025-02-13 19:42:40 +0000 UTCDee you are so loved and appreciated I hope you know that about the Patreon family over here. You sharing this with us was a privilege and we are so thankful!! Got me crying while eating my salad 😮💨 wishing you all the best and your perseverance is a testament to your ancestors who also had to persevere through those struggles. 🤍❤️🤍❤️
Breezy
2025-02-13 18:58:58 +0000 UTCYasss shoutout to Jamaica, yall are definitely proud also and rightfully so! We had the same terrible start but still prevailed and have had an amazing impact on the world. Thanks for your kind words, much love always 💕
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:51:17 +0000 UTCYes Dee I also love how you said your neighbouring countries and it’s being petty when you where talking about Nigeria and Ghana I’m from Scotland and most Scot’s hate the English so it’s kinda similar a beef for a thousand years and most people don’t know why it started 💙
Jackdeel
2025-02-13 18:50:05 +0000 UTCAww don’t make me cry 🥹 thank you so much for being here and always being supportive, love youuu ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:48:53 +0000 UTCI really considered scrapping this video because of the crying lol but I’m glad I posted it Good to know I’m British approved 😂 I love the UK!
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:47:54 +0000 UTCAyy you right! Shout out to my parents and grandparents for always instilling the importance of black history. I will definitely be passing down that lesson to my children. I’m scared for the future generations and the education system, though. SMH. We gotta make sure we keep those teachings alive for our youth, because they STILL trying to erase us out here!
Matise Benign
2025-02-13 18:46:49 +0000 UTCFacts, we are all still one. I love traveling around the globe and seeing us thrive world wide despite our horrible beginnings! Glad you enjoyed the video 💕
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:45:52 +0000 UTCExactly! They tried to destroy us but our ancestors still prevailed! Truly inspiring. Thanks so much for your kind words, much love always ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:44:22 +0000 UTCThat’s so dope your family took you as a child, it’s definitely important for our youth to be educated on this because it’s not covered in much detail at all in school
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:43:03 +0000 UTCRight! It’s really mind blowing
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 18:42:07 +0000 UTCThis was such an amazing video and I completely agree with you about how black people had to make lemonade from literal shit!! All the cards were dealt against us and we still prevailed. It also makes me so happy to see you have so much pride as a Black American and even though I’m not American (I’m Jamaican) I’ve always felt some connection to Black Americans and how prideful and proud you guys are of your culture because I feel the same level of pride as a Jamaican. And yesss y’all ARE the most influential and emulated I can’t even lie!!! From the hairstyles to the music the influence is worldwide. Much love Dee 🥰
Daviiii
2025-02-13 18:39:00 +0000 UTCMy shirt is soaked with tears watching this. I really appreciate you being this vulnerable and sharing this beautiful experience with us. I will always support your channel and anything you do because of how sincere, honest, and beautiful you come across. Love you Dee!!
RPL
2025-02-13 18:19:46 +0000 UTCDee this video was amazing im glad you put in the emotional parts its authentic and real and shows how strong you are also as a Brit we are now claiming Dee Shanell
Jackdeel
2025-02-13 18:12:20 +0000 UTCI Loved this vid, I’m a First Nation person from Australia and we experienced Slavery in Australia until the 1950’s. We don’t really talk about Slavery in Schools like we should so we’re not that educated on the topic like I feel we should be we Ofc read about it hear and there but it’s never taken to seriously. Ofc you can still learn about it but it isn’t promoted as it should be. Also, in the 1970’s there was the stolen generation it was the kidnapping of young children who were sent off to camps to pretty much get their identity ripped from them and learn a completely different language. Some of The Children who were kidnapped are still alive and they don’t know their parents. Actually My Great Grandmothers friend was stolen right in front of her and they never saw each other again. I promise last paragraph lol, my skin complexion is like olive or light brown, everybody in my family is Aboriginal but we are all different shades , my mother has white skin, and my dad is brown, my grandma looks like a white woman swear to god , and her mother mother is dark skinned, My Great Grandfather has white skin. all of the men in my family is brown skinned besides 3 people. Because of the stolen generation we have a stereotype put on us that if we’re to light we’re not blak, but if we’re darker skinned we’re to blak (blak is a synonym for Aboriginal). In fact on average there’s only %1 of European in us, we’ve always have been diverse, even before they colonised us, it doesn’t matter AT ALL how light or dark we are because we are all still Blak. Loved the vid Dee 💙
Daniel
2025-02-13 17:13:13 +0000 UTCThank you for showing your emotions, Dee! We love and support you always! I hate crying on camera too, but you didn’t set it up while crying just to cry, so you are already 100% more genuine than a lot of these influencers out here! It’s an amazing (and often emotional) feeling when we/our people realize where we are now because they have endured the HARDEST and most CRUEL form of hate and jealousy and STILL persevered and SURVIVED!!! I was crying too when I visited the areas where the slaves arrived in Curaçao, and I even found some ancestors in the registry book they had over there in there museum and exhibit. I cried, HEAVY… and I was 12 years old then, so even as a kid it hit me heavy. It was very disturbing to hear and learn about it all, but you are always feeling PROUD afterwards like: “Damn… they tried, but we are STILL HERE.” I will never not be emotional when I hear our stories! This Black History Month especially, I learned about so many more stories that helped us get to where we are now. It’s still not great, but we have come a long way, and I will always walk with pride. If it’s not for me, then for my ENTIRE ANCESTRY who couldn’t! In the next life, I want to be even BLACKER! Because we are IT, and without us—now and in the past—there was nothing on this planet! BLACK: Adjective, adverb, color & noun!!! Thank you, thank you, thank you, Dee 🫶🏾❤️❤️❤️❤️
clarence.
2025-02-13 17:00:08 +0000 UTCAww Dee, I love your heart. You got me crying too, damn! Now I’m inspired to go to Cape Coast again. When I went the first time, I was extremely young. But I believe returning would put a lot of things into perspective for me as an adult. Also congrats on your 23 and Me results! ❤️
Matise Benign
2025-02-13 16:59:34 +0000 UTCIt's a crazy realization to how much our people has significantly impact society. And the level of resilience they had for us to be here today. Truly remarkable. Cry your thug tears Dee lol.
Tati
2025-02-13 16:46:33 +0000 UTCRight! It’s one thing to read about it but an entirely different thing to witness it in person. It’s absolutely depressing, I had to reflect and search for the silver lining because I was initially pissed leaving that damn castle! The tour guide asked did I enjoy the tour and I said no lmao but I’m glad I experienced it and will never forget it
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:31:26 +0000 UTCThis reminds me of when I went to this castle in South Africa and saw the slaves and their torture chambers, it was so sad, but it's amazing how far Africans worldwide have come.
RedWolf
2025-02-13 16:29:58 +0000 UTCAgreed! Thanks so much for your kind words, much love ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:28:08 +0000 UTCNo problem, thanks for being here and being supportive ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:27:25 +0000 UTCMost of lmao right! Some ain’t tapped in yet, but hopefully they’ll get there 😂 we all have the potential to be great, I really believe that
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:26:47 +0000 UTCThank you ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:25:43 +0000 UTCTruly devastating. Hearing about all this in the castles definitely angered me. It also inspired me to go harder in life, knowing that my people endured all that and sacrificed so much for those in our race to have a better life
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:24:55 +0000 UTCDee, thank you for being so raw in this video. I love your reflection of the experience you had. I went to South Africa and we went on a lot of similar tours and it honestly just made me depressed and ready to go home. We as black people have heard these stories our whole lives but actually seeing places where it happened and the conditions or people lived in adds a whole new layer of feelings to it.
Sean’dre Reid
2025-02-13 16:24:48 +0000 UTCExactly!! If we made all these great inventions in the face of adversity, just imagine what we would have accomplished as a group without the roadblocks we faced. Truly remarkable what our people achieved despite all the hurdles thrown at us, definitely something to be proud of And thanks so much, this community means a lot to me and I’m glad I can be vulnerable here ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 16:20:54 +0000 UTCAnd thank you as well for sharing such vulnerable moment ! Looking forward to you next videos ! 🫶🏽
Samantha Desruisseaux
2025-02-13 16:12:38 +0000 UTCI truly loved the vulnerability in this vid. As a black American the emotions you expressed made such a large impact on me. It angers me that in this country we still have to fight to prove ourselves and succeed in this society. With how so many people love to deny that oppression and racism exists it's truly frustrating. We need more of this within the black community, pride and love for what we've survived and continue to survive through. We need to keep supporting each other because it's been shown time and time again that no one else has our backs but us. Much love for you Dee Dee <3.
Ariana Carrington
2025-02-13 16:11:55 +0000 UTCthank you for sharing this with us dee🥹
desmond
2025-02-13 16:08:16 +0000 UTCMaaaaannn, you have no idea. 😂😂 She taught me alot and she's the main reason why I respect the ones who came before me in out culture because we wouldn't be where we at if if wasn't for their fights and sacrifices. So seeing this video just got me in my feels because it be alot of bs being promoted in black media when I know deep down, we more than that lol. I loved this video so much Dee! Thanks for sharing your pride and experience with us. 💯
lilrickyfrm51
2025-02-13 15:55:32 +0000 UTCPeriod lmao
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:50:19 +0000 UTCThis was beautiful, thanks so much for your kind words, Samantha! Love that you're proud of your country and everything your people endured and overcame. Knowing our origins can be interesting but you have that deep connection to your Haitian people and that's what matters most! Thank you for sharing, much love ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:49:53 +0000 UTCShoutout to u for sharing this with us queen. Like u said, that strength and perseverance is engrained within (most of 👀) our bloodlines. Yeaaa, i’d wanna be black too 😘
Vaylen Virgo
2025-02-13 15:47:41 +0000 UTCPerioddd, that's so dope! Glad you have that strong sense of pride, sounds like your Grandma was greatly respected so I know that provides so much inspiration for your family ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:45:27 +0000 UTCI loved this 🥹❤️
CheloDame's Corner
2025-02-13 15:44:09 +0000 UTCit hits so hard to think that those PEOPLE, went through all of that. breathing humans, day to day “life” barely surviving. it is so sad. how could colonizers have such little compassion, zero empathy. i could never see a person SUFFERING like that, and why? cause they have darker skin?? its so vile. the fact that they used to use black newborn babies as ALLIGATOR BAIT… in what world does a person deserve to be subjected to such inhumane treatment. and the fact that so many people are still racist to this day and deny racism is a real issue… our world is insanely backwards.
𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝
2025-02-13 15:42:55 +0000 UTCAbsolutely! Thanks Kyrie, I’m glad I did too 💕
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:36:02 +0000 UTCBeautiful Video Dee! I am biracial but I cannot tell you how much more I resonate with my black side because when it comes to soo many things, the white side just doesn't make me feel proud because of all the reasons you have stated. Sometimes it feels so weird that half of that is me. And that is why I would always resonate with my black side more. Also, as you said, the way black people made lemonade out of literal shit, fills me with sooo much pride like it's insane. Just IMAGINE if black people had all the unhinged opportunities and resources that white people had (and stole)... nahhh I'm always repping black wherever I go because especially here in Germany, we need so much more black excellence representation🔥 Also, cry girl, let it out 🥹 I'm just like you, I feel so weird crying in front of people but I'm learning more and more that it is completely fine to cry in front of people that matter. And unlike with some other creators, I truly feel like we matter to you. And you matter a lot to us. So let it all out haha :) (idk why I'm speaking like I'm representing DeeHive😁)
dalamirgo
2025-02-13 15:35:57 +0000 UTCYeahh I’m trying to be more vulnerable and thought this was important to share, especially during black history month ❤️ glad you enjoyed
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:35:18 +0000 UTCcurrently about to watch this during my american history class 😭
𝐫𝐚𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐝
2025-02-13 15:34:26 +0000 UTCYass my Nigerian sista 🇳🇬 😂 but yes we are extremely resilient, it’s truly amazing! ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:34:18 +0000 UTCHey Dee ! That’s the first video you’ve posted since I’ve been a Patreon. So happy I finally have enough ressources to support you in a small way since your videos brought me smiles in pretty hard times since 2021. I’m so happy you’re exploring your ancestry ! We tend to be more focused on what happened to our ancestors that were already taken from our countries of birth and forget where we really came from. I’m from Haiti and I am immensely proud of the fact that we were the first all black enslaved country to claim independence but I never thought to where we really started because in my head I’ve always been Haitians and nothing else so you gave me a new perspective on what ancestry really means in our history and thank you for that ! I can admit that I’m not even sure what country my ancestors were even from and this video made me think about how that’s basically wiping part of my history off. I also totally understand where you’re coming from when you said you were uncomfortable around these people. It’s not exactly the same thing but I live in France now and visiting the Eiffel Tower seeing everyone see it as the epitome of a symbol of love when for my country the money that was used for it was a bargaining chip for our independence that cripples our country even now… It can break your heart a little. Surrounding by the descendants of the people that did this to our country… The creators of racism… It hurts. This is my history and this is their entertainment, their attraction. I see where the feeiling come from. You always say you’re a « crybaby » and « sensitive » but I really see it as you seeing and feeling much more than the average person and you shouldn’t diminish this since this sensitivity will make me think about something I never thought of before. Thank for this video and for opening new (or should I say past ?) doors for me ! Hope this experience made up for the other bad ones in Ghana. 🫶🏽 (Hope this wasn’t too long)
Samantha Desruisseaux
2025-02-13 15:32:22 +0000 UTCLove to hear/see ppl proud about my culture. I wouldnt be any other race beside my own. I literally got black history in my family. Before my Grandma Beauty passed, she was a public housing activist on the southside of Chicago who used to rent out school buses to give upper class ppl (rich whites lol) a tour of the Bronzeville area in Chicago and she did a lot for the city. She called it Beauty's Ghetto Bus Tours (Love that name lol) I was 11 years old at the funeral and Jesse Jackson eulogized her, News channels covered it, Members of the Black Panther party was there, Obama sent a letter of condolensences (He gotta selfie with her in the obituary too) and she was compared to Ida B. Wells for all she done for public housing. Just being that closely related to someone like that always get me hella motivated whenever Im down. I get upset, I just google my Grandma and remember who tf I am 💯💯
lilrickyfrm51
2025-02-13 15:32:16 +0000 UTC💯
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:32:08 +0000 UTCMuch love ❤️
Dee Shanell
2025-02-13 15:31:57 +0000 UTCI completely understand the tears!!!! A lot may not understand until they actually visit. When that history is dropped on you & you finally feel and see the landmarks, it’s more than enough to make a beast cry. Glad you had that beautiful moment!
Kyrie Douglas
2025-02-13 15:31:02 +0000 UTCNever expected u to share something this personal tbh lol. Fire vid 🔥
Montavio Avery
2025-02-13 15:28:53 +0000 UTCGirl you got me balling real tears in a mechanic shop getting an oil change 😭😭, it makes me so proud of how resilient we are as a people and how far we have come! I’m half Nigerian as well cousin lmao. Amazing video! ❤️
Shakyra Hartzog
2025-02-13 15:27:28 +0000 UTCWe contributed so much to society and still fight for credit it’s sad I still get angry thinking about how we was treated but I’m glad how far we mad it tho
Only Kuno
2025-02-13 15:26:51 +0000 UTCAyeeeee, I’m from Guinea 🇬🇳❤️❤️❤️
Salima
2025-02-13 15:25:34 +0000 UTCLove you dee🤍
Angel
2025-02-13 15:25:23 +0000 UTC
