Comments on: About us http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/2009/03/14/about-us/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=about-us (Far South West) Thu, 21 Apr 2011 13:05:56 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: BNG http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/2009/03/14/about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1535 BNG Sun, 27 Dec 2009 00:05:40 +0000 http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/?p=8#comment-1535 Fiona, We are not clear if you consider yourself African, African Caribbean, British African, British African Caribbean or African-American. We generally do not tell others how to describe themselves as we are all too aware that the terms of race involve self definition and political historical awareness. Particulaly in Europe where all races live side by side. We think it can only be up to each one of us to make this decision on definition for ourselves (if we want to). We wonder: are you African in culture with US citizenship? Or are you a US citizen with some African in your genetic ancestry? Do you live in Africa, the USA, Europe or South America? We are Black British. This is a political position we take in opposition to the notion that some have that you can only be 'white' and be British - all others can then be treated as foreigners in their own country. We would refer you to an article on our site:- <a href="http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/about-us/the-black-in-bng/" rel="nofollow"> With respect BNG Fiona, We are not clear if you consider yourself African, African Caribbean, British African, British African Caribbean or African-American. We generally do not tell others how to describe themselves as we are all too aware that the terms of race involve self definition and political historical awareness. Particulaly in Europe where all races live side by side. We think it can only be up to each one of us to make this decision on definition for ourselves (if we want to). We wonder: are you African in culture with US citizenship? Or are you a US citizen with some African in your genetic ancestry? Do you live in Africa, the USA, Europe or South America? We are Black British. This is a political position we take in opposition to the notion that some have that you can only be ‘white’ and be British – all others can then be treated as foreigners in their own country.

We would refer you to an article on our site:-

With respect

BNG

]]> By: Fiona Wanjiku http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/2009/03/14/about-us/comment-page-1/#comment-1529 Fiona Wanjiku Thu, 03 Dec 2009 14:47:57 +0000 http://www.blacknetworkinggroup.org/?p=8#comment-1529 Dear Sir/ Madam I wish to say that i am an African person, and i think it is great that there is a group which is uniting to help campaign or even speak out against racism. However, i do think that the use of the term Black to describe African-Caribbeans and Asians is wrong. Because although African people are called black, this is a racist term that dates all the way back to slavery times. This is why people in America in the 1960s campaigned to stop the term black being used, and are now known as African-Americans. I think that we as the ethnic minority, especially members of teh African-Caribbean community should endeavour to discourage the term Black being used to describe us, and to encourage the rerm African-Caribbean to be used instead. Yours sincerely, Fiona Wanjiku Dear Sir/ Madam

I wish to say that i am an African person, and i think it is great that there is a group which is uniting to help campaign or even speak out against racism.

However, i do think that the use of the term Black to describe African-Caribbeans and Asians is wrong.

Because although African people are called black, this is a racist term that dates all the way back to slavery times.

This is why people in America in the 1960s campaigned to stop the term black being used, and are now known as African-Americans.

I think that we as the ethnic minority, especially members of teh African-Caribbean community should endeavour to discourage the term Black being used to describe us, and to encourage the rerm African-Caribbean to be used instead.

Yours sincerely,

Fiona Wanjiku

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