Why don't people consider Ethiopians, Somalians or East Africans Black?

Question

Just because they have narrow features doesn't mean that they are mixed or non Black. Not all Black people have the stereotypical features.

I am Nigerian and Black, I of course identify as Black. Nigerian is a nationality not a race.

Answer 1

I have known Somalians and Ethiopians so long. HUNDREDS OF THEM. And THEY ARE MORE PAN-AFRICANISM, and Black nationalism MORE THAN AFRICAN-AMERICANS. Trust me. Where did all the Black nationalism came from?.. ETHIOPIA. The land of the Rastafarian, Marcus Garvey's ideologies and others like Bob Marley. COME ON. In fact, while the Caribbeans and East Africans show MORE SYMPATHETIC to be the Black unity, African-Americans SEE THEMSELVES, "AMERICANS" Period.

Yes they do look different from the rest of Africans, but that is what race is. Asians are not all a like too. Compare Middle Easterns to Southeast Asians. Look at the Europeans, Northern Europeans are more Blonde than their southern Europeans. Samething goes to Africans.


GO DO SOME RESEARCH.

Answer 2

I didn't know that people thought that way. But they are indeed Black. Being African isn't a race as some people seem to think. They would be classified as ******* just as you and me. Blacks come in all different shades and features. You have the Somalians, and Ethiopians, Moroccans then you have the Nigerians, Kenyans, and Rwandans all of them have different features but they are all *******.

Answer 3

Sorry to assert yet maximum folk of Somalians have darker pores and skin to Ethiopians and Eritreans. Ethiopia and Eritrea substitute into as quickly as seen as one usa. maximum folk of Ethiopians and Eritreans have lighter pores and skin is through fact the international locations are closer to Yemen and Saudi Arabia the place the human beings there have lighter pores and skin. the glaring reason as to why human beings could think of that Somalians, Ethiopians and Eritreans are seen black is through fact the international locations are in Africa. yet enable me ask you adult adult males a query: Are Marriuiss human beings black?

Answer 4

If you are Nigerian then you should be African American as you have recent ancestry COMING FRROM Africa, while Black Americans have been in America longer. Eithiopians are African American, and narrow features or whatever doesn't overshadow they're skin color or hair type now does it?

Answer 5

I think most people refer to only african-americans as black. I think those peoples you mentioned are just called african or east african.
Ive never heard anything about features jsut about skin tone.

Answer 6

What does "Black" mean to you?

Would you rather be called 'Nigerian' or 'Black'? I'm guessing 'Nigerian' ~ that is who you are.

"Race" doesn't exist unless you make it exist. If you choose to divide yourself by "Race" ~ that's you. I don't.

Answer 7

Some have narrow features, some don't. They arent white in my eyes. My best friend is Ethiopian and I am Moroccan.

Answer 8

I guess ppl only call African-Americans 'black' but just Africans, are that..African.

Answer 9

true.

its obvious to me as a whitey they are tracial ndifferent than say nigerians or say east indans>

they have causian bone structure or something

i consider racer classification bit arbitrary

Answer 10

that is what you would call a african american not a black american and all those people you named will str8 up and quickly tell you they are not like us(black people in america) so why would we consider them like us