Are Black people foolish to feel a sense of connection to other "people of color"?

Question

Some (but certainly not all) Blacks seem to feel a sense of connection to Latinos and other "people of color". However, with the recent decision by the Cherokee nation to expel Black "Freedmen" and the recent attacks against Blacks by Chicanos in LA, I'm wondering if some of us are deluded when we automatically feel connected to non-White groups.

Answer 1

I don't personally feel a connection to people of color, but I don't think it's foolish. I just feel connected to people who have the same values and beliefs that I do. And like someone else said, everyone does have that need to feel like they belong and blacks who feel connected to people of color probably feel they can relate to them more than they can relate to someone who is white.

Answer 2

One thing that they do not mention about Blacks and Indians in Oklahoma - is that many blacks in Oklahoma and the south have Indian blood. The use the term "freedman" to separate the cultures but you have many Black Indians all throughout the south. There has been conflict within Indian tribes for a very long time. - For exp - the Macintosh Creeks and The John Ross faction. The John Ross faction were the full blood Indians and the Macintosh Creeks were the Mixed bloods. The Mixed bloods wanted to adopt the European ways of life where the Full Blood Indians wanted nothing to do with it. That is what is going on today. All the Indians that would not except European Ways are dead or they stayed in poor communities with blacks - hence the black Indians. Many Indians could not stay in the south if they were "Indian" so they assimilated into the black community. The Indians that are leaders in the tribes today are the sell out Indians who assimilated with whites. It is the same the prison - Indians always join with the whites during riots - they still are holding European penis. Those are the ones who kicked us out of the tribe. Osceola would not allow that - he had a black wife! This is just another attempt to wipe out our history. They want us to think that blacks are ancestors of the slaves - and that is it. Thousands of blacks did not even sign the daws commission because "freedman" sounds like another slave owner. They did everything they could to keep blacks from signing the roll - everything from murder to deception. We are not going to lay down tho.... We will get our story told one way or the other.

My whole point is that Powerful Europeans have brainwashed us to be divided and conquered so we will fight amongst each other and never unite for a common goal - Who murdered the Native Americans (north and south america) and stole their land, who kidnapped Africans and took them to a strange land? Who said we were pagans and gave us a god that looked just like them? Now I do not think that we should hate white people! It has nothing to do with color - it has to do with power. Poor whits have been lied to as well so they would keep their false sense of ethnocentrism. Once they stop teaching that the world did not start spinning until the Greeks popped up and "educated the world" and teach us the wonderful contributions that all cultures have given to our existence - then we can start coming together as one human race!

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Black_Indians

Answer 3

It's interesting that you posed that question. In part because I am Black, and my father was Native American. Cherokee in fact. I was raised to be proud of my heritage, both Black and Cherokee. This is why i found it so disheartening for the nation to turn it's backs on the Freedmen. I have Cherokee blood , but have never sought to claim any "inheritance" based on my father's lineage. I am shocked that at every turn it seems that many feel that they must distance themselves from the Black man in order to gain a false acceptance in society. Why? I feel as if I have lived in the shadow of deception all my life. I love the Cherokee as much as I love being of African American Blood. How can I not? Shall I cut myself in half? Of course not. I feel as though I have been slapped in the face and denied my rights as a member of my father's family. However I will not bow to racism. I will be a man amongst men! Those who would align themselves against others for the sake of acceptance will someday find that they too are not considered precious commodities under the laws and persecution of racists. To my Cherokee Brothers who side with me I say Osiyo! To those who think I am not worhty of my birthrights I say you're next!

Answer 4

No, not at all.
Skin color has always held a source of connection and security between groups of people.
The Cherokee just seem to not be as comfortable with Blacks as the rest of a colored group.
Sadly, neither group seems to except the Caucasian or ones with a close skin color but a usually darker skinned race.

Answer 5

I understand your question but I don't see what color has to do with it. I have colored skin. I like to think it is an attractive shade of pink. Perhaps not as attractive as the lovely shades of chocolate I see on so-called black people but certainly not like the white of milk or snow. Seriously, we are all brothers under the skin. Any differences are cultural, which is why the Cherokees and Chicanos are acting that way. Their culture is different from yours. It could be that culturally you are closer to the "whites" than you realise.

Answer 6

Everyone wants to feel connected to someone, but maybe rather than automatically assuming a connection because of skin color, it should be because of shared values or viewpoints. I don't feel "connected" to other white people just because they are white. I choose to base my feelings on whether we have the same values or not. I mean, I certainly have no connection to the racists and hatemongers who are white, because we have opposing views on what matters in life!

Answer 7

Yeah some situations. Being in a captivating forrest with a lake and a campfire going by skill of a few tents because of the fact the sunlight instruments in simple terms helped to furnish me that connection yet no longer in basic terms with nature yet in addition the persons i replaced into sharing the journey with. I frequently get that overwhelming experience of awe nevertheless it particularly is complicated to no longer.

Answer 8

I don't think it's foolish at all, but it would be better to feel connected to all people as a whole. To try to identify with some racial groups but not others seems like a losing game to me.

Answer 9

I connect to people on an individual basis, although I know we are all One, unfortunatlely most people (including white) don't. I don't try to connect to "people of color", if they don't ultimately see the biggest picture, oh well

Answer 10

if i feel a connection to you, it has nothing to do with the color or non coloring of your skin. Its sounds really cliche i know it but it has to do with whats on the inside under the fleshy part of the human body everybody seems to get held up on!