Black Americans Are Different From Africans

[quietlioness]

This video is missing huge details to the story. African Americans are a mixture of SEVERAL African ethnicities ( I am Malian, Nigerian, Ghanaian, and Mende from Sierra Leone.) Many of us are also part Indigenous to the Americas. And that “European admixture” is thanks to slaves being sexually assaulted.

[serenawarren]

You left out the Indigenous Indians both black and red.

[riccorich]

Black americans also have Native ancestry

[therealg]

Wrong… There are literally light skinned people in west Africa as well. It’s pretty diverse

[rashadbeckham]

Jason Derulo is Haitian not black American.

[HD-iqji]

Most are dark Brown but many look like mulattos.

West africans are way darker.

[jmatoya]

Clearly whoever made this video has never been to Africa.

[xtraprebel]

Fun Fact for anyone that Don't know this some Black Americans also have genetic connections to the Indian Subcontinent too because East Indian slaves were in America since the 1600's in Virginia, South Carolina, and Maryland amd they were assimilated into the Black American population.

[gamalnassertv]

For the African ancestry, 85% is from West Africa (Senegal, Gambia, Nigeria, Mali...etc) and 15% is Central Africa/Bantu (mostly Angola).

[AD-jqow]

Because some are more or less mixed they are not 100% of african descent..
That is why

[allikdoolb]

I'm a black american.i have the facial features of a caucasian with African lips

[BrandonMalveaux]

This seems pretty accurate most people will take this video out of context

[hahaha]

This vid is flawed.

So African Americans look different to other Africans because of European ancestry!? 🤔
What a joke.

The conclusion presupposes that Africans lookalike. West and Central Africans don't lookalike and have diverse genetics. The idea that a Senegalese Wolof looks similar to Angolan Mbundu or Cameroonian Bamileke looks similar to a Sierra Leonean Tenme is frankly, ridiculous. A mix of those ethnic groups I mentioned would produce people that looked different to their origins without the need for Euro admixture.

Do better.

[EthanSolomon-hhuc]

*"Key points to consider:"*

Facial features:

*"West Africans often have more pronounced facial features like a wider nose, fuller lips, and a slightly more prominent jawline compared to the average African American, which can be attributed to the diverse genetic pool within the African American population due to admixture with other ethnicities."*

Skin tone:

*"While both populations can have a wide range of skin tones, West Africans generally tend to have slightly darker skin on average compared to African Americans."*

Body build:

*"Body type can vary within both groups, but some studies suggest that West Africans may have a slightly higher proportion of lean muscle mass and a lower waist-to-hip ratio compared to African Americans."*

[MochaA]

No its because we are native to America.

[dariusmckenzie]

Ummm maybe that black Americans are actually the indigenous to the mesoamerica land

[winterqueenkel]

I do genealogy on the side (full time journalist)...I've found specific to my area throughout North Georgia, Black people tested are generally 75/25 mostly Nigerian/mostly English. Beautiful features--often tall, very smart, deep roots. Tragic beginning but the pillars of so many rural towns now.

[lloydfrancis]

Why do white Americans look different from the white Europeans in England Ireland and Scotland why does Sicilians look different from northern Italians? I mean what kind of stupid question is this. We are all human beings made in the image of God and we all need Jesus

[uniformityofnature]

I am going to have to ask you what Africans, I can assure you can find every type of black American look in Africa with even more diversity.

[rahatmirza]

As an indian i would love to marry a girl from ther ethnicity because i love them they are hot but they dont me😢