The American dream of African immigrants • FRANCE 24 English

Africans make up just 5 percent of immigrants in the United States but represent the fastest-growing immigrant group. For many of them, America is the land of opportunity. But the reality is sometimes more difficult, as Africans are confronted with various challenges. These include a form of racism against them – somewhat ironically, from the African American community. FRANCE 24's correspondent Fanny Allard went to Washington, as well as the states of Maryland and Virginia, to meet some of these men and women who have made a new life for themselves in the United States.
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[marci]

Why didn’t you also focus on how the French exploited these people in Africa and it’s contribution to their struggle

[Adm]

One thing that we Africans need to know is that it’s the African Americans that have paved the way and paid their blood hundreds of years for black and brown people to be in America and we need to appreciate this. This journey didn’t come easily. As an African immigrants we need to understand and honor the sacrifices made by our ancestors the blacks who fought for justice and racial equality and freedoms from oppression because without them the US could have been different like some other places.

[Head_On]

Funny how Europeans think Americans discrimination is stronger than that in Europe but in reality it’s the same

[josyfred]

As a french speaking African migrant who has lived in this country for the past 15 years, I am deeply disturbed by the narrative being pushed in this France 24 propaganda alleging among other things that African Americans are somehow "racist" towards their fellow Africans. How far from the truth this is my friends.... The notion that there is jealousy or envy is so silly, it runs counter to the very principles that define this great nation, including notions like melting pot and "communitarianism", a term that french intellectuals abhorre for its offers social minorities a voice that is silenced in the existing french system. Africa had always been the land of opportunity for the French. While they are having a hard time finding prosperity in their land, they hope for the African continent once again to be its saving grace. The narrative at play here, another attempt to divide Africans from their AA brothers and sisters in order to expand their cultural influence on Africans living in the greatest country in the world casts doubts on its agenda. Under pressure from China and Russia, they once again resort to their dirty tricks and the narratives here are part of an effort to fight back in the virtual sphere, the French president Macron has directed their media with disinformation campaigns like these and foolishly we are falling for it. I am actually not that surprised that French-speaking Africans are making such pathetic rhetoric, as they have historically been subjected to the most intense media brainwash in all of Africa. France teaches us to be suspicious of all people who look like us and we learn from an early life to look for the french when we are in need so that explain that.

[Jonas-ilme]

I'm a Black American who has visited Africa several times. My closest friends are all first generation immigrants from Nigeria and the Caribbean. This is some of the most egregious propaganda I have ever seen.

[United-States-of-Africa]

What is France doing in Madagascar Island???? That's what you should report on

[murkzmontana]

Why don’t you do the French dream of African immigrants

[roche]

America is what europeans never gave african immigrants. Freedom of the true pursuit of hapiness. No discrimination during job hunts like in europe.

[adeyanjuadebiyi]

Life is not easy anywhere in the world.

[MsDezB]

Interesting that this video opens with a colonizer pointing out differences between African-Americans and our brothers and sisters straight from Africa. Divide and conquer is still going strong, I see. At the end of the day, we still have more in common with each other than we do with *them.*

[hiefia]

I have a different experience. The people who were kindest to me were African Americans. My fellow Africans and countrymen gave me some of the worst treatments I have ever received.
But it depends on your personal experience I guess.

[jeromejr]

Wow. This news channel knows nothing about African Americans. Not a single thing. Envious? Nah.

[dreamcloud]

I hear this all the time "African Americans envy native Africans because they know where they are from" but that's not the truth. Most African American see themselves as American and have the same issues with African immigrants as regular Americans do about immigrants in general (less jobs due to immigrants willing to settle for lower wages, rent increases, and all of the other issues associated with an influx of immigrants)

[summer]

I am African American and have African friends from Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, etc. There's no envy or jealousy. America is the greatest empire that ever existed. We have people from all over the world in our vast, diverse, and incredible country. There's no country on earth that comes even close to the number of people from all over the world who are attracted to our shores. Even in third tier cities, diversity is eye-popping. God bless America.

[robinshankland]

Many Americans are unable to achieve the "American dream".
I've dealt with SO many immigrants, refugees, who come to the US and expect our government to completely support them.
Only in the US do taxpayers have to foot the bill for children in public schools who cannot speak English.
People are here for DECADES and never bother to learn the language or to teach their children.
WE have to pay for translators each and every time a child is unable to understand the language.
So disrespectful
If an individual needs rescue, that person should at least contribute to this country, should ABSOLUTELY learn English.
I don't think people should be permitted to stay in ANY country if they refuse to learn and contribute.
We have our own citizens to look after.

[PapBob-jgrd]

France 24 should focus on the racial problems in France and Europe, New Zealand, Australia, Canada, South Africa, Namibia etc everywhere that was settled by white France racial problems . France wiped out 1.5 million Algerians during independence struggle and has had unhealthy grip on west Africa . Haiti still paying France for liberation for freeing themselves . France Colonized New Orleans . 46 million black people in America . 3 million black from outside US . 2 million black people from the continent Africa in US . Insignificant . At least 1.3 billion black people in the continent . At least 90 million black in Brazil . At least 400 million black people in diaspora including afro-Jamaicans, afro-columbian, afro-mexican, afro-canadian, afro-british, afro-brazilian, afro Panamanian etc .Cannot use the experiences of a few people to generalize .

[calaragazza]

I have never met a Black American who was jealous of Africans. And Black Americans know where we come from too. We have been in the Americas for centuries, even long before the transatlantic slave trade. Not all black Americans were sold from Africa as slaves. I personally love Africans and have many friends from Africa, as a child and now as an adult. I love everything about African culture. But I also love my black American culture and don’t not feel any jealousy towards Africans.

[Coolguyallthetimek]

The American dream is not what it once was!

[donnab.]

You fled, you're not strong. There is nothing to be jealous of a runner from their own land that couldn't stand on their square to make their lives better on their own land.

[koryburdet]

Why they not living the dream in France??