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Name: EdnaMae

Comment: I'm glad his final wishes were granted, but, I still don't get it why American blacks thing they are related to blacks in South Africa? Oprah and a few others have been under this assumption, and it is not at all fact based. They really should find the time to read about the slave trade and ses that just where blacks came from in shackles to tne "new world."

Name: DCGG

Comment: Oh fuvk Tookie...the rat bastard mofo - I get sick of EUR runnin stories bout this sick fuvk...they should have flushed his ashes down the toilet with the rest of the shat...

Name: Priceless

Comment: Edna, I am one of the few blacks here that does not feel any kinship the continent or its people but I understand those that do *shrugging shoulders*

Name: ladybyrd

Comment: DCGG > As harsh as your words may sound, I agree with them whole heartedly!

Name: ladybyrd

Comment: Just curious, Why don't you feel that there is a kinship between Africa & African Americans? I'm just wondering because it's been proven already. Is it because YOU can't trace your geniology back that far?

Name: JBONEZ

Comment: Why should African Americans trace kinship back to Africa? Will the Africans then open their arms? Afraid not, unless you are brining gifts. They can't get along with other Africans. Some of the most brutal killings in the world are happening in Africa. So, do you think an outsider can stop this?

Name: ShadowKnows

Comment: I've been to Soweto and seen the shanty towns. They already have enough problems without the shadow of Tookie's evil ashes surrounding them. My experience has been that Africans and Americans have two completely different cultures and completely different perspectives. When I was in Africa, I was seen as an American...and a rich one at that, since I had traveled so far for vacation. They were happy to sell me whatever and take my money, but there was certainly no kinship. I live in the NYC area, which has a substantial population of Africans from all over the continent. Still no really sense of kinship between Africans and black Americans, from my perspective. I think black Americans have a false sense of connection to the Motherland (many of whom have never even been there) but the Motherland only claims her sons and daughters who, although living in the US, are emigrants.

Name: queenmotherimani

Comment: Not only did Brother Tookie write children books they were books to tell and ward our children off from joining gangs. Tookie was a savior to our children by living an experience and tring to proctect the next generations from it's dangers. It is only fitting that his ashes return to his beginning. The ancestors are pleaseed and welcome him-Ashay

Name: queenmotherimani

Comment: I also had a chance to read your comments after posting my remarks. Who are you people? You couldn't African-Americans. how can you not attach yourself to Africa (Alkebulan) when the very DNA runs through your veins? You knowledge, our information about Africa is totally wrong! Backwards in 2006! Every nationality in this country claims its genes... IrishAmericans, SpanishAmerican, GermanAmerican, JewishAmericans. What do you means not attached? Why we a people who have had our names changed a hundred times here in American will not claim our DNA? If you cannot claim it then Wille Lynch (reseach Willie Lynch, Negroes!) has acomplished his goal. A broken people.

Name: papajedi

Comment: queenmotherimani - the answer is simple. We have been programmed over these last centuries to hate ourselves, to hate our brothers and to look down at each other instead of building each other up. This statement is not in regards of whatever Tookie has done in his lifetime, May God bless him. But to come together as a people like other nationalities, we need to learn how to forgive and forget and move forward with the business that is at hand. Sniping at each will not solve a thing.

Name: queenmotherimani

Comment: Papajedi-Asante Sana my brother, it is good to hear that there are brother and sisters that are still connected. Asante Sana for the clarity of your comment-Peace Queenmother

Name: papajedi

Comment: Thank you very much queenmotherimani!

Name: queenmotherimani

Comment: Papjedi, Hotep, In case you view these comments again I think there is a lot for us to discuss, please leave me your email peace Imani

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