NYTN, Mar 28, 2025
#findingyourroots
#nytn #ancestry #familyhistory
#genealogy
I shared the story of my enslaved ancestors, and suddenly I
was being told to “stay out of FBA business.” This video unpacks the backlash,
the gatekeeping, and what it really means to claim family history when you
weren’t raised in a single identity. If you've ever felt like your roots didn’t
fit the rules—this is for you.
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Edited by Azizi Powell
This pancocojams post showcases a YouTube video of Danielle Romero whose genealogical search led to discovery that her great grandmother's Black ancestry. This discovery led to the creation of her YouTube channel. This particular video in this channel focuses on Danielle's response to a statement from a woman who identifies as Foundational Black American (FBA)* that Danielle should stay out of FBA business.
This pancocojams post presents a compilation of some comments from this video's discussion thread.
The content of this post is presented for socio-cultural and historical purposes.
All copyrights remain with their owners.
Thanks to Danielle Romero for this YouTube channel. Thanks also to all those who are quoted in this post.
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* Click https://pancocojams.blogspot.com/2024/06/article-excerpts-about-population.html for the closely related June 2024 pancocojams post entitled "Article Excerpts About The Population Referents "ADOS" (American Descendants Of Slaves) And "FBA" (Foundational Black Americans)."
Also, click the tags below to find other related pancocojams posts.
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PANCOCOJAMS EDITOR'S NOTE
I consider myself to be African American (Black American) who is culturally pan-African.
If I correctly understand their positions, people who use the terms American Descendants Of Slavery (ADOS) and the Foundational Black Americans (FBA) lineages.wouldn't consider me eligible to use those lineage referents because I'm unable to verify that one of my ancestors was enslaved in the United States. My mother's parents were from Trinidad & Tobago and Barbados and I can't trace any enslaved Black American ancestry on my father's side. (My father was adopted from New York state by a Black family in Michigan. I believe that he was Black/White racially mixed, but I don't know anything about his ancestry.)
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INFORMATION ABOUT THE NYTN YOUTUBE CHANNEL
Description
A good story reminds us that we are all more connected than
we think.
I'm Danielle Romero and my content is all about exploring the nuances of American identity and unearthing hidden historical narratives. My great grandmother Lola left her heritage behind in Louisiana when she moved to NY in the 1930s. Last year, I decided to uncover our family story and begin finding our roots. I'm still on the journey of hidden heritage, genealogy and finding out how our family history fits in the context of community history!
Why NYTN? I was born in NY and now I live in TN! Sometimes it's best to just keep it simple.
Joined July 31, 2022".
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SELECTED COMMENTS FROM THIS VIDEO'S DISCUSSION THREAD
With only a small number of exceptions , these selected comments from this showcased video's discussion thread are from people who identified themselves as Foundational Black Americans (FBA), Black, African Americans, American Descendants of Slavery (ADOS), Black Caribbean, or racially mixed (Black and another/other race/s or ethnic group/s).
All of these comments were published in this video's discussion thread from March 28, 2025 to April 2, 2025.
Numbers are added for referencing purposes only.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8jSr-uz83yo
1. @tycoon-j6q
"FBA here. I have been watching your channel off and on since
its inception. You have been genuine from the beginning. Some of us are
confused when it comes from people who can "pass." America has
mislabeled people from the beginning on purpose, so we are all trying to figure
this thing out. Be proud you have found out the truth."
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2. @nytn
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3. @ronaldtaylor4198
"Black American here your channel is very informative keep
doing what you do 🌹."
4.
"I am Black and I love your channel. Your content is factual
and evidence based, that is the important thing.
The information you provide is of interest to all humanity.
Keep doing your good work."
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5. @roxannewatson4785
"Then why are yall mad that Black ppl have something to say
about it. I mean she and ppl in the comments are very close to saying it's not
Black ppls business. Some have said it."
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6. @rgold_
"She’s definitely stuck her foot in her mouth in the past,
but so have we all 🤷🏽♀️ I enjoy
some of her content. Nothing too egregious yet."
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7. @Sumayyah-Kr267
"@vicferrmat4492 I subscribed also because it's evidenced
based and she accepts all of her ancestry not just the Caucasian ancestry I was
intrigued by how her grandmother hide part of her ancestry and was white
passing"
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8. @KAH-7
"@roxannewatson4785
We're saying it's NO ONE ELSE'S business to Police it⁉"
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9. @hasinsaunders260
"I do identify myself under that accurate historical account by definition FBA. However we all are not under one umbrella when it comes all matters. Case and point I'm a poor man's historian. However history is like a mystery novel the more you find out the more intriguing it gets. Plus as a historian, don't they know that their were black women who passed for white, even in Hollywood and Broadway. So to say by looking at you you can't acknowledge your heritage is paposterous. Many of our people black people are her complection and pigmentation also there's a history to prove It. So sister woman teach about your ancestors your family and more power to you and yours. They will learn the young sometimes don't always do what they are told. A salute you sister😊"
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10. @BrokenCrayonsstillcolor18
"For anyone, your history is your history!!!!! I’m a Black woman with an unknown family
history and there are Black people who are aware of or have discovered their
white ancestors - it’s their story/truth.
I have watched you on this journey and appreciate your honesty in
discussing the truth. You exist because
of choices your ancestors made. With DNA advances you are not the only “white”
person discovering their Black ancestors.
Whether hidden or stolen, the truth is the truth. Your story, our stories, are American stories
and so much has been stolen/hidden for too long. Some comments may make you feel some kind of
way but I suggest you ignore those who obviously don’t understand the
assignment or are easily led by the “algorithm”. I love and enjoy your history content! ❤"
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11. @williamsanders1585
"Love your content and how you present it. I'm an African American male interested in
and researching my own genealogy. I'm blessed to have found you and the stories
you tell so well. Always great to find truly good people nowadays, and you have
certainly shown where your heart is.
Congratulations. BTW, this is the
very first time I've ever left comments in a chat."
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12. @sanaaangel95
"As an African-American woman with Congolese ancestors on my
father’s side and multiracial ancestors on my mother’s side. I’m from Atlanta,
GA originally. Many people who commented are speaking out of their ignorance or
fear of their true identity being revealed. I never find fault in your channel
because I find your channel very interesting and relatable. I’m still curious
about my ancestors and claiming them as my own including Blackfeet Native
Americans. Keep sharing your content because history is beautiful and it makes
us who we are today!"
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13. @JacquelineMontpellier9074
"This happened when I acknowledged my 6.4% Native American. I identify as white but
I hold a very special place for the Native American woman ancestor. She
represents bravery and strength. I’m proud of her but I don’t claim belonging
to a tribe since I didn’t experience living the culture. Just acknowledging her
with gratitude 🙏🏼🕊️💙"
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14. @Ice-c-o8q
"Hey, Cuz! Even though
I'm black I know that you are my cousin. My Creole grandmother from Louisiana
has relatives who live in West Monroe, La. And I have Goines and Chavis
relatives as do you. Don't pay any
attention to those haters. They probably don't know their ancestry as well or
as far back as you do. The things that
you have discovered about your ancestors including pictures are phenomenal! I
LOVE YOUR CHANNEL!!! Keep up the good work! 🎉🥳🥰😍👍🏿✌🏾"
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15. @nytn
"thank you <3"
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16. @jacklyneverage3881
"I am a FOUNDATIONAL BLACK AMERICAN aka American Freedmen. I
fully support your channel. I am subscribed to you. You do excellent work!
There is nothing wrong claiming your ancestry and speaking on the topics you
discuss because it is your lived experience.
Keep doing the good work and educating us on the complexities of race
and ethnicity. Thank you for sharing
your journey with all of us. My apologies that you experienced such gross
disrespect to you. This is not representative of FBA. Peace and Blessings."
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17. @AJ-mt9zt
"Why are you apologizing for people that you never met and
never said they represented all FBAs?? Those people should apologize for their
own actions and people don't have to feel like just because someone shares a
skintone with them that it represents the entire group. People are individuals."
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18. @trinaewatkins2804
"Likewise, I appreciate the channel as well….I think that we
all have many ancestors….all of them important.
It’s unfortunate that we cannot talk in a manner that helps unravel history and ancestry."
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19. @liltoaster7308
"A lot of people on all sides misconstrue or purposely misrepresent what FBA actually is supposed to be. At its base, being a Foundational Black American is pretty simple and it comes down to being a Black identifying (Black identifying as in it's use on federal demographics documentation) individual born in the United States with ancestral ties solely to either chattel slavery as it happened and developed specifically within the borders of what would become the United States, and/or Freedman status in the US prior to the Emancipation Proclamation (all enslaved or those with Freedman status also listed as Black in documentation as well). Sometimes the 1870 US Federal Census is also used as a cutoff point. It's function is to address the existence of Black Americans as an ethnic group among other Black ethnicities, whether they're also from the Americas or Africa, and many titles such as ADOS, Soulaan, Afro-American, Negro etc. have all been used and considered, but are often too imprecise when addressing the Black American ethnicity as a whole. Many use the title correctly but unfortunately some people may use it as a gateway to express xenophobia or over-exclusionary. On the flip side, some may purposely misrepresent the label with a negative bias or even try to take away from the Black American ethnic experience when possible. There's absolutely nothing wrong with you claiming/researching your ancestry though, but like you stated, it could be problematic for you to speak on the behalf of an ethnic/racial perspective that you may not have or understand fully."
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20. @chrisconnors9449
"FBA website mentions being of black aboriginal descent
also.. and those who are freedman.. and those that are of mixed native &
African ancestry. All 3 of those groups are also incorporated into FBA.
According to Tariq Nasheed and their own official website breakdown criteria. I
know a lot of former African centered Afrocentric folks hate that but it is
what it is."
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21. @jbrown8601
"Good breakdown. Personally I think the term African American
is enough, there is need for this "black" identity politics. The
lines between us are thin blurred and have very little real world affect. After doing my own research I discovered that
I am truly firmly African and American.
Those Black Belt, Carolina coast roots run deep but guess what? The African
roots run deeper, where did our enslaved ancestors come from. I know it is the
current trend to identify as this or that but really it doesn't change history
or your dna. Not even addressing the elephant in the room that division has
been used and continues to be used to keep afro/black peoples bickering amongst
themselves while getting whooped by the global power structure."
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22. @chrisconnors9449
"@jbrown8601
For those who only have African ancestry.. sure… but those
of us who also have indigenous Native American ancestry & European ancestry
as well.. for others to expect us to just ignore that just to fit in with some
Afrocentric slave trade narrative is ridiculous. Just because some Africans
were brought here and intermixed with my Native American ancestors that doesn’t
just magically erase my ties to this landmass and erase my native ancestry."
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23. @jbrown8601
"@chrisconnors9449 yes as I wrote, I am firmly African and American."
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24. @chrisconnors9449
"@jbrown8601
The issue isn’t so much the title..
it’s more so the lack of a concise definition. Too much that
is left out of the definitions of these titles. I see how you are looking at
it.. but If I look up the definition of African American it’s pretty much only
about Africans that came to America. Again That doesn’t define large majority
of us black Americans here who have more than just African ancestry."
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25. @reiserkeiser
"None of it is "problematic" for her to speak on.
She's literally speaking about HER family. You have to remember, these are all
just made up labels, anyways. Black, White, FBA. All BS. Means nothing"
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26. @liltoaster7308
"@reiserkeiser What I
described as potentially being problematic is speaking on behalf of an
ethnic/racial group that you may not be part of nor share experiences with. A
scenario in which that happens can lead to an inaccurate understanding of said
ethnic group. Because she has a large platform, she also has the potential to
disseminate inaccurate information about an ethnic group that she may not be
able to represent. It's true that these labels are social constructs, but
because we live in a society (many would argue world) that places great
importance on those constructs, they play a very significant role in the
shaping of our lives, respective histories and communities. It only means
nothing if it truly does not affect you."
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27. @beaujac311
"@ I will say this about her, she is not a group who tells
you how you should think. I've seen FBA
"members" saying that they have no connections to Africa at all. Is that a true statement?"
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28. @claudexandam
"@beaujac311
FBA is a lineage, not a group. Yes, some if not MORE FBAs are NOT AFRICAN at
all."
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29. @liltoaster7308
"@beaujac311 FBA is just another name for an ethnicity
that already exists so I'm not sure if referring to it as a "group"
is accurate unless we define ethnicities as groups. As for your second point,
Black Americans (or FBA) are culturally and natively (not indigenously) a North
American ethnicity, not African, but they do have majority African DNA and
share a small number of cultural similarities. The overwhelming majority of
Black Americans however have no existing (and/or) modern familial ties, political
ties, tribal affiliations, geographical ties, national ties or religious
connections with Africa. A few historical cultural elements have certainly
survived, but the vast majority of that connection was systematically severed
as a result of slavery."
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30. @beaujac311
"@claudexandam It's a group that you join. If a lot of people knew the tenets of FBA
they would say " that is not me".
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31.
"@liltoaster7308 It is a group. I know what FBA is and I would never claim to
be a part of it. The term FBA is not
synonymous with the terms Black American, Afro American, African-American et
al."
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32. @liltoaster7308
"@beaujac311 To be fair I don't really claim the title
"FBA" either because there's so much surrounding the title and how it
gets used, but I'm most certainly apart of the ethnicity it describes so I
can't deny that heritage either. I'm just interested in describing the term
accurately."
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33. @beaujac311
"@liltoaster7308 Another of the problems I have with the term
is Tariq Nasheed. He's a hustler. He saw ADOS and did not like them using
slavery in their name. So he made up
another name and saw the money making potential in it. That is how he see race as a way to make
money. To me him and Dr. Umar are birds
of a feather."
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34. @SunnyDaysAOK
"@happyfire777 No. Not at all. African American historically
has been a term used to describe Black African descended people. The term has
been in use for centuries. However, in the 1980s, African American came back
into vogue because it was it focused less on color and more on heritage. In
deed, the importance of the term was to reflect that black folks have many
different skin tones. It was unifying term.
Read a history book."
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35. @cornileusweatherford1910
"She's not Black she said it herself.
Stop caping for people that left "Black" for dead.
FBA exist to stop confusion. Her people
opted out of our lineage and they have that right. She can't double back
generations later and place blame on the warriors that didn't flee our lineage
and lay blame for her people's cowardice of us."
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“caping ("capping")” = lying
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36. @tonybone132
"I’m FBA and I really enjoy & respect 🫡 what you’re doing. I have been watching you for a few
years now and I appreciate your findings. 🙏🏽"
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37. @vanessachantal7218
"I’m a biracial woman, and I appreciate you speaking on every
aspect of your ancestry. You don’t need to address these types of comments from
ignorant people. What they think is none of your business or ours! Keep being
great I’m learning a lot"
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38. @Me-lp1uj
"FBA woman over 50 here!
I have been following your channel and wholely support you and celebrate
your journey in discovering your roots! I
agree with you 100 percent regarding negative feedback: don't let anyone
silence you, no matter what your race
is: including white folks! Carry on, sister!"
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39. @AKiEM.
"agreed. It’s important to not let anyone
claim FBA somehow have one single voice or point of view."
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40. @KidPoe
"Same. It makes no sense to go off on
someone for talking about their own ancestors. Those people leaving those
comments are unhinged."
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41. @vblake530530
"I’m a Black Man . I got white folks in my family line. Ain’t NOBODY
gonna tell me how I talk about my family."
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42. @tabiagebre8168
"Hey, continue to educate. I'm from New
Orleans and you're actually darker than
my Sister and she's considered Black 😅"
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43. @dawnd.5290
"Wow !
Please keep doing these videos.
I'm African-American and I love your commitment to historical research
and social issues. You are intelligent, positive and honest . You have a right
and responsibility to claim your ancestors.
Talking about them sets them free. It helps all of us to be free."
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44. @zitamalaykhan
"But As a Black woman . she does have to respect us....to an
extent and she does. Just because our blood flows through many mixed race
people that does not give you the right to look down on us in no shape form or
fashion....Or tell us how to feel about certain situations. We are not a dress
you can just try on and take off when you feel like it.."
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45. @SG85917
"Fba here who supports your channel,
don't let the bad apples get to ya"
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46. @infiniterer287
"As an FBA I can say that you're mostly
right here but you're wrong about one part:
It's not about power it's about a sense
of inauthenticity. FBAs obviously have a deep, layered and often painful
history, that has elements that still persist into the present. When you, a
person who does not have to deal with the present lasting challenges that a
modern FBA has to deal with, claim you are FBA/ADOS, some (ignorant) FBAs take
that as if you are inauthentically claiming an experience that you are not
having (IE: the experience of being black in America). This is why they lash
out, not to have "power" over you but to challenge someone they
believe is fake. Now as you already iterated in the video, you are not claiming
the experiences but simply the ancestors themselves. Which is fair and honest.
This is all that you ever need to remind them of 👍"
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47. @tracyp3567
"Exactly 💯💯"
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48. @FBATIERRA
" @infiniterer287 I agree."
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49. @beaujac311
"infiniterer287:. I totally disagree with
everything you say here. I'm no fan of
Tariq Nasheed. He's the one who came up
with FBA. All I see him as is a race
hustler. I myself is an African-American
who can trace his ancestry to before the American Civil War. I would never claim to be a part of FBA or
ADOS. I think many African-Americas read
what those letters stand for and automatically think it is them without doing
any research of those two I don't know what you should call them."
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50. @tracyp3567
"@beaujac311 Nobody is forcing you to agree about anything
pertaining to FBA or claim to be apart of FBA do you think because you don't
agree with it or believe in it that it
gives you the right to have your own opinion and tell others that they are
wrong because you don't agree with it?"
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51. @DavidRucker-i4w
"@infiniterer287 she needs to address the fact that Lola
couldn’t handle the pressure and sold out. Yt people will watch a company fire
folks for being black and just say “oh well that sucks” rather than quit
working for a racist company. People like Lola are part of the problem. She was
an opportunist who didn’t stand on business and as a result had a bunch of
confused ancestors. Just ignoring this will never heal anything."
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52. @beaujac311
"@tracyp3567
All I tell is to research FBA before saying they are a part of it. That is all."
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53. @beaujac311
"@Bander471
I don't mind losing all credibility as long as I can get these people to
research what FBA is before claiming that is who they are."
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54. @roxannewatson4785
"If she has said she is FBA/ADOS she is
claiming that experience."
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55. @beaujac311
"@
All I'm asking is if she know what experience that she is claiming. A lot of people just read the name of those
two groups and automatically think it represents them until they see how those
groups move."
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56. @ladyhotep5189
"Ive chosen to call myself a Foundational
Black American. I enjoy your content very much.
Please don't take these comments too personal. Alot of our ancestors were r@p3d by their
owners producing biracial children. Most of us probably have a white ancestor
from somewhere in all the centuries of enslavement.
I've never thought that you were
"trying to be Black ". Seems to me you're a woman who is telling her
story, family tree ect.
With the reparations argument on the
table again alot of us are super sensitive about who can claim a right to
reparations. Alot of us that have
decided to "delineate " ourselves and not be lumped in the same group
as caribbeans. Africans and no longer want that "African " put in
front of American.
You have put out quality content and i
don't think you've been disrespectful in any way. I'm not sure if these people
only came across one or two of your vids and came to their conclusions or
what. Im subbed to your channel and
watch all your videos and think you do a good job. Again, please try not to take these comments too
personal."
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57. @nytn
"Thank you so much for this! I really
appreciate you."
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58. @Original1Real1
"I could never tell someone about their
own bloodline and ancestors. It is their ancestors and bloodline for crying out
loud! The ignorance is astounding!"
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59. @TheeTwanSolo
"As a black man I say, keep talking yo sh-t*.
It's YOUR history. The fact that you are accepting of all of your history is
phenomenal. Most would hide it, but you are taking time out of your day to
share and educate others. As I said before, talk yo sh-t* Danielle. I got your
back."
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*This word is fully spelled out in this comment.
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60. @mrs.kpbailey
"Black ADOS here. You don’t need anyone’s
permission and/or approval to do this work on YOUR family.
Ignore the chatter. 🙏🏾"
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61. @tchallaseven
"I don't listen to these fools. as a
so-called, foundational black american, i appreciate your content and respect
your research into your ancestry. we all need to learn our family's ancestry.
every piece of it."
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62. @nytn
"Thank you, I needed to hear that!"
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63. @heyelights897
"So now fba's are fools??? how about you
don't generalize the total IQ of FBA's from comments left on this woman's video
from a few FBA ppl."
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64. @tchallaseven
"@heyelights897
i was only referring to the people criticizing danielle. i never said
that all FBAs are fools."
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65. @beaujac311
"tchallaseven:. Do y'all really know what
FBA stands for? If not research it. Tariq Nasheed started it so you can start
there."
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66. @heyelights897
"@beaujac311
I understand completely what it stands for. The words were already
there. Foundational. -Black -Americans. He just put together as FBA. Any
grouping of us as a way to move forward on 1 accord, I'm with it."
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67. @heyelights897
"@tchallaseven
My bad...I get what your saying.."
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68. @Washitaw
"What do you mean by so-called FBA?"
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69. @tchallaseven
"@Washitaw i am a black american, a descendant of
enslaved africans, a so-called foundational black american. that's what i
meant."
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70. @beaujac311
"@heyelights897
No that is not what FBA is all about.
Did you see recently where FBA was saying that hip hop came from only
the USA and no influences from other countries or US possessions. They also make up their own history. Some of them will tell you that they have no
connection to Africa. They will say that
they are the original Native Americans.
As I've said in other comments do some research on FBA. Start with Tariq Nasheed."
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71. @colberthunter12
"
@beaujac311 so what I Caribbean influence created Hip Hop, what sounds what
dances what images? You do know we were doing all of that before Africans and
Caribbean and Hispanic people came over here, we were world Stars before
melinated immigrants started coming over here and what were we doing? Making
music dances and style.
So once again what are the influences
and don't talk about some Caribbean people who came to America and assimilated
into our culture and contributed to what we were already doing, contributed not
created, apparently Africans and Caribbean and Hispanic people can't understand
that part."
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72. @beaujac311
"@colberthunter12 I won't engage you on this subject. FBA like
to claim that they created everything the same way that Europeans claim that
they created everything. Imitation is
the sincerest form of flattery."
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73. @colberthunter12
"@beaujac311 so what did we claim create in America that
you think is made up? Give me some examples, which you people never can say,
but you have all these complaints about Foundational Black Americans, so again
what are we lying about creating?"
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74. @Myopinionmattersthemost
"FBA aren't fools. And Danielle is 100%
getting fame by exploring or exploiting her African ancestry. While Black
presenting people explore their African ancestry all the time and there's no
fan fare or money earned."
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75. @colberthunter12
" @beaujac311
you still haven't answered what Caribbean culture was a part of hip Hop)
I'm still waiting. You made that assertion so defend it, foundational Black
Americans have receipts for our greatness, show me these Caribbean greatness?"
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76. @beaujac311
"@colberthunter12 I have a problem with Tariq's FBAs because
they are about division."
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77. @beaujac311
"@Myopinionmattersthemost See that's the problem with you FBAs. Y'all try to make yourself the gatekeeper of
whats black in the USA. You are not and will never be. You sound nuts thinking you can tell her not
to discuss her family tree on Youtube."
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78. @beaujac311
"@colberthunter12 Keep waiting."
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79. @Myopinionmattersthemost
"@ I never once stated that I label
myself as fba. Also I never typed she couldn’t discuss her family tree. I find
it annoying that when racially ambiguous people discuss their African ancestry
they get the fan fare and book deals and other monetary perks and undeniably
Black presenting people who discuss their African ancestry do not receive the
same reception. Historical society has liked to see traditional black things
performed/presented by white folks."
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80. @beaujac311
"@Myopinionmattersthemost No one is stopping you from starting your own
Youtube channel."
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81. @Myopinionmattersthemost
"@ I never typed that someone is stopping
me. Deflection at its finest."
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82. @yinkent7991
"Everyone who's talking crazy about FBAs
in the comments, don't do that. Y'all know just as well as I do that a lot of
people wanted nothing to do with being FBA and would disassociate themselves as
much as possible. It's ok for people to claim their people, but you can't show
up to the family reunion and think you can start speaking on family business."
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83. @Washitaw
"Facts."
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84. @choco.es.unlimited
"I am mixed ... my grandmother was full
red native. I don't have the stereotype of red native BUT i hold on to my
native ancestry as though I'm full blooded.
In addition to, my other lineage.
I think the issue is, in America, if you
have other ancestry, they tell us fbas that we can only be black and we aren't
anything else.:
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85. @happyfire777
"@choco es unlimited, You've nailed it on
the head. In my opinion. THAT! Also it's about the enslavement of one's
ancestors in this country. Actually, it's my estimation a lot of Black folk are
FBA and ADOS but the continued African American identifier will disqualify most
because then it will be said to make claims with the country in Africa."
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86. @KAH-7
"@happyfire777
WRONG! African American ALREADY has that
factored into the definition.
Of a "majority" of Sub Saharan
ancestry."
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87. @honeyjazz4147
"I'm Black I was raised in the black
culture, but I have Cherokee ancestry, I
don't claim to be of the Cherokee tribe,
I'm not looking for any benefits from them , I totally get where you're coming from, you can be proud of your ancestry without
claiming to be a part of it, many people
today are ashamed of their ancestry, be proud of all the ancestry that brought
you here today!"
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88. @KannIsBornToWin
"As someone who is a FBA, I have no
problem with your channel and enjoy learning about your history. The issue is
complicated. It’s a rejection of the one drop rule that was forced on us. It’s
also a separation from people of African ancestry from other countries and
cultures. Especially since our culture is either rejected or hijacked (for lack
of a better word). I believe I understand what you are doing. But since you are
also profiting from black ancestry that isn’t openly apparent at first glance,
it can insult people. But I still support you. Some things are not your fault."
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89. @rebellejacobs777
"I really relate to you ,I'm half Hispanic but a pale redhead
with blue eyes and get exactly the same attitude ( mostly from white people) -
My grandmother picked fruit her whole life and struggled to
give her kids a better life but I get told I'm not allowed to talk about her ,
or that I'm ' only Spanish which os white '
I'm NOT only Spanish, I'm Hispanic and that means indigenous
too , California indigenous in my case .
I get told not to talk about my ancestors and I WILL NOT
listen to these people.
My ancestors matter too, just like yours do .
Your work inspires me and I'm so grateful for your channel,
thank you 💕"
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90. @tigerstallion
"similarly, as part native, they wont accept any stories of
mixed lineage, but they will accept Italian or Mexican. These same people claim to be social justice
warriors concerned about oppressed minorities."
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91. @rebellejacobs777
"@tigerstallion
Thank you for replying, it's nice to know I'm not alone 💖
It SUX, I've noticed
that too !
Italian is accepted among Mexican and other Hispanic groups
- my cousin is Italian and less Hispanic than me , by blood , and they accept
him because he can pass being darker skinned- then I get hate for telling the
truth about my blood.
SMH 😞
It's hard , I know you know 💕
💖💕💜"
92.
"There are a lot of "keyboard commandos" on social media, and
some of them claim to be FBA. Bottom
line, you don't need their permission to speak on these subject matters. Keep up the good work! 👍🏻"
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93. @sanaaangel95
"As an African-American woman with Congolese ancestors on my father’s
side and multiracial ancestors on my mother’s side. I’m from Atlanta, GA
originally. Many people who commented are speaking out of their ignorance or
fear of their true identity being revealed. I never find fault in your channel
because I find your channel very interesting and relatable. I’m still curious
about my ancestors and claiming them as my own including Blackfeet Native
Americans. Keep sharing your content because history is beautiful and it makes
us who we are today!"
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94. @JacquelineMontpellier9074
"This happened when I acknowledged my
6.4% Native American. I identify as white but I hold a very special
place for the Native American woman ancestor. She represents bravery and
strength. I’m proud of her but I don’t claim belonging to a tribe since I
didn’t experience living the culture. Just acknowledging her with gratitude 🙏🏼🕊️💙"
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95. @tknows470
"Today I learned FBA and ADOS exist. You have every right to
be here, and I’m glad you are speaking out and sharing your story and your
family history. Your story MATTERS. I was glad to see you display a bit of
righteous indignation at the ignorant comments. Bravo, Danielle! ❤"
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96. @jcortese3300
"The dude who said "ain't no white folks in my
family" seriously needs to take a DNA test."
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97. @tg8000
"He's in for a rude awakening if he is a true FBA. I'm even
considered an afro latina on top of other things. FBAs are a different
ethnogenetic group. It is truly a lineage. Most of the blks in the US are 1st,
2nd or 3rd descendents of carribean or african families. So he may not have any
wyte ancestors, and that's ok."
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98. @komickazetoons3992
"If it got out that whites in this country had some black dna
and blacks had some white dna than maybe we could move past race here in
America"
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99. @MerlotBaby
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100. @PhilCherry3
"Many of my family members would say exactly what that man
said. “Ain’t no White folks in our family!”
But they have never explored their family’s lineage past maybe the
great-grandparents level. But I’m in year twenty of my exhaustive research into
the various branches of my family tree.
I have found branches that were lost to our collective knowledge of our
family history or were never known to begin with. Through those lines I have met several White
cousins who didn’t know they were anything less than 100% White until their DNA
results were revealed. Many of these
cousins had been put up for adoption by their White mothers when they were
born. Many of these events took place in
major cities as one of the byproducts of the Great Migration. In all cases these cousins had been raised
with a White identity. I now know better
and will not say, “Ain’t no White people in our family.” "
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101. @the_wb
"Many FBA have a white branch in their genealogy. But that don't make us white.
Her family white now but a few generations ago one side of
her family was not.
So if her even had any questions why she was drawn to
anything culturally blk and loving it. It was that ancestral spirit in her
bloodline. Yall hatin on her learning
who she is."
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102. @Arkansas223
"Not all FBAs have white DNA, slave owners didn’t rape
everyone & not everyone was a slave, and some of us are in small towns in
Arkansas never mixed & never moved since slavery ended."
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103. @the_wb
"@Arkansas223 that's 💯
% correct. But we do tend to overly
simply it to explain it, as we know the depth of our lineage is American
history itself."
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104.@Below-Average_Joe
"Hey Danielle, FBA person here. I enjoy your channel and no
one has the right to tell you not to acknowledge your ancestors. I have had a
DNA test twice and I am 85% African, 3% Native American, 12% White. Physically,
I look like a dark skinned FBA with kinky hair. I am not trying to claim
whiteness or an Indigenous identity, but the facts of my origin are what they
are."
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105. @mrkellycottle4592
"I am an American Black male. I applaud your channel. This is
so important. Slavery and Race in America is very complicated. There are so
many uncomfortable truths about race that most people don’t understand or want
to understand. Your family history isn’t unique to just you and more people
need to learn that. Thank you 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾"
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106. @JCSAXON
"So they’d deny your children of ancestral connection. It’s
another wave of bigotry. Don’t let ‘em grind a ya down. Your research is
invaluable ❤✨"
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107. @BabyRaye411
"Girl, you do not have
to explain yourself. That is your blood,
your story. SPEAK YOUR TRUTH!!!!! No one
can tell you who you are!!!! Much
love! I am black ...... are they the
black police.....they only have power if you give it to them. Keep going girl!!!!"
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108. @tracyclark7560
"good point, do not give your power away. Speak what is yours and what you know and
what you've found. End of download."
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