Haiti, Africa and the global dynamics of race - A conversation with Jemima Pierre
Why would Kenya and some Caribbean countries agree to send police to Haiti as part of an imperial occupation project? Jemima Pierre explains how the global dynamics of race distort our understanding of ourselves and each other as black people worldwide. The conversation discusses in detail the fact that racism organizes the current world order, and the misconception of many Africans that racism only applies to South Africa and the United States.
0:00 Introduction
1:07 Background to Pierre's book on race in Ghana
5:15 Slavery as the intellectual foundation of race and colonialism
25:06 The price Haiti has paid for having a revolution
32:50 How religion, language and neo-colonialism mislead the black world about Haiti
37:55 The role of the West in constructing African ethnicity
43:16 Ethnicity is a form of racialization
57:23 The inferior place of Africa in the world order
1:00:11 De-ethnization, deracialization and decolonization
1:04:26 Racism and white supremacy in Africa
1:19:41 The so called "gang" problem and Kenya's invasion of Haiti
1:29:36 The Obsession of the US with Haiti
I’m soo tired of Africans saying “I didn’t know I was black until I came to the west.” If you didn’t know you was black then why is it that a white person that comes to Africa will get a better treatment than an indigenous black African. Why is the white savior complex so rampant throughout Africa,
Why is skin bleaching so rampant among our women ( and some men) to look more lighter, towards more whiteness. Why is wearing wigs and weaves to look more European seems more attractive and acceptable among our women.