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Tariq Nelson
I have posted more thoughts on the Obama phenomenon and his support amongst his East African brethren here.
One of the things that may increasingly come to light is that Obama is not a traditional black American - meaning one (even if they are part non-black) that is the descendant of slaves - in spite of portraying himself that way early in his career with his association with Dr. Wright.
I suppose the question is “What is African-American”? My personal definition is one that is the decendent of slaves brought to the Americas - which would include people like Derek Jeter and Alicia Keys, but not Hakeem Olajuwon or Barack Obama. Perhaps “African-American” (or whatever you want to call it) should be an ethnic group
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Tariq Nelson
Ebony magazine recently had an article about the tensions between Somalis and black Americans in Columbus, Ohio. Charles and Jamerican Muslimah (part one and part two) have both commented on the situation since they live in Columbus, OH and Minneapolis (respectively) which have the two largest populations of Somalis in the country.
I have a few comments of my own here.
One thing I have noticed is the increasing tendency in many cities to say “Desi”, “Arab” or “Somali” and mean “Muslim” and vice versa.
