Burna Boy’s statement on black Americans comment
-2+A11ES%U5* - *rammy Award-winning Afrobeats star %urna %oy recently said during an interview that he felt it was important for African-Americans to come to Africa and embrace their culture in order for them to escape the unique challenges they e[perience in America and understand where they come from.
African-Americans on social media didn’t take too kindly to his comment and there’s since been a lot of debate online around the 1igerian artist’s comments.
+e responded to the controversy with a statement through his Instagram Stories over the weekend. “It’s sad to see that in 202 there are still such black people who would prefer we stay divided and conquered.”
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“Maybe it’s my accent or something, but I never said you are African and not Americans. I also did not say Africa is part of +eaven. +e went on to add that he was trying to make African-Americans understand that US black people worldwide,” he added. “ “A group called Foundational %lack Americans say African Americans arrived in USA from the Caribbean, integrated with 1ative Americans before slavery.” The ‘Last Last’ hitmaker has been making waves across the globe for the past few years and has performed e[tensively in the US. Last year, he made history when he became the first African act to fill up 1ew 5ecently, he headlined at the 1%A All-Star +alftime Show in Utah, USA, and he recently announced that he will is set to be the headline performer at the UEFA Champions League final in Istanbul on -une 10.Performed