Can You Call Them Nigerians?

Nigerians need to be reminded that no matter how small the connection might be, there are celebrities whose roots are intertwined with the country.

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Actor Dayo Okeniyi, who was in "The Hunger Games".

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  • sfergu6423
    Jan 26 2013, 15:16
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    The slave trade from Africa lasted for three hundred years and the people were brought from all parts of Africa. Once in the US these people were sold all over the south to different owners. The blacks in the US are an integrated group of people from all over Africa. Many Africans are shocked when they come to the US and find the blacks are not living in tribes like in Africa.

  • May
    Jan 27 2013, 16:52
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    Are Nigerians so desperate to sanitise their country's reputation that they want to be associated with successful black people? i know many Nigerians born abroad who is nothing like the Nigerians from Africa. They have nothing in common but a name. These guys are not Nigerians at all despite the extraction. My ancestors came from Africa and although i live on the continent, i can truly say i have nothing in common with the Africans around me except my skin colour and a love for Africa. I am trying to understand their language and culture but my mindset is so different to theirs i dont know if we can ever meet.