tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post2884607803299206534..comments2024-03-23T10:47:39.662-04:00Comments on Notes From Atlanta: Can Arabs and Whites be Real Africans?Farooq A. Kperogihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13257188893371334162noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-10684115205004209912023-02-23T03:01:52.701-05:002023-02-23T03:01:52.701-05:00This seems to be a pointless debate. All classific...This seems to be a pointless debate. All classifications are arbitrary. Tunisians are free to call themselves whatever they like -- "Berbers", "Arabs" or "white Africans". We in sub-Saharan Africa may be called "blacks". Black Americans may prefer "African-Americans". The important thing though is that, as UNESCO has established, race is NOT a biological fact; it is a sociocultural construct. Gilbert Alabi Dichehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16071551868186594938noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2625710219374323467.post-31875549231022022102023-02-22T14:07:38.761-05:002023-02-22T14:07:38.761-05:00Prof, this is an eye-opening publication. I think ...Prof, this is an eye-opening publication. I think we the black should look for another name for ourselves now. There was an event that occurred during the last World Cup in Qatar when Moroccans won their first game. They simply identified themselves with the Arab rather than African. How I wish they know now that they are the real Africans. Cheers Prof. Kare laiAdeyeye Bolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18204536844680760880noreply@blogger.com