I'm just wondering, is there a difference when it comes to where in Africa they came from, and does any country have an over-representation of a particular African ethnic group? I think I read African-Americans come from diverse areas of West Africa, whereas Jamaicans/Barbadians are mostly from the Akan and Igbo ethnic group in Ghana and Nigeria - is that true?
By Caribbean, preferably those from former British colonies, so I'm not asking about Afro-Cubans, Puerto Ricans, etc. I just want to compare African-Americans to those "Anglophone" black Caribbean countries.
Taken From: Blood Gun Money by Ioan Grillo
“We are shot! We are shot!”
It happens in a fraction of a second. You see the man raising his gun, his index finger using a fraction of his muscle power to press the trigger. You hear the distinctive bangs, not open like firecrackers but closed, the sound of gas expanding inside metal. The bullets fly at more than two thousand feet a second, invisible as they slice through the air. The caps pierce your skin, plunge through your flesh. You could die imminently. Or be crippled. But you still have air in your lungs and manage to shout into a cell phone,calling for help. “We are shot. We are shot ... We’ve been shot and attacked on the highway.”
As you are reading this someone just got shot. Someone, somewhere, is shot dead about every two minutes, and several times more are shot and injured. The last shooting could have happened anywhere on the planet. But there is a good chance it was in the Americas, the most murderous continent. When it happened to Victor Avila, he was in Mexico, on a highway through the state of San Luis Potosí. But he was an American agent for Immigration and Customs Enforcement, operating south of the border.“This is Victor Avila from ICE. We are shot! We are shot! ... I am an ICE special agent.”The call was to the American embassy in Mexico City, routed to another U.S. agent, who calmly asked him to describe his exact location, to try to stay on the line. Hearing the recording of the message, the panic in Victor’s voice, is chilling. But it also offers hope, the strength of a man fighting for survival. The shooting was no more or less tragic than the thousands that happen every month in Mexico and are mostly unsolved. Victor Avila was born in El Paso on the banks of the Rio Grande, the son of Mexican migrants who crossed the river in the 1960s. He grew up with the typical identity questions asked by many on the borderlands between two great nations. “It was a very unique situation to be born in a border town, speaking both English, Spanish, and both languages mixed together, the uniqueness of having to learn both cultures,” he tells me. “I didn’t realize until I was a little bit older, in my teenage years, how different it was compared to my cousins who lived in Mexico, how different they acted and how different their lifestyle was to mine, me living in El Paso. I never quite spoke the Spanish that they spoke, and I always spoke English with an accent, so it wa
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Go post NSFW jokes somewhere else. If I can't tell my kids this joke, then it is not a DAD JOKE.
If you feel it's appropriate to share NSFW jokes with your kids, that's on you. But a real, true dad joke should work for anyone's kid.
Mods... If you exist... Please, stop this madness. Rule #6 should simply not allow NSFW or (wtf) NSFL tags. Also, remember that MINORS browse this subreddit too? Why put that in rule #6, then allow NSFW???
Please consider changing rule #6. I love this sub, but the recent influx of NSFW tagged posts that get all the upvotes, just seem wrong when there are good solid DAD jokes being overlooked because of them.
Thank you,
A Dad.
So far nobody has given me a straight answer
..... Will get a reward.
Well, toucan play at that game.
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Martin Freeman, and Andy Serkis.
They also play roles in Lord of the Rings.
I guess that makes them the Tolkien white guys.
She said apple-lutely
'Eye-do'
This is my first post pls don't kill me lol.
The people in the comment section is why I love this subreddit!!
Cred once again my sis wants credit lol
Keep in mind, my son is 4 years old, so everything is an original to him.
I had to work late into the evening yesterday, and he was just going to bed when I got home. I had left home for the office nearly 14 hours prior, had a long day, lots of meetings, traffic, etc.
When I walked through the door, I was exhausted, run down, and starving. My wife hugged me and asked how my day was, and I replied, "Done. It was a good day, but has got me exhausted. I just want to grab a bite and go to bed. I'm hungry."
From my son's bedroom, I hear him shout, "Hi Hungry! Nice to meet you!"
Not only did it make me laugh, but I completely forgot about how hungry and tired I was. I went to his bedroom, and we laughed together about it. It was exactly what I needed.
Edit: Thanks for all the awards, kind strangers! I'll let my son know y'all enjoyed his joke too!
I heard parents named their children lance a lot.
First post please don't kill me
Edit: i went to sleep and now my inbox is dead, thank you kind strangers for the awards!
To get to the... Bottom...
(as told by my 5yo son, I'm so proud)
Japan.
"No, the regular kind!" I laughed.
second hand stores!
it's Hans free now..
Old Neeeeiiiiighvy
10+10 is twenty and 11+11 is twenty too
A buck-an-ear!
I Thank ye kind Matey for the booty! I be truly overwhelmed! Thank you!
Holy cow! Thank you everyone for the upvotes and awards! I wasn’t expecting this!
He should have a good vowel movement. His next diaper change could spell disaster though.
and not:
Making it all the way home and realizing that they forgot one of the containers:
Riceless
That was the punchline
It’s for Hispanic attacks
Phil
Because they work on many levels
