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In his early years, Malcolm X wanted racial separation, not segregation. Essentially, instead of separating people into who can use what part of the bus or who can go to which school, he believed that black people could not be truly liberated even if they gained political equality in the United States.
Anyway, Black Nationalism today took a backseat to ADOS nationalism. This movement has exploded over the last few years and it speaks very honestly about how the USA is a country for African-Americans - but specifically, Black Americans that are descendants of African slaves. Not new black immigrants from Nigeria or Somalia.
They are also racist towards Asian-Americans. They basically want H1B visas to be revoked. They claim that Indians and Chinese are taking away all the jobs, which would otherwise have gone to African-Americans.
Basically, descendants earned their keep in the States. Immigrants didn't, and they also don't deserve to take advantage of government programs that steal money from Black Americans that fucking deserve it.
The colonial era is over, there is no longer a united struggle on that front. The cultural differences between western black folk and African folk are stark, and there is little shared beyond some degree of ancestry and a few cultural remnants.
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