Uploaded April 2025 | Updated September 2026, 1 week ago
►► Alternate Title | How Britain Divided Black People in the UK
The divide between Black British people in the diaspora is one that many of us are aware of, but not many have really been able to make sense of. A lot of narratives around this come down to this idea of black-on-black division and disputes being inherent. That we have our own problems that we just so happened to bring to the UK.
I... just don't agree with this. And, there's a lot of evidence to suggest that the divide between Africans and people from the Caribbean is a construct of not only the British media, but our institutions. And, it's worth exploring how this divide was manufactured, so we can better understand how our media can influence us and ultimately lead us divided and confused.
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► SOURCES:
docs.google.com/document/d/17NeDv6C_mFxxHYWKpT180ykINi147Ls1DEeee8IO8H0/edit?usp=sharing
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► SHOUT OUTS:
Massive shout out to @HyphenatedHistoryUK for having a great discussion with around this topic and much more way back! You can check out the discussion below!
FULL DISCUSSION:
patreon.com/posts/black-diaspora-2-77390987?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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► BLACK BRITISH CREATORS LIST YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fma3THwEPzcSI8UaXM5U5HN3jim28T2_wuBv03sc2lk/edit?usp=sharing
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I cover media and discussion topics from a black leftist lens framed around The Boondocks, black identity and a range of nerdy stuff I'm into. In my spare time, I supply food for a foodbank, infrequently attend an afro diaspora community garden and I'm developing a black indie video game called NIXIE.
If any of that sounds cool or interesting, keep in the loop. Or don't.
I probably don't care.
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► Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction | The Narrative around Black on Black Disputes
2:36 Reframing The Caribbean
5:50 The Fear of Blackness
8:05 West Africans & British Propaganda
10:02 Exoticising Jamaicans
13:34 How West Africans became Uncool
15:20 Parodying the Fob
17:09 The Root of the Problem
17:55 Documenting the Tension
19:08 The Framing of Damilola's Story
23:51 Exploiting The Divide
24:57 The focus on UK Drill
26:20 Everyone was affected by this
27:28 The new generation of Black Solidarity
31:21 Epilogue - Support Black British Creators
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►► Alternate Title | How Britain Divided Black People in the UK
The divide between Black British people in the diaspora is one that many of us are aware of, but not many have really been able to make sense of. A lot of narratives around this come down to this idea of black-on-black division and disputes being inherent. That we have our own problems that we just so happened to bring to the UK.
I... just don't agree with this. And, there's a lot of evidence to suggest that the divide between Africans and people from the Caribbean is a construct of not only the British media, but our institutions. And, it's worth exploring how this divide was manufactured, so we can better understand how our media can influence us and ultimately lead us divided and confused.
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► SOCIALS & STUFF:
https://bsky.app/profile/thestoryteller.bsky.social
patreon.com/thesoulminded
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► SOURCES:
docs.google.com/document/d/17NeDv6C_mFxxHYWKpT180ykINi147Ls1DEeee8IO8H0/edit?usp=sharing
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► SHOUT OUTS:
Massive shout out to @HyphenatedHistoryUK for having a great discussion with around this topic and much more way back! You can check out the discussion below!
FULL DISCUSSION:
patreon.com/posts/black-diaspora-2-77390987?utm_medium=clipboard_copy&utm_source=copyLink&utm_campaign=postshare_creator&utm_content=join_link
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► BLACK BRITISH CREATORS LIST YOU SHOULD CHECK OUT:
docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1Fma3THwEPzcSI8UaXM5U5HN3jim28T2_wuBv03sc2lk/edit?usp=sharing
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New here?
I cover media and discussion topics from a black leftist lens framed around The Boondocks, black identity and a range of nerdy stuff I'm into. In my spare time, I supply food for a foodbank, infrequently attend an afro diaspora community garden and I'm developing a black indie video game called NIXIE.
If any of that sounds cool or interesting, keep in the loop. Or don't.
I probably don't care.
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► Timestamps:
0:00 Introduction | The Narrative around Black on Black Disputes
2:36 Reframing The Caribbean
5:50 The Fear of Blackness
8:05 West Africans & British Propaganda
10:02 Exoticising Jamaicans
13:34 How West Africans became Uncool
15:20 Parodying the Fob
17:09 The Root of the Problem
17:55 Documenting the Tension
19:08 The Framing of Damilola's Story
23:51 Exploiting The Divide
24:57 The focus on UK Drill
26:20 Everyone was affected by this
27:28 The new generation of Black Solidarity
31:21 Epilogue - Support Black British Creators
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