African Americans in Global Affairs by Clemons Michael L.;Clemons Michael L;

Author:Clemons, Michael L.;Clemons, Michael L;
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Northeastern University Press

Despite these positive feelings toward Africa, none of these representatives sees their work on Africa as part of a worldwide struggle for racial justice. All place primary emphasis on serving their local constituents, and none was motivated to serve on the House Committee on International Relations.16

African Americans’ ambivalence toward Africa may be returned by African states. Masipula Sithole reports that there is a lack of solidarity between African elites and African Americans. Most Africans see African Americans as Americans first; however, they expect African Americans to influence U.S. policy toward Africa.17 In 1995 Rep. William Clay (D-MO) investigated who Africans hired to represent their interests in Washington. Clay’s study reported that of the fifty-three African nations recognized by the United Nations, only six were represented by black-owned firms: Gabon, Nigeria, Sao Tome and Principe, and the republics of Benin, Mauritania, and Cameroon.18 Clay responded to the data by saying, “Africans have never wanted to be identified with black Americans. They feel superior to black Americans.”19 Ironically, for a long time the situation was the reverse.

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