American TV personality Steve Harvey has urged Americans living abroad to visit Africa and set aside their preconceived notions about the continent.
He claims that through traveling to these countries, Black Americans will have a better appreciation of African culture and its influence on the rest of the world.
Speaking in a podcast, Steve Harvey said “Forget everything you’ve ever heard. After you go to Africa, you got to go to Ghana first, then you need to go to Botswana because you need to see (these places).”
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“Botswana is the second richest diamond producer nation in the world – them black people over got something. And then you got to go to Johannesburg, that’s what you’ve got to do. You’ve got to do that jump right there. Once you see that, you’ll understand who we are,” he told a crowd.
Steve Harvey stated that these visits will dismiss the narrative that Africans, especially musicians, are ‘stealing’ from the west as many African Americans believe. “Them Africans ain’t stole nothing from us. “
“They talk about, Burner Boy stole this? No. We stole from Burner Boy. Them Africans is us, man. They’re the beat. They the rhythm. They the soul. They the hard work. We get our courage from them. When you see them people, they look jack like your family,” he said.
Steve Harvey first visited Ghana in 2019, during the well-known “Year of Return,” when African-Americans and diasporans were urged to travel to Ghana to discover their roots.
The TV personality has been outspoken about his passion for Ghana and the entire African continent ever since his visit.
He also launched the popular game program ‘Family Fued’ to Ghana and South Africa.
Source: Myjoyonline
