Cultural Values Of African American Culture

There are fifty-four countries in Africa, and all the countries have cultural values that form their identity. These cultural values act as a guide on how Africans ought to live their lives. They guide Africans on many aspects of their lives, including how to treat their elders and other people. Most of the African cultural values such as having respect for elders, hospitality, being in community with others, and hard work makes Africans unique from people from other countries where these cultural values do not exist. However, Africa also has a negative side to their cultures when it comes to beliefs about polygamy and child marriage, which subject women to unfair treatment. These negative values bring shame to Africans and cause other people …show more content…
It calls for Africans to see each other as human beings and share their interconnectedness amongst one another. Ubuntu bases its values on the fact that it is impossible to be a human being all on your own, and therefore, there is a need for communities to come together. It is therefore no secret that community living is an important value among Africans. Africans should embrace the fact that in their culture, it is customary to treat members of one’s community with hospitality and love, just as one would treat their own blood relatives. This is because Africans believe that all the members of the community play a significant role in making Africa great, which falls in line with the African philosophy of Ubuntu. It is therefore important for Africans and members of the African diaspora to build a relationship with communities, both internally and externally (within the country and from other countries). Africans can do this by learning about other people’s cultures and customs. This learning can be achieved through formal education about the people’s history and modern lives. This can also be achieved through deep intentional conversations with other people. By doing this, Africans will be to enable them to peacefully coexist with people who are different from them and respect one …show more content…
This is because traditional African beliefs view homosexuality as an abomination. The article, “Why Africa is the most homophobic continent” writes about how Yahya Jammeh, a Gambian Politician, views homosexuality. It quotes Jammeh saying, “We will fight these vermins called homosexuals or gays the same way we are fighting malaria-causing mosquitoes, if not more aggressively” (Smith 2014). This statement proves that homosexuals are treated unfairly in Africa. Also by saying these words, Jammeh influences the citizens of Gambia to ostracize