What's so special about New Orleans, Louisiana? Well the crew of Black Folk Don't headed down South for this season to find out just that! Because black folk don't do New Orleans, OK, they totally do!
New Orleanians claim, celebrate and preserve their african heritage more than any other black community in the US. That is so great to see, I was hurt to witness how this country had brainswashed my people into thinking they didn't have any history beyond slavery. Much love from Africa, you make us proud! This had me very emotional.
Just went for the first time and I love it so much! The people are so friendly, the food is heaven-sent, and the blues music...bliss. Also: the variety of architecture, the sweet air, and, again, friendliest people in the U.S. No US city like it! Great video, wish it was longer. Wish I was back in New Orleans. Thank you, people of NOLA, for the time of my life.
@@louisianalive1885 Can you send me your website and email address please. I am bringing a few folks down in August of this year, 2019. Thanks . Torre'
Robert Broussard I looked at your profile and you had Buckskin Bill on there! That was a blast from the past! I lived in BR for the first 35 years of my life. My mom too, until she moved to Algiers Point 15 years ago. New Orleans has just been another city all my life, but people think it’s the most exotic, beautiful unique city in the US. I suppose they’re right, it’s just that I’m so used to it. Sometimes I wish I could see NO through other people’s eyes.
My ex-husband was from BR and pretty much thought of NO they same way until one Mardi Gras. He noticed he had no money in his bank account when he used his ATM and that’s when the memories started coming back to him. Apparently, the night before, the idiot took Xanax, got drunk and was so messed-up that three people ushered him to his hotel room, when there they put a gun to his head and wanted his ATM pin code. He gave a bogus one and the man threatened to shoot, so he gave the correct one. He was so messed up he wasn’t even scared.
It’s always been my dream to go to New Orleans, particularly to learn about the history and the culture of black and Native American people. Beautiful people, beautiful culture 💜
I love New Orleans and have been going there almost every year since 1986 and I do believe New Orleans is in my soul, nothing but love for the people, the culture, the food and the music...When I retire watch out Nola I'm coming back for good...
Frank Looman What they show you. In reality, you go a few blocks off and NO is a crime-ridden poverty-stricken democratic utopia of teenage pregnancy, gang wars, high rate of STDs and failed government programs. They also have a very high population of proud African Americans compared to most of the country, but that is a totally unrelated statistic.
I was an adventurous Texan that found way down to New Orleans....I feel in love with her charm and magik. I'll break my ass to keep coming back....NOLA felt like home....
Was born in New Orleans, moved away qhwn I was a youngen, went back in August 2018 by myself and let me tell you I really had to think about of my leaving was the rote decision, New Orleans has a way of kissing the soul and never letting go!!! My 7 days there I walked everywhere, I had friends telling me to buy mace or carry a purse with a bric in it!!! WHY!!! Lol Never did I run into anyone who was mean, rude, disrespectful or nasty!!! Everyone showed nothing but love and I have nothing but love for the city that will always have my heart and soul
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Hey, I always thought New Orleans was an admixture of a lot of beautiful cultures with French cooking lol. It looks like a whole lot of fun to visit but I'll want to eat everything lol.
My Mom's was born there & I do love me some New Orleans! I've been raised in Los Angeles ( yuck) Seattle ( Awful) But New Orleans makes me soooo happy!
no... it's not... it's European, African, Native mix... take Gumbo, originating as a Choctaw stew but then had added influence from the French, Spanish, and African groups that settled the area... New Orleans is like that, think of Native American culture + European Culture + African Culture + a touch of the Carribean (mainly Haiti) + it's own special flavor = New Orleans...
Incorrect. Gumbo is an actual Mende word for OKRA dumb ass. Like, Africans literally eat gumbo in west Africa. Africans also eat stew okra and red beans and rice. Nothing about the food in particular , Native American.. and I mean nothing.
West Africans teleported to Peru to get Kidney beans? Lol, you're saying that Africans invented food with a new world crop...what's next Africans created Cornbread? Same deal with Gumbo... perhaps you'll pick up the pattern it uses both old and new world ingredients like every other food in this city, Gumbo itself has a heavy West African lineage, however many of the ingredients used in it (such as File powder which is their invention), the French brought with them the Roux ... these are essential ingredients to Louisiana Gumbo... and again aren't African.. Though you're getting closer. Gumbo IS more African then something like Red Beans (which is filled with largely new world foods that Africans couldn't have obtained even if they wanted to)
Nguyen Lee, your point? Louisiana Gumbo is made with French roux, African okra, and Choctaw filé powder (among other things). It's still a mix, saying it originated out of just African (or European or Native American) Cooking traditions is simply not factually accurate.
It's not even the most "black" city in North America... lots of African Americans here (they're the majority) but as a New Orleans resident it doesn't give off an "African" vibe... Check out the Gullah Guchee communities if you want "African" areas in North America
Gorilder just because YOU don’t feel the “African” vibe doesn’t mean it isn’t African. You just have a certain idea of what “African” is and should be. As an African American I can tell you, there’s so much Africa in us that sometimes we don’t question it. It’s just in us. The city has TOO much African influence to deny. It’s literally all over NOLA! From jazz to cuisine to dances and dialect
@@martinsmith2258 exactly dont let them define your culture. I'm from senegal and was shocked by how much I felt like home when I stepped foot in New Orleans. Same feeling I got in Harlem as well.
This video is magical and I wish I had seen it a while ago. I'm from Nola but have been in Florida for over 7 years. Needed a good video to show people who ask me a lot about my accent, what's it like in New Orleans, etc. I'm going to show them this. This hits every note and doesn't skimp on the bad and good sides. So many people think it's just Mardi Gras and Bourbon St. But they are thinking of it like a tourist attraction and not what it really is. Also, bravo for saying Bourbon St stinks. Gosh, it's bad 😂. Probably why we drink around it.
The woman who said that New Orleans was quirky was dead right.I visit at least once a year and that different culture is apparent as soon as I get off the plane and head into the city.Some people like a strip mall and everything being the same.If you dont,visit New Orleans.And the people are the friendliest in the world.
Please talk more about the black Indians. It is struggling to stay present because the young people don’t want to make the costumes or learn about the culture anymore. This is a huge part of New Orleans that needs to be told.
Yeah but even the hurricane can't silence NOLA's heartbeat....I kept saying on my vacation, I can live here I can live here. NOLA put a spell on me...I enjoyed the culture, food, and the PEOPLE.....the people treated me like family
Notice she’s light skin/Creole and talking about them. My entire mom side besides me & my mom are Creole and light skinned and they say this shit out loud. She not wrong about some Creole folks mentality about rejecting their blackness. I’ve seen it on full display, they even try to talk super white and live a flashy lifestyle to prove they aren’t black and poor. To some of them, the darker the skin means the poorer you are or appear to everyone, so they reject being “black”.
I've never been to New Orleans or Louisiana for that matter, but now I wanna go someday. I never cared for the "touristy" image of N.O. But I definitely love this portrayal though.
CzarJuliusIII i live in louisiana ive been there many times. Its so fun but be careful there are a LOT of drugs and bad people. Lock your car doors lol
All cities have big issues. But we aren’t ashamed of it like everybody else is. We’re proud of our shitty parts along with the beautiful areas they don’t show (Garden District, Lakeview, Lakefront, etc). We don’t hide it. 🤷🏽♂️
Miami is essentially the Hispanic New Orleans dawg and I say that because if Katrina hit y’all instead of us, it would’ve been the exact same shit. We’re both minority-dominant tourist spots. Y’all have a cool culture though!
I love that city, the good and bad of it. Just every place else, it has bad rap. The blacks need.to start teaching their sons that they're a target from the beginning. And steer them in the right directions, but since this isn't happening oh well. There will be more funerals and prison sentences. They seem to love it
LOL What!? New Orleans an "African" city? what's that guy smoking? It's clearly a mixture of Spanish, French, Native, and African traditions (so basically it'd be more apt to say a Carribean city but even that's not 100% accurate.. NOLA is NOLA ain't nothing else like it. Also, the Mardi Gras Indians are social groups (much like the Mardi Gras Krewes) honoring the native American tribes that gave escaped slaves shelter. They're certainly not trying to mimic Africa ... (what in that has anything to do with Africa? ) Mardi Gras itself is a French term meaning "Fat Tuesday" ... it's Carnival with the city's own spin on it just as is done in Latin America, France, Italy, Spain, and Portugal (basically the Europeans brought it over here)... It's sad, there's so much African stuff you can call out in New Orleans like Voodoo and Hoodoo, parts of most of the music down here (which like everything else is a blend of African, European, and Native traditions), a good portion of ingredients, CONGO SQUARE! ---------- Sry, but to Call New Orleans anything but what it is (New Orleans) is leaving out so many groups it's difficult to comperehend..
I AM a New Orleanian, born and raised. I know the culture and history of the area. Hell, I LIVE it. I don't go on "Black" videos I don't care about Africa one way or the other,(unless it's some tribal stuff that's always interesting... oh and the coming Egyptian - Ethiopian war over the Nile River... but other than that) My family has been in the city since it was founded. And let me tell you something that becomes abundantly clear to anyone who spends 10 minutes in this dirty little city of ours. It ain't Africa, Europe, or the rest of the US it is its own thing with influences from all over. Most notably the French, Spanish, Italians, Native American, African, Cajun, American, and the Carribean. Right now the Vietnamese community is likely to be the next big cultural influx to change this crazy city up yet again. The absolute closest you're going to get to New Orleans would be the Cajun communities to our west and the Carribean. And even then you're making a considerable cultural leap (cept' with the Cajuns in most part, they'd be the closest to us with their mutual love of Zydeco and many shared cuisines and French heritage). If you're looking for a mini Africa within the US look to the Gullah Geechee in coastal areas of North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia and Florida, that's about the closest you're going to get. ------------ And how racist are you? Not only are you saying I can't see something because I'm apparently "not black" in your mind, but that I can't comment on someone saying a falsehood about MY culture and MY city. I will say whatever I want about my city and ANY city in the US as you are free to. But the fact remains that this video's statement that New Orleans is an "African city" is wrong on nearly every level.
My "people" built the city, my family traces back to the founders of this place. New Orleans has numerous sister cities including but not limited to Caracas in Venezuela, Innsbruck in Austria, Juan-les-Pins in France, Maracaibo in Venezuela, Matsue in Japan, Tegucigalpa in Honduras, Isola del Liri in Italy, and Orleans in France, our namesake... Lol, Jazz is a combination of primarily European and African traditions. Most Jazz rhythms (at least traditionally) are African based while the Harmony is based on European tradition... The instruments as well are clearly European unless Africans were hiding Saxophones and pianos somewhere. Mardigras is straight up from France and Spain, Where you see anything "African" About the holiday (Literally translating to Fat-Tuesday in French) is a mystery only you could think up. The Mardi Gras holiday in France came from the Romans originally as part of their Saturnalia festival. The Cajuns who are our cultural and geographic neighbors and brethren also celebrate it, though their celebration is closer to traditional rural France they call it "Courir de Mardi Gras". Notice the places that celebrate Mardigras.. basically, all of them have Spanish, French, or Portuguese pasts and or are places in Italy (Venice and such). Second Lines are based, again, on a mixture of European and African traditions... where you get this strange thought that one of these 2 is out of the picture is beyond comprehension but whatever. ----------------- You obviously have never been to New Orleans and know nothing of our history.
@@Gorilder music is from the soul. Black people exude that better than any other, so your claim to European instruments is irrelevant, because nobody goes to see white jazz payers in N.O. they want rhythm and soul. And that originated in Africa. Mardi Gras Indians...Lol, you Dumbass...... The decorative attire you see "Native Americans" with, Africans introduced those traditions in the Americas WAAAY BEFORE 1492. We were already here. Do proper research, and not your typical white European, biased bullshiit we all were brainwashed on. And i noticed how you always typed European before African when talking about influence....how convenient. Alphabetically & Historically out of order, but your true biased colors shined thru.
Well New Orleans doesn't tell all the truths of the history though! One third of the slave owners were people of color! I've lived there twice before myself! It's got a lot of good, and it's got it's bad side! Just depends on what you're doing!
0:55 "It's an African city.." as he drinks Heineken, wearing western clothing likely made in Asia, a watch made in Japan.. And Mardi Gras is black people trying to be African? Mardi Gras IS French, and it means "Fat Tuesday," reflecting the consumption of fatty foods prior to Lent, an entirely Christian practice as part of Carnival. Mardi Gras has absolutely nothing to do with Africa, African tribes, African culture, African religions or any other African heritage. Black People Don't... have any damn sense.
DegenerateSharingan The Latin American and Carribbean people/culture you refer to is a blend of primarily European traditions with some western African tribal influence. These things happened through time. Just as so many want to say blues and rock and roll music is "black music" when in reality, it evolved as a blend between European and African traditions, using European instrumentation and arrangements, developed by both whites and blacks. It is an all-too-common human error to think and characterize in terms of absolutes.
It’s not African culture at this point. It’s black creole culture. It’s unique to the area. There’s blends of Haitian, French, Spanish, and African. So to just say African, is false. We are not the same.
Sorry, New Orleans is just WEIRD.My parents took me to a hotel in the French Quarter that was "authentic", and it was a PIECE OF CRAP.if you like an OLD, SMELLY, CRIME-RIDDEN CITY that TIME FORGOT, it's the place for you.
Some people were victims of complacency and apathy. Often times we looked at help as being us getting handouts by the government. $8 rent and a card with credit on it already for us to buy groceries all because we chose to have a lot of children and not focus on our education. People complained about new places to live and shops but why would that be provided to someone who will show an utter lack of appreciation and run those things into the ground as well. I'm from New Orleans, born and raised. So this is spoken from experience. I was one of those few residents that seen that way of living wasn't good but was just waiting for the opportunity to be able to be removed from that. For once, I want one of these pro-New Orleans documentaries/videos to go somewhere other than the French Quarter or carefully selected spots and actually show why governments and businessmen want to gentify or "taint" the city.
@@cd8578 Good;I take that as a compliment.I'm from Memphis, but Memphis is a corrupt, crime-ridden city, full of racists, and people who are happy to be ignorant.I live in the wonderful city of NASHVILLE now, and I love it.I'm not in denial about all of the negativity in Memphis, just because I'm from there.I met someone who moved to Memphis from New Orleans "for a better life".I was like, "How FUCKED-UP must New Orleans be, If MEMPHIS is a step up for you?
