Derek Fordjour

I see the somber. Yes, the somber. You see the somber.

I see the somber. Yes, the somber. You see the somber.

Me too, exactly.

Me too, exactly.

No, but they were dating. And, you know, we found some lovely love letters that they wrote to each other. So my mom went to school in England for nursing. Yeah.

No, but they were dating. And, you know, we found some lovely love letters that they wrote to each other. So my mom went to school in England for nursing. Yeah.

Why Memphis? I always want to know why immigrants land where they do and why they call that home. Dude, I really want someone to research African immigration. Like we know the story of how the Irish came. We know how the Italians came. But I don't know that anyone has really studied the movement of Africans to America.

Why Memphis? I always want to know why immigrants land where they do and why they call that home. Dude, I really want someone to research African immigration. Like we know the story of how the Irish came. We know how the Italians came. But I don't know that anyone has really studied the movement of Africans to America.

And I would just love to hear the story because we have so many cousins, Ghanaian and Nigerian, in these far out places in Ohio or Texas, Texas, Nigeria. we call it, like all these places. And we're just now of age to like share experiences. But I think it happened like maybe the 60s is when it really picked up. But yeah, so my dad came here. My mother was in England for nursing school.

And I would just love to hear the story because we have so many cousins, Ghanaian and Nigerian, in these far out places in Ohio or Texas, Texas, Nigeria. we call it, like all these places. And we're just now of age to like share experiences. But I think it happened like maybe the 60s is when it really picked up. But yeah, so my dad came here. My mother was in England for nursing school.

And there were all these strange things about growing up. Like we would eat beans with our eggs in the morning. And I just thought this is what people, it's normal. Until you like share with a friend, like, wait, you guys don't eat beans? And they're like, beans? Why are you eating beans for breakfast? Were you in a black neighborhood or a white neighborhood? Where were you? Bro, so black.

And there were all these strange things about growing up. Like we would eat beans with our eggs in the morning. And I just thought this is what people, it's normal. Until you like share with a friend, like, wait, you guys don't eat beans? And they're like, beans? Why are you eating beans for breakfast? Were you in a black neighborhood or a white neighborhood? Where were you? Bro, so black.

Generally speaking. That's just too, like they just. It's too what? It's a too a lot of things. It's too what? It's a lot of things. It could be a lot. I have a list. Like why they wouldn't say that.

Generally speaking. That's just too, like they just. It's too what? It's a too a lot of things. It's too what? It's a lot of things. It could be a lot. I have a list. Like why they wouldn't say that.

First of all, there's too many syllables. It's too funny. It's too, you know what I mean? Okay. Okay. You mean on that side, you say it's too much swag. It's just a lot of swag. It's like an insult that will also make you laugh. It hurts and tickles you in equal parts. That's very black. It's very African. You know what I mean? I'm offending you, and you love it.

First of all, there's too many syllables. It's too funny. It's too, you know what I mean? Okay. Okay. You mean on that side, you say it's too much swag. It's just a lot of swag. It's like an insult that will also make you laugh. It hurts and tickles you in equal parts. That's very black. It's very African. You know what I mean? I'm offending you, and you love it.

So we grew up in a very black community. And we're talking about the 70s, 80s. Memphis, I mean, Dr. King died in 68.

So we grew up in a very black community. And we're talking about the 70s, 80s. Memphis, I mean, Dr. King died in 68.

Yeah, so my father, actually, we were just learning a lot about the rage he had about going to graduate school, to dental school. because he was, I think, the second black oral surgeon in the state. But he's very African, so he doesn't know about black... History. They don't know about like American history. Yeah, they don't know. Yeah.

Yeah, so my father, actually, we were just learning a lot about the rage he had about going to graduate school, to dental school. because he was, I think, the second black oral surgeon in the state. But he's very African, so he doesn't know about black... History. They don't know about like American history. Yeah, they don't know. Yeah.