From filmmaker Stafford U. Bailey, who directed such critically acclaimed documentaries as A Laugh, A Tear; The Other Side of Victory; and The Black Road to Hollywood, comes BLACKS WITHOUT BORDERS an emotional story about hardship, sacrifice and great rewards. This film plunges into the lives of a group of African Americans who have come to South Africa to find the American dream. These ex-pats have discovered that America is not the only land of opportunity. The boundaries that many of them faced in the United States dont exist in South Africa. Everyone knows about the deplorable conditions in parts of Africa, but this film captures the wonderful lifestyle South Africa has to offer. We follow these modern day globetrotters all over the country and tour their amazing homes. From an 11,000 sq ft. house that overlooks the Indian Ocean to a 35,000 sq ft. mansion that sits on 700 acres. This film is funny, heartwarming and passionate. It will take you by surprise and leave you deeply moved.
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May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
@drawde2004new not …
@drawde2004new not true African Americans come from all over the continent.Angola was the main place not West Africa.Also slaves were taken from South Africa to the New World
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
@frownstrong
yea …
@frownstrong
yea I notice that too.. I also realized that black americans and black africans living in asia tend to get along with one another a lot better. Mainly because of the history of us being there is very recent, and we’re not being pitted against each other to compete for low income jobs simply because the groups going into asia are usually highly educated individuals. With the exception of thailand, and tokyo but even those places attract talent.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
africa is our true …
africa is our true home.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
@Corsaircid : …
@Corsaircid : Having lived in Ireland for six years and from my own personal experiance the irish have nothing but despite and resentment for white South Africans aswell as for Rhodesians.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
The irony is that …
The irony is that Afro-Americans prefer South Africa, because they can relate better to the white people there, they find it more difficult to deal with the “black” South Africans. True.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Hi BattleAngel.
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Hi BattleAngel.
Your first paragraph of your first comment suggests that I did in fact take the time to read it.
It is difficult to differentiate between White Supremacy+Racism.
You are correct in saying that we the Irish had an unique advantage in that we are White.Bear in mind that even today we are regarded as “Irish Peasants” in a distasteful way by Anglo Saxon Whites.
It was only when we gained independence from the British that we could then support Black Nations .
Cheers!
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
yeah if your really …
yeah if your really took the time to read my message closely you will see that i never generalized nor called all irish racists in any manner whatsoever. but i just pointed out the simple facts that the irish are known to play double historically and benefit enormously from white supremacy because of their skin (not necessarily b/c they view themselves as supremacists though i wouldnt be surprised) and they really seem to be content with it and may even prefer it. thats what i am pointing out.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Part 2,
Bear in …
Part 2,
Bear in mind we were 2nd class citizens in the British empire and ideal for doing the dirty jobs for the Brits or starve!
Of course there are Irish Racists! There are Racists everywhere of all colors!
I have been to S.A 3 times,+ you will be pleased to know that a lot of white people there are not racist!Even today…
Lets not Generalize.
Cheers!
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Hi BattleAngel,
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Hi BattleAngel,
Part 1
I do agree with you that Irish have played double in the past especially when we were neutral in WW2.Our President in May 1945 shamefully signed the “book of condolences ” for Hitler to the disgust of everyone even the Germans.
Bear in mind that France+Germany helped the Irish cause of freedom even though they fought each other!
However, with little or no advantage to the Irish
we helped Africa and the ANC through leading the campaign against apartheid.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
i agree the irish …
i agree the irish and blacks CAN be friends, b/c we have a similar colonial history. BUT all to often you irish quickly side with the rest of the whites and try to oppress blacks to become more “white” and fit in with the Anglo-Saxons so I think that really people of color have all but lost respect for the irish many of you tend to play the double: “look we were colonized too!” but you guys still benefit enormously from white supremacy some of the greatest white supremacists are of irish descent
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
@BARLOG20
We the …
@BARLOG20
We the Irish did not conquer the blacks as we were conquered like the blacks.
That is why we the Irish+blacks are friends.
So please save the Kracka word for the British.
Now must the Blacks blame the whites for everything that has gone wrong in Africa?
Like to know,
Cheers!
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
@Corsaircid:Listen …
@Corsaircid:Listen kracka,Africa was prosperous before we let other groups in.That`s where blacks went wrong. we started allowing other groups in our society like the arabs and caveman krackas and they started to turn blacks against eachother so we could fight each other and sell eachother to you devils as slaves.And Euros and Arabs also kidnap blacks and stole Alot of Africas resources.I wish Robert Mugabe was president of all of Africa so he could send all you cave dwellers back to your caves.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
whites did not just …
whites did not just build the old south africa but black built it up too. it was thier labor mostly.now blacks are more of the main ones building it up again,or building upon and expanding.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Why is S A a great …
Why is S A a great place for Blacks? Because the white man made it a 1st world country in the 1st place.
I’m against apartheid.
Would S Africa have even existed but for the white man? I’m Irish+agree with you about white oppression.If we all except each other in Christian love everywhere would be great!
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Hi leer33,
I …
Hi leer33,
I understand what you are saying.I am a white Irishman but I cannot go to England and then say accept me I am English!
Cheers!
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
South Africa is a …
South Africa is a great place for blacks. It represents a huge opportunity for blacks. We should do all we can to help blacks find the peace and prosperity they seek by sending them to South Africa and bringing the whites here. Then blacks will know true peace and empowerment. Given the fact whites are so evil and oppressive and our history is burdened by oppression the least we can do is send all black, liberal Americans to South Africa or, in the alternative, Iran.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
And thats why I …
And thats why I want to get out of this country
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
That puts them …
That puts them several thousand miles closer to it than the white filth of the North who moved in.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
And this …
And this contributed to most of the success that immigrants from Europe had in America. It was no other reason. Whites had no work ethic that descendants of Africans slaves didn’t already have. Blacks were systemically marginalized into false institutions by the classification of race.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Well, if U want to …
Well, if U want to reclaim a heritage, tradition, or land that once belonged to your kindred I see nothing wrong with that. I don’t think Black Americans should plant a flag like it specifically belongs to them but Africans here and abroad should be willing to create a new identity of African culture economically. By race Blacks are – African American and this is a good reason as any other reason What did Jews, Swedish, Polish people had in common with Americans-they were all white -
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Thats seeing the …
Thats seeing the world in black and white. They aren’t African in any way. Not in culture, not in language. Africa belongs to Africans you’re right, but what designates someone African? The colour of their skin? the only difference between these people I see here and a white American is skin colour. I have no problem with them coming to South Africa to make their fortune but to make as if South Africa is their birth right is wrong.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
Listen, try not to …
Listen, try not to get polytechnical. There are only three races of people in the world – Negroid(African), Mongloid(Asian), And Caucasian(European). The whole land of Africa belong to Africans regardless of what region their ancestors are originally from. Yes Africans have many Nationalities, but their is only one race and that’s African. Pan-Africanism is the key word-study it.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
South Africa isn’t …
South Africa isn’t theirs. All of the black people brought to America came from West Africa and parts of Africa further north.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
I saw this movie at …
I saw this movie at a film festival recently. I enjoyed it very much.
May 28th, 2010 at 4:22 am
They are so lucky.
They are so lucky.