Barely a week after calling for unity among Black people, Afro-fusion star, Burna Boy has again addressed Pan-Africanism.
In a virtual interview with media trio, Angela Yee, DJ Envy, and Charlamagne Tha God, The Breakfast Club, a popular radio show in New York, Burna Boy said it’s pertinent for Africans to unite.
While maintaining that Black Power and Pan-Africanism is important to him, the self-styled African Giant said if Africans can unite, they can win their struggles altogether.
He said, “It’s very important to me because I feel like most of us black people don’t understand the importance of us being together at a time like this and we tend to forget that our real power will come from the fact that the rest of the world sees this united black power.
“That’s the scariest thing western civilization and all that – the power of black unity. If that can be achieved, the world would be black [laughs].”
Defining Blackness, Burna Boy said being Black has nothing to do with background, country, or tribe.
“Blackness has nothing to do with where you’re from and where you’ve been. At this point, blackness is the togetherness and the fact that we all share the same struggles… The minute we understand that is the minute we come together to win this struggle. We can’t win this struggle without a base… [Blackness] belongs to you as it belongs to us,” he explained.
Watch the interview below:
Recall that Burna Boy recently disclosed why Africans should ever be grateful to slain Libya former president, Muammar Gaddafi.