They blame nationality, ethnicity, culture, economics and education. Whether we like it or not, Africans and African-Americans have two different and very distinct cultures. Yeshitela is from St. Petersburg and was formerly known as Joe Waller. There are no cultural differences between Africans and African-Americans. Na'im Akbar, a psychology professor at Florida State University, sides with Glover.
Slavery is the tie that binds, but the legacy also keeps the two groups apart.
Some local blacks argue the closest they've ever come to Africa is Busch Gardens. The fact that African leaders profited from selling others is a betrayal many blacks refuse to forgive or forget. Many Africans have no idea what our ancestors endured during slavery. Glover agrees that while some Africans suffered under colonial rule and apartheid, not all can relate to the degradation of slavery. We do not understand the whole concept of slavery, or it's effect on the attitude of a lot of African-Americans, mainly because we were not exposed to it.