Giving a fuck about Africa is in!

that’s true and it kinda looks bad that most blacks say whites are oppressing us, but they are adopting us, maybe just to expand oppression lol…

It’s true. Black stars really aren’t stepping up to the plate. In any case, what’s the big deal? If that child that Madonna adopted gets sent back, he’s going to be pretty pissed off when he gets older and finds out that a whole bunch of people who don’t know him decided that it was best for him to return. When he’s grown, he’ll have the means to help his people in a big way.

Maybe Wynonna n Madonna are having albums out soon, promo.

On hand you can say that black celebs simply don’t get the same publicity as white celebs when they travel to africa to do good deeds. A Keys was just there, delivered medicine, and did you see that on Entertainment Tonight, or Access Holywood? nope.

As far as adoption is concern, i believe that any child that can be helped is a good thing. Although, I think all people , not just celebs should look at kids right here in America first. How long have you been hearing about non-white celebs going all the way to Russia and China to get a baby? Blacks who adopt to our credit will at least look to our own.

this is ridiculous… they’re just using this as sleazy self-promotion. what’s with madonna adopting a child who already has a father? instead of empowering people and promoting family cohesiveness, she’s making selfish decisions and ripping a child from his only biological parent… well, “ripping” might not be the right word since the kid’s father is all for it… guess there’s 2 sides to everything.

@ 5. That’s true. Alicia Keys does a lot of charity work and they don’t say anything about it.

That’s why some of these media outlets kill me. Obviously it’s something deeper than that. Most of these stars have an album to promote or a fucking tour to go on.

I agree with you #6. I am all for helping the children but something just doesn’t feel right here.It seems like more of a phase that they are going through like these children are the latest cool pet to get if you are in the in crowd. It feels like there is an underlying motive. I may be wrong but that’s the impression that I get.

im glad these clebs are bringing attention to some of these african countries because they really need help( yes i know there ar a lot of nice communites in afrcian countires but you know what i mean)!. it seems that they can not win if they adopt these black kids or if they don’t. so i would not even pay attention to the criticism if i were them. we should pay more attention to what we can do on our own to help the less fortunate. i will say that it is a wonderful thing that they are donating money and helping out these nations! it is about time someone focuses on the “motherland”.

I think White celebs adopting Black kids is the trendy thing to do. However, I think Angelina was sincere when she adopted Zahara. Madonna just trying to play cath-up. That’s all. Is Black the new White now?

I meant “catch-up”.

#6 the baby’s father left the kid at the orphanage because he couldn’t take care of him… He said so himself…

But, I agree with you on the cohesiveness angle… No one, not even the African countries that are allowing these celebrity adoptions are promoting that…

THANK YOU!

ADOPTING AFRICAN KIDS (not black kids) IS THE NEW BLACK.. YA HEAR!!!?

YOU AINT SEEIN BLACK FOLK ADOPTING WHITE KIDS FROM RUSSIA

WHITE CELEBS ARE FULL OF IT!

WE HAVE MORE KIDS IN AMERICA THAT NEEDS HELP FIRST. THIS WORLD IS SO TWISTED

Ms. Keys also sponsors SEVERAL families in Africa. They are all young HIV+ mothers. She pays for their meds, food, etc. Oprah’s angel network gave her $250,000 or something like that) to maintain her efforts.

Good thought-provoking post Angel.La.

I’m all for people bringing attention to the social ills such as poverty, the water crisis and the AIDS/HIV problems in Africa. I’ve been to Ghana and I’ve seen some of the poverty and other problems that some of the people there must deal with. Some of the conditions I witnessed were heart-breaking.

However you made a good point. Extreme poverty exists in America as well. Go to Bankhead projects and other places right here in Atlanta and you will see people living in an environment very similar to developing countries.

If White actors are adopting these children without any pretenses and out of the goodness of their hearts then I’m all for it. A poor homeless child is a poor homeless child and I don’t care if you are helping the American one or the African one. Just help. However if this is a “fad” then the actions of these white actors are despicable.

Agree with #9, it’s about time ppl start paying attention to Africa. I’m African myself and I cannot hate on ANYONE, Black or White, who wants to help out. There are millions and MILLIONS of African orphans, so why hate on anyone (celebrity or not) who wants to give these children a home?

And I hate it when people say American babies deserve to be adopted more, that is by far the most IGNORANT thing I have ever heard, are you for real? A child is a child. An orphanage in the US is a five-star hotel compared to an orphanage in Africa.

# 15 well written.

It’s sad but as people we don’t take care of our own like we should and I mean that worldwide and ESPECIALLY IN MOTHER AFRICA!!! So the rich white folks come in and do the right thing making themselves LOOK LIKE ANGELS saving the poor black folks and making US look like IDIOTS!!!

These people are doing all of this shit for TAX purphoses. Instead of donating money to charity, they’re keeping it and will pay less taxes.

All you people out here with kids know that you get like $1000 or more dollars for every child you have. Well imagine what these celebs are getting and doing.

I’m beyond pissed that these assholes are adopting black children. There are poor people all over the world NOT just Africa. I watch a PBS special where these people lived on a island, and every night while they slept vampire bats came down and would bite the shit of them while they slepted.

What the fuck is these peoples problems, don’t they have anything else better to fucking do the low-life ass bitches. I hope they all burn in fucking hell. They treated blacks like pure shit all the way upu until 1960, now they want to be us, they want to fuck our men/woman, they want to make music like us. WTF can’t blacks have anything to ourselves. Now they’re fucking taking our children.

Further fucking more, there are children right here in fucking America that need help, why the fuck are they going way to fucking Africa to get a child.

I don’t have an ounce of sympathy for Africa. A lot of people are sleep on our history. People like to think that the white man went to Africa and stole “blacks” but the reality is, in Africa they would have tribal wars. When once tribe would overcome another tribe, the would hold all suvivors as prisoners. So when the ships came through Africa. Africa didn’t have any goods to trade or money to buy anything, so they begin to sell the prisoners.

Thats how all this shit begin. African are no good arrogant bastards. If you’ve ever met an African in the US you will know that they don’t even like African Americans, them bitches have the nerve to think they’re better than us.

You know when I first heard about Madonna’s adoption plans, I had no problem with it. I thought hey, if she wants to help, let her. But then the truth started leaking out. How Misz Thing is being allowed to sidestep this country’s laws to take custody of the baby. How she requested to see 12 boys so that she could pick one out. Can we say slave auction? I mean, what was the criteria? How the baby’s daddy was told by Malawian government officials that a nice “Christian” woman wanted to adopt his son. And it was good for the country for him to allow the adoption to go through. This shit stinks to high heaven. And excuse me but who the hell has their bodyguards and personal assistant delivery their newly adopted baby instead of picking him up themselves?!

# 13 How is this world twisted because of that? Any child in need needs to be helped whether he’s in America or not so if these celebs are being sincere then why not help out any child that is in need. that’s like saying they should look at white babies before black babies, because it would be twisted not to help babies of their own race. That’s very ignorant of you.

Reads Lea’s post ***applauds*** Someone with some sense.

These people are doing all of this shit for TAX purphoses. Instead of donating money to charity, they’re keeping it and will pay less taxes.
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So I guess you know them pretty well huh?

You must be contributing a LOT to the world to be saying shit like that. It’s easy to sit behind a keyboard and call people assholes for adopting, so what exactly are you doing to help others?

Let’s not hate. At least these kids are being adopted, a rich a** parent is a rich a** parent. Oprah and Madonna are both money so bring it, lol. Who cares? Why does everything in the black community have to boil down to race. Yes, it’s a major issue but it’s not the only issue. Black and white people act like they’re the only ones on this planet. It’s not all about us. We got egos the size of damn Saturn. People need to chill out and get off this race kick. If you have presence and you’re about your business, then it doesn’t matter who’s racist or not because you’re going to go for yours and you’re not stopping until you get what you want. As this lady told me one time, “name it and claim it baby, it’s yours.” It’s time for everyone to step up and claim our destiny, not as a the black race or the white race, but as the human race. We can’t see the forest for the trees and that’s a shame. So let everybody adopt, except David Duke, ‘cuz you know he ran the Klan and he ain’t got no love for the negroes

I say more power too them…..are black stars adopting? I dunno, but if they are they sure ain’t getting the publicity for it…

but shoot I ain’t made at them, I’m just mad that ANGELINA is taking it far enough to tan her skin, put on a wig and dress up as a black woman for this movie. Who does this chick think she is. Lost all respect for her and feel sorry for her daughter having to deal with this lack of respect she has for black woman and the precedent she MAY be sending in hollywood for black actresses……white women can mean all the good in the world, but when it comes to color there will always be a bit of racism in them & no matter how much love ANgelina gives her daughter or MADONNA her son, she’ll never be able to provide the life expereicnce of surviving this world as a black woman/man and provide examples of overcoming racism theu will encounter at school, eventually on the job and everyday. Good luck ya’l! I like where their heart is, but maybe now they will see how hard it really is to be a mother of a black child in this racist world.

here comes the GREAT WHITE HYPE / HOPE coming to save us from ourselves once again!

these adopted african children are going to be soooo confused as they grow up! but i guess at least they’ll be swimming in CHEESE!

Look Jane Fonda been adopt a black child so what Angelina Jolie and dem did ain’t nothing new. I would have persoanlly like to have seen Madonna supporting that man & child financial instead of taking him out of his hometown. Um…

Just to ask a rhetorical question; why are all this adoption cases getting so much publicity? Why is it the in thing to adopt an African child or get married in Namibia or have your child in Namibia amongst these caucasian actors? Seems very strange to me. Do they really care about these children or is this being coordinated? I mean, I can be a simple nigga and say, “Yeah, da white man luv me and my little ones! What dese black niggas doin’ fo’ me!” It occurred to me that all these “philanthropists” and “care-givers” are into that kabbalah shit, which is nothing but Jewish mysticism and witchcraft. From what I understand, please correct me if I’m mistaken, Madonna will also be opening kabbalah centers in Africa to indoctrinate the African children with that madness.

This is to nos 19..woah…you must be the most ignorant person I have ever came across from this planet. To say such shit about africans…get a life..
You have no right to call us Arrogant and say demeaning hateful things about us. We dont need your sympathy, thereby, get a life and some common sense before you ever dare talk ill about africans.

You clearly needed yourself shipped from the continent, we dont need such coconuts in our hood.
GET A LIFE..Dont be mad at us if the world wants to help us. Maybe its because they know we geniunely appreciate any help extended to us. We dont bitch and moan about our circumstances. We pray and expect a miracle.

YOU CLEARLY PROVED THAT WE ACTUALLY ARE BETTER THAN YOU…WE HAVE DIGNITY AND RESPECT FOR ALL RACES..
I am sick of all the backlash given to africans..the ignorance is getting out of hand..to all the african readers, speak up against such hateful words.

The kid who writes that blog does not know of what he speaks.Black celebs have always been involved with Africa the difference is they don’t get the media attention that white folks get when they run off to Africa.

Let’s be real here, does CNN care about Africa or Angelina Jolie? Would any Black female besides Oprah be given even an ounce attentuon on CNN for her charitable work in Africa? The answer is no.

Whitney Houston, Janet Jackson, Will Smith, Denzel Washington and many others have given to Mother Africa and yet many of you know nothing about it.Black American celebs were at the forefront of the fight to free Nelson Mandela.

Let’s not act as if whitey cares for Africa more than we do because they don’t.African and Asian children are playthings to white celebs.When they want that extra pubicity they get a kid and then pass it off to a nanny.

Why in the damn hell are all these people going to Africa to adopt babies? I mean, it’s nice and all, but I can’t help but think this is the hot new trend for now like wearing those ugly Croc shoes! Aren’t there enough homeless and poor black children here. That’s that shit I talk about…everybody, including our government, is always in a rush to help everyone except their own! People here struggling and shit and no one cares. Since people want to be all up in Africa now, why don’t some of these celebs start a campaign to get our wonderful president to DO SOMETHING about the Darfur! We can go into Iraq where people are allegedly getting killed execution style, but when villages of 20,000 are getting burned to the ground in one swoop, no action. We need to get our priorities in order!

why does it matter if its a Black AMerican child or an African child? that is just some shit…i dont know what reasons these whites are doing it for..all i know is they are doing it. I saw on news Madonna would let the child go home and visit and learn about his culture. I mean adopting a child in need weighs more than avoiding taxes to me anyday. Whatever their motives are i dont give a shit…all i know is they are doing good. More well off people should do the same…black or white…american or african.

it’s a side day when you say one child is more important than the other jus because of where he lives.

Right more power to ‘em I ain’t got no damn cash. If I can barely feed myself I definitly can’t adopt young mustafa or whatever. Yeah it’s also true that black people are fucked up in the US too but not like the africans. If you are fucked up in the hood. Right Now Yes Right now you got a choice to change that situation. ,welfare,trade school,rap,play a sport,communtiy college,work programs,Target,City transportation, ups-shit, devry,get skateboard learn a trick get paid,call your distant uncle doing “all right” in ATL(they got some rich niggaz in that city),your local library,shit nigga got to the block and pitch somethin’,sell drugs,pussy, strip. go breakdance at the trainstation,learn spanish (cause you know u know mexican) and get two three of them shitty jobs. Now while none of that shit I just typed is easy. It’s still easier for us than for young kunta kinte. Like it or not this is the land of oppertunity. That’s why all Africans,koreans, and mexicans be coming here in droves

All the africans i met or came across were not very friendly. they came off as arrogant and snootty. But on a good note i think its good they are getting help.

foreign adopts are always fraught with shadiness. folks with $$ are able to side-step regulation regular folks cannot. i can’t really hate on anyone adopting a child who would otherwise live in abject poverty, or live in households where they are neglected…that is IF they are fortunate enough to be adopted.

Ugh that winona rider comment just makes me sick. What is the black child gonna be a plaything for her daughter?! Now that sound like some serious slave type shit if u ask me.

Ya’ll aint know? African kids are the new toy dogs. Everyone in hollywood is getting one! Before I get cussed the hell out… I’m just playing!

I have been saying this all along. As serious as this is celebrities like MADONNA are not doing this because they care. They are doing this to promote and stroke their own egos. Africa is unfortunately only the latest trend spot to be photographed or just having something to do with it all together. KUDOS to Oprah, BONO, Mary J Blige, Sting, and Agelina for their dedication and doing this from the heart and not because they’re trying to shape up their image or stroke their own ego.

This is an OUTRAGE! Africa has been in the same state it’s in for the longest. Where was Madonna, Jay-z, Qweneth, Kate Moss, and whoever else that just wants to jump on the AFRICAN trend train, where were they this time last year?Oops I forgot there wasn’t much going on there unfortunately. THEY ARE EXPLOITING THAT COUNTRY. I’m happy that Africa is all the rave but I’m sad that it’s all being done in vain.

Agreeing with #35. That was an odd thing to say. If you adopt a child it should be one that you fall in love with, no matter what the color. Not just cause your child needs something to show off on the playlot.

“Ya’ll aint know? African kids are the new toy dogs. Everyone in hollywood is getting one! Before I get cussed the hell out… I’m just playing!”

#37, I co-sign that. You may be just PLAYING but you’re also right. Sorry. It’s so sad.

Networking, you might be joking around but that’s slowly becoming true. That’s sad to say, but damn.

Britney Spears has TWO black/biracial step-kids. I wonder how she feels about them.

Just curious: How many of you plan to adopt, either in the U.S. or in Africa?

It’s easy to criticize all these ppl who are adopting but what are YOU doing about all the kids who are stuck in orphanages and foster care? There are so many kids who will never get the pleasure of calling someone “Mom” or “Dad.”

In many cities in the U.S., there are segments on the local news (e.g. “Monday’s Child” or “Wednesday’s Child”) where they feature a child waiting to be adopted. These kids can be 11, 12 or as old as 16 or 17, waiting to be adopted. What do YOU plan to do about that? Keep in mind you don’t have to be a millionaire celebrity to adopt. Many of the ppl I know who have adopted are just regular middle class folks.

To answer my initial question: Yes I plan to adopt a little “Antoine Fisher” within the next 10 years.

Also if it was so bad here in America we’d all be slowly going to canada or some shit. Basically Don’t look a gift horse in the mouth. If you are living in a land of violence,corruption,WAR,disease,death,famine,no running water blah, blah ,blah. And someone stops their life to reach and give you a helping hand, are u gonna give two fucks what color that hand is? So why should we? Whether you are Jay-z,Bono from U2,Oprah,Madonna,Danny Glover,or Angelina Jolie n’ Brad pitt. You can’t deny them niggaz is happy as shit to see an American. Any American! And from what i’ve seen it don’t take much too impress an African.They’ll probably name a street after Michael Jordan, just as easy as they would for Omarosa. Basically people in Africa need help. So somebody is finally listening and helping out –it doesn’t matter who it is. So we should stop worrying about hollywood fads and help Nebandu out by picking up a mixtape or dvd-. Cause you know he got kids (some in africa and some new ones right here in the US)

#29 GET A LIFE..Dont be mad at us if the world wants to help us. Maybe its because they know we geniunely appreciate any help extended to us. We dont bitch and moan about our circumstances. We pray and expect a miracle.

I guess thats why ever time I check my email I have a story about some African dying and leaving money, and that I need to send $2000 and come to Africa to claim it. Not to mention the people that actually fell for it, and have since be killed the minute they arrived, held hostage, and family made to send more money.

That’s why every time I post an item on Ebay, my email gets LOADED with people from Africa need to buy my item and send it to Africa. They will pay through PayPal. Know that Paypal won’t even ship the item until I’ve showed the the item has been shipped. Then 2 weeks later the money is pulled back out of my account, because the money was stolen.

But God NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO African are so Holly and pray for a better life.

Africans are so Holly that they rape their women and infect them with HIV.

My friend is married to a controlling African. He controlled her through the entire marriage in the US. He stopped her from talking to her family. He didn’t allow her to work. She could only stay at home.

This man took her all the way to Africa, and the minute they arrived to his family home he beat the dog shit out of her. He beat her for days. She ran away to a hotel, and since he was a prominent Doctor in Africa as well living in the US. The Hotel people called him and told him she was there. He dragged from the Hotel buy her hair and the police and all the people watched him do it. Because theres no laws against this in Africa.

That African man was so smart that he took her all the way to Africa to kick her ass. There nothing the US Courts can do about it, because it didn’t happen in the US.

So you can miss me with that AFRICANS ARE GOOD PPL SHIT… I use to get my hair braided by an African, and that bitch had an attitude the whole time she did my hair. The bitch kept yanking my head. He husband stood at the door and made sure she was doing her job.

correction PAY PAL WON’T RELEASE THE MONEY UNTIL I SHOW THE ITEM HAS BEEN ShIPPED.

Loddypopper STFU! that didnt make any sense!

Man, I don’t know much about this craze to adopt African children, by celebrities. However, American Black children are being neglected, with one single search on the website listed below I identified 1065 Afro-American children who are growing up without families! They have multiple siblings, histories of drug abuse, neglect, and/or sexual manipulation. For the lucky few with minimal problems, their families would rather let they sit in orphanges and foster care.. instead of relinquishing their parental rights…perhaps, their hoping that the mom will get a job or get out of rehab. PEOPLE this is SUCH A DISGRACE that it would seem foolishness, not to bring up the plight of unwanted children RIGHT HERE.. no offense.. F*** Africa.. ’cause every single one of those bastards comes over here with an identity complex.. that is they think that their better because their ancestor’s didn’t PICK COTTON..
So, the real issue is reaching out to our own extended families when you see a young cousin or aunt stronging to keep it together.. maybe adoption or takin custody of her children before they end up growing older and unwanted in an orphange, could be one possible solution to a problem with no end in sight.

Post the following link and see it for yourselves:

http://www.adoptuskids.org/Child/ChildSearch.aspx

I don’t think that it is fair to compare poverty in countries like Malawi in Africa with poverty in America. Someone mentioned that there are parts of Atlanta that look like a third world country. Try to imagine if all of Georgia looked like a third world country and that Georgia was at war with Florida and South Carolina. The situations are completely different. Madonna has made a choice. She is not sitting here commenting on the situation she is doing something. She is also donating 3 Million to the country and for that, maybe she deserves special treatment. It’s not right to trivialize this. A child is in the balance and one day he will find learn about this. Lets all hope that Madonna’s intentions are genuine and that the little boy has a happy and successful life.

I have a question, why is it that some people only think about US orphans when they see foreign babies being adopted? It’s funny cuz I don’t see any outrage until a celebrity adopts a non-US kid. Then all the protesters come out.

For all those who oppose foreign adoptions I really really REALLY hope y’all are planning to adopt a bunch of American kids yourselves. If not then STFU and stop hating.

at least someone is adopting them! also why all the hate for Jolie she was going to 3rd world countries a long time ago and raising awareness. thats love.

jay Z is JUST now going over there to do work and thats because he has an allbum out soon…

who cares as long as they are going over and doing something?

I believe Angelina adopted those kids because she was sincere about it. Not so sure about Madonna but fuck it…those kids need all the help they can get. They’re doing more than any of us combined so we have no room to talk.

@50…

I agree. I don’t see Rich Black Celbs fighting over 3rd world African children. Hell, I don’t see them fighting over orphans in Harlem!

Sure, thier is a motive. Extra press. But these kids will enjoy a lifestyle beyond their dreams. SOmetimes the ends can justify the means.

kind.

I think Madonna cares about the child she is adopting and not just doing it for PR. Madonna has always given to charities all around the world and you never heard about it. Madonna did not just go to Malawi and buy a child she has been going threw the adoption process for Mouths and this visit was for looking over the orphanage she is building with her own money and to see the child she adopted and take him home. I think it is a good thing when good loving people adopt children and I think they shouldn’t be put down and said they are doing it to look good to the public or to stroke there ego.

Adopting kids has become the new fashion acessory, let the kid get out of line. She/He will be on the 1st thing smoking.
And not everyone needs to be “publicly” acknowledged for the good deeds done.

When someone does something blessed, you don’t judge their motives, you judge the outcome.

A lot of people have posted comments saying they don’t like Africans who come over here because they are arrogant………Shiiit, they have a right to be. They come over here and get engineering degrees and law degrees when black americans (lower class) are still sittin on they ass complainin about shit. Other than at the braid shop, I have never met an African who had less than 2 ADVANCED degrees. I work with special ed (black) children and the majority of them are in the system. Why? Not because of war or famine, but because they momma decided to pick up a crack pipe. I know there are a lot of obstacles to raising your socio-economic status in this country if you are a black american, but you have to take some responsibility somewhere. I don’t care how many 8 balls you put in front of me…..I ain’t touchin the shit. Yeah, white people owe us, but guess what? We aren’t gonna get shit unless we take it. If you come from a low income area, get decent grades, score an OK SAT score, and write a sob story about growing up in the ghetto……you go to college for free. Our ancestors did what they had to do to survive, I don’t know what the fuck happened between the civil rights movement generation and our current generation, but if it ain’t rap or sports, our less fortunate ain’t gon’ do shit but stand on the corner (and yes i do recognize that there are hard workers in the hood, but workin hard doesn’t mean shit if you aren’t educating your kids about your struggle and what your working hard for)…………but i digress

In regards to these white folks adopting african children, more power to em. Being an orphan in Africa is nothing like being in the system in the US, its not perfect, but at least here they get clean water, food and access to an education.

Them white celebrities are gonna raise some fucked up, confused ass black kids! Maybe Angelina might be ok since she takes her son back to Cambodia to see where he comes from…but generally white folks couldnt raise black children to understand their heritage.

How can we say that black celebrities dont contribute to Africa or other charities?? I know many black celebs who contribute to “Save Africas Children”…maybe they dont publicise it like these white celebs.

Then, there arent that many A-List black celebrities out there….try to name 5 top A-List black actresses that are on the level of Eva Longorhia……

I bet you it’ll take a second….we really cant compare white and black celeb contributions to Africa when there are waaaaay more whites in hollywood.

I am glad to see that the children are getting a home love and support in Africa. I can’t help but remind people there are children 2 blocks up the street that are homeless,hungry and helpless right here in America.I know of many children, being an employee of the state, that have been through horrific times and hardships in foster care,hell some from there own damn parents its sick.I am heart broken coming home everyday.if only i could adopt a few here and a few there. ITs bull shit Any child african/white hispanic blue or green. God bless anyone who has the means to come into a childs life and make a change.

Why didn’t Madonna (or her husband, Guy Ritchie) travel with the baby on his trip to England? David didn’t make his London debut with his new “parents”; he arrived in London with a nanny and a security entourage:

“Thirteen-month-old David Banda flew in to Heathrow first class from Johannesburg on Sunday. No sooner had he touched down than he had his first taste of what life will be like with one of the world’s biggest stars. The team bringing him in - a nanny, bodyguard and other aides - dodged reporters at Terminal 1 arrivals hall before driving off in a silver Mercedes people carrier. But they could not avoid all the photographers and camera crews…”

http://www.dailymail.co.u...ule&icc=NEWS&ct=5

who cares if the kids are being adopted for a promo or for that person to look good or not they are being adopted and being put into a far better situation than they were born in or what most of us were born in. I dont think Angelina Jolie or Madonna would be cruel to the child that they have adopted. It is good that the media and celebrities are shedding light on Africa even if it is in vein. More lives are being saved, more schools are being built. i and keep it real whites are more giving than some stingy blacks we can talk all we want but have you adopted a child or gave any money to Africa? Sadly we need the white folks, or people with power to make others aware because if not people wont listen. For those african americans that feel there is something wrong do something about it.

#56 thas wassup…black ppl always complaining … the ppl helpin out in africa they complaining that their african & not American. Shit they helpin..what the fuck uuuu doin…

i dont care if they getting a break from taxes, i dont care if they gettin mad publicity, i dont care if theyre adopting kids for all the wrong reasons…all that matters is..these kids get a better life.

For years now everybody been sayin “help out in Africa”…Fight poverty…not that its happenning the same black ppl talkin bout…why Africa? ….

bunch a fools

I agree with # 31 & 38, Have you ever heard of the phrase “Charity starts at home”?. Well, that’s what these celebrities who are running to Africa to adopt are suppose todo. How can you go and ‘clean somebody else’s home when your own is dirty’?. Yes I’m glad that they are providing for these children who are less fortunate, but I’m sure that there are so many children in America who need a loving home and someone to care for them, who also live in an orphanage! Why don’t they start at home?. I really think that part of it is definitely a publicity stunt like almost everyone else has mentioned already.

I hate to say it, but I think it’s just a trend for white celebs. White celebs always try to outdo each other. At one time a lot of white celebs were having babies at the same and giving them stupid names, then they were all getting divorces at the same time, and then they were converting to Kaballah like Madonna. White celebs craves attention, but I just hope Madonna do right by the child. Because I think it is wrong for Wynona daughter to say “I’d like a black sister or brother,” as if black people are toys and could be bought off a shelf.

Yes, it is a shame whats going on in Africa but you know something nobody did it to them Africans but themselves. selfish governments and rampid corruption(sounds like U.S.A.) these white celeb can abopt them cuz no one i know cares to much for Africans anyway. It may be offensive but Africans r very rude and nasty when it comes to black Americans i say it that way because as i was being hit on by a African “business man” he make it a point to call me Black American. We are the same color but we r not the same people and Any African will TELL you that with no problem. they think us Black Americans are lazy losers who just take hand outs i have to hear that shit everyday from forigen people but mostly africans at my place of business. I am A Social Work and best belive Africans know how to beg wit the best of them cuz while they puttin us “cotton Pickers” down they have no problem getting hand outs. So it only natural to go with WHity cuz thats all they know.

So you all are comparing poverty in Africa to that of America? okkkk i’ve seen it all..

Maybe America should publicize it’s poverty and the need for Orphans to be adopted as much as they publicize the poverty in other countries and you’ll have celebs rushing to adopt some american kids…

All the stuff that had been written about Africans is real shit at least we have a sense of belonging. YES Africa is corrupt (but so is your own government) and the AIDS rate is very high BUT correct me if I’m wrong but aren’t African Americans especially the women more likely to get Aids then a white person. We as Africans have a history and heritage. You Americans are so confused and that why your suck in your ignorant stupid country. If the white celebrities want to adopt an African baby is good because they know how intellectually and beautiful the child we be. You people on the site can not even spell correctly……………. ‘Ya’ll aint know?’

Then why adobt? Perhaps you should let them starve there.. All the money and attention toward Africa isn’t going to change anything.. It will just get worse..

“You Americans are so confused and that why your suck in your ignorant stupid country”

“You people on the site can not even spell correctly……………. ‘Ya’ll aint know?’

66. Precious, please save yourself the embarassment and not talk about people spelling errors, because your paragraph have so many grammatical errors it looks as though a fourth grader wrote it.

I DONT CARE IF THEY ARE WHITE AS LONG AS ITS HELPING OUR BLACK PEOPLE I SAY HELL YEAH LET THEM RESCUE AS MANY AS THEY CAN, THEY CAN AFFORD IT, HELL…

The quotation “All men are created equal” appears in the opening of the American Declaration of Independence as follows:

“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness.”

These statements illustrate the idea of natural rights.

One of the greatest challenges faced by the social sciences today is the cultural norm of a large group of Black Americans always diminishing their view of themselves as victims who have been wronged. They fail to empower themselves by embracing their natural rights and choose to bond themselves in psychological slavery.

I support anyone who adopts a human being of any nationality or race, as long as their intentions are in the right place.

Tom Cruise and Nicole Kidman adopted a black child long before it was in. I think if the child needs a home and they are willing to take them in and really take care of them then it is a good thing.

First time poster…*smiles*…You should be in London right now where all we are hearing about is this damn adoption..

I do have problems in the way the whole process was conducted..she literally picked him out of a bunch of other kids at the orphanage…to me that just seems disturbing. The fact she was able to bypass the procedural process in place in the country also gets the alarm bells ringing. What I also found difficult to digest is that yes, she did give a considerable amount of money to the orphanage, however it was on the condition that the money be used to promote that religion shes always going on about.

I think the main problems people are having are, the fact she is a white celebrity adopting an African child, but mainly the fact that, you hear nothing of her interest in the affairs of Africa or using her media power to highlight certain issues within the continent. Everytime I about this women she’s either kissing girls, burning the cross or trying to get everybody to wear those red string bracelets.

Being a British African I find it insulting when people suggests Africans or black people in general don’t care about their own. My parents send money back home to Africa monthly so as to support the education and the welfare of the family. The difference is they do because it is what you do, the media would have you thinking it is the West suporting Africa. This point also extends I think to the many celebrities who help out Africans, they do it without the medis fanfare..They don’t need a pat on the back like i feel a lot of white people do..!!

And I love how people keep going on about how is life is going to be fantastic now because she’s rich and can provede….Hmmmm…because celebrity children are never disfunctional,check into rehab by the time their 8 and other types of nonsense…..??

It may be a trend - and a tacky one at that, but there’s no denying that these children (Zahara and Madonna’s son) WOULD HAVE DIED HAD THEY NOT BEEN TAKEN OUT OF THERE SURROUNDINGS YOU SELFISH DUMB FUCKS. While you all are sitting on your asses judging other people who are at least DOING SOMETHING you’ve failed to realize that two lives (YES BLACK BABIES) have been SAVED. WHAT THE FUCK HAVE ANY OF YOU DONE ABOUT STARVING, ILLITERATE BLACK CHILDREN (even the one’s in your own country?). Black folks who have a problem with this should SHUT THE FUCK UP and adopt a child — PUT YOUR MONEY WHERE YOUR BIG WHINEY, COMPLAINING MOUTH IS. I doubt you bitching about white people is doing anything to help black children ANYWHERE!!! Miserable, dumb, fucks.

To all you haters and cynics, please tell me what you are doing to make a poverty striken child’s life better?

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“What is up with this sudden interest in adopting black children? Most of these celebrities can’t wait to jump a plane for Africa and pick up a child at the nearest village”.

Two celebrities adopt an african child and it’s now a “sudden interest”?