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What is it like being black in India? BBC News

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    One of the stories BBC Pop Up
    was asked to do
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    was to tell the story
    of Africans living in India
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    and some of the tough
    experiences they have.
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    We thought this would be a really
    interesting story
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    and instead of just filming it,
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    and the man who suggested it
    is gonna help us to make it.
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    India is very exciting.
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    Every day I go out,
    I see something new.
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    There are lots of Africans now in India
    doing their studies,
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    and they're facing a lot of racism.
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    Recently, there have been a lot of news
    talking about Africans being attacked,
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    molested, beaten up.
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    - How are you doing, guys? How are you?
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    - What are your experiences with Indians?
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    - Indians?
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    - Yeah, so it is very common in India.
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    Indians think that black women
    are prostitutes.
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    So they ask you "how much? how much
    do you want me to stay with him?"
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    They ask this kind of question.
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    - We all have similar experiences.
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    Not all, some are very good.
    Very, very, very
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    - Benjamin, some of the stories
    your friends told us
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    was quite disturbing.
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    That largely happens because
    Indians don't know their own history
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    that Africans played such a big role
    in India between 14th and 17th centuries.
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    Even today, a big African community lives
    in the state of Gujarat.
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    I think it would be really good for you
    to come along and meet them.
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    What do you think?
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    - Yes. It would be great.
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    - Okay, let's go and meet them then.
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    - Yeah, let's go.
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    we're about to meet the Sindhi community
    near the town of
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    - I'm very excited, you know.
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    I'm really surprised to see
    some Africans here in India.
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    - Hello, namaste.
    - Namaste.
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    - How are you?
    - Fine.
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    - That's great.
    - Yeah.
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Title:
What is it like being black in India? BBC News
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Video Language:
English
Team:
Amplifying Voices
Project:
Black History
Duration:
05:41

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