The phrase “African Booty Scratcher” is, for me, a very interesting one. It was what we were called by our African American peers growing up in the 1990s. As children of African immigrants and African immigrants ourselves we had this curious place in between cultures where we would soon begin to carve out ways to tell stories of our own.
Found on Liberator Magazine Nikyatu Jusu gives the world this beautiful film on that space in between. I like the way it’s resolved, the little nuances of the African mother, the jolof rice, the nosy little brother. All of it: #thatsafrican!
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African Booty Scratcher-Short Film by Nikyatu Jusu from Nikyatu Jusu on Vimeo.