I am African (studying in the US) and have also done some extensive travelling outside the US. As you stated, the amount of attention that I get is quite frankly very shocking (when contrasted to the fact that I virtually get NO attention in the US). There are invitations to events, EVERY day of the week, by all these…

I am African (in the US), and CaptainJack has a great point here. It is not just about ‘buying into media stereotypes’. There are huge cultural differences between africans and africans americans that do play into how we are treated by the majority culture. People definitely treat me differently because I am african,…