How do s view African Americans?

Me being an African American I am just curious about how uals view African Americans. Do you think of us as your brothers who's destiny is tied up with yours? Or do you see us as people preventing you from achieving equality? The reason why I'm asking is I always hear when a straight black male complements another male or something in that respect they say "no ". Also I know of the fact that 70% of African Americans in California voted for proposition 8.