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  • Racism is very much alive especially in the movie and fashion industries (word to the Oscars).

    Although American clothing brand, Gap tried to address diversity with this ad in 2014.

    And also preach girl power in this campaign that features the only all-children humanitarian circus troup in the world, Le Petit Cirque.

    People on Twitter still think this particular picture is racist.

    https://twitter.com/soulzilla/status/716374318658285577

    And called Gap out for using the little black girl as an armrest.

    https://twitter.com/ASHA7777/status/716370762349682688

    They think the brand is being passively racist.

    They wanted to know why the ad featured only one black girl.

    https://twitter.com/KALIUCHIS/status/716664010263769090

    Is the “arm rest” pose really sending any message in particular to anybody?

    How come this picture from Gap kids didn’t spark any outrage?

    https://twitter.com/MatthewACherry/status/716753585552302080

    If the black girl was portrayed as the ballerina, people may even say they made her twerk.

    Can’t a child rest on another’s head in a playful capmpaign for children?

    Must there be a racial tag to everything these days?

    Na wa oh! Somebody cannot play with you people again.

    However necessary and highly important the fight against racism is, misdirected outrage and anger will not assist in achieving equality.

    [zkk_poll post=26837 poll=content_block_standard_format_13]
  • If you are familiar with social media at all, you’ve definitely seen the hashtags #BlackGirlsKillingIt, #AfricanMenKillingIt, #MelaninOnFleek and similar hashtags used a lot over the past few years. Social media and the love for selfies have definitely exposed us to more of the beauty of our African people. But even before the days of social media, there were the phrases “Black is beautiful” and Black don’t crack”.
    So today, we are here to prove that these hashstags and phrases are not mere speculation but indeed FACT! Here are 35 images that show the beauty and diversity of our African people.

    Somalia

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/656631157728157697
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/652951277396209664

    Ghana

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/654064569975984128
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/633482106820292608
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/647697882284466176

    Benin

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/644598098921177093

    Eritrea

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/643969461838577664

    Tanzania

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/640722233577590789
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/643948069394976768

    Kenya

    https://twitter.com/forgottenFINES/status/641366751205167104
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/654053004321161216

    Libya

    https://twitter.com/forgottenFINES/status/641366187658514433

    Guinea

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/642123171735470080

    Nigeria

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/654051326964445184
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/644631828905750533
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/652571208874074112
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/637399459958231040

    Algeria

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/643961934493126656

    Morocco

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/644595819765739522
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/656642314748694528

    South Africa

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/645337264604717056
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/654046464574947328/photo/1?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw

    Gambia

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/646104507059970050
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/646105004768686081

    Madagascar

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/647560595324162048

    Uganda

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/647563492950679552

    Sierra Leone

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/652293374016389122
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/638503897913540608

    Ethiopia

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/638823141767184384

    South Sudan

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/654046152439037956

    Congo

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/653716158869303296
    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/638503752044027904

    Gabon

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/652957935941906432

    Cameroon

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/636089363017940992

    Ivory Coast

    https://twitter.com/BAfricans/status/637411590585876480
    If these pictures haven’t convinced you that Africans are beautiful, we don’t know what will! All images from @BAfricans