ARTICLE OF THE DAY: I AM AFRICAN CAMPAIGN – ‘ALICIA KEYS IS NOT AFRICAN’

December 28, 2011

Check out this brilliant article written by Carolyn Edgar about celebrity backed campaigns set up to “save Africa”. After returning from a trip to South Africa earlier this year Carolyn wrote, I rolled my eyes at Alicia Keys’ “I Am African” campaign when I first saw the photos. I rolled my eyes at the idea of Alicia Keys repping “Africa” by letting her hair go curly and poufy and wearing random tribal paint on her light skin. I rolled my eyes at […]