J Balvin and Tokischa faced intense backlash after their “Perra” music video was removed from YouTube for depicting two Black Latina women on leashes. The controversy drew condemnation from Colombia’s president and highlighted longstanding issues of racism and insensitivity in the Latin music industry.
The casting of Zoë Saldaña as Nina Simone in the 2016 biopic sparked widespread backlash for perpetuating colorism and erasing Simone’s unapologetically dark-skinned identity. From the use of blackface to a prosthetic nose, the film failed to honor the legacy of a woman whose artistry was rooted in her experience as a proud, dark-skinned Black woman.
