Ugandan Climate activist Vanessa Nakate was invited to attend a youth climate science confenrece in Davos, Switzerland but cropped out of the pictures published by Switzerland news angecy which has raised so much attention for racism.
When news coverage of the event emerged, Nakate noticed she had been cropped out of a photograph, where she appeared alongside alongside activists Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson, Luisa Neubauer and Loukina Tille.
The Associated Press news agency (AP) has now apologized after cropping a Ugandan climate activist from a photograph where she had posed with her white peers after a press conference in Davos, Switzerland.
Vanessa Nakate, Luisa Neubauer, Greta Thunberg, Isabelle Axelsson and Loukina Tille, from left, arrive for a news conference in Davos.
"This is the first time in my life that I understood the definition of the word racism," Nakate said in a video statement released online via her Twitter Account as she confronted AP about the incident writing; "Why did you remove me from the photo? I was part of the group!"
In a video statement published online, Nakate said: "I see the photos and I clearly see how I was cropped out of the photos.
"My message was left out, and my photo was left out as well," she said.
"You didn't just erase a photo. You erased a continent. But I am stronger than ever," Nakate said later on Twitter.
Everyone saying that I should position myself in the middle is wrong!
— Vanessa Nakate (@vanessa_vash) January 25, 2020
Does an African activist have to stand in the middle just because of fear of being cropped out?
It shouldn't be like this! pic.twitter.com/PR544GIv7g
In a statement released on Friday, AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee apologized for the incident.
"We regret publishing a photo this morning that cropped out Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, the only person of color in the photo. As a news organization, we care deeply about accurately representing the world that we cover," Buzbee said.
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— Vanessa Nakate (@vanessa_vash) January 24, 2020
What it means to be removed from a photo! https://t.co/1dmcbyneYV
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