On Saturday, BBC presenter Lukwesa Burak, presented the news. Later she tweeted:
"Thank you for all the messages and DMs. Yes I had braids while reading the news and yes, even on a National bulletin. Times have changed! Thanks again."
Many people responded to the tweet positively; within 16 hours the tweet had over 500 retweets and 17,000 likes. Here are some of the responses:
"You look amazing. If you hadn't said anything I'd have not batted an eyelid. Your hairstyle suits you. And you look fab!"
"Represent" clap emoji
"Happy dance here. There are some 8 year old girls in my class who will be seeing themselves represented today. You rock the braids just like they do."
"The fact that you need to say this in this day and age says we haven't come as far in this country as we should have"
"Sad that this was ever a problem but wonderful to see you being you"
"This is really great to see. It must be such an amazing feeling to know you're inspiring people and giving so much hope with moments like this."
One person wrote, "Apologies for my ignorance. Could you not have had your hair in braids or natural before?" to which Lukwesa replied, "Nope, up until recent years it was considered "too ethnic".
Not everyone commented on Lukwesa's hair, one person asked, "How do you know when it' time to go on camera and start presenting the news?"
Lukwesa replied, "Music, countdown, director... all in my ear... it's quite a rush."
- what do you see in the picture?
- Why do you think this photo picked up lots of comments over the weekend?
- "Times have changed," why does Lukwesa say that? Why did she post the photo?
- "Represent - clap emoji" what does this mean?
- what is representation?
- "There are some 8 year old girls in my class who will be seeing themselves represented today. You rock the braids just like they do." why it is important for everyone to see themselves represented on TV?
- "The fact that you need to say this in this day and age says we haven't come as far in this country as we should have" what does this mean?
- Lukwesa says until recent years her braids were considered "too ethnic" for BBC news. What does this mean? Who do you think made that decision, why, what was the impact, why is it different today? (...is it different today?)
- Is everyone represented on TV today? Do you feel represented?
- Does it matter?
- what can we learn from Lukwesa?
- why is this about No Outsiders?
There is a great short video in this link showing kids talking about their hair for World Afro day https://www.bbc.co.uk/newsround/58971403
See this No Outsiders lesson plan using "Hair, it's a family affair" by Mylo Freeman (thanks to Liz Pemberton for advice) https://no-outsiders-lessonplans.blogspot.com/2022/04/hair-its-family-affair-by-mylo-freeman.html
www.no-outsiders.com
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