‘I’M BLACK AND COLOURED’ TYLA CLARIFIES HER RACE

South African singer Tyla recently took to her social media to explain why she refused to answer questions about her racial identity during her interview with The Breakfast Club.

The 22-year-old took to her Instagram Stories to clarify her background and shut down rumours that she’s not proud of being called black. “Yo guys. Never denied my blackness, I don’t know where that came from. I’m mixed with black Zulu, Irish, Mauritanian, Indian and coloured. In South Africa I would be classified as a coloured woman and in other places I would be classified as a black woman.”

She also said she doesn’t want to engage in race conversations any further. “Race is classified differently in different parts of the world. I don’t expect to be identified as coloured outside of South Africa by anyone not comfortable doing so because I understand the weight of that word outside of SA but to close this conversation. I’m both coloured in South Africa and black woman. As a woman for the culture. It’s and not or with that being said Asambeee.