When you hear them calling out Akon,Israel Adesanya Unfortunately racism exists in every country,

Let them keep on calling! 🎶” - Akon

Growing up in #NewZealand black, no matter what city or town I visited. When people called me “Akon” (all the time) as an insult I never understood what the joke was. For yeeeaaars it puzzled me cuz Akon is a rich successful black man 🤷🏾‍♂️. Eventually it was revealed to me that it’s cuz he’s reeeeaaally darker skinned…that was the punchline 😐😂. Literally it was like an inside joke for years that I wasn’t in on, nation wide. I’m grown now and can stand in my own blackness! But I see other young black boys and girls who live in NZ and have to go through the same bullshit I went through. So whenever I get the chance to inspire them and let them know it gets better, I do it 💯‼️ No matter how big you get the tall poppy syndrome is still heavy in these streets and certain people whether they mean to or not will find ways to try remind you that they “think” they’re better than you…fuck ‘em all! Look at me and @diddy.jr , couple black boys fly. Even in the cover of night you still see us shinning cuz we stay smiling

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