South African singer Tyla is not backing down over her controversial line of identity, which has irritated a section of the Black community who thinks it’s “offensive” and “outdated.” A 2020 TikTok video in which she described her race as a “colored South African” resurfaced in 2023,

In a world where racial identity is often reduced to black and white (both figuratively and literally), nuance can be lost in translation. Few artists have found themselves at the center of this conflict quite like South African star Tyla.