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Climate Racism? Black Climate Activist Cropped from Greta Photo Eric Worrall / 1 hour ago January 25, 2020 Black climate activist Vanessa Nakate was cropped from an AP image. Source BuzzfeedGuest essay by Eric Worrall h/t Dr. Willie Soon; Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate is outraged that her image was cropped out of a photo of child climate change activists who attended Davos. There is no suggestion Greta Thunberg was aware of or endorsed the modification of the image. A Ugandan Climate Activist Was Cropped Out Of A News Agency Photo Of Greta Thunberg At Davos Vanessa Nakate told BuzzFeed News she was heartbroken to see websites use a photo featuring four white activists but not her. Ikran Dahir BuzzFeed News Reporter LONDON — Vanessa Nakate is a 23-year-old climate activist from Uganda who this week attended the World Economic Forum in Davos. On Friday, she took part in a news conference with Greta Thunberg and other activists ahead of a Fridays for Future protest in the Swiss town. However, she was dismayed to find that in news coverage of the event, she had been cropped out of a photo issued by the Associated Press news agency featuring Thunberg and fellow activists Luisa Neubauer, Isabelle Axelsson, and Loukina Tille. AP later changed the photo that appeared as the thumbnail on Twitter for the story Nakate tweeted. Vanessa Nakate@vanessa_vash I was cropped out of this photo! Why? t.co Thunberg brushes off mockery from US finance chiefDAVOS, Switzerland (AP) — Teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg has brushed off criticism and mockery from the U.S. Treasury chief, saying Friday his comments have “of course no effect” on her... apnews.com 2,502 7:28 AM - Jan 24, 2020 · Davos, Switzerland Twitter Ads info and privacy 919 people are talking about this … Read more: buzzfeednews.com As a climate skeptic I obviously don’t agree with the goals of Vanessa and the other climate activists. But she doesn’t deserve to be excluded in this way. Cropping the African girl out of the image, for who knows what reason, is simply unacceptable.