“They chose to call people that were mixed ‘colored.’ And I’m not gonna lie, it was hard because all my life, obviously I knew ‘I’m Black’ but also knew that ‘I’m colored,’” the “Truth or Dare” singer said.
Since the backlash first started, Tyla admitted that she acknowledges that there will still be people who don’t fully understand her explanation but she feels comfortable with her own identity at this point.
Tyla said this wasn’t the first time she’s questioned her identity as she recalled receiving negative comments about both her hair and skin color in elementary school.
I know I’m a Black woman and I know I’m a colored woman as well and you can be both,” she said.
The singer first called herself a ‘colored South African’ in a 2020 TikTok which sparked backlash after resurfacing three years later.
