Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail 132 [articletop] [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/about-ghana/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Ghana[/penci_button] [penci_button link=”https://www.fashionghana.com/category/african-fashion-news/fashion-news/fashion-socio-politics/” icon=”fa fa-address-book” icon_position=”left” radius=”5px” size=”small” text_color=”#ecd29a” text_hover_color=”#ffffff” background=”#111111″ hover_bgcolor=”#000000″]Fashion In Politics[/penci_button] Congressional Democrats on Monday unveiled a sweeping police reform bill created in the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing—but, before doing so, took a knee in memory of Floyd and other black people who died during police interactions while wearing kente cloth, a traditional patterned textile from Ghana—eliciting backlash from the general public It seems like around the world people get the hint that the George Floyd protests are being used for other political gains. At this moment African Americans are at odds with the police, but due to high crime in low economic areas most are uncertain if they would really wish to ‘DEFUND THE POLICE’. More Articles You Would Love Senegal’s Keyfa Presents The Kiba Collection For Men Martha Jabo @ Kampala Fashion Week 2014 – Uganda #KFW2014 Also many have picked up how suddenly rioting against the police is now automatically a riot against Trump and how in the Obama era no one dared linked police killings to Obama even though there was much more. However, reasonable voices are being drowned in the midst of aggressive politicians using the mourning and anti-violence to establish political goals. And these sentiments were expressed on almost every platform where images of Nancy Pelosi was published kneeling in kente cloth with other lawmakers in the video below. The group received heavy critique on both our facebook and our youtube. Our facebook was mainly views of Africans and African Americans expressing their opinions, and below were republicans who did so on our youtube. One would think the two groups are very alike with the ideology, but then this is not a political site. Read the comments below. I am not sure what’s funnier, those ridiculous politicians wearing kente cloth or Cory Booker smartly opting out of that absurd performance. — roxane gay (@rgay) June 8, 2020 *blinks* Nancy Pelosi in kente. I really need the guidance of my Ghanian ancestors because chale….. https://t.co/DQXSxymt3x — Karen Attiah (@KarenAttiah) June 8, 2020 If there was every a time for Ghana to enforce their intellectual property copyright of protection over kente + adinkra textiles the time is NOW cuz……………. pic.twitter.com/FlNW3uj1Ff — Shelby Ivey Christie (@bronze_bombSHEL) June 8, 2020 Share FacebookTwitterPinterestLinkedinWhatsappTelegramEmail Nana Tamakloe Founder of FashionGHANA.com and Accra Fashion Week. I'm grateful you visited, I hope you share, subscribe and share your comments or opinions below. More For You February by Serwaa Introduces ‘SƐWAA’ with Ahwenepa Nkasa Transitional Collection VIDEO: VLISCO Unveils the New Collection of “Satin Royal” for the festive Season... VIDEO: Nigeria’s Chidimma Vanessa Adetshina Robbed Off Miss Universe 2024 Title & Receives... After Pushing Out Chidimma, Miss SA’s European Queen Drops Out Of Miss Universe;... #BeautyOfTheWeek: Meet The Gorgeous Doctor & Pageant Queen Of Botswana, Dr. Thanolo C.... Farewell to a Trailblazer: Guinea-Bissau’s Dina Adão Passes Away, Leaving a Legacy On... VIDEOS: Watch Chidimma Vanessa Celebrate At Miss Universe 2024 Whilst Dancing To Ghanaian... Africans Have Proudly Accepted Trick Daddy’S Claim As A Non ‘African American’ –... Stunning Cassandre Jacques Exits Miss World Dominican Rupublic Amid Uproar Over Haitian Heritage... #MODELCRUSH: Senegal’s Rising Star Ndey Touty Sakho Checks All Beauty Boxes & Effortlessly...