A black man found a bandage with his skin color and his emotion moves everyone

April 28, 2019

Dominique Apollon has issued a strong message that opens the debate on the importance of inclusion: "This is a reminder of countless spaces where my skin is not yet welcome."

"We can all work together to create a better society," said Apollon

A 45-year-old black man shared a powerful message about inclusion on Twitter, when he spoke of a dressing identical to his complexion.

The tweets of Dr. Dominique Apollon became viral last week and caused a stir on the importance of inclusion, involving here race and color.

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Apollon, vice president of research within Race Forward's racial justice organization, tweeted about setting up a bandage mixed with the color of his skin, unlike those who do no and the simple question of wearing a Tru-Color bandage hit hard on him and thousands of people online.

"It has been comforting and humbling to acknowledge that this has allowed to express the feeling of racial exclusion that many people of color feel, not only in the United States, but around the world," he said. Apollo at CBS News on Friday. "We can all work together to create a better society if we start to calm our defensiveness when others express a sense of exclusion and then listen."

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On April 19, Apollo released a series of tweets in which there was one with a picture of a bandage perfectly confused with the color of his hand.

"You can barely see him in the first picture," he says in amazement, then, "I really remember my tears, it felt like belonging, I felt valued, Sadness for myself and for millions of children. of color, especially of black children, as a reminder of countless spaces where my skin is not yet welcome. "