'I was told unequivocally I'm really not black enough, but I am black and I am black enough for all the spaces I want to be in.'
Constance GaanakgomoCoconut Kelz said she was told she was not black enough, but she has learnt to define what blackness is for herself.Famous satirist Coconut Kelz, real name Lesego Tlhabi, is proud to be contributing to the conversations she feels need to be happen so Africans can truly unpack how they define their blackness.
She is lending her voice in a new show set to air on Mzansi Magic. The highly anticipated four-part “Africans to demystify misconceptions about blackness by discussing the issues around blackness and what it means to be black. “It's a whole lot of things. Its cultural factors, colour factors, biological factors. There are a lot of them that make someone black and I don't think anyone can define it for a person but that person. For me it's an internal thing to say: I am black and I am black enough for all the spaces I want to be in. Growing up I became more and more convinced t I don't have to wait for their permission.
“My content as Coconut Kelz is basically having these conversations through satire. Different people have these kinds of conversations through philosophical, historical or political ways. I think it's about surrounding yourself with the content because the conversations are happening.”“One of the episodes on the show focuses on blackness. In the episode I was in, I was told unequivocally I'm really not black enough.
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