Racial controversy arises after European Commission posts Black man for NextGeneration program on Instagram
The European Commission is facing criticism after posting about the NextGeneration plan on Instagram which included a photo featuring a dark-skinned man with a child and the flag of the European Union. "Think future," states the caption under the picture. Critics are particularly concerned about what they say is the "exaggerated effort to include dark-skinned people in European society".
The European Commission has responded that European society is diversified and will be presented in this way.
The Commission published the post on its Instagram profile on April 14 with a brief explanation of what the Next Generation plan is supposed to represent.
