‘Civil Rights’ Activity Set Misidentified Multiple Black Icons, Pulled From Shelves After Outcry

Essence Magazine:

By Malaika Jabali ·Updated February 2, 2024

A children’s activity set will no longer be sold at Target after a viral TikTok post showed it misidentified numerous Black icons. That’s one way to start Black History Month.

TikTok user Tierra Espy shed light on the mistakes in the “Civil Rights Magnetic Learning Activity,” which she purchased just before Black History Month. The set includes magnets of historical figures, but she noticed just how

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