The Columbian singer, J Balvin won the Afro Latino Award yesterday December 25th.
This Awards have caused the African Entertainment Music Awards USA after J Balvin given the Afro Latino award and Many people took to Twitter to share their thoughts.
J balvin, a white latino, shouldn’t have accepted this award over actual afro-latine artists.
Someone Twitted
@JBALVIN celebrating getting an award as a Afro Latino artist, when he’s as WHITE Latino as they come🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️🤦🏾♀️
2021 is clearly not done yet with it’s locuras! @AEA_USA is a damn disgrace. pic.twitter.com/gzP25C8thW
— I Am Román-Joy (@RomanJoySays) December 27, 2021
J Balvin accepting that ‘Best Afrolatino Artist’ award, knowing damn well pic.twitter.com/rwtTcFu1km
— manifesting ✨ (@jayannlopez_) December 27, 2021
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We use entertainment as a platform, to showcase an Africa that is united, self-sufficient, and willing, and able to evoke social change that matters most in the communities of Africans all over the world.