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Solana Baptiste: “My music taste doesn’t make me any less Black”

Solana Baptiste: “My music taste doesn’t make me any less Black”

The creator and musician on the battle of being mixed

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Isabella Silvers
Dec 06, 2021
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Solana Baptiste: “My music taste doesn’t make me any less Black”
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Hi, welcome back to Mixed Messages! This week, I’m speaking to TikTok creator and musician Solana Baptiste, who is of white and Black Caribbean heritage. Known online as @solanathegreenfairy, Solana has struggled with people’s expectations of her due to her Blackness. Now, she’s come to realise that there’s not one way to be. Read her story below.

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