What’s So Wrong With African Americans Wearing African Clothes?

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What’s So Wrong With African Americans Wearing African Clothes?

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Leila Day and Hana Baba are hosts of a new podcast called The Stoop. It features conversations black people have amongst themselves — but rarely in public. The pair swing by to talk with Shereen and Gene about their show, and share an episode about a very thorny question: Can African-Americans wear clothing and accessories that originated with African cultures they’re not familiar with?