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2020 ADC Awards - Interactive

Go Back To Africa

Agency FCB/SIX / Toronto

Client Black & Abroad
BACK TO RESULTS

Annual ID

ADC_INT20_017B

About the Work

A HISTORY OF VIOLENCE: Between 1525 and 1866, more than 12.5 million African people were taken from their communities, loaded onto ships, brought to the West, and forced into slavery. Today, systems of oppression endure – including racialized language such as the “n word” and the slur, “Go back to Africa,” which is used every three minutes on social platforms alone. Black & Abroad is an American travel brand serving members of the Black community. In efforts to merchandize African destinations to its target, it has found two key barriers: 1. Widespread misperceptions of Africa as a dangerous, undesirable destination. 2. Lack of representation of Black travelers in commercial travel imagery. INSIGHT: When someone with racist intent says “Go back to Africa,” it’s hurtful. But if you could change the context, you could also change the meaning. IDEA: A pan-African tourism campaign that turns the racial slur "Go Back To Africa" into an empowering call to action. TECHNOLOGY: Using an innovative approach to visual data collection and AI-driven contextualization this campaign unlocks the potential of millions of travel images taken on mobile phones around the world – enabling us to locate and deploy an alternative to an often-biased narrative about travel.