- professional use
- Used by dark-skinned professionals in bios and posts to visually self-represent, often alongside DEI (Diversity, Equity, Inclusion) content.
- post context
- Appears in posts about Black professional advancement, DEI initiatives, Juneteenth recognition, and Black History Month corporate content.
- appropriateness
- Contextually appropriate when used authentically for self-identification or diversity-related professional content; viewed as performative if misused by non-dark-skinned individuals in corporate DEI optics plays.
- comment use
- Used in comments to affirm dark-skinned colleagues or to add personal identity context to professional discussions about representation.