(CNN) The Associated Press news agency (AP) has apologized after cropping a Ugandan climate activist from a photograph where she had posed with her white peers after a press conference in Davos , Switzerland. "This is the first time in my life that I understood the definition of the word racism," Nakate said in a video statement released online. In a video statement published online, Nakate said: "I see the photos and I clearly see how I was cropped out of the photos. In a statement released on Friday, AP Executive Editor Sally Buzbee apologized for the incident. "We regret publishing a photo this morning that cropped out Ugandan climate activist Vanessa Nakate, the only person of color in the photo.

Source: CNN January 25, 2020 13:59 UTC