At least 92 monkeypox cases have been recorded in 12 countries across Europe, the US, Canada, and Australia since the World Health Organization (WHO) started receiving reports of infections on May 13. But in the news media, the face of the outbreak is decidedly Black and African. The image’s description suggests it was taken in 1997 by the US Centers for Disease Control during a monkeypox outbreak in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC). “What is the convenience of using such images to tell the world how Europe and America are reeling from the outbreak of monkeypox? Are media outlets using Black people because these image providers have limited options?

Source: Ethiopian News May 24, 2022 22:12 UTC