‘You’re Really So Freaking Black!’: Coco Jones Faces Racist Taunts During NYC Fashion Shoot and Refuses to Back Down

Fans are praising Coco Jones after a video showed her continuing a New York City photo shoot while a woman shouted racist insults from off camera.

Jones, 28, was in New York City during September’s New York Fashion Week, posing for photos in a Tommy Hilfiger outfit featuring a blue denim miniskirt, a fitted white button-up shirt and a navy blazer.

A video that circulated on X this week shows the “ICU” singer posing near a Manhattan streetlight when a woman can be heard shouting, “Ewwww.”

Jones smiled and said, “Thank you,” according to Atlanta Black Star. The woman, whose identity has not been reported, can be heard continuing, “Ugh. Got dang. Ugh. You’re really so freaking Black!”

Jones glanced toward the woman, then looked at the camera and said, “I’m Black and I’m proud,” before continuing to pose.

The woman later shouted, “Blackie,” as Jones and her team prepared to move to another location.

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