/tags/emoji emoji en-US WLRN Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:29:09 GMT /2020-01-08/the-emoji-designer-whos-bringing-african-culture-to-smartphone-keyboards O'Plerou Grebet, a graphic design student from Ivory Coast, created over 360 emojis depicting different facets of African life, from the djembe drum to a henna-dyed hand. Wed, 08 Jan 2020 14:29:09 GMT /2020-01-08/the-emoji-designer-whos-bringing-african-culture-to-smartphone-keyboards Pien Huang /2018-03-21/white-skin-black-emojis This week on Ask Code Switch: Is it OK for a white teenager to use emojis that don't match her skin color? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯ Wed, 21 Mar 2018 10:00:00 GMT /2018-03-21/white-skin-black-emojis Kumari Devarajan /2016-08-02/apple-ditches-pistol-emoji-in-favor-of-water-gun The pistol emoji will be replaced with a green water gun icon, and Apple is also adding new emojis of a pride flag, families with single parents, and women playing sports. Tue, 02 Aug 2016 15:14:00 GMT /2016-08-02/apple-ditches-pistol-emoji-in-favor-of-water-gun Rebecca Hersher