The teenagers have designed black and mixed race hairstyle emojis, which they hope will be approved.
The group of teenagers from Hackney are hoping their designs will be approved and released as new emojis
Reanna, one of the young designers who made the braids emoji icon, said: "Having these emojis made is such a big deal and a massive step towards encouraging people to embrace and feel comfortable with their hair."Rise.365 said the emoji designs also feature braids and locs, styles worn and designed by the young people it helps.
It hopes by applying to have the icons considered for inclusion as emojis, its efforts will also highlight hair-based discrimination - also known as texturism.
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