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Free Up! – Ruby You
August 27, 2013: The first time I wore red lipstickPhoto Credit: Ann Blake by: Yaba Blay It wasn’t until I graduated from college and started getting my hair braided at a shop owned and operated by...
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LaShawnte’s Chorus
There once was a little girl. Her name was LaShawnte. On national television, she told her mother that she thought her skin was ugly. “I don’t want to be dark,” she said. I watched that footage...
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Color without Complex: In conversation with Michaela angela Davis
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Lupita BEEN Beautiful
Last night as I watched Lupita Nyong’o approach the red carpet, her mother, father, and brother in tow, I was enchanted into silence. There she stood – skin black like ours, hair tightly coiled like...
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It’s a Lovely Day!
Photo Credit: Yaba Blay Yesterday I made a new friend. She is four years old and her name is Lovely. When I first heard her name, I was immediately reminded of African naming traditions whereby parents...
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FREE writing: Blue Ivy
“I woke up like this. I woke up like this. We flawless…” … “Your children are so clean. Would you like to work for me? Be my maid?” – Miss Millie to Sophia. Y’all remember that scene from The Color...
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Viola Davis is #PrettyPeriod
“I’m glad that Shonda Rhimes saw me and said “Why not?” That’s what makes her a visionary. That’s what makes her iconic. I think that beauty is subjective. I’ve heard that statement [less...
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Uzo Aduba is #PrettyPeriod
“My family is from Nigeria, and my full name is Uzoamaka, which means “The road is good.” Quick lesson: My tribe is Igbo, and you name your kid something that tells your history and hopefully...
View ArticleAn Open Letter of Love to Black Students: #BlackLivesMatter
An Open Letter of Love to Black Students: #BlackLivesMatter “We are Black professors. We are daughters, sons, brothers, sisters, cousins, nieces, nephews, godchildren, grandfathers, grandmothers,...
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PROFESSIONAL BLACK GIRL: A PHOTO MEMOIR
Call for Submissions PROFESSIONAL BLACK GIRL: A Photo Memoir In September 2016, I launched “Professional Black Girl” – an original web series created to celebrate everyday Black girlhood and...
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