White hair; My Nana did care!
Tania Chandler, Upper Marlboro, MD I remember when I was about 8 years old, I told my grandmother that I wished I had hair like...
Black Is Beautiful, Never Second Guess
Veijah Johnson, Dillard University Growing up, I’ve always seen different shades of African Americans. I sometimes wondered why I couldn’t have a lighter complexion, seeing...
Being Black is beautiful, even when (no one else thinks so)
Keriana Rogers, New Orleans, LA Growing up, understanding that my black was beautiful no matter the circumstances was hard. Now that I’m older I embrace...
They Teach Us Black Isn’t Beautiful
JaNya, Chicago, IL Everything about being black is beautiful but society tries so hard to teach us that it’s not.
Denial’s not (just) a river in Africa!
Bruce B. Rush, Philadelphia, PA I grew up in a generation where I lived through & was influenced greatly by expressions like “Say It Loud,...
Privileged, What exactly does that MEAN?!?
Janet Davis, Huntsville, AL. I live in the South where we have always had a larger black population as long as I can remember &...
My Black IS Beautiful
Rae Winfrey, Chicago, IL. It is so satisfying that black beauty is now viewed as a compliment and not an insult. Where we embrace our...
Mommy, why wasn’t I born white?
Victoria Finney Cambridge, MA I still remember how upset she was when I asked her this. Like I had said something wrong that I shouldn’t...
Dear Grandma, Brown is Beautiful too.
Aliza Hirani Ann Arbor, MI My grandparents often travel from Pakistan to come visit my family once or twice a year. Growing up, my grandma...
