Colorism is not a relic of the past, but a penchant in our present. The Schaumburg Library is hosting an exhibit called the "Colorism Project: Looking Outside the Paper Bag" to bring more attention to societies ideals around beauty. Ashley A Jones is the artist in residence
Read MoreThe most disrespected person in America is the Black woman. The most unprotected person in America is the Black woman. The most neglected person in America is the Black woman. The most policed person in the World is the Black young girl.
Young Black girls all over the world are often policed by strangers, neighbors, church members, teachers, and their own families. Black girls are policed on how to do their hair, what to wear, and their weight. We are never given the option to exist freely. There is always a system in place to remind us to be “humble”. We have to be humbled by those for being confident and lacking the confidence that they wish they had.
For as long as I can remember there was always an adult, whether it was in church or at school, that felt the need to humble me. This wasn’t discipline, this was attacking my confidence and reminding me that no matter where I wanted to find joy, I always had to shrink myself to be welcomed.
Read MoreColorism isn’t a new topic nor a new issue within the Black Community. Colorism is truly an international problem as lighter skin is almost universally valued among all racial groups. It is, simply defined by Alice Walker, the “prejudicial or preferential treatment of same-race people based solely on their color.”
Read MoreYall, in case you missed it our girl is finally out from under the gorilla glue helmet thanks to Dr. Michael Obeng who did the pro bono surgery to help her out. If you have been living under a rock, Tessica Brown took to TikTok not talk about the cuteness of her hairstyle and how she achieved the look, perso, but was instead talking about her style, laid to the gawds was a product of gorilla glue and had been her style (of not her choice) for well over a month!
Read MoreEven in the wake of the verdict from Breonna Taylor’s murder, I am still left with the thought that white women remain the most dangerous to me.
Read MoreBoundless think pieces and commentary has been made about the racist acts, seemingly aided by equally racist cops, in the trespass and raiding of the capitol earlier this week.
Read MoreI had to really think about why I have been so profoundly hurt and upset by Beyoncé's, Amanda Seales’, Tracee Ellis Ross’ and [insert light skinned woman’s name here] of the world.
Read MoreWatching the documentary Skin on Netflix was such a personal experience in some ways and so removed in others.
Read MoreColorism, like sexism, like racism, is UNIDIRECTIONAL. It is what happens to folk darker than a brown paper bag.
Read MorePolice brutality and Karen's karening, at its root, is a sexuality issue.
Read MoreConsider This: “You young people are asking the wrong question...You have the wrong audience...You’re asking people who hate you ‘are you pretty?’”
Read MoreAs y’all know, I am a sex and relationship therapist. But within that my focus is on helping women, Black women specifically, to find their authentic selves and to unleash that bit on the world.
We are often required to show up in ways that are inauthentic to us.
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