By: Beylul Russom “How would you know? You’re straight so it’s easy for you.” It doesn’t...
Category - Life as a Black Girl
I Don’t Look Like them and I Don’t Have To: Fat, Black, and Beautiful on A College Campus
By: DeeDee Walker There was this overwhelming sense of guilt that washed over me as I walked...
Why Are You so Quiet? The Adventures of a Socially Awkward Black Girl
By: Shaunese Johnson “One of the risks of being quiet is that other people can fill your...
The Secret Life of An African-American Light Skinned Girl
By: Diamond Durant I was always told I was black. I was black, but not quite black enough or not...
Minorities Stick Together, I Stick Out
By: Maya Hughley Being a black woman has never been easy, but growing into a black woman without a...
The Tale of a Suburban Black Girl
By: Miela Foster One day I woke up and I realized I was black. I was born in suburban Ohio...
Unapolgetically Me: The Struggles of Being A Blaxican Skater Girl
By: Denise Nichole Andrews The bell rings for lunch. I don’t know where to sit. Everyone else...
Diary of a Dark Skin Girl
By: Stephanie Babatunde _______________________________________ March 28, 2007 Dear Diary, I am...
Growing up Mixed: Why I l Loved Being Dominican But Struggled With Being Black
By: Beata F. Snelling I am 20 years old and until this past summer, I didn’t think that my Black...
From Nigeria to the UK: How I Learned to Love My Dark Skin
By: Tife Kusoro There I was, no more than a few days ago, walking out of a classroom after being...
