By:Ireti Akinrinade My father is from Nigeria and my mother is from New York. I am much darker than...
Category - Life as a Black Girl
Being a Black Girl Is a Beautiful Thing
….we have to find our beauty in a world that objectifies it when it’s used somewhere else...
African In America, Bridging the Cultural Divide Between Africans and African Americans
By: Anjola Coker African Booty Scratcher, Nappy Hair, AIDS, Dirty; those were a few of the words...
My Blackness is Nothing to Run away From
By:Petrena Notice The melanin in my skin seems to be a problem. Though not to me, at least not...
Life as a Black Girl: Attending a PWI Forced Me to Embrace My Blackness and Femininity
By: Reniya Dinkins I never had to learn the ugly side of being a black girl until I went to...
Growing Up Fatherless Led to My Positive View On Life
By:Keiona Petaway I was sitting in my college English composition class during discussion barely...
Life as a Black Girl: Black Girl Afraid of Black Skin
By: Tia Miller Growing up in today’s society, I, like many of others realized at a young age that...
Life As a Black Girl: Oreos Don’t Exist
By: Chasyn Carter As a little girl, I always loved music and speaking. If it had a tune and I could...
Life As a Black Girl: Dark Skinned, Nappy Headed, Broad Nosed Black Girl
By:Obria Shaw In today’s society a non-African American female may look through our window and...
