By: R. M. Nyamwihura “Nothing but a sea of them.” That was my husband’s first sentiment after...
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Do Black Artists Need to Assert Their Blackness?
By: Jamé Jackson “Okay class, line your artwork up on the walls and come stand on the other side...
Light Skinned Girls and Colorism
By: Taylor Lamb When discussing “problems in the black community” many black people like to...
Token Dark Girl
By: Marsae Johnson If I had a dollar for every time I heard “you’re pretty for a dark...
Get Over It
By: Breanna Y. Imagine being on the ground, surrounded by people who are constantly kicking you...
Being Mixed is Not Easy
By: Shanae Cain Growing up I have questioned myself countless times “Where do I fit in?” My...
Learning to Love my Black Skin
By:Ireti Akinrinade My father is from Nigeria and my mother is from New York. I am much darker than...
Confronting the Angry Black Woman Stereotype
The angry black woman stereotype is just another way to keep black woman down, and to silence them...
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...
