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Dark Boy Complex: It’s Time To Shift The Conversation

I hesitated to write this. I really did. I wrote about this topic a decade ago and it inspired me to create a short documentary (Colour Me Bad: Third Coast Hip Hop) for my senior thesis in college. At the time, I thought my passionate guerilla film had the power to really change the hip… Read more »

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Say Dark Meat: The Wrong Way to Approach A Dark Skin Woman

This weekend a brother tried to holla at me by yelling out, “Say dark meat, come here!” I was high off the very black vibes at the Cali HBCU Reunion, bouncing in my #BlackGirlMagic as I strutted across the yard, and feeling myself in all my glory after a much needed day with black people…. Read more »

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You’re Pretty for A Black Girl

You’re pretty for a black girl. Well I’ve heard that before… Nothing new. The phrase that goes over your head as a girl and comes back to stab you in the gut later. But you’re so pretty for a black girl… there must be something else there. You could be white, native american, hawaiian or… Read more »

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Pursuit of Nappinss: Goddess Exchange DC- Finale The Black Woman

In the finale of the the first installation of the Goddess Exchange DC we take a deeper look into the woman. Discussing issues of Colorism, Black Beauty, Confidence, & more.   Share, Like, Grow Goddess Exchange is a series of dialogue between women of the color from various cities around the world. We are promoting healthy… Read more »