Wishing for Whiteness: “Yellow Fever” and the Painful Desire for White Skin
When I was younger, I remember thinking how much easier life would be if I were just a few shades lighter. A face smothered in acne scars, my self-esteem was browbeaten with the insensitive slurs of...
View ArticleInterracial Politics of Pro-Blackness
When K Dot stepped out of his private lockbox, and announced he was engaged to his high school sweetheart, a rightfully deserved congratulations was not had all around. Some, like Rashida Marie...
View ArticleDark Girls in Trauma: An Open Letter to Rashida Marie Strober
Hi Sister, I pray you’re doing well in your 15 minutes of digital limelight. Like everyone, I read your Facebook post prominently featured on Bossip. I take serious issue with that barely-there...
View ArticleF*ck Colorism to Hell
Color me surprised because I didn’t think colorism still had such a grip on Black communities. My sole issue with colorism was white media’s representation of Blackness as only light skin with curly...
View ArticleAn Open Letter to Kim Lute, A Light Skin Black Woman with a Personal Problem
Hi Sister, I write this letter in unapologetic Black Love. Like many, I read your article published on both For Harriet and Huffington Post. Given that you chose to publish on these notable outlets,...
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