What You Need To Know About Colorism, As Told By A Light Skinned Black WomanPosted in Articles, Media Archive, Social Justice, Social Science, United States on 2017-03-15 00:54Z by Steven |
What You Need To Know About Colorism, As Told By A Light Skinned Black Woman
Elite Daily
2017-03-07
Jenna Graham, Staff Writer
Boris Jovanovic
“What are you mixed with?” is something I’m asked regularly. It’s the most common question I receive from a stranger, and it still manages to get deep under my skin.I raise my eyebrow and respond with a blunt, “I’m black,” only to be challenged with “black and what?”
Sometimes I respond “just black,” and when I can’t resist being slick I’ll answer, “black and proud.”
Being black, despite all the ugly we’ve endured, is the most remarkable experience I’ll ever know…
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