A celebration of history and culture.
Black history, Black culture, Black beauty; they’re all interwoven and rooted in decades of heritage.
It’s in the books my father read to me so I’d have stories I could relate to.
It was present in the museum visits about the journey of my ancestors.
I remember watching my mother spend hours each week in the salon getting her hair braided.
These memories breathed life into my Black experience.
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It’s full of wisdom, depth, hope, joy, and pride.
It surpasses you, me, our family, and our ancestors.
It is a birthmark imprinted on the worldfull of confidence, difference and uniqueness.
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But through Black beauty, we can be free.
Black beauty is complexit can’t be defined in the Oxford dictionary or on Google.
It’s notjustabout the natural hair movement, the body stereotypes, and our melanin-rich skin.
Black beauty is bigger than any one person or trend can define.
It weaves in one direction and splits to the next.
It connects skin tones, hair textures, facial features, beauty rituals, methods, and stories.
Although tied to our past, our culture is also our present and future.
We are living in shared history that binds sisterhood, brotherhood, and community.
Our blackness, unique to you and I, should be the greatest love story we’ve ever told.
