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Afrolicious and Sisterlocked brought the Shadeism Video to my attention. While watching I was like…ghee look at these Canadians! Many times I feel it is difficult for American People Of Color to unite across ethnic lines. This is a shinning example of women from different nations getting together not to just talk about our issues, but put steps into action to eradicate them.
The video below demonstrates how we are taught “Black is Wack”, not just in the African diaspora but even in South Asian countries! If you don’t know already, you’ll also learn terms like Shadeism and
Shadeism from Shadeism on Vimeo.
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Random Thoughts • Conspiracy Theory • Issues of Race • Finds • Videos •
This week’s inspiraton is not a music video, but a news story.
Its so weird hearing about your dirty laundry on the news like featured on our past post I can’t Sweat My Hair Out. Yeah - us Black women have some issues of self hatred, but we’re working on it…dang! It is however, an amazing feeling to know our issues are American issues. They are no longer just discussed in the privacy of our home, but on movie screens and late night news. There is no where to hide!!!
After watching Rochelle Ritchie’s story on Going Natural (video posted below) my eyes filled up with tears . This video, unlike Good Hair didn’t just talk about our imperfections, but provided a solutions… I won’t ruin the story for you…just watch below…
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