It’s striking how colourism was reinforced even in spaces meant to uplift Black women. The mention of lighter-skinned women benefiting more often from these institutions shows how complex the intersection of beauty and race really is. Great read!
Thanks so much! I think it's so important to consider which Black women were benefitting and why (colorism), whenver we talk about Black progress & social movements. The most interesting aspects are in the intersections 🩷
I thought of you yesterday, I was on youtube watching Karine Alourde video "Was Teresa Graves Whitney Houston's real mom?" They look just alike it's kinda scary but the youtube channel has a lot informative videos about the history of black women in the industry.
It’s striking how colourism was reinforced even in spaces meant to uplift Black women. The mention of lighter-skinned women benefiting more often from these institutions shows how complex the intersection of beauty and race really is. Great read!
Thanks so much! I think it's so important to consider which Black women were benefitting and why (colorism), whenver we talk about Black progress & social movements. The most interesting aspects are in the intersections 🩷
I thought of you yesterday, I was on youtube watching Karine Alourde video "Was Teresa Graves Whitney Houston's real mom?" They look just alike it's kinda scary but the youtube channel has a lot informative videos about the history of black women in the industry.
Ooh that's interesting because they DEFINITELY favor. I'll check out that channel as well, thanks for the rec.
Literally never heard of Executive Order 8802 and it's impact! Love the recommended reading btw!
I hadn't heard of it before I started writing this either! Thank you for reading 🩷
Love this topic 💕☕️🪩✌🏽