Transmuting Negative Emotions: In Defense of Envy
I’m not so proud as to say that I’ve never been made uncomfortable by someone else’s good fortune. That is to say that yeah, I’ve been...
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Bailey J. John
- Jun 17, 2020
- 5 min
Facing the Facts: Who is the Greatest Threat to Black Women?
When I was a bright eyed African American Studies minor in undergrad, I read the autobiography of Eldridge Cleaver, the renown Black...
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Chrissie
- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Dark Skinned Black Women & Girls Are More Than Shields & Race Warriors
After days of protesting and rioting across the country, social unrest lingers and emotions remain high from the murder of George Floyd....
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Bailey J. John
- Apr 15, 2020
- 3 min
Catch-22: Black Women Who Only Date White Women
I started dating women two years ago. I was always attracted to masculine presenting women a.k.a “studs” but never explored the...
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Liv J
- Mar 13, 2020
- 3 min
Dear Black Girls: They Don't Deserve You
Recently in Blackistani news, The Baby punches a fan, two separate black women get jumped by two separate groups of black males in close...
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Liv J
- Mar 6, 2020
- 3 min
Lauren and Mae: Diversifying The Dark Skinned Woman Image & Why It's Necessary
In recent media and news, we are seeing the continued impact of colorism, level up, and black women empowerment conversations on the...
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Liv J
- Feb 28, 2020
- 3 min
Dear Black Women: With Healing Comes Accountability
This is going to be a little bit of a tough love session for black women (myself included) and If that is not what you want to read, I...
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Liv J
- Feb 21, 2020
- 3 min
Is it Fetishization or Desirability? - How Dark Skinned Women Can Capitalize From Desirable Stereoty
Think about this scenario: You are sitting at a bar in a nice restaurant, on a very nice side of town. You are enjoying a delicious...
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Liv J
- Feb 14, 2020
- 2 min
Dear Dark Skinned Women: You are not Asking for too Much
On my personal level up journey I decided early on that I would join a few Facebook groups centered around women who are doing the same,...
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Liv J
- Feb 7, 2020
- 3 min
This Week in Blackistan: Stay out Black Women's Business
I know last time I said that would be the first and last installment of this series; but the nigatry that’s afoot this week brought it...
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Lilith
- Feb 6, 2020
- 5 min
The Redlining Effects of Colorism on Romance
On a trip back to Los Angeles I walked into a tea shop and caught up with an old-ish acquaintance of mine. I first met her years ago on a...
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Liv J
- Jan 31, 2020
- 3 min
Disappointed but Not Surprised: The DSBM Story
Terry Crews is exactly why I, and many other dark skinned black women no longer choose to defend the collective of black men. Let’s take...
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Liv J
- Jan 24, 2020
- 3 min
The Relatable Dark Skinned Girl
In recent years, the trend of “The relatable” social media influencer has popped up and effectively blown up; Changing all social...
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Liv J
- Jan 20, 2020
- 2 min
Get On Code & Stay On Code Dark Skinned Women
Greetings fellow dark skinned black women...We need to get on code and even more importantly...STAY ON CODE. I am sure you have heard the...
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Liv J
- Jan 10, 2020
- 3 min
This Week in Blackistan: Dark Skinned Women Edition
This will probably be the first and last installment of of this “series” but this week in the media brought on a particular onslaught of...
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Lilith
- Jan 9, 2020
- 8 min
It’s Ok To Want More, Black Girl.
Growing up I never really had much and what I did have needed to be divided amongst several other of my brothers and sisters. My mother...
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Liv J
- Jan 3, 2020
- 3 min
Dear Ari Lennox: Thou Shalt Not Beg in 2020
So here’s what we not gonna do in 2020 black women; we are not going to beg for the black community to see our worth because honestly,...
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Liv J
- Dec 27, 2019
- 3 min
Take Your Wombs & Go Black Women
*DISCLAIMER*: This message ain't for everybody. In recent blackisphere media news, there has been a lot of talk about Jodie Turner Smith....
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Liv J
- Dec 24, 2019
- 3 min
The Increase of Dark Skinned Representation in the Media & How We Got Here
It’s no secret, whether it be commercials, movies, magazines, Facebook ads etc. Dark-skinned women have become more visible to the mass...
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Princess-Zenita Jasper
- Dec 17, 2019
- 4 min
Why Dark Skinned Models Are Only Given One Look In The Fashion Industry
I love fashion. And I mean obviously, I love my $9 boots from Forever 21 as much as the next girl, but what I really mean is the fashion...
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