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DARK SKINNED; Beautiful just as you are!

Photo Credit: Shuttershock I started hating myself for my own skin color; I was looking for something which I could never get: fair skin....

DON'T ALTER MY LIFE, ALTER THE MALE GAZE

This story was written by Maliha Mohiuddin from the USA. “She did it again! How does she get up there?” my uncle’s wife looked perplexed...

EFFECTS OF PAST AND PRESENT RACISM SHAPE OUR DAILY LIVES

This story was written by Kumsa Yuya from CANADA. Whether or not we are conscious of it, from birth we are being socialized. This process...

SOCIETY PUTS A LINK BETWEEN SKIN COLOR AND A WOMAN'S BEAUTY!

This story was written by Ly Phuong from VIETNAM. I am Phuong and I come from Vietnam. I have dark skin and I am growing up in a society...

LET'S TALK ABOUT SKIN COLOR WITHOUT SHAME!

This story was written by Isha Gupta from GERMANY. As everyone has noticed at some point, there are certain issues that people are...

YOU AND I MAY BE DARK, BUT THE FUTURE IS BRIGHT!

This story was written by William Dekker from KENYA. In a family of five siblings – two older and two younger – I resemble no one, dark...

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