SAFIGISep 12, 20214 minDARK 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....
SAFIGIMay 3, 20184 minEFFECTS OF PAST AND PRESENT RACISM SHAPE OUR DAILY LIVESThis story was written by Kumsa Yuya from CANADA. Whether or not we are conscious of it, from birth we are being socialized. This process...
SAFIGIMar 29, 20184 minSOCIETY 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...
SAFIGIMar 8, 20183 minWE MUST NOT BE SHAMED FOR OUR CULTURAL BACKGROUND!This story was written by Nargues from AFGHANISTAN. This is who I am. As an Afghan girl, growing up in America has had its difficulties....
SAFIGIFeb 15, 20184 minLET'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...
SAFIGIJan 7, 20184 minYOU 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...
SAFIGIJan 4, 20182 minWHAT OTHERS THINK DOES NOT DEFINE WHO I AM.This story was written by an anonymous contributor from BURKINA FASO. Seven years ago, when I was not yet 16 years old, I went to a...