Complexion

W.E.B Du Bios was a Civil Rights Activist, Journalist, and Educator during late 19th century and mid 20th century. During his time he was a well-respected leader among the activist community and fought strongly against white supremacy. “The Souls of White Folks” is one the many essays that are written by him, it went into depth about racism uprising in the nation due to white supremacy. He explains the process and ideologies of white supremacy, such as educating the nation with false information…

small talks with me and asks for my name. After that has been established, she asked me about my day and then complimented my nails and outfit. When this happened; I automatically took a quick glance at Jenny and then I complimented her on her good complexion. After much deep thought, I now think complimenting her back was a wrong move because thereafter, she thanked good nutrition for the flawless…

What separates people of color from everyone else is opportunity. Opportunity or equality, is the oppression of the privileged. Oppression on the privileged, incentivizes these people in power to protect and secure their socioeconomic status and quality of life. To do so, a system of oppression must be created to systematically oppress a specific group of people to secure and maximize privileges/opportunities. White supremacy and slavery were one of many forms used to securing or improving white…

Besides the fact that the book’s focus is mostly on Mexican/Mexican-American/Chicana woman the overall empowerment woman of all races and ethnicities had during this era was just powerful and was history in the making. Personally, I feel more connected to the Pachuca women, everything they had to endure only for the desire of freedom and control of their lives. Despite some negatives, this era proved to have one of the greatest multiracial interactions. Undoubtedly, because this was an era…

called color complex. “In short “color complex is a psychological fixation about color and features that leads blacks to discrimination against each other (Russell/Wilson 2). Meaning, that light- skinned blacks’ rejected darker blacks while darker complexion people thought lighter skin people were not black enough. Overall, blacks themselves stereotyped, excluded, and…

self-esteem. Being able to attract buyers of different races is a great marketing strategy. You not only target most women, but you target women of color as well. In the cosmetic industry, there are some brands of cosmetics that may just target lighter complexions versus dark. You will see an ad with just those types of women, so it does not truly appeal to just everyone. When you have a diverse mix of women in one ad for a cosmetic shows that all women are able to wear and achieve the same…

the most famous woman in baseball. Effa Manley was born March 27, 1897 to an African American seamstress mother, Bertha Ford Brooks and John Marcus Bishop who was her white employer and a Philadelphia stockbroker. Manley has a very light-skinned complexion because of the extramarital union. Light enough that she could pass as white, she actually identified herself as white. Manley was raised in an African-American family with five black step-siblings. Manley was a fully active member of the…

I am African American girl hoping to pursue a career in the fashion industry as a model, but I struggle to understanding what beauty is. My family says that beauty is confidence, but on television and in magazines, I see hair types, skin complexions, body sizes, and etc. that are so called “beautiful”. As a kid, I saw several commercials with beautiful women and when I finally realized I wanted to be like them, I had to come up with a plan to reach this goal. I am African American and I know it…

“Whoever Controls the media, controls the mind”-Jim Morrison The power and presence of the media ensures that what is seen, heard and experienced in and through the media influence the behavior of teenagers whether they are conscious of it or not. When most people think of the influences of the media on youth, they think about the negative body images. They think about how the media is constantly bombarding children and teens with unrealistic beauty standard, or they think about violence…

So You Want Whiter Skin? The wonders of whitening agent glutathione revealed. But is it for everyone? I was born with dark skin. Ever since I was a kid, it always puzzled me why I wasn’t given the same fair complexion like my siblings when both our parents had relatively light skin tones. While my mom was also born brown-skinned, she somehow outgrew it in her teen years when her skin started lightening until it glowed a pale-yellow. Naturally, I hope the same thing would happen to me. I waited…