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Brazil’s New Problem With Blackness

May 9, 2017by Admin Leave a comment

As the proudly mixed-race country grapples with its legacy of slavery, affirmative-action race tribunals are measuring skull shape and nose width to determine who counts as disadvantaged.     PELOTAS, […]

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African-American, Beauty, Culture, Hair, Race, Society

Brown Girls Do Ballet

January 22, 2017by Admin Leave a comment

I took ballet classes when I was a little girl. I remember going to the store to buy a pink tutu. I remember lacing up my slippers. I remember doing […]

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African-American, Art, Beauty, Women

TAIYE SELASI: I Am Not My Hair

July 26, 2015by Admin Leave a comment

I leapt from high-maintenance hair to an all-natural crop—and found a tangle of emotion and politics caught up in all the curls.     Recently my best friend, Heather McGhee—the […]

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African-American, Beauty, Culture, Race, Society

International Blackness vs. Homegrown Negroes: Lupita, Chimamanda, Thandie and me

March 9, 2014by Admin Leave a comment

Debate about skin tone is often cyclical and absolute — light skinned equals privilege, dark equals rejected. “She is very white!” Revered Swedish film critic Jannike Ahlund watches a clip […]

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Beauty, Gender, Race

Why Brown Girls Need Brown Dolls

December 26, 2013by Admin 3 Comments

There have long been debates regarding Disney’s lack of diversity and further, the lack of diversity in dolls for children of color. While reading an article on this subject matter, […]

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Beauty, Gender, Hair, Race

Talking Her Out of Skin Bleaching Won’t Work

September 26, 2013by Admin 2 Comments

Race Manners: This choice is one symptom of a society obsessed with whiteness. Being judgmental misses the point. “I have a cousin who’s lived here in the United States for […]

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Beauty, Race

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I'm a journalist, capturing the stories and experiences of Africans. Journalism, anthropology, Africa, these passions keep me alive. Afrocentric Confessions is a space for me to share some of what I find interesting: spirituality, governance, culture, art, activism, social trends and history. And, some of my observations and rantings on where I've been and where I am and where I'm going. I like receiving email. chika.oduah@gmail.com Peace. Chika Oduah

If black ain't beautiful, then I don't know what is. Brazilian model Mariana Calazans for Vogue

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