DSRW | Healing Through Honesty

Red & black.

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Unfortunately, this is inspired by a beautiful love who stated that sometimes they’re ashamed to be black; all I’m going to say to that is…love your melanin! And just like Tupac Shakur so beautifully stated, “Some say the blacker the berry, the sweeter the juice; I say the darker the flesh, then the deeper the roots”. Let’s be real for a moment: we live in a tremendously diverse society, which is wonderful, but when I hear my fellow melanated a.k.a. BLACK (technically BROWN)

Growing up, I remember going to the dentist/orthodontist as a child, and she made a note about having “full lips” in reference to my lil’ overbite. I also remember shopping and being complimented on having a “cute shape,” but for whatever reason, I didn’t see what other people did and went through my phases of being insecure. To be honest, I probably always had a nice shape because I stayed active, honey. Back then, I tapped into track, soccer, basketball, dance, cheerleading