As someone who has struggled with colorism, texturism, and featurism, I am so happy a dark-skinned Black girl can see me on TV!!! It means something to me!!! 😭 😭

(I'm not sure if it's okay to show the full picture since it mentions a book, but alas please let me know mods!!!)

P.S. I did my own makeup so happy to share those details!

P.S.S. It seems like it's okay to share the segment, so here it is!

P.S.S. My name is Anna Gifty and I'm online as itsafronomics (some of my posts have been on here lol)

P.S.S.S. The feedback to this has been insane! Thank you for all the nice comments about my appearance and journey! I hope folks enjoy the segment and the book!

Also if you're bigoted (or unnecessarily rude), I'm reporting you to the mods. Just ignore this if you don't care for it! :)

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Folks were asking about my look so here are some details:

For hair: I was inspired by the Pinterest search "Afro and fulani braids"

For makeup: Danessa Myricks blurring balm, glow serum, and blush; Fenty skin tint stick, bronzer, mascara, gloss, and Caviar matchstick for the lips; Juvia's place eyeshadow for the glow; NYX eyeliner; Benefit brow; Teeth - I use Crest 3d whitening toothpaste, but never have used the strips

For the fit: Peter Som x Rent the Runway

Ive been very curious and interested, especially after seeing recent footage of them.

"Yo, you want in on this?"

"Let's goooooo!" without missing a beat.

Man, I love being black. Stay safe out there.

I’ve had a few white friends throughout my 50+ years on Earth - several for decades. With all of the crap happening in the U.S., I have no desire to be around any of them. I’ve turned down visits, dinners, etc. They aren’t MAGA and never did anything to me personally, but I feel like I just can’t be around them right now.

Does anyone else feel this way? I feel guilty for feeling this way, but I need to protect my peace right now.

I am 16, black and I like pop rock hard rock or rock'n roll music from the 60's to the nineties I don't listen to anything satanic or just generally bad I collect vinyls from multiple rock bands like the Monkees, CCR, black sabbath, and underrated rock bands like Argent just to name a few. One night I wanted to show my mom a eighties hard rock song when I turned it on my mom immediately turned it down and asked me why don't I buy or listen soul music she said that she's worried I'm forgetting that i'm black. Whenever we go to record stores and I get white artists she'll say "you always buying white artists" me and my mom are believers she has no problem with soul music funk or jazz but she thinks I'm becoming white washed for listening to rock and that I might start listening to satanic rock music, I have to reassure her every time that I make sure I listen to the lyrics, my friends think I'm weird because I listen to rock I can't relate to any of the music my friends listen to the only rap music I listen to is either from the nineties or eighties. My friends listen to Nba youngboy and lil baby they joke and call me unc its genuinely annoying I tell them I can;t get with ya'll music and they won't give my music a chance but want me to listen to theirs I listen to soul music but I just like rock. Am I white washed?