Posts tagged black girls
Yes, Black Woman. You Need Sunscreen

Who told us that Black people don’t need to wear sunscreen? Who started this bald-faced lie?

Did anyone ever stop to think about how it was possibly seeded in racism? Think about it. The medical field has been historically known to give Black people less than adequate care, including minimizing our pain. What makes us think that dermatology is any different?

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Black Women and Self Care

To Black women self care is not buzzworthy, it’s life affirming. In order to live, flourish and survive as both a woman and as black, the act of self care becomes radical in the place of indulgent. In today’s climate the disappearance (both figurative and literal) of black women,  happens quietly and without attention.

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