Historias de Colorism

In introspect, Maya should have seen it coming, she spent every profound moment of her adolescence with Louis, talking about everything and nothing thus blooming the inevitable falling for your bestfriend saga. It's a narrative that seems written in the stars, almost unavoidable, ingrained. An age old theory that platonic friendships can not exist between two best friends of the opposite sex because one of them is bound to fall for the other.

She had a father. She just never had him. 🔥🔥🔥 My name is Amara Okafor. But my father calls me "that girl from Lagos." 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥 For sixteen years I managed. Managed without birthday calls. Managed without PTA meetings. Managed the silence of a man who lives... but acts like he's dead. Then at 12:01 a.m., my phone vibrated. *Unknown Number:* "Hi. Sorry for bothering you this late. Can I ask you something weird?" Weird became war. Because the girl on the other side has my father's nose. My father's smile. My father's last name. She's his American princess. I'm his Lagos mistake. *BLACK AND WHITE* is the story of two daughters. One name. Two worlds. One war for a father's love. Lagos struggles. Diaspora privilege. Colorism that cuts deeper than skin. Told in Amara's raw voice. If you've ever asked "Why wasn't I enough?"... Amara is asking it with you. *_Vote ⭐ if her pain feels like yours. Comment 💬 if you're Team Amara 🇳🇬 or Team Aurora 🇺🇸. Add to list 📚 because this war is just starting.__ _Don Lhee writes the stories we hide in our chest._ P.S. Judges, readers, sisters... you're all welcome to this war 👑

I'm tired of the shit i have to go through everyday for being me. I'm tired of feeling like I'm not good enough for the world. I'm just tired of being tired.

Adriana Mora has always loved herself and her culture, and she's never been ashamed to express who she is. But when an audition gone horribly wrong makes her feel ugly and ashamed, it takes her group of friends to bring her back to reality. Join Adriana, Miles, Imala, Nakoa, and Akio in the first story of their struggles in life.

Radajah King, a young high school student, decides to do colorism for a social experiment project.

Living in a world of color Miliana is still trying to decide which one she wants to be....

A Story based on how a middle class girl without family name falls in love with an upper class elite family boy. Will their love last ? Who or what will break them? Can Love overcome Social class ? Amelia wants to believe Matheo Love for her is real, but she has a gut feeling that there's something behind it all.

anthology collection of poetry. blue can mean so many things but in this case and this anthology the main themes are: depression and sadness dark skin and how it relates to Krishna in Hindu mythology. paradoxically, his beauty is celebrated but we hate our dark skin.

"A woman's place is in the struggle" Womanism is essentially feminism for women of color, but better. We know they claim "intersectional feminism", which supposedly includes us woc, but we want something more. Womanism focuses on issues inside of community as colors, and how that intersects with gender issues. The movement was created by black women. Cover by: MissNzingaK I do not own the image used on the cover. If you are the owner and would like it removed or credited please contact me.

Her name was Oasis Kai Evans, and she was sick of being the oddball in life. She was that black girl who was always stuck in between. Oasis is always underappreciated and taken for granted. At school in the morning, nobody would want to talk to her. When it came to conversations, she'd always have to start them. When it came to music tastes, no one ever heard of the artists she was talking about. Worst of all, Oasis couldn't confide in anybody about anything, not even her own mother and father. So, she decided to go about finding what she wanted in her own way. Somehow it worked out in her favor... She found exactly what she was looking for in the most unexpected person. All Rights Reserved. Maryam A. Muhammad ©

The Experience Of Dating In White Space As A Young Woman Of Color.

Sultry songstress Goldine Brown is the star of the hour in the New York nightclub scene. Sought out for her velvety voice and dusky beauty, the blonde bombshell headlines everywhere from smoky Harlem stages to swanky Manhattan Hotels. But when Goldine gets wrapped up with a notorious gangster and casino owner in Vegas, she could stand to lose her career, her status, and her life...

Abella Rice tries finding herself. --- Cover credit: @-psystars-

In this article we will discuss what is colorism and how it affects society.

A brief explanation of who I am, what I do, and why I decided to become an author.

Four princesses from the districts of Brown Town are accepted at the prestigious Brown Queen University, the only remaining university in the country to train princesses into the official royal family. Of course, there's a catch. The selected Brown Queen must be the epitome of what it means to be the most socially accepted and desired brown girl in all of Brown Town. Who will the next queen be? Or more interestingly, who will the next queen NOT be?

Our Culture. Just a talk on everything that I wanted to get out badly.

A story about a divorced black woman who met a white successful rich white man and fell in love with each other. Through hardships, misunderstandings, jealousy and anger will they be able to stay together. Check it out.

Warning ⚠️ this following book contains material that may not be suited for all viewers. This book contains subjects of issues darker skin girls go through in ethnic communities. Otherwise known as colorism. Colorism prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. In this story you'll be following Paris a teenage darker skin girl who is insecure about her skin color. And to top it all off her twin sister London happens to be of lighter skin. As she grows up she starts to notice that people treat her way differently than her sister. Throughout her journey she will go through trials and tribulations and learn how to accept her skin color for how beautiful it really is. DISCLAIMER: This story will contain my personal views on Colorism if for whatever reason don't agree with my views just know that this is MY OPINION you don't have to agree with me. I'm making this story to speak up for darker skin girls in ethnic communities because someone has to. I'm a brown skin girl who has went Colorism and honestly I'm tired of it. Btw I don't own the cover art