Seeing Myself In Ma’Khia Bryant
While the country held its breath waiting for the Derek Chauvin verdict to be announced, police took yet another Black life.
I saw a TikTok video pop up on my feed yesterday showing a Black teenage girl looking to be around my age giving a step-by-step tutorial on how to do a natural hairstyle.
Her hazel-colored hair sits in loose curls just above her shoulder. Her lips are tinted bubblegum pink with shiny lip gloss.
She smiles gently.
She looks so y…
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