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Centering Dark-Skinned Black Girls, Women, and Femmes when nowhere else will.

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✊🏿Are you talking to kids about colorism?   🌟It’s so important to educate ourselves about colorism to ensure we aren’t perpetuating it at home or in our classrooms.   💜Watch the full interview with TK @darkest.hue at LJL.Education/TK   ⤵️Share your thoughts below!

#colorism #antiracist #education #elementaryteacher #teachersfollowteachers #parenting #antiracisteducation by @darkest.hue

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I got the opportunity to speak on a @vice panel about colorism recently! There were many things I wished we got to discuss on this panel, and I wish there were more dark-skinned panelists from a variety of backgrounds and ethnicities, but I'm glad conversations on colorism are becoming more frequent. It's about time we stop treating colorism like this niche subject that doesn't have implications for literally...well, everything.

Check out the rest of the panel: shorturl.at/hjoF0

Check out the pulse oximeter study I mentioned in this clip: tinyurl.com/4fr84939 by @darkest.hue

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✨Are you mindful about the impact of colorism on your child? Is your child internalizing any biases based on colorism in the world?

💻 Kids have more access to information than ever before. Not talking to them about social justice topics can lead to confusion, fear, misinformation, and ultimately bias.

📚Diverse representation can help prevent the development of biases. Kids who grow up seeing diversity are less likely to internalize harmful stereotypes and prejudices. For dark-skinned kids, lack of representation can negatively influence their self-image and their perceived standards of beauty and success.

🌟Start this work now to help raise kind, caring kids who value themselves and others! Want support? Join the LJL Membership Community at LJL.Education/join

⤵️ Let us know in the comments how you try to combat colorism for your kids or students! by @darkest.hue

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How many bad apples must be discovered before we realize the entire tree is rotten?

Hip-hop, long revered as a voice for the marginalized, is now airing its dirty laundry, revealing a toxic underbelly where power and misogyny have fueled a culture of abuse.

For too long, the price of fame for many Black artists, particularly women, has been silence in the face of exploitation and violence. But is the tide finally turning?

Read the full #Perspective at the link in our bio.

✍️ TK Saccoh is the writer and content creator behind the digital feminist hub @darkest.hue, where she ignites critical conversations about colorism, anti-blackness, and misogynoir.
🎨 @sidespinosa_ by @darkest.hue

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🌟Want to raise kids who will stand up against colorism? Check out our conversation with the incredible TK from @darkest.hue

In this video interview, you’ll get practical tips and advice for talking to kids about colorism and raising them to be anti-colorist.   🌈 TK Saccoh is an African dark-skinned Black woman, and she started the @darkest.hue platform when she was an undergraduate at Colombia University. She is an anti-colorism advocate and future lawyer. She was one of the incredible content leaders for our recent colorism box.   💜Watch the conversation at LJL.education/TK

#youth #activism #changemaker #socialjusticeeducation #socialjustice #parentsofinstagram #teachersofinstagram #colorism #anticolorism #antiracist by @darkest.hue

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TW// included tweets might be particularly offensive to dark-skinned and fat Black people

The artist mentioned in the post is on Instagram! Follow her amazing art here @sharloolart !

When I first saw this piece, I thought it was cool and different, reminding me of the Boondocks almost. I also resonated with the very niche experience it depicts.

However, even if you don't like this style of art, many are being dishonest about why they are so bothered by it. Let's discuss. by @darkest.hue

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I recently had the opportunity to speak with the talented @nia__shumake for Elle Magazine about desirability and colorism!

Make sure to check out the entire article as it features brilliant insights from Dr. Sarah L. Webb (@colorismhealing) and Vanessa Rochelle Lewis (@black.woman.blooming).

Link in bio! by @darkest.hue

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Content warning: tweets included in slides 2, 3, 8, 9 are very mean and can possibly be triggering if you are a Black woman, especially if you are darker-skinned or curvy.

I also see this trend of speculating (with much certainty) about Black women's confidence levels with the fatphobic critiques about Reesa Teesa, particularly Charlamagne tha God's flagrant assertion that she ignored red flags due to her being desperate for a romantic connection because she is fat.

Let's discuss. by @darkest.hue

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Let's thank our friend TK Saccoh for helping us with our Colorism kit for February.

Tigidankay "TK" Saccoh (she/her) is an African dark-skinned Black woman originally from Freetown, Sierra Leone. She grew up in Philadelphia and currently lives in New York City. TK is an anti-colorism advocate and completed her under graduation at Columbia University. She is passionate about baking, crocheting, murder mystery shows, geography, and Wordle. You can learn more about TK and her work on social media @darkest.hue.

Drop 🙇 in the comment section to thank TK!

#colorism #colorismhealing #educational #educationresources #littlejusticeleaders #socialjustice #socialjusticeeducator #socialjusticeteachers #socialjusticeeducation #socialjusticewarrior #socialjusticeactivist #socialjusticebooks #socialjusticeparenting #socialjusticeforall #diversityandinclusion #teachersfollowteachers #teachergrams #teachersofinstagram #parentsofinstagram #parentingtips #classroomideas #classroominclusion #homeschoolresources by @darkest.hue

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Comments have been disabled because an open forum where light-skinned folk are shamelessly centering themselves in conversations about colorism is not conducive to a safe space for dark-skinned people.

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We've all heard it! Light-skinned women arguing for the existence of reverse racism because little dark-skinned Black girls did not like them for being "too pretty."

Not only does this narrative demonize dark-skinned children, but it also disregards the systemic oppression dark-skinned people face on and off the playground, in youth and in adulthood. by @darkest.hue

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