Keep Telling Her She’s Beautiful
Written By: Felecia Causey Photos By: Felecia Causey Models: Keena and Makhia Sankey I came across a viral video, where a little girl thought she was ugly and she cried. It absolutely broke my heart. As a mother to a daughter I make sure that she knows that she is beautiful and I love her everyday. We live in a world where girls are being criticized about their hair, the color of their skin, and their body from not only strangers, but also family and friends. With a world that constantly teaches women that your skin should be a certain color or your hair must be straight, and curly or twisted. Colorism is a very big thing that plays a role in a lot of families, in which most times it’s a topic that is never brought up. Why have a child feeling like their skin isn’t beautiful because it’s not what you feel fits into your perfect family? She grows up questioning why she doesn’t have hair and skin like someone else, instead of teaching her to embrace the “unique” person she is. “Am I u