by embracemelanin | Sep 26, 2020 | Stories
I was 12 years old when it hit me that I could be too dark. Perhaps God had been a bit overeager with the melanin and where the manual said a pinch he threw it all in. But the preacher says God doesn’t make mistakes… I was walking through Tejuosho market that blazing...
by embracemelanin | Mar 4, 2019 | Stories
Peace is the concept of harmony of mind, body and soul. A concept that can only thrive in the absence of hostility. It creates a safe space for people from diverse backgrounds and with diverse beliefs to be able to express themselves in every form without judgement....
by embracemelanin | Mar 4, 2019 | Stories
Every country in Africa is rife with skin lightening practices. Women, men and children engage in these practices with alarming prevalence being reported from all over Africa. It has become a Panafrican emergency. Mama Africa’s heart is racing because her people are...
by embracemelanin | Mar 4, 2019 | Stories
Skin lightening practices have gradually become ingrained in our urban culture with majority of women (and men) being faced with the decision to lighten their skin from as early on as their secondary school days. It’s no more odd to see a woman whose skin color varies...
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