True Beauty Stories
We are all beautiful. It's revealed in our skin, hair, smile, strength, intelligence, generosity and more. The challenge is learning to embrace this beauty and to love ourselves for who we truly are. Find inspiration for your own journey by celebrating African-American beauty. Read the true beauty stories of real women, and then share your own beauty story.
Antonnyea-Dolores Ferguson's My Black!
My black is beauty on the inside and out.
My black is unique, quirky, and energetic.
My black is generous, helpful, concerned.
My black is talented actresses, poets, successors.
My black is nurturing, mother, grandmother, sister.
My black is sexy, alluring, and sensual.
My black is scholarly, intelligently equipped for anything.
My black is strong, a fighter, brawny.
My black is sometimes insane, crazy psycho.
My black is different, nothing like it.
My black comes in all shapes and sizes: skinny minis, thickness, voluptuous and plenty to love.
My black is courageous, fearless, eager to pursue.
My black is love, caring, sentimental.
My black has many complexions: light, tan, brown and dark.
My black is entrepreneurs, CEOs, presidents, executives.
My black has history, a legacy, and a journey from long ago to incorporate in our life & quest today.
My black is you, she, them, us, me. My black is beautiful!
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