I had the fortunate opportunity to be at both the "2010 My Black Is Beautiful" TV Taping and Event last Friday and Saturday. Did you go? Had I known about it earlier, I would have advertised it a lot earlier than when I did... would have loved to have my fellow coily hair girls join me!
The best thing I walked away was the following affirmation:
"From the color of my skin, to the texture of my hair, to the length of my strands, to the breadth of my smile, to the stride of my gait, to the span of my arms, to the depth of my bosom, to the curve of my hips, to the glow of my skin... My Black is Beautiful. It cannot be denied. It will not be contained. And only I will define it. For when I look in my mirror, my very soul cries out, My Black is Beautiful. And so today, I speak it out loud, unabashedly, I declare it anew. My Black is Beautiful. Whether celebrated, imitated, exploited or denigrated. Whether natural from inside or skillfully applied. My Black is Beautiful. To my daughters, my sisters, my nieces, my cousins, my colleagues, and my friends, I speak for us all when I say again, MY BLACK IS BEAUTIFUL!"
Where you there? What did you think about the TV taping or the event? I personally felt that the Saturday event was much needed... as women, we rarely think about ourselves so I thank BET for putting together a phenomenal event for the African American females in the Los Angeles area! I hope to do this again next year :-)
Stay tuned for future TV taping invites! :-)
Click here to read about my experience (pictures included)
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