born and raised
You’re not the first to confuse a brown person for another brown person. You’re not the first to wrongly pronounce a person of colour’s name, or not even make a vague attempt to get it right
Tweets shot back and forth across the globe celebrating the forthcoming introduction of melanin to the Monarchy
The biggest lesson I learnt is that your background only determines your starting point in life
'Race needs to be addressed equally as well as gender.'
'It took me a long time to realise it. But we are all worth it.'
'I’m more than just my race.'
'I want all my dark skin girls to know that we are chocolate goddesses.'
'It gives you a sense of acceptance that people realise you’re part of our society, too.'
'Like all marriages, we have our ups and downs...'
