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The Ugliness of Publicly Defacing Black Girls
We may have greeted a new decade, but the venom of White supremacy is still the deadly disease without a cure.
Taking a much-needed break from the tools of engagement can be a blessing, until you make your return and get hit with the avalanche of dysfunction that resurrects the status of your discontent.
2020 is just beginning to unfold and that magic wand that was supposed to clean up the debris from the previous years was apparently stuck in transition.
Black girls are still under attack.
The nasty habit that spares little White girls, and consists of mockery and the bullish attitude of adults who have been conditioned to publicly shame Black girls because of the long-held tradition of that sport, sadly made an ill-fated comeback on the first day of the new year.
A gorgeous black and white photo circulating the web, showcasing Beyonce, Megan Thee Stallion, and Blue Ivy became fodder for a series of blasphemous tweets between two members of the media, who are ironically attached to reputable outlets.
The posted screenshots of the ugly exchange quickly went viral due to the race and high-profile status of the child, who was being attacked for not meeting the beauty standards set forth by the same cowards who wouldn’t dare demean North West…
