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#PrettyPeriod

Photo Courtesy of Pretty.Period.

Photo Courtesy of Pretty.Period.

“Pretty. Period.” is a trans-media project created as a visual tribute to brown skin. The blog features portraits submitted by women who see themselves as part of the movement, it also includes contributions from photographers all over the world. Doctor Yaba Blay‘s project is a response to the current colorism dialogue, celebrating beauty in every shade. Dr. Blay’s states, “While there is so much to say when it comes to dark-skinned beauty, I really want to focus on the PERIOD in ‘Pretty. Period.’ No explanations. No defense. Just pretty.”

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by Progressive Pupil on October 17, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Progressive Pupil on October 17, 2014

https://progressivepupil.wordpress.com/2014/10/17/prettyperiod/

The Campaign against Skin Bleaching

Courtesy of msxlabs.org

Courtesy of msxlabs.org

Skin bleaching can be disguised as a beauty fad, but it tells a story much deeper than the shades of these people’s complexions. It is a procedure thought to bring out a beautiful, more attractive visage, but only in exchange for the increased probability of long term health consequences including (but not limited to) skin cancer, chemical poisoning, liver and kidney failure.

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by Progressive Pupil on February 4, 2014  •  Permalink
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Posted by Progressive Pupil on February 4, 2014

https://progressivepupil.wordpress.com/2014/02/04/the-campaign-against-skin-bleaching/

Color me Igbo

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

A version of this post was originally published on February 20, 2012

Half of a Yellow Sun, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been the recent focus of movie execs and members of the Igbo community in Southern Nigeria. A petition, developed by Ashley Akunna, is protesting the casting of Thandie Newton as the film adaptation’s lead character. Newton is an acclaimed actress who has gained greater recognition in recent years for her roles in films such as Mission: Impossible II, The Pursuit of Happyness and Crash. She is of Zimbabwean descent and is set to play an Igbo woman caught in the thralls of the Biafran War, which ravaged a newly independent Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. The book has been heralded as a stunning depiction of the relationship between the Hausa and Igbo tribes during this period and received the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007.

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by Progressive Pupil on July 12, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Progressive Pupil on July 12, 2012

https://progressivepupil.wordpress.com/2012/07/12/color-me-igbo-2/

Color me Igbo

Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

Half of a Yellow Sun, a novel by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie, has been the recent focus of movie execs and members of the Igbo community in Southern Nigeria. A petition, developed by Ashley Akunna, is protesting the casting of Thandie Newton as the film adaptation’s lead character. Newton is an acclaimed actress who has gained greater recognition in recent years for her roles in films such as Mission: Impossible II, The Pursuit of Happyness and Crash. She is of Zimbabwean descent and is set to play an Igbo woman caught in the thralls of the Biafran War, which ravaged a newly independent Nigeria from 1967 to 1970. The book has been heralded as a stunning depiction of the relationship between the Hausa and Igbo tribes during this period and received the Orange Prize for Fiction in 2007.

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by Progressive Pupil on February 20, 2012  •  Permalink
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Posted by Progressive Pupil on February 20, 2012

https://progressivepupil.wordpress.com/2012/02/20/color-me-igbo/