50 Shades of Black: My Experiences with Colorism | Amaya Allen | TEDxVanderbiltUniversity
54K views · Jan 10, 2019 · Nonprofits & Activism
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@restoredbyYAHUAH · 7 years ago (edited)
this deserves more views 🙄 EVERYONE needs to see & listen to this
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@PM-gp3oy · 6 years ago
standing ovation for this wonderful young woman
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@yamulambapretorius753 · 7 years ago
Genes are a lot more complicated than that! Just because you marry a lighter-skinned, doesn't all your kids are going to be light-skinned! They might be dark-skinned too.
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@semab1223 · 7 years ago
Amaya you are amazing!! Can’t wait to see more from you! You rock! ❤️😘👍👍🙌🏽
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@Classi_.A · 2 years ago
Very PROFOUND AND WELL SAID. <br>Thank you AMAYA👸🏾, for being a voice for those who can’t comprehend how to speak up for themselves.❤💜💯‼️‼️‼️💫😇🙌👏✨👌🤝👑
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@ErnestPiffel · 7 years ago
I never knew!. Thank you
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@emilyhope426 · 7 years ago
Congratulations and great talk!!!
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@So_Flo_Gyrl · 7 years ago
Very informative and tastefully done. Great job👌🏻👍
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@Lenaa.9420 · 7 years ago
It's so great good job Amaya 👏🏿
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@ClumpyWoods · 3 months ago
Thank you for this talk, this is such an important topic and this deserves so many more views
@demolaogunnaike5353 · 7 years ago
Great job Amaya, keep it up!
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@Omi.Nori5 · 5 years ago
Talk that talk !!!! Don’t forget about hair texture too !!
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