Black Beauty

AN INTERVENTION TO HELP GIRLS LOVE THEMSELVES IN THE SKIN

THEY WERE BORN WITH

Chantel HumpherysETHS 2410Summer 2014

When young girls value one color/look above another they

Hide behind academics, make-up, clothes, etc.

Bully to fit in with the group Cry behind closed doors

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Activity 1

There is not a lot of unity in the ideals of beauty White people value the beautiful brown color of the dark

skinned girls more than those of their own race. Dark Skinned Girls need to rise and take their rightful place

among the beautiful women of the world

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Activity 2

African American Girls find it hard to believe they are beautiful.

“You look like me, yet you are treat me like I am a worthless nobody”

An mentor of the same color or of one with a disfiguring abnormality who is comfortable in their skin to guide African American girls to love themselves and see the beauty with-in.

A change in attitude radiate the beauty with-in for all to see.

Annual Self-Love Workshop series

A free four week workshop series

20 African American Girls in grades 5 to 7 in the Midvale area

Held in the conference room at the Tyler Library

Cost $3250

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“I realized that beauty was not a thing that I could acquire or consume, it was something that I just had to be.”

Week one – Panel/group discussion addressing the notion that lighter skinned girls are prettier and smarter

Show clips of Dark Girls Week two – book review The Skin I’m In

Activity – What does your face say? Week three – mentor pairing with successful beautiful dark skinned

professionals Activity – role reversal

Week four – Guest speakers Question/answer

Impact- African American girls find their beauty, they will be able to use the power with in themselves to contribute to the African American Community and the community at large with confidence.

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References:

http://www.teacherspayteachers.com/Product/Skin-Im-In-Novel-Unit-with-Daily-Plans-Handouts-and-Specific-Skills-Per-Day-296070

http://www.netflix.com/WiPlayer?movieid=70286053&trkid=13630398&tctx=37%2C8%2C0434c265-6c96-451c-bc8f-5168269f5c9a-11885025

The Skin i’m in, Sharon G. Flake, 2007, Jump in the Sun, New York

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