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Black Beauty

Black Beauty. An intervention to help girls love themselves in the skin they were born with. Chantel Humpherys ETHS 2410 Summer 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

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Black Beauty

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  1. Black Beauty An intervention to help girls love themselves in the skin they were born with Chantel Humpherys ETHS 2410 Summer 2014

  2. 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

  3. Activity 1 http://officialdarkgirlsmovie.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/06/cropped-dark-girls-header.jpg • 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

  4. 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. http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/I/51A3-17BOLL.jpg

  5. 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 http://glasslessmirror.com/picts/Folding-Glassless-Mirror.jpg

  6. “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. http://officialdarkgirlsmovie.com/2014/03/01/lupita-nyongo-inspires-dark-girls-with-black-women-in-hollywood-acceptance-speech/

  7. 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 Fb/Di.Riseborough.Intuitive.Life.Strategist

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