You may remember that, a while back, I talked about a short film, "A Girl Like Me," made by a young girl, Kiri, showing how, even today, young Black children, particularly young Black girls, do not value themselves as beautiful. Well, Kiri has entered the CosmoGirl film contest and she is in last place right now, but coming on strong, thanks to
Afrobella, who has asked her readers to vote for Kiri. I am joining Afrobella in that effort. Kiri's film is important - we need to talk about why little Black girls don't think they're beautiful ... what are they seeing in the media that's saying otherwise?
I know that all my readers aren't Black women, but you don't have to be Black to care about the plight of Black girls. White women are subject to negative messages about their beauty, image, and worth, too. And if one little girl thinks she's ugly, it hurts all of us.
Please watch the film and vote for Kiri! Click
here!
