Life is an everyday experience......one that can be a joyous one or AND for some an uphill battle. As humans we all
struggle every day is some facet; however the struggle of being an
African-American is one that is definitely unmatched. We not only have to deal
with the cultural expectations of thinking and speaking a certain way that fits
our own culture but also at times switching into a mold that fits into the
likeness and acceptance of that of which appeases towards White America. Us as African-Americans have to deal with on a daily basis dissolving and erasing the negative
stereotypes of our ethnicity all while many of those same stereotypes were
accused of be glorified an appropriated by White America. We endure and put up
with so much as Black Americans to protect and defend our identities, but are
we getting the time to unapologetically love ourselves for who we are and not what
society wants or believes us to be.
"Self-Love" and "self-care" is very important
for the mental sanity and progression of our everyday lives. In school we learn
the fundamentals of Math, English and even Home Economics, but should we be
taught the basics of Black Self Love and learning to love and appreciate the
skin you’re in?. Good Hair Vs Bad Hair,
Light Skin vs Dark Skin beauty…even size and physique are all things that have
internally affected the psychological mentality of African-Americans and have
in ways shaped a person’s individual love and appreciation for self. A course
would be beneficial as it would make students dig deeper into themselves,
looking at the world and analyzing, the problems, threats and opportunities
society has shaped that has influenced . With the influences of "social" media, the
impact of the Black Lives Matter Movement and phenomenon of the Black Girl
Magic Movement African Americans have shown the appreciation of Being
unapologetically Black and proud of it.
Should schools implement the course of
Black Self-Love and would it help improve and increase self-love within our
community?....
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