A Girl Like Me..We haven't come that far

One my friends recently shared a link with me on Media That Matters about a documentary film called A Girl Like Me directed by a high school student, Kiri Davis. The project reflects the current black girl’s experience and deals with issues of skin color, hair texture, beauty, lack of knowledge about culture and heritage, and their overall self-image. The film even shows the 2005 version of the famous “doll test” originally conducted by Dr. Kenneth Clark that was used in the Brown vs. the Board of Education desegregation case. I found myself tearing up on several parts of the poignant film. It’s sad but true that we, as Black people still don’t love ourselves and appreciate our beauty. And we live in a society that loves to mess with our heads. Come on people! If you click on the link, you can actually watch the documentary. Seeing is believing, especially in this case. I challenge you to think about these messages as it relates to your own self-image, self-worth and the words that you say to others about our brothers and sisters.