“Team Light Skin? No. Team Dark Skin? No. Team Brown Skin? No. TEAM MELANIN… Black Women and Black Girls are Exquisite Beauty… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Our melanin will always make us marvelous... Just imagine what that sea of sisterhood would look like. Magic!” — Alexandra Elle Copy Share Image
I am just mystified by these people telling me I would think Obama was doing a great job if his skin contained… — Jonah Goldberg Copy Share Image
The world wants to define me by my mammary glands and melanin. It is just fascinating that Michael Mann has never been… — Victoria Mahoney Copy Share Image
Actually, I am kind of busy right now,” I drawled as I settled back into the chair and closed my eyes. “You… — Kim Harrison Copy Share Image
That I am a national figure because I was the first person in 192 years to be at once a congressman, black,… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
“Dear Exquisite Black Queen... No matter what shade of MELANIN you are, know that your skin tone is brilliant. You, my Queen,… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“A Black Queen knows that her beauty is just a bonus. She is far more beautiful than the eyes can see. She’s… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
With segregation, with the isolation of the injured and the robbed, comes the concentration of disadvantage. An unsegregated America might see poverty,… — Ta-Nehisi Coates Copy Share Image
“No, I’m NOT Team Light Skin. No, I’m NOT Team Dark Skin. No, I’m NOT Team Brown Skin. I’m Team Melanin because… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
'Melanin Man' was inspired by the words of an Uber driver in L.A. Before I got out of the car he said,… — Masego Copy Share Image
One day our descendants will think it incredible that we paid so much attention to things like the amount of melanin in… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I think the reason I went into theater, ultimately, was because that was one of multicultural groups. Because you identify with other… — Keegan-Michael Key Copy Share Image
“Melanin is an incomparable beauty. From the lightest to the darkest skin tone, Black women and Black girls are exquisite beauty in… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Were it not for the melanin in our skin, myoglobin in our muscles and haemoglobin in our blood, we would be the… — Guy Brown Copy Share Image
“Black Girls… Strive to be a woman of substance! Don’t solely allow your big butt, thick thighs, wide hips, large breasts, and… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“#TeamLightSkin vs. #TeamDarkSkin… REALLY, are you serious? To the black females that participate in this garbage, shame on you! Yes, I said… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Black Girls… Stop settling for less than what you deserve. That’s why I stress self-love! There comes a time when you can… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
I was the first American citizen to be elected to Congress in spite of the double drawbacks of being female and having… — Shirley Chisholm Copy Share Image
“I’m an Exquisite Black Queen! I like, love, and celebrate myself. I don’t fit society’s beauty standards, but I’m beautiful to me.… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
“Black Girls… Until you get enough of what you’re going through, no matter what advice a person gives you, you’ll continue to… — Stephanie Lahart Copy Share Image
