Can Black boys and men be “beautiful”?
Can they be beautiful if they aren’t muscled and large with lowcut hair affecting a huge masculine presence?
Can they be beautiful with straight hair and slighter bodies?
Can they be beautiful if their features aren’t read as “mixed” or they aren’t considered to be “striking” with some feature that is so extreme it is read as uniquely beautiful?
I think we can, but I think that in a society that ain’t never loved us, we have to blaze our trails and set fire to the path to light up our way. Read More