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This Poem Explains Why You Need To ‘Hide Your Shea Butter’ From White People
This might be the most lit account of cultural appropriation ever. In the video below, poets Crystal Valentine and Aaliyah Jihad serve all the realness with “Hide Your Shea Butter,” a piece about the ways that white people continue to steal Blackness and Black Culture for their own ends.
Poet’s Explanation of “Black Privilege” Gives an Emotional Account of Black Life
A powerful poem by Crystal Valentine, student at NYU and activist, has been captivating watchers since it was posted on YouTube last week. Valentine performed the poem at the 2015 College Unions Poetry Slam Invitational where her team won the competition. In the poem, she gives a very raw and emotional account of Black life […]