African Quotes that will make you proud of your melanin
1. “My skin absorbs the sun rays and
my hair defies gravity. You can’t tell
me i’m not magical.” – unknown
shame but rather a glorious symbol
of national greatness.” – Marcus
Garvey
3. “I am not my hair, I am not this skin,
I am the soul that lives within.” –
India Arie
4. “I’m convinced that we black women
possess a special indestructible
strength that allows us to not only
get down, but to get up, get through,
and to get over.” – Janet Jackson
5. “Dipped in chocolate, bronzed in
elegance, enameled with grace,
toasted with beauty. My Lord, she’s
a black woman.” –Yosef A.A. Ben-
jochannan
6. “Melanin is an incomparable beauty.
From the lightest to the darkest skin
tone, Black women and Black girls are
exquisite beauty in every shade. Yes,
Black females have that special
something that just can't be ignored. We
are Melanin Queens, beautifully created!
7. “I love my hair because it’s a reflection
of my soul. It’s dense, it’s kinky, it’s
soft, it’s textured, it’s difficult, it’s easy
and it’s fun. That’s why I love my hair.”
‑Tracee Ellis Ross
8. “I cried, I cried… it was such an
emotional experience and it wasn’t just
about hair. It was what my perception of
beauty was and had been for all of my
life and then I look at myself in the
mirror and I’m like, ‘That doesn’t look
like what I thought was beautiful.’”
‑Teyonah Parris
9. “Never in a million years did I think that
I would see a young black girl wanting
to look like me.”‑Janelle Monae
10. “Stop comparing skin tones. Who
cares if your skin is lighter or darker
than the person standing next to you?
Change can only happen once you can
truthfully look in the mirror and love that
Deep Chocolate, Cinnamon, Mocha, or
Caramel complexion.” – Alicia D. Love
11. “…Beauty shouldn’t be defined by
whether you wear the Deepest Deep
Foundation (like me!) or the Translucent
one. It’s all about confidence in your
own skin and in your beauty
