Getting Things Off My Chest: Face Value

I recently watched a moving video where Academy Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o discusses how as a young girl she prayed to God to lighten her skin. She said she was teased and taunted for her dark complexion and felt that by lightening her skin she would be perceived as beautiful  Tears welled up in her eyes as she shared her story of believing she was ugly:  “As a teenager my self hate grew worse….My complexion had always been an obstacle to overcome….I had begun to enjoy the seduction of inadequacy.” Video LInk http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPCkfARH2eE Meanwhile, I keep receiving promotional ads

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