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Project Chocolate | “Oh you're so pretty for a darkskin girl!”

PROJECT CHOCOLATE Check out the Experiences of these Beautie Brownies , we hope that you will be inspired. What prompted you to create Project Chocolate? What's interesting is that I grew up in Indiana, and for a majority of my life, in certain circles, I had heard various forms of "harmless" slander. "Oh you're so pretty for a darkskin girl" "Oh wow. Is that a wig? Your hair is so long for a...

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Beautie Brownie Spotlight | Trojah Irby-Morgan

    Beautie Brownie Spotlight    Tro-Jah Irby-Morgan Where You're From: Brick City Baby! (Newark, NJ) *smile* Profession: Plus Positive Extraordinaire Not only are you a Beautie Brownie, but you are an Author and CEO & Founder of an inspirational movement called "Elite Plus, Inc."! Where did you get your start and what inspired your journey? My journey began in the plus industry five years ago. I...

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Beautie Brownie Spotlight | Ingrid Saliva

 Beautie Brownie Spotlight Ingrid Silva As little girls some of us may have dreamed of being a ballerina, but we didn't have any examples that we could look at and aspire to be.  Seeing a black ballerina is rare, and for those that have made it they are few and far between.  But there are those few who have made their dream a reality.  We had the privilege of interviewing Ingrid Silva, a Ballerina...

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Beautie Brownie Feature: Nakate “Every product has a story!”

Nakatewas launched in 2010 by Shanley Knox after living in Uganda. Created in collaboration with celebrity stylist Antonio Esteban and individual artisans in Uganda, they envisioned the stories behind these pieces reminding their wearers to express the adventurous, bold woman that lives in each of them. At Beautie Brownie we are all about empowering women and we love the work that they are doing...

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