born and raised

You’re not the first to confuse a brown person for another brown person. You’re not the first to wrongly pronounce a person of colour’s name, or not even make a vague attempt to get it right
Tweets shot back and forth across the globe celebrating the forthcoming introduction of melanin to the Monarchy
The biggest lesson I learnt is that your background only determines your starting point in life
'It took me a long time to realise it. But we are all worth it.'
'I want all my dark skin girls to know that we are chocolate goddesses.'
'It gives you a sense of acceptance that people realise you’re part of our society, too.'
'Like all marriages, we have our ups and downs...'