Asclepias
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This beautiful young lady was basically told by a white teacher that a African prom dress would be too much. Too her credit she has since apologized for her comment as the dress went viral. Luckily Makalaya didnt listen and was confident enough to do it anyway. I commend here for being unabashedly Black.
Ohio Teen Ditches White Teacher's Advice Who Said African Print Is 'Too Tacky for Prom' and Joins #AfricanProm Trend - Atlanta Black Star
In an Instagram post, Zanders wrote that she created her dress to show that “African style is beautiful,” that she is “comfortable with my Melanin and roots” (loving her capitalization of the word melanin), and that “there’s nothing like Black girl Magic.”
Ohio Teen Ditches White Teacher's Advice Who Said African Print Is 'Too Tacky for Prom' and Joins #AfricanProm Trend - Atlanta Black Star
In an Instagram post, Zanders wrote that she created her dress to show that “African style is beautiful,” that she is “comfortable with my Melanin and roots” (loving her capitalization of the word melanin), and that “there’s nothing like Black girl Magic.”