You Are Pretty To Be A Black Girl: Women represent African American Beauty Standards through visual culture.

A story of the plight of African-American women in American society. African-American women are often portrayed as common stereotypical images,  which is shown in a plethora of media examples, often dubbing the phrase, "you're pretty to be a black girl". Author Nekesa Smith delves into this phrase, how it came to be, and the separation of images therefore causing false perceptions of true beauty.