In a modern capitalist society, what is moral is often determined by what has economic value.16 - Tressie McMillan Cottom

Smart is only a construct of correspondence, between one’s abilities, one’s environment, and one’s moment in history.

One of the few surveys of public attitudes about black girls was conducted in 2014.4 The majority of those surveyed said that black girls need less protection and nurturing than white girls. Being perceived as grown comes with consequences even when you are not yet an adult.

They say that beauty is in the eye of the beholder and that ugly is as ugly does. Both are lies. Ugly is everything done to you in the name of beauty. Knowing the difference is part of getting free.