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beauty standards
Unilever, Nivea, Garnier and Neutrogena are among the companies selling products that lighten skin.
We need to challenge conventional ideas about beauty within society and black communities
I don't think I could live with myself, knowing I let the pressure to fit in with a bunch of judgmental jerks get the best of me.