The Blacker the Berry.

Being a darkskin person is suppose to be a beautiful thing, a blessing but instead most treat it as a curse. Because of the fact that we grow up in such a self-conscious world, young black men and women feel as if they are not beautiful. I believe that it should be taught that the amount of melanie in our skin should not outweigh what is in our hearts and if people do mistreat us because of our beautiful skin then we should not let that take away who we are and lose sleep. Alot of people feel like they have to "deal" with their skin and they let people who make fun of them control how they feel about themselves. I feel the only key to getting over those traumatic experiences is to love yourself and get down to who you are. In Wallace Thurman's The Blacker The Berry he opened my mind and showed me just how bad judging someone and setting certain standards can mold who they grow up to be. It is important for people to realize their self-worth and like Emma at the end of the novel, remove anything or body to finally become the person you should have been.