{"id":294,"date":"2023-07-13T14:18:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-13T14:18:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/?p=294"},"modified":"2025-02-03T14:25:34","modified_gmt":"2025-02-03T14:25:34","slug":"i-see-a-black-princess-looking-at-me","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apexsamplework.com\/insightnews\/2023\/07\/13\/i-see-a-black-princess-looking-at-me\/","title":{"rendered":"I See a Black Princess Looking at Me!"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>BLACK GIRL, BLACK GIRL, WHAT DO YOU SEE?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I See a Black Princess Looking at Me!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>By Dr. Talaya M. Tolefree &amp; Nia-Imani Tolefree<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It is always gratifying to me to see more children\u2019s books that center upon Black girls and boys, a far cry from the lay of the land decades ago. Independent authors deserve a hat tip for their labor of love in publishing these books, which instill education, teachable moments, and pride in who we are as descendants of kings and queens. Mother and daughter Dr. Talaya Tolefree and Nia-Imani Tolefree\u2019s book Black Girl, Black Girl, What Do You See? I See a Black Princess Looking at Me! epitomizes these principles.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As a child of the 1950s, I grew up with the dichotomy of \u201cgood hair\u201d vs. \u201cbad hair\u201d when it came to Black women. Beautifully illustrated by Simbarashe Langton Vera, with each page, this book affirms Black Girl Beauty, from the array of skin tones we have to the great variety of styles that complement natural hair, hair befitting a princess. It puts the lie to the belief that having natural hair is \u201cbad hair,\u201d and that Black girls have to live up to beauty standards of a culture not their own.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I loved Tolefree\u2019s Sankofa moments of beauty and brilliance, loving the whole person. As for the affirmation, if I\u2019d had a daughter, I\u2019d make sure she knew this by heart as early as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Dr. Talaya M. Tolefree is an Educational Consultant, and the founder and Executive Director of the girls\u2019 leadership institute Empowered to Be Me! Nia-Imani Tolefree is the Community Engagement Coordinator and a founding member of Empowered to Be Me!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Black Girl, Black Girl, What Do You See? is available through Amazon.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Thank you, Talaya and Nia-Imani, for your voices of love, inclusivity, diversity, and changing the narrative for Black girls. Representation matters! <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BLACK GIRL, BLACK GIRL, WHAT DO YOU SEE? I See a Black Princess Looking at Me! By Dr. Talaya M. Tolefree &amp; Nia-Imani Tolefree It is always gratifying to me to see more children\u2019s books that center upon Black girls and boys, a far cry from the lay of the land decades ago. 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