I Was Neither Black nor Hispanic, but Simply Brown."My name is Isabella, born and raised in Coram, NY (Long Island). My mother is Panamanian and Greek. My father is Panamanian and...
People Automatically See Me As a Black woman until They Hear My Last Name....My mother is African American and my father is Puerto Rican and African American. My family grew up in New York City. My mother is from...
Please Stop Asking Me How I Get My Hair Curly!Dear Whomever, Please stop asking me how I made my hair curly! It grows on my head. Oh, and please don't tell me he made my hair curly...
"You Don't Look Spanish!""You aren't spanish, you don't look it!" You are absolutely right! I'm not Spanish. In fact, I'm positive that you've never met anyone...
"You Got that Good Hair, It's the Boricua in You!"So I know what you're thinking and you're thinking why should I care if I call myself, Blatina with the Good Hair? Well Pelo Malo No...
"You Aren't Black For Real, You Can't Even Play Spades!""You aren't black for real. All black people know how to play spades!" I'm sure we all heard this one before or something similar like:...