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Popular South African singer Amanda Black has revealed that once upon a time she hated her dark skin and so many other things associated with being black.
Black said she "never used to speak IsiXhosa and had only English-speaking friends," DRUM reports.
"I used to not like my dark skin because everyone said light-skinned girls were prettier. I had fair-complexioned friends and sometimes I’d be the darkest of them all. At times, it affected how I felt about my looks,” Amanda recalls.
She credited Steve Biko's Black Consciousness book for her new found love for her black skin.
Black said she "never used to speak IsiXhosa and had only English-speaking friends," DRUM reports.
"I used to not like my dark skin because everyone said light-skinned girls were prettier. I had fair-complexioned friends and sometimes I’d be the darkest of them all. At times, it affected how I felt about my looks,” Amanda recalls.
She credited Steve Biko's Black Consciousness book for her new found love for her black skin.