“I am a strong, resilient, loving and growing woman of color. I am African American. I am Caucasian. I am not the words that people label me, I am much more complex. I currently live and love as my past me, my present me, & my future me. I am proud of what shapes me. I am human.”
yourself, honor your spirit, and do what lights you up, no one can take your power away. It all starts from within so make sure you take care of yourself and become your own best friend. 💖” - @incachi
PROJECT BLACK GIRL: Meet Incachi
Incachi, also known as Erika is a singer, actress, model and creative. ✨What do you want people to take away from your photos? “I want people to take away that I am more than my skin color, hair, or features. incachi means goddess’s gift. I know
my worth is greater than what some see when they look at me. Whether they think I’m beautiful or not, I am worth more.” ✨Any advice to other black women? “My advice to other black women is to remember who you are. Your own opinion is what matters most. If you think highly of
@kengojames @Murica_95 really hurt that I didn’t feel I could approach anyone in that office about it. Or that they didn’t really take the time to find out why I wasn’t succeeding there. My comm. teacher is the only staff at USU that saw me, listened to me & helped me & he was my teacher for 1 semester
@kengojames @Murica_95 Also side note. When my time abruptly finished at ambassadors, it didn’t feel like it mattered. Not one person in the office tried to really find out what was going on with me and why my grades were plunging while in the program. I had severe depression and anxiety at USU and it-
@kengojames @Murica_95 I love that about you Kengo! And sad that your voice wasn’t shared. Shalai and I were talking the other day saying we wish we could go back with the knowledge we have now and voice we have found and really use it in ambassadors.
@Murica_95 @kengojames Well I think most of us were trying to do those things. It’s fine you had a different experience. Honestly great that you did! I learned a lot from being an ambassador and met so many people. So I’m grateful for that.
@kengojames @Murica_95 Someone definitely said that. Whether it was a joke or not. It was rude and insensitive and validated how we had already felt. Which was “I only got this cause I’m brown not because I’m qualified”. From the jump making us feel less then the other ambassadors.