Aionna Johnson

The sound of Music

“I could never date a black girl, her skin is just too dark for me”, “her kind will never be my type”. In elementary school, I remember moving for the 5th time. I noticed all the little people with very pale skin, straight or wavy hair, and such colorful eyes. All faces turned to see the only little girl with deep dark brown eyes, smooth olive skin, with nicely textured thick hair as dark as the night sky. “Who is she?”, “what is she doing here?”, “I didn’t know blacks live here too?”