as a child I would love to watch my mother put on her makeup I’ve been or as
mother put on her makeup I’ve been or as
mother put on her makeup I’ve been or as she put on her knees before either
she put on her knees before either
she put on her knees before either foundation I’d watch her put on her
foundation I’d watch her put on her
foundation I’d watch her put on her silvery blue eyeshadow and my favorite
silvery blue eyeshadow and my favorite
silvery blue eyeshadow and my favorite part of my mother’s makeup routine she
part of my mother’s makeup routine she
part of my mother’s makeup routine she perfectly prized her red lipstick
perfectly prized her red lipstick
perfectly prized her red lipstick without looking in the mirror many sad
without looking in the mirror many sad
without looking in the mirror many sad days has been in London’s Oxford Street
days has been in London’s Oxford Street
days has been in London’s Oxford Street where she would look for products to add
where she would look for products to add
where she would look for products to add to her robust makeup collection she
to her robust makeup collection she
to her robust makeup collection she would walk into these department stores
would walk into these department stores
would walk into these department stores up to these beauty counters and she’ll
up to these beauty counters and she’ll
up to these beauty counters and she’ll be treated like a queen meanwhile I was
be treated like a queen meanwhile I was
be treated like a queen meanwhile I was the annoying door that was told don’t
the annoying door that was told don’t
the annoying door that was told don’t touch that don’t touch that toe don’t
touch that don’t touch that toe don’t
touch that don’t touch that toe don’t touch that and I will touch every
touch that and I will touch every
touch that and I will touch every product in my sight and I in Fort has
product in my sight and I in Fort has
product in my sight and I in Fort has been helpful by taking the lids of
been helpful by taking the lids of
been helpful by taking the lids of lipstick testers with every purchase of
lipstick testers with every purchase of
lipstick testers with every purchase of makeup my mother’s felt visible with
makeup my mother’s felt visible with
makeup my mother’s felt visible with every purchase of makeup my mother felt
every purchase of makeup my mother felt
every purchase of makeup my mother felt empowered so when I wanted to buy makeup
empowered so when I wanted to buy makeup
empowered so when I wanted to buy makeup for the first time I thought we went to
for the first time I thought we went to
for the first time I thought we went to the same department stores the same
the same department stores the same
the same department stores the same beauty counters would have the exact
beauty counters would have the exact
beauty counters would have the exact same experience I thought that women was
same experience I thought that women was
same experience I thought that women was immaculate hair and makeup that’s not
immaculate hair and makeup that’s not
immaculate hair and makeup that’s not sweetened and candy floss would convince
sweetened and candy floss would convince
sweetened and candy floss would convince me to buy other products that I needed
me to buy other products that I needed
me to buy other products that I needed and convinced miss about products that I
and convinced miss about products that I
and convinced miss about products that I didn’t need however I quickly learned
didn’t need however I quickly learned
didn’t need however I quickly learned that my mother’s mine and my mother’s
that my mother’s mine and my mother’s
that my mother’s mine and my mother’s makeup relationship with makeup will be
makeup relationship with makeup will be
makeup relationship with makeup will be completely different why because I’m
completely different why because I’m
completely different why because I’m black and she’s white you see the beauty
black and she’s white you see the beauty
black and she’s white you see the beauty industry t-values black women by not
industry t-values black women by not
industry t-values black women by not making products for our complexion and I
making products for our complexion and I
making products for our complexion and I linked a makeup brand will make fifty
linked a makeup brand will make fifty
linked a makeup brand will make fifty shades of beige but it’s light years
shades of beige but it’s light years
shades of beige but it’s light years before it makes a single shade of brown
before it makes a single shade of brown
before it makes a single shade of brown and I think this reflects how how women
and I think this reflects how how women
and I think this reflects how how women are treated in society depends on their
are treated in society depends on their
are treated in society depends on their race you see white women they’re visible
race you see white women they’re visible
race you see white women they’re visible individuals that look different to the
individuals that look different to the
individuals that look different to the world black women like that token brown
world black women like that token brown
world black women like that token brown foundation we’re seen as one a now
foundation we’re seen as one a now
foundation we’re seen as one a now visible one she’s always one with a
visible one she’s always one with a
visible one she’s always one with a lighter skin tone
lighter skin tone
lighter skin tone a woman who has visible white ancestry
a woman who has visible white ancestry
a woman who has visible white ancestry before the day he could fast fall
before the day he could fast fall
before the day he could fast fall through adverts I used to love beauty
through adverts I used to love beauty
through adverts I used to love beauty commercials maybe it’s Maybelline get
commercials maybe it’s Maybelline get
commercials maybe it’s Maybelline get the London look and the iconic because
the London look and the iconic because
the London look and the iconic because I’m worth it
I’m worth it
I’m worth it I would watch beautiful white women
I would watch beautiful white women
I would watch beautiful white women swish their silky straight hair from
swish their silky straight hair from
swish their silky straight hair from side to side and by washing white women
side to side and by washing white women
side to side and by washing white women be the only face of beauty I am
be the only face of beauty I am
be the only face of beauty I am consciously internalize that white women
consciously internalize that white women
consciously internalize that white women were the only women worthy to be deep to
were the only women worthy to be deep to
were the only women worthy to be deep to be deemed beautiful I’m not here to
be deemed beautiful I’m not here to
be deemed beautiful I’m not here to dispute they’ll be easier white women
dispute they’ll be easier white women
dispute they’ll be easier white women but why I am here to say is that black
but why I am here to say is that black
but why I am here to say is that black women women of color are just as view
women women of color are just as view
women women of color are just as view beautiful lie or dark and the beauty
beautiful lie or dark and the beauty
beautiful lie or dark and the beauty industry needs to wake up and realize
industry needs to wake up and realize
industry needs to wake up and realize that however what makes the beauty
that however what makes the beauty
that however what makes the beauty industry so powerful in conveying the
industry so powerful in conveying the
industry so powerful in conveying the worth of black women is it does not work
worth of black women is it does not work
worth of black women is it does not work alone the media industry for so long
alone the media industry for so long
alone the media industry for so long have used Beauty politics to lessen the
have used Beauty politics to lessen the
have used Beauty politics to lessen the worth of black women think about it when
worth of black women think about it when
worth of black women think about it when the mainstream presents hairstyles such
the mainstream presents hairstyles such
the mainstream presents hairstyles such as the braids I have the afro someone in
as the braids I have the afro someone in
as the braids I have the afro someone in this audience has got cornrows are bound
this audience has got cornrows are bound
this audience has got cornrows are bound to not they’re presented in a way that
to not they’re presented in a way that
to not they’re presented in a way that erases black women in 2015 and magazines
erases black women in 2015 and magazines
erases black women in 2015 and magazines hold at oldest audience you can have an
hold at oldest audience you can have an
hold at oldest audience you can have an afro – underneath a picture of a white
afro – underneath a picture of a white
afro – underneath a picture of a white woman sporting the tightest brunette
woman sporting the tightest brunette
woman sporting the tightest brunette curls 2016 the hot hair trend the boxer
curls 2016 the hot hair trend the boxer
curls 2016 the hot hair trend the boxer braids the women that were celebrated
braids the women that were celebrated
braids the women that were celebrated and creditors of the pioneers of this
and creditors of the pioneers of this
and creditors of the pioneers of this hairstyle the Kardashians
hairstyle the Kardashians
hairstyle the Kardashians and in the process black woman’s
and in the process black woman’s
and in the process black woman’s intrinsic link to this hairstyle was
intrinsic link to this hairstyle was
intrinsic link to this hairstyle was wiped away this arisia this culture
wiped away this arisia this culture
wiped away this arisia this culture eurasia happens because black womanhood
eurasia happens because black womanhood
eurasia happens because black womanhood is about being consumed – the mainstream
is about being consumed – the mainstream
is about being consumed – the mainstream media black femininity is nothing
media black femininity is nothing
media black femininity is nothing birthed all the benefits of style and
birthed all the benefits of style and
birthed all the benefits of style and lifestyle of white women how can black
lifestyle of white women how can black
lifestyle of white women how can black beauty black female beauty be may be
beauty black female beauty be may be
beauty black female beauty be may be sold in a way for profit however
sold in a way for profit however
sold in a way for profit however black but black beauty politics has had
black but black beauty politics has had
black but black beauty politics has had the mostly effect on black women within
the mostly effect on black women within
the mostly effect on black women within the workplace for women year after year
the workplace for women year after year
the workplace for women year after year because of the hair style they choose
because of the hair style they choose
because of the hair style they choose where it’d be braised or an afro
where it’d be braised or an afro
where it’d be braised or an afro sometimes have to change their
sometimes have to change their
sometimes have to change their appearance or in some cases lose their
appearance or in some cases lose their
appearance or in some cases lose their jobs it’s interesting black men
jobs it’s interesting black men
jobs it’s interesting black men maybe they have a low low haircut it’s a
maybe they have a low low haircut it’s a
maybe they have a low low haircut it’s a free texture some wear beards to the
free texture some wear beards to the
free texture some wear beards to the office some have a like a large afro but
office some have a like a large afro but
office some have a like a large afro but never have a told it unprofessional
never have a told it unprofessional
never have a told it unprofessional black women I look he’s unprofessional
black women I look he’s unprofessional
black women I look he’s unprofessional it highlights how beauty politics
it highlights how beauty politics
it highlights how beauty politics perpetuates a unique discrimination of
perpetuates a unique discrimination of
perpetuates a unique discrimination of racism sexism that only targets black
racism sexism that only targets black
racism sexism that only targets black women known as misogyny Noir now when I
women known as misogyny Noir now when I
women known as misogyny Noir now when I was a teenager I hade looking in the
was a teenager I hade looking in the
was a teenager I hade looking in the mirror I didn’t even like taking
mirror I didn’t even like taking
mirror I didn’t even like taking photographs because I knew looking back
photographs because I knew looking back
photographs because I knew looking back at me was that society standard eating I
at me was that society standard eating I
at me was that society standard eating I knew looking back at me wasn’t the girl
knew looking back at me wasn’t the girl
knew looking back at me wasn’t the girl in the Cosmo girl editorials and I knew
in the Cosmo girl editorials and I knew
in the Cosmo girl editorials and I knew looking back at me definitely wasn’t the
looking back at me definitely wasn’t the
looking back at me definitely wasn’t the girl in the high street or high-end
girl in the high street or high-end
girl in the high street or high-end beauty campaigns I stand here and I
beauty campaigns I stand here and I
beauty campaigns I stand here and I firmly say the beauty industry needs to
firmly say the beauty industry needs to
firmly say the beauty industry needs to take responsibility in making black
take responsibility in making black
take responsibility in making black women feel physically beautiful have
women feel physically beautiful have
women feel physically beautiful have self-esteem and empower us like it does
self-esteem and empower us like it does
self-esteem and empower us like it does white women now I stand here and I’m not
white women now I stand here and I’m not
white women now I stand here and I’m not deluded the beauty industry alone can’t
deluded the beauty industry alone can’t
deluded the beauty industry alone can’t convince the world that diverse
convince the world that diverse
convince the world that diverse representation is a necessity and I want
representation is a necessity and I want
representation is a necessity and I want and I also know the beauty industry
and I also know the beauty industry
and I also know the beauty industry alone cannot convince the world that
alone cannot convince the world that
alone cannot convince the world that black women are the standard bearers of
black women are the standard bearers of
black women are the standard bearers of beauty like their white counterparts
beauty like their white counterparts
beauty like their white counterparts however the beauty industry has has a
however the beauty industry has has a
however the beauty industry has has a responsibility to kickoff that change
responsibility to kickoff that change
responsibility to kickoff that change and to me that change starts with a
and to me that change starts with a
and to me that change starts with a driver a diverse workforce in seeing
driver a diverse workforce in seeing
driver a diverse workforce in seeing black will must be hired in senior
black will must be hired in senior
black will must be hired in senior positions the beauty industry must
positions the beauty industry must
positions the beauty industry must actively recruit for scientists of color
actively recruit for scientists of color
actively recruit for scientists of color so more products work across a wider
so more products work across a wider
so more products work across a wider spectrum of skin tones the media
spectrum of skin tones the media
spectrum of skin tones the media industry has a responsibility to also
industry has a responsibility to also
industry has a responsibility to also make this change with a diverse
make this change with a diverse
make this change with a diverse workforce the British journalism
workforce the British journalism
workforce the British journalism industry do you know that black
industry do you know that black
industry do you know that black journalists only make up 0.2% for the
journalists only make up 0.2% for the
journalists only make up 0.2% for the British journalism industry we make up
British journalism industry we make up
British journalism industry we make up 3% of the population now when you think
3% of the population now when you think
3% of the population now when you think of news of course current affairs comes
of news of course current affairs comes
of news of course current affairs comes first as a priority the reality is that
first as a priority the reality is that
first as a priority the reality is that journalism explain
journalism explain
journalism explain to lifestyle issues and these issues
to lifestyle issues and these issues
to lifestyle issues and these issues they include Beauty the newspaper you
they include Beauty the newspaper you
they include Beauty the newspaper you love and the newspaper you love to hate
love and the newspaper you love to hate
love and the newspaper you love to hate they have a beauty section they have
they have a beauty section they have
they have a beauty section they have Beauty news the woman’s magazine you
Beauty news the woman’s magazine you
Beauty news the woman’s magazine you flip for in Tesco’s the one you buy on a
flip for in Tesco’s the one you buy on a
flip for in Tesco’s the one you buy on a weekly or monthly basis they have the
weekly or monthly basis they have the
weekly or monthly basis they have the Economist they have you yet is the
Economist they have you yet is the
Economist they have you yet is the woman’s website you click on every
woman’s website you click on every
woman’s website you click on every morning before you go to work again they
morning before you go to work again they
morning before you go to work again they have PE columnist and they have beauty
have PE columnist and they have beauty
have PE columnist and they have beauty editors when will the journalism
editors when will the journalism
editors when will the journalism industry starts to wake up to the fact
industry starts to wake up to the fact
industry starts to wake up to the fact that black blue must be employed in some
that black blue must be employed in some
that black blue must be employed in some of these positions the final industry
of these positions the final industry
of these positions the final industry that needs to work on diverse
that needs to work on diverse
that needs to work on diverse representation advertising companies
representation advertising companies
representation advertising companies advertise its advertising companies have
advertise its advertising companies have
advertise its advertising companies have responsibility to make sure that black
responsibility to make sure that black
responsibility to make sure that black women fill senior positions I think if
women fill senior positions I think if
women fill senior positions I think if all three companies private prioritize
all three companies private prioritize
all three companies private prioritize diversity we’ll see more advert like
diversity we’ll see more advert like
diversity we’ll see more advert like this I think if all three companies come
this I think if all three companies come
this I think if all three companies come together and make diverse representation
together and make diverse representation
together and make diverse representation a priority especially seeing it at level
a priority especially seeing it at level
a priority especially seeing it at level we’ll see less adverse like this when we
we’ll see less adverse like this when we
we’ll see less adverse like this when we look at adverts like this and see that
look at adverts like this and see that
look at adverts like this and see that this is no longer reflection of a
this is no longer reflection of a
this is no longer reflection of a society a society is growing is a
society a society is growing is a
society a society is growing is a growing multicultural society now you
growing multicultural society now you
growing multicultural society now you may say what can I do if any of you work
may say what can I do if any of you work
may say what can I do if any of you work in a creative industry your
in a creative industry your
in a creative industry your responsibilities to look around your
responsibilities to look around your
responsibilities to look around your office and ask who’s making decisions if
office and ask who’s making decisions if
office and ask who’s making decisions if any of you work in an industry that
any of you work in an industry that
any of you work in an industry that changes makes and break stereotypes you
changes makes and break stereotypes you
changes makes and break stereotypes you have a responsibility to look around
have a responsibility to look around
have a responsibility to look around your office and see who’s at the top and
your office and see who’s at the top and
your office and see who’s at the top and even if you don’t work in a creative
even if you don’t work in a creative
even if you don’t work in a creative industry every time you see an advert
industry every time you see an advert
industry every time you see an advert like that you should call it out you
like that you should call it out you
like that you should call it out you should say while only white women are
should say while only white women are
should say while only white women are white women or women that have a
white women or women that have a
white women or women that have a proximity to whiteness the only ones
proximity to whiteness the only ones
proximity to whiteness the only ones that are worth celebrating
that are worth celebrating
that are worth celebrating I stand it as a testimony of what
I stand it as a testimony of what
I stand it as a testimony of what happens when you let black women make
happens when you let black women make
happens when you let black women make decisions at senior level I work on a
decisions at senior level I work on a
decisions at senior level I work on a project called black ballot ice and
project called black ballot ice and
project called black ballot ice and lifestyle website and our responsibility
lifestyle website and our responsibility
lifestyle website and our responsibility is to hold black women to a standard of
is to hold black women to a standard of
is to hold black women to a standard of beauty now when we started this venture
beauty now when we started this venture
beauty now when we started this venture I underestimated what it would do to the
I underestimated what it would do to the
I underestimated what it would do to the self-esteem of black women there is a
self-esteem of black women there is a
self-esteem of black women there is a website that reflects black women as the
website that reflects black women as the
website that reflects black women as the spectrum of black women from light to
spectrum of black women from light to
spectrum of black women from light to dark in a way that is also a cannot
dark in a way that is also a cannot
dark in a way that is also a cannot tokenistic we’re at beauty content where
tokenistic we’re at beauty content where
tokenistic we’re at beauty content where black women read not in agreement
black women read not in agreement
black women read not in agreement disagree and laugh because again there’s
disagree and laugh because again there’s
disagree and laugh because again there’s content as written authentic manner and
content as written authentic manner and
content as written authentic manner and not tokenistic now you may say what
not tokenistic now you may say what
not tokenistic now you may say what model I want I’m working on a website
model I want I’m working on a website
model I want I’m working on a website and working to change the image of
and working to change the image of
and working to change the image of beauty you may say what what do I want
beauty you may say what what do I want
beauty you may say what what do I want the peace and yang go to mother detail
the peace and yang go to mother detail
the peace and yang go to mother detail they’re both black women with full lips
they’re both black women with full lips
they’re both black women with full lips like mine bull noses like mine who are
like mine bull noses like mine who are
like mine bull noses like mine who are the faces of global beauty campaigns but
the faces of global beauty campaigns but
the faces of global beauty campaigns but wait – black women that look like me on
wait – black women that look like me on
wait – black women that look like me on the face of the blow global beauty
the face of the blow global beauty
the face of the blow global beauty campaigns how many white women can you
campaigns how many white women can you
campaigns how many white women can you name on the faces of global beauty
name on the faces of global beauty
name on the faces of global beauty campaigns in comparison you may even say
campaigns in comparison you may even say
campaigns in comparison you may even say what more do I want I’m obviously
what more do I want I’m obviously
what more do I want I’m obviously wearing makeup and I’m wearing a full
wearing makeup and I’m wearing a full
wearing makeup and I’m wearing a full shebang but a 27 is true shopping with
shebang but a 27 is true shopping with
shebang but a 27 is true shopping with my mother in beauty department has gone
my mother in beauty department has gone
my mother in beauty department has gone easier but the truth is every single
easier but the truth is every single
easier but the truth is every single beauty counter we walk up to she’s
beauty counter we walk up to she’s
beauty counter we walk up to she’s confident she can buy a foundation she’s
confident she can buy a foundation she’s
confident she can buy a foundation she’s confident she’ll see herself in the
confident she’ll see herself in the
confident she’ll see herself in the imagery I don’t have that confidence and
imagery I don’t have that confidence and
imagery I don’t have that confidence and I think it’s everybody’s responsibility
I think it’s everybody’s responsibility
I think it’s everybody’s responsibility to make sure black women are seen as
to make sure black women are seen as
to make sure black women are seen as beautiful thank you
beautiful thank you
beautiful thank you [Applause]
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