Let’s file this under ‘Things I Didn’t Know‘. Grace Gealy, better known as Boo Boo Kitty or Anika Calhoun from the FOX hit series Empire, moved from the British Territory of the Cayman Islands to the United States when she was 18-years-old. As Americans WE understand that any and all differences can and will be pointed out by others, but for an unfamiliar citizen such as Gealy, her difference was never realized until that move. She was light-skinned. During a chat with Details magazine, she opens up about being finger-pointed as the yellow girl. “I’ve never felt like I was a light-skinned black woman. Never felt that way because we shared the same culture back home,” says. “But when I came to America, that’s when I started to feel that there was a lot of push-back from women.” Gealy said that she began to notice the “thing” that women of color are focused on women of color in this good ol’ U.S. of A. Hit the jump for more.
(Photos) Draya Diversifies “Fine A$$ Girls” After Being Slammed For Only Featuring Light-Skinned Chicks
‘Basketball Wives’ star and Fine A$$ Girls founder Draya Michele has been receiving harsh back-lash that her clothing line has failed to feature anything but pretty thin light-skinned beauts. Well, Draya finally gave in and made the executive decision to diversify her brand. She added some dark-skinned jawns, along with an Asian, and even some plus size shirts for the big girls. Check out Drayaface’s tweets in the gallery along with some of the new Fine A$$ Girl representatives.
