In an interview with Harper's Bazaar, The Birth Of A Nation star admits she used to curl her lips and press her lips together in attempts to minimize her Blackness.

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Trent T. Daniel, founder of the One World Doll Project, and Stacey McBride-Irby, creator of Prettie Girl Dolls, joined Roland Martin on “NewsOne Now” Tuesday…

Here at HelloBeautiful, we are all about loving yourself for who you really are.  So why don’t celebrities promote that also? There’s nothing like some self-confidence.