Jordan Alexis Moss

Photo by  Oladimeji Odunsi  on  Unsplash      There’s a lot of chaos going around and I am not sure how to process it all. On top of COVID-19, there is a racial awakening. Yes, I’d like to call it that, racial awakening. The world is just now noticing that Black people are being murdered and oppressed on a daily basis for no other reason than the color of their skin, our skin, my skin. The world is just now noticing what my people have been trying to convey to everyone for centuries. And the world is protesting about it. All of this for a color. All of this for rumors about a color. All of this because of fear and hatred about a color. A color. So now around the world people of color and colorless people are unleashing their true beliefs about humanity and power. My mind is racing with all of these questions. Why do Black people have to provide evidence of innocence to validate an unjust death? Why do we need a video recording, witnesses, a background check...

   It was my dream to work at a makeup shop and wear the coveted brush belt which legitimized makeup artistry. I remember applying to Sephora a thousand times for a year just hoping I’d get a call. Finally I did. I thought I had hit the jackpot. There were so many perks that I heard of for Sephora employees. No longer would I be just a customer. I’d become a Beauty Advisor/ Color Consultant. My job was to match foundation to all skin tones, and I was quite good at it for not having any training. I just love makeup. Although I had good experiences working there and met amazing people, what happened on the job was not what I expected. I ignored all the red flags. Make Me Look White Do you know how exhausting and insulting it is listening to customers tell you day after day they want makeup that makes them as white as possible? They might as well have said they don’t want to look like me. Racism and Colorism in the beauty community is more prevalent than I thought. I don’t know w...