Ambassador of Blackness
Growing up in Atlanta, Bianca Brooks lived in a black culture. When she moved to Oakland, she found herself amongst a more diverse group of peers. Instead of rebuffing their ignorance, she addressed it head on, appointing herself 'Ambassador of Blackness.' Her mission: to dispel misconceptions of what it’s like to be black in America. "[When] I began getting asked questions like, 'Why can’t black girls get their hair wet?' or 'Are you good at basketball?' I was ready to write people off as racists. But what did that solve?" Hear the perspective, which aired on KCBS, on Youth Radio.