Dying To Be Beautiful
Dying To Be Beautiful is the podcast of The Chemistry of Racism project.
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Dying To Be Beautiful
Latest Episodes
Episode 4
Episode 4 of Dying To Be Beautiful reveals the societal burdens Black women navigate in the workplace when navigating Eurocentric beauty standards, the pressure from within communities of color in policing and endorsing those beauty standards a...
Episode 3
Episode 3 of Dying To Be Beautiful explores one of the most historically used preservatives in beauty and personal care products (revealing how it mimics estrogen in the human body), the connection between toxic chemicals and white supremacy an...
Episode 2
The second episode of Dying To Be Beautiful explores the historical context for European beauty standards. From Shakespeare to Jefferson, black beauty is the connective tissue that binds colonial ideals that linger to this day, ...
The Chemistry of Racism: Dying To Be Beautiful Episode 1
Dying To Be Beautiful explores the cultural context and chemical toxicity of European beauty standards for black women and the health consequences that come as a result of trying to attain those beauty ideals. Any copyrighted...