“Beautiful Black People (BBP)”
Creators: Amea, Ariyanna, and Janasia
High School Students from Mouse Design League (DIIT) @ Academy for Conservation and the Environment
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👏 Lead Software Engineer at ADP — Emoti-Con Judge
Hi Amea, Ariyanna, and Janasia!
I really loved the idea behind this project. It focuses so well on helping the community on a topic that can be difficult to bring up with friends, family and peers. I'd love to see how this idea develops further using maybe some feedback from the community the features they'd want the most as a part of the app to help them with their struggles.
I really loved the idea behind this project. It focuses so well on helping the community on a topic that can be difficult to bring up with friends, family and peers. I'd love to see how this idea develops further using maybe some feedback from the community the features they'd want the most as a part of the app to help them with their struggles.
👏 UX Designer | Strategist at IBM — Emoti-Con Judge
Amea, Ariyanna, and Janasia 👏👏👏👏👏👏👏
The Beautiful Black People app is truly an empowering way to connect with other black women who are dealing with the same issues associated with colorism. As a black woman who has often dealt with colorism, having a safe place to express myself would have left a lasting impression on my self-esteem and self-worth. I am genuinely inspired by the work you ladies are doing to support black women, Amazing job!!
The Beautiful Black People app is truly an empowering way to connect with other black women who are dealing with the same issues associated with colorism. As a black woman who has often dealt with colorism, having a safe place to express myself would have left a lasting impression on my self-esteem and self-worth. I am genuinely inspired by the work you ladies are doing to support black women, Amazing job!!
👏 Director of Learning Design at Mouse — Emoti-Con Judge
Wow, this is a beautiful idea for an app, with beautiful user interface design to match! I love your choice of colors and the box grid style of design. It makes the interface look inviting and welcoming and celebratory! I also like how intuitive the UX design is. Very creative and thoughtful work! Keep it up!
👏 Senior Strategy Associate at J.P. Morgan — Emoti-Con Judge
An app connecting Black people and giving us a truly safe space to discuss the many challenges that we face because of colorism is such an impactful idea! The ability to talk to other people who are dealing with the same issues and could give specific advice on how to deal with the negative effects of colorism in a healthy way would have be a game changer for me. I often have to seek out resources like friends, podcasts, twitter threads etc. when I have a "bad day" or encounter microagressions so I would 100% use an app that centralizes all the resources available and provides a community. One thing I would like to see if maybe a filter for the kind of discussion I want to have for e.g. being able to filter for hair on the app if someone makes a comment about my braids at work.
Feedback from the Community:
👏 a Middle School Student from Brooklyn New York
Honestly I love the idea of this app. It highlights the struggles bpoc have to deal with and provides a safe space for them !
👏 a Middle School Student
I love this design it is similar top BLM and that's very important, some people of color get hate for being dark skin or brownskin maybe even lightskin
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