Scyatta is featured in the December issue of Essence Magazine (on newsstands shortly) in an article – titled "Colorstruck" – which not only addresses the important issue of Colorism, but also details a lot of negative gender stereotypes about young Black women and girls.

 

For instance, the interview cites Scyatta's federally funded study (published in the Journal of Women's Health "Gold Diggers, Video Vixens, and Jezebels: Stereotype Images and Substance Use Among Urban African American Girls” and some of its alarming findings:

 

Almost half of the girls agreed with statements such as:

Almost a quarter of the girls agreed with statements like:

You can check it the full interview with Dr. Wallace at http://www.essence.com once it’s posted.

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