Due to history we as black people fail to see and truly understand the impact it has had on our mindsets of ourselves. We don’t really understand why dislike our natural essence and beauty or why we have to be made up in order to be considered good looking or even feel comfortable in our own skin. Because of things like European views we consider ourselves to be things like nappy headed black folk or to be burnt in reference to our skin complexion. The viewpoints coming from white people or to put it in more scholarly words the European Viewpoints have had a terrific impact on our lives. Practically brainwashing us as people of African decent to make us forget who we are and why we are the way we are and to love ourselves. I To know who you are is to understand the past. Once you understand who you are as a black individual and your heritage you’ll see that any shade of brown, texture of hair, or even size of the waist you do matter.