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  • I am Shakora Venava, Black AND Beautiful.

    I am Shakora Venava, Black AND Beautiful.

    The phrase is transliterated from Hebrew as “Sh’chorah V’navah” (שְׁחוֹרָה וְנָאוָה), which means “Black and Beautiful”.  Here is a breakdown of the phrase: ContextThis phrase comes from the biblical Song of Songs (Shir Hashirim) 1:5, where the speaker says: “I am black and beautiful, O daughters of Jerusalem…” It is often interpreted as a declaration of finding beauty in oneself despite…