Ambassador of Blackness

Growing up in Atlanta, Bianca Brooks lived in a black culture.  When she moved to Oakland, she found herself amongst a more diverse group of peers.  Instead of rebuffing their ignorance, she addressed it head on, appointing herself 'Ambassador of Blackness.'  Her mission: to dispel misconceptions of what it’s like to be black in America.  "[When] I began getting asked questions like, 'Why can’t black girls get their hair wet?' or 'Are you good at basketball?' I was ready to write people off as racists. But what did that solve?"  Hear the perspective, which aired on KCBS, on Youth Radio.