feature: 17-year old high school student nikeah howard’s ‘eboneauty’ series

Nikeah Howard, a 17-year-old high school student and photographer, got the idea for her editorial ‘Eboneauty’ from her interactions while shooting black models. “Every single person I photographed told me they either didn’t think they were ‘beautiful’, didn’t think they were ‘that attractive’, or thought ‘I’m actually really ugly’,” Howard tells AFROPUNK. ‘Eboneauty’ is the glorification of the intrinsic beauty of black folx, whatever skin they are in.

By Erin White*, AFROPUNK contributor

*Erin White is AFROPUNK’s editorial and social media assistant. You can follow her on Tumblr or friend her on Facebook. Have a pitch or an inquiry? Shoot her an email at erin@afropunk.com.