{"id":147,"date":"2020-06-04T14:53:43","date_gmt":"2020-06-04T18:53:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0.jpeg"},"modified":"2020-06-04T14:54:28","modified_gmt":"2020-06-04T18:54:28","slug":"image0","status":"inherit","type":"attachment","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/stories-of-pc\/image0\/","title":{"rendered":"Hafeezat"},"author":19727,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"class_list":["post-147","attachment","type-attachment","status-inherit","hentry","entry"],"description":{"rendered":"<p class=\"attachment\"><a href='https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0.jpeg'><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"225\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-225x300.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-225x300.jpeg 225w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-768x1024.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0.jpeg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 225px) 100vw, 225px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Hafeezat is a first-generation Nigerian-American, who from kindergarten noticed other kids make fun of her skin, her hair, and her name. Her family however constantly uplifted her, they tried, \u201cto make sure that I embraced who I was naturally and how I looked, and if I were to ever come home discouraged by it, they would continue to uplift me.\u201d The bullying at school however continued and while her parents told her that \u2018not everybody is going to be your friend, you\u2019re just going to have to deal with that,\u2019 she struggled to understand why people didn\u2019t like her. Initially, her response was to cry, but in middle school, she started to defend herself by asking them to explain their comments about her appearance. She heard responses like, \u2018chill, chill, it was just a joke.\u2019 She started being framed as sensitive \u2013 someone who can\u2019t take a joke, making her self-conscious for standing up for herself. Despite the negativity, Hafeezat continued to speak up through high school and continues to speak up for herself and others like her. Hafeezat decided to use her outspokenness which was initially framed as \u2018sensitive\u2019 into being unapologetically heard. She realized that she can get people to listen to her by \u201cmaking my voice more intentional.\u201d Hafeezat wonders if it was a sign that her grandmother left her with a pendant of a scroll \u2013 she was meant to communicate and influence through her voice.<\/p>\n"},"caption":{"rendered":"<p>Hafeezat is a first-generation Nigerian-American, who from kindergarten noticed other kids make fun of her skin, her hair, and her name. Her family however constantly&#8230;<\/p>\n<div class=\"more-link-wrapper\"><a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/stories-of-pc\/image0\/\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Hafeezat<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n"},"alt_text":"","media_type":"image","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","media_details":{"width":960,"height":1280,"file":"2020\/06\/image0.jpeg","sizes":{"medium":{"file":"image0-225x300.jpeg","width":225,"height":300,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-225x300.jpeg"},"large":{"file":"image0-768x1024.jpeg","width":768,"height":1024,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-768x1024.jpeg"},"thumbnail":{"file":"image0-150x150.jpeg","width":150,"height":150,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-150x150.jpeg"},"medium_large":{"file":"image0-768x1024.jpeg","width":768,"height":1024,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0-768x1024.jpeg"},"full":{"file":"image0.jpeg","width":960,"height":1280,"mime_type":"image\/jpeg","source_url":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/projectcolorism\/files\/2020\/06\/image0.jpeg"}},"image_meta":{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1562517699","copyright":"Copyright 2019. 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