Chescaleigh aka Franchesca Ramsey is back with more cutting satire. In her latest video, she offers five honest instagram editing tips. These suggestions aren't to create flawless images, but Franchesca is taking on the unreasonable expectations of online images.
Black folks who speak a certain way are often accused of "sounding white." This question of authenticity is meant to be an insult, and they can stir feelings of insecurity in POC.
Watch Franchesca Ramsey and the Decoded team break down the ridiculousness of "sounding white."
This year the Academy Awards are as white as ever with no people of color being nominated for the acting awards. With a clever nail tutorial, Franchesca Ramsey aka Chescaleigh highlights the absurdity of an award show that supposedly celebrates the best in a field that has so little diversity.
In her very own pitch perfect way, she gets to the root of the problem.
Amandla Stenberg is Teen Vogue's latest cover star, and she's not talking beauty routines and fashion trends in the issue. She's getting to the heart of what it means to be a Black girl. It's an incredible thing to see Amandla shed light on the issues that affect our community in a clear and thoughtful way.
For Teen Vogue she's participated in a series of video conversations on life as a Black girl. Check them out.
Franchesca Ramsey's latest episode of MTV News Decoded deals with the frustrating act of whitesplaining. Have you ever had an experience where a white person tries to explain the "black experience" to you? Well that's whitesplaining and Franchesca and friends portray it hilariously yet accurately in "White People Whitesplain Whitesplaining."
While many of us would love to experience the holidays without experiencing racism, this is not always possible—especially when you are a part of an interracial family, marriage, or have white friends.
In the days since both non-indictment announcements regarding the police killings of Michael Brown in Ferguson and Eric Garner in New York, many folks from diverse backgrounds, cultures, and lived experiences have expressed outrage and disappointment.
YouTube star Franchesca Ramsey tooks some time to explain why huge comedy stars using racism and stereotypes in their work is damaging. As usual, Ramsey does a great job articulating what makes relying on racist tropes so harmful.
In this video, Franchesca Ramsey did a characteristically brilliant job of unpacking the death of Michael Brown and the events that have ensued in Ferguson, Missouri.
Franchesca Ramsey took to her YouTube video to explain why conversations about race are still so important. Franchesca explained it in only a way that she could--with a mix of humor and wit.
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