#ShareBlackStories: Jackie Aina features on IGTV X BET to celebrate Black History Month

#ShareBlackStories: Jackie Aina features on IGTV X BET to celebrate Black History Month

Nigeria’s very own Jackie Aina features on BET #ShareBlackStories to celebrate the Black History Month.
   
   
   
       
       
           
               
                   

Nigeria’s very own Jackie Aina features on BET #ShareBlackStories to celebrate the Black History Month.

               
           
               
                   

The award-winning beauty YouTuber and content creator, who is also an advocate for inclusivity and diversity shred her story with BET.

               
           
               
                   

Jackie Aina is popularly known for her giant strides in the beauty world. Over the years, she has used her platform to advocate for inclusivity and diversity in the world.

               
           
               
                   

February has been set aside as the Black History Month and Jackie Aina shared her story with BET. The project is a collaboration between Instagram and BET.

               
           
               
                   

                                   

Black History Month: Jackie Aina shares her story with IGTV and BET [Taylor Heath]

               

               
           
               
                   

The L.A based content creator has been selected as one of the advocates to receive support to inspiring people in the black community. She discussed her upbringing, and how her past experiences fuel her to be a positive role model and advocate for Black women in all of the work she does.

               
           
               
                   

On inclusivity,

               
           
               
                   

“I’ve always said representation matters tremendously, and i think when you just see someone who’s young and is black and is killing it and is not allowing their upbringing to affect their adulthood. I want people to be inspired by that, I truly, truly do.

               
           
               
                   

“I’m a voice for inclusivity because I refuse to let Black women go unnoticed. I will always do what I can to make sure that it just doesn’t happen.”

               
           
               
                   

                                   

Black History Month: Jackie Aina shares her story with IGTV and BET [Taylor Heath]

               

               
           
               
                   

On the origin of her identity,

               
           
               
                   

“I have one parent that is black American and my dad is from Nigeria. That is a big part of the content that I create now and a part of what my voice and identity stand for now. And I'm very proud of that.”

               
           
               
                   

On her struggles, while growing up,

               
           
               
                   

“When I was 12, we checked into these shelters and it was like a whole life that I knew nothing about. Sometimes, we’d be in a shelter for like a week and then we’d have to go to another shelter, and then we’ll have to go.

               
           
               
                   

“The staff wasn’t always friendly and the food wasn’t always great. You know it was hard, it was not easy."

               
           
               
                   

ALSO READ: Jackie Aina shares tips on how to have a budget-friendly glam

               
           
               
                   

                 

“I want to see all versions of the Black woman flourish. I want to see the bougie Black girl. I want to see the geeky Black girl. I want to see the Black girl who does cosplay. I feel like there’s room for all of us. But there shouldn’t be this hierarchy of one being better than the other. I’m just here for every version of Blackness,” says Jackie, a creator and entrepreneur from Los Angeles. ❤️️🖤 ⁣
“I’m a voice for inclusivity because I refuse to let Black women go unnoticed. I will always do what I can to make sure that it just doesn’t happen.”⁣
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For Black History Month, we’ve partnered with @bet to #ShareBlackStories and support #Advocates who are inspiring those in the black community and beyond. Watch our final episode on IGTV. 🖤❤️️

               

Source: #ShareBlackStories: Jackie Aina features on IGTV X BET to celebrate Black History Month

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