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" I'm embarrassed to admit that I thought the world was ending my junior year of high school after a dye job reacted badly with my perm and left me with a sparse and burnt up hairline. Even though I went natural a few years later, my edges never seemed to recover. "

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" For me, like, my goal has never been, quote, unquote, 'mainstream success.' I've just always wanted to work in entertainment. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Always

Work

" I think what's been really awesome about the Internet is the ability to reach people from so many different walks of life and stages in their life. "

" I love Uniqlo for all the staples, but what I really love are the palazzo pants. They are just so flattering. "

" People feel like using the word 'joke' removes responsibility for the hurt their words may cause. It doesn't; in fact, it may make things worse. "

" People feel really uncomfortable talking about race and identity, largely because the subject is so taboo. "

" For me, YouTube was about creating content because I had an interest in beauty and comedy and wanted to find a way to mix those two things, and I could do it from my home, own my own time. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Comedy

Home

" Social media isn't as quaint as it was when I started my Livejournal back in high school. "

" For content creators, it's really important to be honest. Your audience will appreciate if you're stingy with the brands you work with. "

" YouTube is an amazing platform to talk about social issues because it gives people the ability to tell their own stories and reach audience around the world who may otherwise never be exposed to these people and conversations. "

" Whether you have locs, natural hair, wear a relaxer, or rock wigs and weaves, thinning edges can be a frustrating issue. "

" I think that the most important thing when it comes to achieving your dreams is just that you have to be realistic. "

" I'm very self-deprecating, so I'm not afraid to make jokes at my own expense, and I've just found that makes people a little more comfortable and can open the door for people to feel a little bit more understanding and accepting of where you're coming from. "

" Over the years, I've found that dealing with white people faux pas can be tricky. If I get upset, I could quickly be labeled the 'angry black girl.' But if I don't say anything or react too passively, I risk giving friends and acquaintances permission to continue crossing the line. "

" My hair videos are usually styling videos answering people's questions about natural hair. "

" Self-care is really about taking care of you and focusing on feeling good about yourself - mind and body. "

" I'm just really excited to expose people to different identities, different conversations but also to kind of reframe how they think about black women just by being myself. "

" Growing up, I was constantly labeled an 'oreo' by my black peers because of my proper speech and 'valley girl accent.' "

" Black women are so very often stereotyped in pop culture. "

" I have been talking about social issues on YouTube for a long time now. I think it's very important in terms of being able to reach people around the world and people who have never been exposed to certain topics or are maybe misinformed about certain things. "

" For me, social media isn't just about connecting with friends and sharing photos; it's a bigger, more tangled web that's led me to jobs working in television, speaking gigs around the country, and it's even helped me land my first book deal! "

" The biggest thing I try to do is to unplug and give myself time away from social media and the Internet. "

" My undergrad degree was in graphic design, and I don't work in that anymore, but I obviously do a lot of design and editing and Photoshopping, and the Adobe Creative Cloud is essential! "

" I think the beauty of the Internet is that it's giving a lot of people the opportunity to reach people around the world that they never would have been able to, and for people to tell their own stories where they don't see themselves reflected in mainstream media, or the media is misrepresenting the truth, right. "

" I left acting school really hoping that I could be on a television show of some sort, working in movies in Hollywood. "

" For a black activist, for an activist of all walks of life, the Internet has become this kind of meeting place where we can exchange ideas, where we can learn from each other, where we can get inspired about new ways that we can make changes within our own communities and own homes. "

" I'm obsessed with cute gym clothes in bright bold prints, so as soon as Mara Hoffman expanded into activewear, I knew my wallet was in danger. "

" I love my journal as much as I love my phone. I find it to be a big part of my self-care to reflect on my day and write words that inspire me or paste business cards and pictures. "

Franchesca Ramsey

Love

Inspire

" When I started in 2007, YouTube was just a fun hobby for others and myself. "

" 'Stop playing the victim.' - unless you've been cast in a community theater production of 'Law & Order: SVU,' I'm not sure why anyone would choose to play victim. "

" People that are not happy in their offline life tend to turn to trolling to fill the void. Oftentimes, the people saying racist things do not even necessarily believe in what they are saying. They are just looking for attention they do not get in real life. When you keep that in mind, it is easier to avoid indulging those people all together. "