Urban Pulse Direct Winter 2018 3rd Edition | Page 35

TEENS
ON TASK
10-Year Old Entrepreneur,
turns bullying over her dark skin into
“Flexin’ In My Complexion” apparel line
by Kheris Rodgers
I’m here to tell you that com-
plexion shaming in our culture
is real but that’s what makes
this young entrepreneur
Kheris Rodgers story so dope.
Th is amazingly gift ed young
girl who was being bullied
because of the darkness of
her skin decided to do some-
thing about it. Kheris Rodgers
launched her very own cloth-
ing line called Flexin’ in My
Complexion with the mission
of helping to boost the self-
esteem