The Color of Beauty | Mykah Schaffner | TEDxYouth@AnnArbor

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Channel: TEDx Talks · 2018 · Nonprofits & Activism

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Mykah is a senior at Skyline high school. She plays tennis for the Skyline women’s team, and is also a peer educator with Safe House center in Ann Arbor. She is passionate about educating her community on sexual and domestic abuse, and working as a volunteer providing resources and support to those in need. Her TEDx talk is centered on colorism and Westernized beauty standards and how it has personally affected her. Mykah is a senior at Skyline high school. She plays tennis for the Skyline women’s team, and is also a peer educator with Safe House center in Ann Arbor. She is passionate about educating her community on sexual and domestic abuse, and working as a volunteer providing resources and support to those in need. Her TEDx talk is centered on colorism and Westernized beauty standards and how it has  personally affected her. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at https://www.ted.com/tedx

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