At just six years old, Kheris was forced to realize her skin was a different color than most of those around her after she was bullied. The young lady, Kheris, started a clothing line called Flexin In My Complexion as a way to encourage other who might be going through the same issues.
“I’ve been bullied a lot, like in the first grade, I went to school with just four other black kids. And kids used to bully me because they weren’t used to my skin tone. There was an incident with a teacher and we had to draw ourselves and she gave us a black crayon instead of a brown crayon, and I was really upset.”
For the girl who inspired it, the phrase #FlexinInMyComplexion is all about self-confidence.
“You shouldn’t let anyone tell you different because you know you’re #FlexinInMyComplexion,” she said. “If I know I’m beautiful, you don’t have to tell me I’m ugly because I know I’m beautiful no matter what.”