Jenn Nkiru, whom ESSENCE spoke with about the song, as well as the video. “I just think Brown skin, Black skin, dark skin, is so beautiful.
I just see the divinity in it. It’s gorgeous,” she said. “This was meant to be an affirmation of that. That’s the intent of it, to be an affirmation.”Nkiru also shared that she wanted to Black women of all shades to feel deeply appreciated through her work. “We really wanted, and I really wanted, this piece to encompass the breadth of Black and Brown womanhood, really,” she said.
The video featured beloved figures such as Naomi Campbell, Kelly Rowland, Lupita Nyong’o, Tina Knowles-Lawson and Beyoncé’s oldest daughter, Blue Ivy.
Read more on essence.com