Posts by Djoulissa Louis-Jean
Historical Perceptions of Black Bodies and Cleanliness: “Did You Put Any ‘Smell Good’ On You Today?”
“Eske’w mete santi bon?” my grandma would ask me almost every Sunday before church. This phrase, which translates to “Did you put any ‘smell good’ on you?,” is a question I have no doubt many young Haitian girls have heard before. I would begrudgingly say no, which prompted her to pull out a small light…
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