Guardians of the Galaxy actress Zoe Saldana was born in Passaic, New Jersey, on June 19, 1978, to Asalia Nazario and Aridio Saldaa. Her father is from the Dominican Republic, while her mother is from Puerto Rico. She grew up in Queens, New York. She and her family relocated to the Dominican Republic when she was ten years old, where they would reside for the next ten years...
These images are often duplicated in films and television shows that depict dark-skinned males as stupid, animalistic, or criminals, and dark-skinned women as rowdy, unsightly, and inferior to their lighter-skinned counterparts.
Over the years, workplaces and school authorities have labeled hairstyles with afro-textured hair as messy, unprofessional, or ugly, even when businesses favored lighter-skinned individuals for particular professions.
