Sanaa Lathan does Skin Flick - Essence Music Festival 2008

Tony Award Nominated Actress, Sanaa Lathan, sits down with Corey Chavous to discuss her career, the Essence Music Festival, and her new documentary on skin.

*Skin is amazing: it covers our body, and reveals our soul. For many, skin is a symbol of pride, for others it's a canvas to tell a story - and for almost all it represents a heritage to be honored. Skin means something different to almost everyone you ask. As part of a Vaseline Cocoa Butter campaign, people around the globe were asked: "what does your skin mean to you?" The responses, which were compiled in a short film called Vaseline Skin Stories, finds that while continents may divide us, the experience of skin unites us. The film, narrated by Tony Award- nominated actress Sanaa Lathan, premieres at the Essence Music Festival in New Orleans on July 4, 2008. The 20-minute Vaseline Skin Stories documentary, set against local, social and cultural backdrops, features personal narratives from across the world including the United States, South America, the United Kingdom and Africa. The inspirational stories touch on the similarities and differences between people's skin as it relates to their lives. The film is enriched with a special voice over by Sanaa Lathan, as well as a brief introduction where Lathan shares her own personal story of what her skin means to her: "My caramel brown skin represents me but also my history and those who came before me and will come after. They were all shades and beautiful. I honor, love and take pride in my skin because of them." The popular brand, Vaseline, is manufactured by Unilever.

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Produced by Jamaal Finkley Corey Chavous

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[Charlys787]

I meant we basically all worth the same.

Of cause we are all different. But the colour of your skin isnt that important. Its your culture and how you grow up.

I think its more useful to talk about that, because we could affect this things, unlike the colour of your skin.

[blacktreemedia]

Why do we need to affect the colour of our skin. I mean, if I was from Bangladesh, I would be proud of my nose, or if I was from Sweden, I may be proud of my blond hair.  That is all a part of us. it is not up for debate or something that we need to change. To me, it is more important to learn to appreciate the differences. I think that is why more college students are not as racist as non college students. Just being around so many different cultures gives you an appreciation for it.

[blacktreemedia]

continued - i know what you were trying to get at. I am not saying that what you are trying to say isn't genuine and that you are saying it with the best of intentions. but i just believe that we should love everything that makes us different instead of trying to be the same. Somebody once used the Salad bowl analogy, where we are all part of this Salad, but nobody wants a salad full of cucumbers and no tomatoes. You can be proud of your skin without having hatred for somebody else.

[Charlys787]

We will all be the same, when everybody stops talking about the diffrence.

[blacktreemedia]

charlys - who wants to be the same? Y can't we just appreciate each others differences. I am proud of who I am, as you should be. We don't have to give up who we are to make this a better place, we need people to just accept people for who they are no matter what color size or flavor they are.

[nf094e]

Sanaa is so beautiful. Beyonce gave a shout out to her and Gabrielle Union @ Essence on Friday night. I was sitting on the 16th row on the floor but I didn't see her although I tried to. She's such a smart, articulate, well spoken Black woman and I'm so proud of her success.

[shindogg]

damn i love u sanaa. i wish i had your caramel skin draped over me. mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm! although i got love for all shades of sistas. from the dark as black tar to the light of damn near a star, i just cant get enough of it. i couldnt knock sistas to be with other races because they just dont compare with black women.

[BLACKWATCHTV]

THE BEST QUEEN, ANGEL GODDESS???!!!!!!!!!!

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[fishfuxors]

My shin is Irish, Scots, German but mostly Norse.

[castingtherunes]

You're not African-American, you're black. The term African American has too many syllables. Use black, it's simpler.

[UniversalMinded]

@kingofrnb yeah, i'm the same heritage as her only i'm half white too

[UniversalMinded]

SANAA YOU'RE SO DAMN FINE I WANNA LICK ALL OVER THAT BEAUTIFUL SKIN ALL NIGHT then make you breakfast in the morning

[kingofrnb]

@l7ary She was explaining what makes up her heritage...what's wrong with that? Is she supposed to deny a part of her heritage for you?

[vwgtiman1]

I love the hell out that girl!

[DatEnigmatic]

@vfra230185

Lol.

[Maverick662]

This woman is gorgeous, period, regardless of what ethnicity she is. Okay, time for me to commenting on these Sanaa Lathan videos, lol.