Tameka Foster wrote an essay for the Huffington Post, entitled She's Pretty For A Dark-Skinned Girl... The entire article had to do with the trials and tribulations darker skinned women face, along with a desiccation of prejudicial stereotypes for darker women. Tameka's post got a lot of good feedback, including one from its original author Aisha Curry. Aisha Curry is the author of the book Pretty For A Black Girl.

Aisha statement, "My heart sank into my stomach. All the hard work, all the sleepless nights I had endured was playing back in my head as I read this article written by a woman I didn't even know. Why did I feel so connected to this article? Suddenly, it came to me. It was my work! It was my work, my voice, but in her words. I was frozen. Tears began rolling down my face as I read line after line after line. I couldn't believe it. The idea that someone could gain notoriety from an issue that I first brought to the forefront is mind-boggling. People were praising her for tackling an issue that had never been exposed. Hello?!? I wrote the book on it and started it years ago. The only difference between her article and my book is she used "dark-skinned" and I used "Black"...I cannot and will not say she stole my idea, because you never should assume. However, I will say that It seemed like one heck of a coincidence and everything I touched on she did."

Tameka's response said by a representative, "Tameka has never even heard of the book you referenced nor does she believe you even deserve a response."

Quite frankly, I think Tameka should apologize. Not for stealing the "idea" because in the black community the "idea" has been around for decades, but rather apologize for the confusion, make a better statement, and stand by her publication. That one line statement isn't making her look as though she didn't steal the article, and plagiarists never make it in the writing industry.

- By Miss Dimplez