Samyra Is ‘Just Getting Started’
With a degree from Harvard in sociology, multiple viral songs like “Plus Size Freestyle” and “Supermodel,” and a striking political and creative voice, Samyra has been changing the game in […] The post Samyra Is ‘Just Getting Started’ appeared first on Essence.
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By Akilah Sailers ·Updated October 17, 2025 < /> Getting your Trinity Audio player ready… With a degree from Harvard in sociology, multiple viral songs like “Plus Size Free>Samyra has been changing the game in multiple industries. The recording artist, beauty mogul, and advocate for plus size inclusivity wears so many hats, so she is no stranger to modeling them at the intersection of aesthetics, artistry, advocacy, and by effect, adversity.Samyra’s latest headline moment involved rapper Cardi B, who has since released an album aptly titled Am I the Drama? The answer seemed clear when, after selling out of plus-size merch, Cardi made tasteless jokes about her plus-size fans—calling them “fat f***s” and teasing supposed fast-food habits.
Delivered in her usual unhinged tongue, the remarks came off as derogatory, prompting Samyra to call them out publicly. When Samyra voiced her confusion on social media, Cardi responded defensively, and many fans followed with fatphobic ridicule. Samyra shared educational resources; Cardi dismissed them. Facing ongoing harassment, Samyra has since stepped back from social media to recenter.This moment makes clear how quickly Black women who exist with a difference in aesthetic and experience are scrutinized. These women in the margins of “acceptable” beauty are prone to be pigeonholed into roles of activism, for simply voicing perspectives that should be commonly considered, if not prioritized. As a multidisciplinary artist, scholar, model, and mogul who chose to educate the ignorant in this situation, Samyra’s voice is not the problem. Our collective problem is the social climate that makes her voice necessary.
Courtesy of Seneca Williams Since then, Samyra has been candid about why it was important for her to speak up, emphasizing the intersectionality of
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