the ideal beauty from hollywood to nollywood
Have you ever wondered what more diversity in the media would actually look like? What would it do for what we consider beautiful? Would it ease pressure to meet a standard of beauty?
Conversations
summer bae blues
Summer’s over and it’s time to rid ourselves of summer flings and complicated situations.
christy lynch, on sound and place
Nigerian-American singer Christy Lynch gives us her take on how geography can impact music.
black music?
What is "Black music?" Is there such a thing? What essential characteristics give music a colour?
my mother never told me to stay out of the sun
My mother never told me to stay out of the sun. I was never burdened with the tragedy of darkness, never locked my fingers across my brow for shade on rainless afternoons.
oldie but goodie: quit your job and move to paris
It practically took me 18 years to really get American culture. So France still feels... "entry-level."
the colorlessness of black
When unable to rely on stereotypical physical characteristics how does one define who they are?
Thando Hopa: Choosing Pretty
Thando's story is not one of being confident despite being different; it's one of understanding difference in a larger unifying context as well as tuning into our innate ability to decide who we are.
maya lives on
I like to think that when you live a life that breathes life into others you never really die.
hair confession: my boyfriend didn’t like my natural hair
...all I wanted to do was Skype my boyfriend. He’ll still think I’m beautiful, I thought.
black hair in paris: champagne & cheveux
It's been over a year since I moved to Paris and I'm finally starting to discover the Black hair products and Services that are available here! Check out what I've learned so far.
why nigeria’s economic potential matters
Knowing what you can be and where you can go is in and of itself a mandate to get going.
