From Straight Hair to Box Braids: The Afro-Latina Interloper
As I manipulate my curls to fit soul-crushing social standards, sometimes this hair articulates convincing authenticity—most times it leaves me feeling like a f...
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Real Women Open Up About Their Short Hair Evolution: Part II
Short hair, don’t care? It’s deeper than that.
Real Women Open Up About Their Short Hair Evolution: Part I
Short hair, don’t care? It’s deeper than that.
Becoming a Black Model in Italy Then Quitting
"At 14 I bought my first Reflex camera, Canon 1000D, in order to make self portraits. No-one wanted me as a model so I began modeling for myself."
All the Black Guests at the Royal Wedding & The Significance of Rev Curry
The first mark of Meghan Markle's shake up of British high society was the presence of Black people at her wedding in a glorious way!
Childish Gambino’s, “This is America”: What we expected from Kanye
While the world was focused on Kanye West, waiting for him to get back to the genius he claimed to be, Childish Gambino was giving the people what they needed a...
Smooth ‘N Shine’s Brand Manager Discusses Changing with a Changing Multicultural Market
Consumers now have the power to really tell brands what they need and think, and brands have to be able to respond or get left behind.
Larry Sims on the Evolution of Beauty and the Hair Industry
Remember the tour de force that was Lupita N'yongo when she made her rounds on several red carpets back in 2014? Larry Sims was the stylist behind N'yongo's eve...
If You Could Set Beauty Standards, How Would You Define Them?
If someone gave you a blank slate and said, ‘you’re the boss; you can determine what is pretty,’ what would you say? How would you define it?
Colorism in England and the History of Black Brits
Slavery (during the Atlantic Slave Trade) never actually took place on British soil. So then we have to ask, how did its effects trickle into England?
I Immigrated to America on a First Class Flight
The matter of immigration is a complex one, but we can't forget that underneath that complexity are pleas for help.
How I Stopped Comparing Myself to Other People
Even though we know and tell ourselves that we shouldn’t compare ourselves to other people, we’re kind of programmed to do so. Here's one small way I got around...