natural hair everywhere: south africa
Although, the magnitude of naturalistas within South Africa cannot be measured, Ruth has noticed that the growing trend has caused a shift in hair care products...
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natural hair everywhere: france
With the natural hair movement carving out a space in the US as something that's more than just a trend, we were curious about how it was doing in other parts o...
black food: how what we eat connects us to where we’re from
I don’t know if there is such thing as White food but there is certainly such thing as Black food—as in food Black people eat. And it has a lot more depth to it...
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 mee...
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 ...
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 o...
maya lives on
I like to think that when you live a life that breathes life into others you never really die.