"Mean Girls" star Avantika is opening up about the ways colorism in India ultimately affected her self-esteem. In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, Avantika spoke candidly about the harsh beauty ...
While the beauty industry touts its strides in inclusivity, the reality for many Kenyan women with 'chocolate' or 'ebony' skin tones remains starkly different. For a long time, the market has been ...
*Actress Tika Sumpter, star of the upcoming film “Southside With You,” has penned a personal essay about her experience as a dark-skinned Black woman in Hollywood. She also describes how dark-skinned ...
Four years ago, Kevin Hart made a joke on Twitter about dark-skinned black women, and it’s now coming back to haunt him on social media. Suggested Reading Why A Black Woman’s Vulnerable Story About ...
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Stop calling me 'Blackie!' How colorism nicknames still wreak havoc on beautiful Black women
From derogatory nicknames to backhanded compliments, colorism continues to shape how Black women are seen, treated, and ...
The Emmy-winning actor is shifting Hollywood norms by intentionally casting dark-skinned Black women as romantic leads to ensure that love stories reflect all shades of Black beauty. Hollywood has a ...
On the surface, TikTok offers a joyful scroll, women and men of every complexion dancing, laughing and celebrating life. But beneath this vibrant façade lies a far more troubling reality. In the ...
From malaga wine to midnight mocha, get a taste of what nail shades are in season for darker skin tones—just in time for the holidays.
If you’ve ever tried a deodorant that claimed to be gentle but left your underarms irritated, darker, or somehow smelling ...
In a recent interview with Cosmopolitan, Avantika spoke candidly about the harsh beauty standards set for women in South Asia and the negative connotations given to women with her complexion or darker ...
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