Through and through, Beyonce’s latest visual album, “Lemonade,†is a celebration of black women. The film acts as a visual embodiment of the trending hash tag, #blackgirlmagic. With the recent emphasis on black women in social media this year, the…
Nude heels have been the rave since forever. The polished heels were created to elongate the leg, giving the wearer the appearance of being taller and slimmer. For fair skinned women these have become a closet staple, but for us…
A few days ago, I watched a documentary on Netflix entitled Dark Girls, which observed the colorism (discrimination based on skin color) that exists within the African American race, and also the prejudices that dark-skinned women face in different countries.…
Growing up, I always heard the phrase “Black don’t crack!” in reference to black women and their skin as they got older. Over the years I believed that phrase to be true. For example, my mother is well over 50…
Black Girls Rock is back again for its eighth annual award ceremony this year honoring and celebrating the contributions of influential women of color making a difference in their respective fields. The festivities were taped on October 26thand televised last…
