This Love and Hip Hop: Miami star is educating viewers on racism and colorism in the Latino community. Source Remezcla Continue reading
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{VIDEO} Black Or African American?
What do you identify as? Black or African American? Watch this video on how some locals navigate between the two. Sourced from YouTube Continue reading
If You’re a Curly Girl, This Book is Dedicated to You
“Wash Day” is a cute and funny children’s book that teaches young girls valuable lessons about washing and loving their hair one curl at a time. Every mother knows how painstakingly difficult it is to wash, condition, de-tangle, dry and style their daughter’s hair without hearing whining and complaining. We dedicate this book to all … Continue reading
An Immersive Installation at SAFW
Woolworths has created an immersive installation at SAFW, designed and produced with people and the planet in mind. The installation features BCI cotton sheeting accented with raw BCI cotton slivers, which will be donated to The Clothing Bank to help empower unemployed South African women. From the indigenous water-wise plants to the scaffolding, each element … Continue reading
New York Cultural Appropriation week
To celebrate New York Fashion Week, Dulce Sloan broke down the problematic trend of designers appropriating African-American culture to sell clothes. Watch the video here: Sourced from Youtube. Continue reading
Throwback Thursday
Since it is a Thursday, we thought that we would share some of our fav Throwbacks. Who would you add to this compilation? Continue reading
The 101 on vitiligo
In case you have never taken the time to even google what vitiligo is, don’t worry. We got you! Here are some fast facts. Vitiligo (vit-ill-EYE-go) is a disorder in which white patches of skin appear on different parts of the body. This happens because the cells that make pigment (color) in the skin are … Continue reading
The Price of Dark Skin
Dark skin is still a viewed as a bad thing in many African countries. While many dark skin African women choose to lighten their skin, Khoudia Diop decided to embrace hers. Khoudia was bullied as a young girl for her most striking feature, her dark skin. Today, the self-described “Melanin Goddess” is sharing her confidence … Continue reading
Body Image Series 3
We are always here for body postitivity. If you are too then you have to check out this site on all things positive. Founded by Hulisani Khorombi we follow the stories of women every August as they learn to love themselves and give some insights into their struggles. Here are some of our fav parts … Continue reading
The Whiter the Better
Sammy Sosa’s skin bleaching has reminded us that the anti-black sentiment in the African diaspora communities south of the border is still rampant. Afro-Latino communities also face the problematic issues of colorism just like their northern American neighbors. We love this video of four Afro Latina women going against the grain and loving their melanin. … Continue reading
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