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 ...

Why Black women’s power is still misunderstood: a critique of romantic ideals rooted in Eddie Murphy's 90s comedy.

Jones is a younger face leading the way for Hollywood to be more inclusive, especially for women of a darker hue. Coco Jones has seen the highs and lows of Hollywood, yet the Grammy-nominated ...

*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 ...

In December 2023, an AI study spearheaded by the Geena Davis Institute on Gender in Media (GDI) in partnership with Google Research found that screentime for darker-skinned actresses had increased by ...

For Black women, there’s a real fear that beauty practitioners often don’t know how to handle our hair or skin.” ...

I don’t know about you, but I love a dewy moment as much as the next TikTok scroller. However, the viral takes on “skin flooding” and “glass skin” don’t always translate on melanin-rich ...

Laser treatments are no longer something Black women need to fear, but only when done by the right hands. With modern technology and providers who truly understand melanin, these treatments can unlock ...

Below are seven nutrients frequently under-recognized, their signs, challenges to absorption, and how to address them.

Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, promote a dangerous message about beauty and ...