Celebrity & Representation

Dear Black Girls: They Don't Deserve You

Recently in Blackistani news, The Baby punches a fan, two separate black women get jumped by two separate groups of black males in close...

Lauren and Mae: Diversifying The Dark Skinned Woman Image & Why It's Necessary

In recent media and news, we are seeing the continued impact of colorism, level up, and black women empowerment conversations on the...

Dear Black Women: With Healing Comes Accountability

This is going to be a little bit of a tough love session for black women (myself included) and If that is not what you want to read, I...

Disappointed but Not Surprised: The DSBM Story

Terry Crews is exactly why I, and many other dark skinned black women no longer choose to defend the collective of black men. Let’s take...

The Dichotomy of "Queen" and Zozibini Tunzi

At the close of the decade, dark-skinned black women received two main-stage representations with very different optics. On one hand we...

Remy Ma's 'Melanin Magic' Video Celebrates Dark Skinned Beauty

What more fitting than a video full of delicious looking chocolates on Valentine's Day? Hip Hopstress, Remy Ma surprised us on Wednesday...

Lupita Nyong’o to Publish Children’s Book for Dark Skinned Girls

Award winning actress Lupita Nyong’o has always shown her heartfelt advocacy against colorism and is continuing that trend in the next...

Classic Black Hollywood Beauties You Should Know

We’ve all heard of the classic white Hollywood beauties like Audrey Hepburn, Marilyn Monroe, and Grace Kelly but we never hear about the...

NEW MUSIC by Missy Elliott

It's been about 12 years since Missy has graced us with her musical genius in front of the scenes but now she's back with a fresh...