20 Naturals Rocking TWAs with Formal Attire
When some naturals think of formal hair styles, they instantly think buns and updos. For those who have shorter hair, extensions or wigs may be the go-to look. However, what’s wrong
When some naturals think of formal hair styles, they instantly think buns and updos. For those who have shorter hair, extensions or wigs may be the go-to look. However, what’s wrong
The Nigerian film industry, dubbed as Nollywood, is the second largest film producer in the world to Bollywood. (Hollywood doesn’t even come close.) Films are produced by and
On April 17, Aaron Halbert and his wife gave birth to black triplet girls via adopted embryos. What makes this story unique is that the
Broderick Hunter, a black male model, recently posted an appreciation thread for dark-skinned women on Twitter. Some of the responses to his thread were positive, including one from
Annie Nyaga is a 30-year old Kenyan (one of several women) that has become successful through farming in her country. Over the years, she has parlayed
NBA player Nick Young was recently caught on video admitting to cheating on his fiancée, rapper Iggy Azalea. One of the women he allegedly cheated with
Braids. They are more than a “trend”. They unite black women in conversation and tradition. They tie the African diaspora to the Motherland. They bring us
Joy Bryant recently wrote a Lenny letter titled “Stop Telling Me I Should Have Kids,” in which she addresses comments regarding her choice to forgo children. I
Though natural hair has been making its way into formal environments, styles have generally been limited to stretched updos, defined curls, or braids. While there is
Drawn by pencil and pen, these incredibly lifelike portraits capture the beauty of black women and girls in great detail. Here is a compilation of works by four black artists
Though bantu knots have been around for a LONG time, more and more naturals are demonstrating that we inherently emanate regality in the style. Bantu knots
The iconic photograph of Iesha Evans in Baton Rouge led us to hunt for other powerful protest images from across the globe. What we found will tug
Last week, we gave you a more realistic list of black actresses who could play the Marvel role of Riri Williams in Iron Man. (For the list,
Ajak Deng has modeled for Valentino, Marc Jacobs, Dior, Louis Vuitton, Jean Paul Gaultier, and most recently, Maison Margiela. (Though she left the industry in February due