Facebook Deletes The Shade Room's 4 Million Member Fan Page
Monday morning, 4.4 million fans of The Shade Room found it missing from their Facebook newsfeed. A quick jump to facebook.com/theshaderoom brings up the following
Monday morning, 4.4 million fans of The Shade Room found it missing from their Facebook newsfeed. A quick jump to facebook.com/theshaderoom brings up the following
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
Colorism and the degradation of dark skin are lingering effects of slavery and colonialism. Dark skin is often associated with poverty and lack of privilege,
This past Monday, the video of Ciara and Ludacris announcing the nominees for the Top Rap Artist Billboard Music Awards went viral. In the video,
The similarities between black women’s hair and elements of nature are clear — strands curl and entwine growing up like trees, dark kinks glisten evoking
Black women from all walks of life are dynamic, fierce and powerful. We’d like to acknowledge a few of the women who have revolutionized the
If you didn’t already hear, fur nails showed up on the Libertine runway during the most recent Fashion Week cycle and bloggers and influencers alike have been
I first caught wind of the relatively new eyebrow tattooing procedure, known as microblading, when actress Meagan Good revealed she had the procedure to correct
The advancement of black people in America has often involved allies — from Quaker abolitionists in the 1700s to white members of the Student Nonviolent
The internet beauty community erupted this week after celebrity Makeup Artist and Youtube Vlogger, Alexandra Bond, shared (via snapchat) the details of a recent encounter with
Let’s get one thing straight — black women are multidimensional. At any given moment, there are millions of unique black woman experiences happening, most of
Buzzfeed released this video titled “27 Questions Black People Have For Black People” on this past Tuesday and it couldn’t be any more misguided. The
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
This post first appeared on Lisaalamode.com Although I love the power of social media and the incredible and sometimes life-changing opportunities it can yield, I