Así somos: Afro Identities in the Coast is the work of student director Andy Amaya who traveled throughout Costa Chica to document the stories of Afro-Mexicans. From
A few days back we highlighted ItsMyRayeRaye, one of the first black beauty vloggers to hit 1 million subscribers. But we wondered, are there more?
In 2007, 43-year-old Taofick Okoya created a doll with his niece in mind after a shopping trip for a doll left him empty-handed: I came
In the West African country of Ghana, socialites, up and coming actresses and models are showing off their god given curves and amassing sizeable Instagram
Sunday night, Ava DuVernay dropped a bomb on us: https://twitter.com/AVAETC/status/673625255999500289 https://twitter.com/AVAETC/status/673629095100440576 Excuse me, Ms. DuVernay, what did you say?! The doll, originally released in April
PAPER Magazine just released its second “break the internet” issue with a collection of photos titled, #Fandemonium. The magazine had model and author Amber Rose channel several
*In the original version of this article we incorrectly stated that ItsMyRayeRaye was the second black beauty vlogger to hit 1 million subscribers. YouTube Beauty
November 20, marked the annual celebration of Black Awareness Day in Brazil. The nationally recognized occasion has been observed since the 1960s. The day originally
Last year Elizabeth Acevedo’s spoken word piece, Hair, went viral. In it the Dominican poet artfully breaks down the oppressiveness of a beauty standard that
We aren’t strangers to Serena Williams’s powerhouse physique, however, the newly released photo of her appearance in the 2016 Pirelli calendar is one for the
Ballet’s roots are in 16th century Italy, but it is now a global phenomenon. American Ballet Theatre principal dancer Misty Copeland has brought incredible visibility
Most of us grew up seeing African inspired sculptures in our aunties’ and grandmothers’ homes, but none of those sculptures look quite like 19 year
The Color Purple is a canonical film in many African American households. The adaptation of Alice Walker’s novel of the same name is a heart-wrenching
Jeana Lindo, a photography student at Parsons School of Design, seeks to capture the carefree black girl with her recent project Elegant Black Ladies. According
