All over Black social media there are discussions, memes and debates that reinforce the idea that black woman can only exist on opposite sides of the respectability continuum. A black...
Having dark skin has always been somewhat problematic. Not necessarily for me, but certainly for the people in my life. When I was a young child I recall family members...
Before leaving office, Former Nigerian president Goodluck Jonathan legally banned the practice of Female Genital Mutilation, saving millions of girls from undergoing the dangerous and excruciatingly painful procedure. Female Genital Mutilation...
"Keep that baby out of the sun!" It's an all too common sentiment spoken to black mothers by well-meaning relatives. The thought is that brown-skinned babies should stay out of...
When we discuss 4C hair it's often cast as problematic, "It can't do this. It needs to be made 'presentable'. It can't just 'be'." We assume that all 4C hair...
When it comes to keeping my hair moisturized, certain styles work really for me and others not so much. Let me start off by giving my hair stats: type 4c (or...
by Lisa Jean-Francois of Lisa a La Mode Very few of us are blessed to survive a pimple without some left over repercussions. Even if I don’t touch my pimples...
