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
Cree Ballah, an employee in Zara’s Toronto, Canada store, was mortified when her manager had her change her neat large box braided bun style into
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
Last night, Erykah Badu began a series of tweets agreeing with an article that asserted that young girls should dress in ways that don’t “distract”
Reality Star Laura Govan has come under fire for statements she made during the taping of The Next 15 reunion show. Govan, who has a
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
The number of black women creating online content is steadily rising, and we couldn’t be more pleased. The black woman’s narrative has been told by people
It’s definitely spring – despite snow in some parts of the US a few days ago – which means it’s time for you to transition
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
In 1998, recording artist Lalah Hathaway made the decision to loc her hair. Hathaway had been considering locing for years. However, the opposition she faced
Over the weekend singer Dej Loaf and model Blac Chyna wore two different versions of bantu knots. Chyna’s bantu knots, done with her own natural
