It’s no secret that Hollywood favors lighter skin on black female entertainers. But some black actresses, while perhaps observing that fact, resist publicly acknowledging. But
Back in 2009, Naturi Naughton gained rave reviews for her portayal of Lil Kim in rapper Biggie’s biopic Notorious. The film got mixed reviews, but
Marvel Comics recently announced its new Iron Man as Riri Williams, a 15-year-old black MIT prodigy who catches Tony Stark’s attention after reverse engineering his
Naptural85, aka Whitney White, is currently at Essence Festival as an ambassador for Shea Moisture. While most of her social media updates from the festival
Stanford swimmers Lia Neal and Simone Manuel haven’t even competed at the Summer 2016 Olympics in Rio and they’re already making history. Early last week,
For the past month I’ve been watching videos of Simone Biles on my phone. I first heard of her two years ago, when there were
To be clear, both of these photos were taken before Jesse Williams’ powerful BET Awards speech. But they have resurfaced as discussion swirls about what
A couple of years ago, actress Sanaa Lathan took down her weave and showed Facebook her gorgeous, healthy mane. This year Sanaa did the same
The BET Awards red carpet was stunning this year, but one woman stole the show in a black and white dress with symmetrical details. Nandi
The 16th annual BET Awards ceremony was held in Los Angeles this past Sunday. Through all the comedic bits and star-studded performances (Bey herself came through
Jesse Williams’ BET Awards speech has been trending since Sunday leading us to wonder about his better half, Aryn Drake-Lee. When we began to dig,
Selah Marley, the oldest daughter of Lauryn Hill and Rohan Marley, just graduated from high school! She is the second of Hill’s children to graduate
We live for Grace Gealey’s flawless pixie cut on Empire. And she’s spoken before about how she initially cut her hair as a means to
If you’re a Beyonce stan/fan, you might have noticed that she has freckles. If you’re more of a casual observer, you might have never seen
