Getty images By Erickka Sy Savané You would think that marrying a beautiful brown-skinned TV and film star like Gabrielle Union would be enough to show Dwayne Wade’s sons that darker-skinned women are beautiful. Think again. Continue In a recent interview with Refinery29, the Gabs revealed a very important conversation that she had with NBA …
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Model, Marketer Myori is Naturally Glam!
Myori Granger A few years ago, Myori Granger came to the City That Never Sleeps to complete her Master’s degree in Marketing. Natural for 10 years, this beauty with brains to match, is boldly being herself and blazing her own path in the modeling industry! Peep why she’s this week’s Naturally Glam pick! Continue Via …
5 Winning Magazine Covers With Black Women to Cop Right Now!
Amara la Negra covers Latina magazine By Erickka Sy Savané I remember the first time I saw model Kirsti Bowser on the cover of Elle magazine when I was around 14 years old. To see a black woman in such a prominent place gave me the courage to say, maybe, just maybe, I could do …
She So Vain: Meet the Young Sudanese Model Giving Us Old School Glamour!
Adut Akech By Erickka Sy Savané There’s a saying that goes, ‘don’t miss your entrance.’ Well, S. Sudanese model Adut Akech, who grew up in a Kenyan refugee camp before making her way to Australia as a kid, and just graduated high school last year, did not miss hers. When Vogue.com released a series of …
White British Photographer Suffers Backlash For Creating Dark-Skinned Digital Model Named Shudu
By Renese Meet Shudu. She is a stunning Instagram model who currently has over 40,000 followers. Looking flawless in a Fenty Beauty mattemoiselle lipstick, the young woman’s perfectly brown skin, almond eyes and short haircut speak instant fierceness. But guess what? She’s not real. Continue
Two Phenomenal 2018 Calendars Capturing Black Beauty Perfectly
P-Diddy & Naomi Campbell via PirelliCanlendar.com By Winnie Gaturu Over the centuries, human beings have always had the urge to track and measure time. In the past, this was done for various reasons such as predicting seasons for farming or hunting and planning for religious and cultural functions. The methods used to keep track of …
A Plea To End The Black Barbie Doll Look
By Erickka Sy Savané Every time I see my beautiful black queens with long, straight hair weave I take a sigh. Their beauty is undeniable. Let’s get that out of the way, first. But it’s not the hair. It’s the skin tone. Dark skin is majestic, regal and refined. There’s a presence to it. But …
7 Black-Owned Beauty Brands To Know
Fenty Beauty By Rihanna According to research, black women spend a whopping 80% more on cosmetics than any other group, yet remained majorly-and noticeably-ignored by the industry for years. Insert singer Rihanna’s Fenty Beauty collection, the atomic bomb that has (in a few short weeks) revolutionized the beauty world, leaving it scrambling for black women’s …