Beyoncé is the Whitest She’s Ever Been in New Album Promo

by Jorge Rivas on January 19 2012, 12:42PM

The new promo ad released by Beyoncé Knowles’ camp to promote the 2011 album “4,” finds Beyoncé with blonde hair, bleached eyebrows and the lightest skin we’ve ever seen on her.

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Target Partners with Asian-American Fashion Designer Jason Wu

by Jorge Rivas on October 13 2011, 2:18PM

But the mass retailer is still rabidly anti-union.

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Beyoncé’s ‘Countdown’ Pays Homage to Black Model Donyale Luna

by Jorge Rivas on October 7 2011, 3:22PM

The Detroit native was the first African-American model to appear on the cover of a Vogue in March of 1966.

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Rihanna Goes White and Blonde On New Vogue UK Cover

by Jorge Rivas on October 4 2011, 2:39PM

The new look is all too common for darker skinned women who end up on the covers of magazines.

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The Most Popular Runway Models of Color at S/S 2012 New York Fashion Week

by Jorge Rivas on September 29 2011, 1:19PM

Observers warn that what happens on the runway can have a lasting impact on popular culture.

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John Galliano Apologizes, Heads to Court for Racist Comments

by Jorge Rivas on March 4 2011, 8:48AM

John Galliano, the former creative director at Dior, could face up to six months in prison for anti-semitic remarks.

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Dior Fires Designer John Galliano After Racist Tirade

by Jorge Rivas on March 1 2011, 11:17AM

So much for his big French Fashion Week premiere.

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Beyonce Sports Blackface To Honor Fela Kuti

by Jorge Rivas on February 21 2011, 12:31PM

Just when we thought she couldn’t get any lighter, the singer takes a turn in the opposite direction.

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Black Male Models Only Used as Props

by Jorge Rivas on February 16 2011, 4:00PM

Sure, they’re out there. But maybe not in a good way.

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Another Fashion Week, Another Colored Model Fad

by Akiba Solomon on February 16 2011, 10:49AM

But still no sign of questioning the Euro-supremacy at the root of what’s hot and what’s not.

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Black Models Hailed As American Fashion’s Revolutionaries

by Jorge Rivas on January 24 2011, 3:13PM

The Met celebrates black women who helped put American fashion designers on the world stage.

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Diane Von Furstenberg: “Chinese = Disobedient Japanese People”

by Jorge Rivas on January 14 2011, 3:10PM

And other crazy things rich ladies say.

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ELLE Cover Lightens The Most Beautiful Woman in the World

by Jorge Rivas on January 12 2011, 10:00AM

ELLE is at it again, this time they’ve lightened the most beautiful woman in the world.

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Victoria’s Secret Saves Dark Skinned Models for “Wild Things” Segment

by Jorge Rivas on December 1 2010, 12:18PM

This year’s annual fashion show included indigenous dance. Concerned? We are too.

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What Gabby Sidibe’s Cover Tells Us About “Looking Good” in Print

by Ayana Byrd on September 25 2010, 10:15AM

Editors talk about how—and why—they manipulate images of women.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Gabourey Sidibe, Gender & Sexuality

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10 of Gabourey Sidibe’s Cutest Looks (Take Note ELLE Magazine)

by Jorge Rivas on September 18 2010, 12:27PM

The controversy over ELLE’s Sidibe cover inspired us to dig out some of our favorite shots of Gabby looking fabulous.

Topics: Arts & Culture, Gabourey Sidibe

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Elle Responds to Sidibe Cover Controversy

by Jamilah King on September 16 2010, 2:32PM

For the fashion world, it’s just business as usual.

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Gabourey Sidibe is a (Much Lighter) Elle Cover Girl

by Julianne Hing on September 13 2010, 6:14PM

When is landing a fashion magazine cover more a snub than a coup?

Topics: Arts & Culture, Gabourey Sidibe

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Top CFDA Fashion Awards Go to Three Asian Americans

by Jorge Rivas on September 9 2010, 12:00PM

Shifts in immigration and labor policy may be at the heart of the new trends.

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Jezebel’s September Fashion Mag Tally: Black Is Still Not Hot

by Julianne Hing on August 31 2010, 9:59AM

But Halle Berry lands Vogue’s cover—the second black women ever, following Naomi Campbell 20 years ago.

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