Beauty

Black hair. Office scene showing three people of color. Two Black women with natural hair and a Latinx man with short dark hair and facial hair.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Aug 15, 2019 1:41PM EDT

Campaign Seeks Federal Discrimination Protection for Black Hair

A new Color of Change petition says: “Across America, Black people are policed, humiliated and even sent home because employers and peers want to control our expression. We won bills that end hair discrimination in two states, and now we are fighting to end it across the nation.”
Tan France. Pakistani man with styled white and black hair wearing black shirt and pants in front a yellow book with his name and image on it.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  Aug 5, 2019 5:27PM EDT

Tan France Talks Racism and Loving the Skin You're In

The fashion guru discusses his memoir, race and why he loves being brown.
Nailed It. A row of colorful pointed nails with gems.
N. Jamiyla Chisholm  May 6, 2019 1:33PM EDT

New Doc Peeks Inside Nail Salons' Booming Business

“Nailed It” explores the industry’s history and connection to the Vietnamese-American community.
three book covers side by side the first is as the fire grows by Dina Gilio-Whitacker, second Fearing the Black Body by Sabrina Strings and third Superior by Angela Saini
catherine lizette gonzalez  May 3, 2019 11:09AM EDT

#ColorlinesReads: Get Some Perspective With These 5 Books

These engaging titles unravel myths surrounding resistance movements, settler colonialism and racist pseudoscience.
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Kenrya Rankin  Apr 26, 2019 3:41PM EDT

VIDEO: Dominique Apollon Breaks Down Why It's #MoreThanABandage

Race Forward’s vice president of research talks to Colorlines about why it means so much to finally find a bandage that matches his skin tone.
NYC new guidelines on hair discrimination
Ayana Byrd  Feb 19, 2019 3:12PM EST

New York City Says Businesses Can't Discriminate Based on Hair

Not only can the city force companies to rehire employers who were let go due to this racial discrimination, but it can also levy penalties up to $250,000.
Madam C.J. Walker. Sepia-toned archival photograph of Black people in formal attire on grounds and steps of white mansion
Sameer Rao  Dec 20, 2018 2:01PM EST

Madam C.J. Walker's Home Will Be Hub for WOC Entrepreneurs

New Voices Foundation aims to carry the late beauty mogul’s property and passion for women’s entrepreneurship into the future.
Black woman with black hair in grey outfit in front of blue sky and green trees; Black woman with black hair in grey dress on brown rock in front of green plants
Sameer Rao  May 3, 2018 1:18PM EDT

Rihanna On The 'Groundbreaking' Response From Women of Color For Fenty Beauty Products

The musician, actress and entrepreneur appears on the cover of Vogue’s June 2018 issue. 
Bozoma Saint John and Zendaya. Dark-skinned Black woman with long black hair, bright smile, gold necklace and sequined bustier stands beside light-skinned Black woman with hair in ponytail wearing hoop earrings and white dress with illustrated character
Kenrya Rankin  Apr 23, 2018 10:20AM EDT

Zendaya On Racism, Colorism and Representation

“We’re vastly too beautiful and too interesting for me to just be the only representation of that.”
Black woman with black afro in red and white and navy dress in front of red background
Sameer Rao  Feb 12, 2018 12:53PM EST

Lupita Nyong'o Stuns in Natural Hairstyles for Allure Magazine

The “Black Panther” star shares her hair history in the magazine’s “The Culture of Hair” issue.
Black woman in green patterned dress in front of dark grey screen with white and red text
Sameer Rao  Sep 15, 2017 10:29AM EDT

After L'Oréal Fired Her For Criticizing White Supremacist Violence, Munroe Bergdorf Books New Beauty Campaign

L’Oreal Paris dropped the Black British trans model after she called out White complicity in hate violence.
Black woman in gold and black top leans on brown desk in front of dark grey walls
Sameer Rao  Sep 13, 2017 10:59AM EDT

How We Feel About New CoverGirl Issa Rae in 7 Tweets

The “Insecure” auteur joins the likes of Zendaya, Rihanna and Janelle Monáe as one of the beauty brand’s celebrity ambassadors.
Halima Aden. Black woman wearing hijab on magazine cover.
Kenrya Rankin  Jun 2, 2017 11:47AM EDT

LOOK: Halima Aden Slays as First Hijab-Wearing Woman to Cover Vogue

Aden: “Every little girl deserves to see a role model that’s dressed like her.”
Blonde toddler with confused look on face holds phone, text reads: "Uh...we have a problem, we ran out of Shea Moisture."
Ayana Byrd  Apr 25, 2017 11:46AM EDT

Nothing New: Shea Moisture Already Showed Us It Wasn't Fully Here For Black Women [OPINION]

Don’t call it a one-off, they’ve been here before.
Kenrya Rankin  Jan 25, 2016 1:04PM EST

Jourdan Dunn Rocks An Afro on Two Vogue Brasil Covers, and it is Glorious

#BlackGirlMagic is on full display on February’s Vogue Brasil twin covers.
Kenrya Rankin  Sep 22, 2015 10:17AM EDT

Zendaya-Inspired Barbie in the Works, Complete with Locs

Zendaya on Barbie: “When I was little, I didn’t have one that looked like me, so I couldn’t connect with her in that way.”
Jamilah King  May 8, 2014 12:03PM EDT

Video: Beyoncé Re-Make Says Every Body is Flawless

Here’s a little body positivity for your week.
Julianne Hing  May 1, 2014 3:28PM EDT

Live Chat: Scholars Discuss Beauty, Black Women, Bodies--and Beyoncé

You read right.
Jamilah King  Feb 19, 2014 11:52AM EST

23-Year-Old Woman Grows Beard to Get More in Touch With Femininity

After years of taunting, she’s not afraid to challenge gender norms.
Jorge Rivas  Jan 19, 2012 12:42PM EST

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

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.