In late July, rapper Talib Kweli posted a lengthy message to his Instagram account, announcing that after 11 years,…

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In November, while participating in a roundtable discussion with Emma Roberts, Ellen Pompeo, and Gabrielle Union,…

On October 22, Gizelle Marie, a 29-year-old Bronx native who has worked as a stripper since she was 18, was venting…

Netflix’s new series Dear White People is already being celebrated for its nuanced and complex black characters, and…

The well-executed April issue of Allure features personal stories from women of color who’ve experienced some form…

The blazing circus tent fire that has become the upcoming Nina Simone biopic will hopefully go down in history for…

Things got ugly Sunday night on the Real Housewives of Potomac and no, I’m not just talking about the hideous…

Observations like Tinashe’s most recent in an xoNecole profile are so categorically obvious that it’s frustrating…

I cannot believe we have to have this conversation. Although I see it over and over again, I continue to be stunned…

A Korean skincare company has a pressing question for its American customers: Do you wanna be white?

Meet "the most photographed behind in Kenya," Vera Sidika, who is described as the African country’s Kim Kardashian.…

A new study says if you’re black and successful, people will probably remember you with the complexion of, say,…

A new film about the prejudice of colorism has backing from an unusual source: the cosmetics and personal-care…