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Take care of one’s self
on Feb 22, 2007 in Shopping Tips afro hair cosmetics skincare women of color The secret to black and dark skin beauty is to understand the many undertones found in darker skin. It's important to know your own skin and choose shades that best complement your natural tones. Black women skin care is just as easy to follow as any...
Light Skin Wins Again
on Aug 8, 2008 in women of color whiteness blackness Beyonce's latest L'Oreal advertisment has really struck a chord with the light-skinned/dark-skinned black divide. We all know celebrities get photoshopped, but putting my sentiments about that aside, I agree that "white washing" Beyonce is going way...
WTF Moment of the Day
on Mar 4, 2009 in No Category Activism violence against women women of color {Fedora Tip to Melissa of Shakesville.} Usher: The comments made during a recent recording session amongst friends were taken out of context and blown out of proportion. I apologize on behalf of myself and my friends if anyone was offended. The inte...
In leiu of part 2…
on Mar 8, 2009 in conversation feminism aaminah hernández definitions problem chylde white feminism women of color …or actually, as I ruminate more on part 2, I would like to direct your attention to how white feminism attempts to stay on top of a heirarchy while at the same time trying to dismantle it by Aaminah Hernández on Problem Chylde. My favourite p...
Speak! CD
on Mar 14, 2009 in No Category Activism by:ellephd Poetry & Poetics Womanism/Feminism women of color *FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:* *March 7, 2009* *SPEAK! WOMEN OF COLOR MEDIA COLLECTIVE** RELEASING SELF-TITLED DEBUT CD* *UNITED STATES * SPEAK! Women of Color Media Collective, a netroots coalition of women of color bloggers and media-makers, is debuting...