colorism

We'd like to think you know a little more about manicures, melanin, and Martha Stewart now than you did at the beginning of the year.

Three writers share how looking Black has colored their lives with heartache and hope. 

Makeup artist Nick Barose celebrates his home country's diverse and underrepresented skin tones. 

Tiwa Savage blends a mix of English and Yoruba, her native tongue, to stick up a major middle finger to the patriarchy.

In an interview with Oprah, Meghan Markle and Prince Harry confirmed that some members of the Royal Family had "concerns" over the color of their child's skin.

Yu-Chen Shih chatted with Allure to share the ethos of her foundation line and Orcé's new charity initiative. 

The BLM movement set off a worldwide conversation about racism and colorism, and many beauty brands that have long marketed "whitening" products are quickly changing course.

From improved customization in The Sims 4 to Rockit's teeny-weeny Afro in Stacks on Stacks (on Stacks), the tides are finally changing.

Popular in Asian markets, Fair & Lovely has faced growing pressure to discontinue its products.

Here's the one controversial treatment no one's talking about yet.

Kardashian has since disabled Instagram comments.

How coming to terms with my dark skin redefined beauty for me.

"To this day, my pet peeve is when my skin tone is changed and my freckles are airbrushed..."

The actress gets real about exoticism.

"Didn't have to centralize the lightest skin one...how typical."