*R&B singer Ari Lennox criticized the hit 90s sitcom “Martin” over jokes aimed at the character Pamela “Pam” James, played by Tichina Arnold. Lennox specifically addressed how Martin Payne, played by ...
*Actress Tika Sumpter, star of the upcoming film “Southside With You,” has penned a personal essay about her experience as a dark-skinned Black woman in Hollywood. She also describes how dark-skinned ...
For decades, Hollywood has struggled with authentically representing the spectrum of Black womanhood on screen, often defaulting to a narrow, colorist ideal. Lighter-skinned Black actresses have ...
The Emmy-winning actor is shifting Hollywood norms by intentionally casting dark-skinned Black women as romantic leads to ensure that love stories reflect all shades of Black beauty. Hollywood has a ...
*Nationwide — The world’s first and only dark skin activist, the woman who put dark skin on the social media map, Rashida Strober will be performing her one-woman play, A Dark Skin Woman’s Revenge on ...
On the surface, TikTok offers a joyful scroll, women and men of every complexion dancing, laughing and celebrating life. But beneath this vibrant facade lies a far more troubling reality. In the ...