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‘Bridgerton’ Spinoff Repeats a Disappointing Pattern From the First Season

By Alyssa Shotwell May 10th
‘Black Panther’s Tenoch Huerta Gets the Final Word on ‘Forced Inclusion’ Accusations at the United Nations

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 28th
Kenya Barris Clearly Hears the Colorism Critics But Still Fails To See The Problem

By Alyssa Shotwell Mar 24th
Chef Waymo Apologized for Past Tweets & Resigns, but Still Failed To Take Accountability

By Alyssa Shotwell Feb 14th
Why It Matters That An Assistant Attorney to a Houston DA Is The Colorist ‘TikTok Chef’

By Alyssa Shotwell Jan 13th
The Harder They Fall Looks Dope as Hell but Why Are We Still Erasing Fat, Dark-Skinned Women From Their Own Narratives?

By Briana Lawrence Sep 29th
We Need to Listen When the Afro-Latinx Community Criticizes In the Heights

By Lyra Hale Jun 14th
Lovecraft Country Colorism Conversation Takes a Detour Into Behind the Scenes Treatment

By Princess Weekes Mar 9th
Simone Ashley Lands Lead Bridgerton Season 2 Role Potentially Correcting Colorism Issues

By Princess Weekes Feb 16th
White Professor at George Washington University Admits to Having Lied About Her Racial Identity for Years

By Princess Weekes Sep 3rd
Zoe Saldana’s Apology for Playing Nina Simone Left out the Important Part: Colorism

By Princess Weekes Aug 5th
Listen to Jameela Jamil’s Brilliant Take on Body Image, Self Worth, and the “Double Agent of the Patriarchy” Kardashians

By Vivian Kane Aug 31st
Zendaya Doesn’t Want to Be “Hollywood’s Acceptable Version of a Black Girl” Anymore, so How Do We Change That?

By Princess Weekes Apr 24th
“You Chose White, I Chose Black”: Atlanta Tackles Biracial Identity At Oktoberfest

By Princess Weekes Mar 26th
Grown-ish Dives into the Reality of Dating While Black with All the Shade Necessary

By Princess Weekes Mar 9th
[UPDATED]: Amandla Stenberg Explains Their Exit From Black Panther: “It Wouldn’t Be Right for Me … to Be Playing [Shuri]”

By Princess Weekes Mar 2nd
How Gabrielle Union Films Taught Me About Colorism

By Princess Weekes Feb 9th
Mathew Knowles Speaks Out About Colorism & Thinking Tina Knowles Was “White”

By Princess Weekes Feb 5th
Why People Want a Dark-Skinned Storm

By Princess Weekes Dec 15th
How Do We Call Out Colorism Without Calling Out Blackness?

By Princess Weekes Dec 14th