It’s Not Just “Shade,” It’s Colorism: A Deep Dive Into Colorism On The ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise | Essence

It’s Not Just “Shade,” It’s Colorism: A Deep Dive Into Colorism On The ‘Real Housewives’ Franchise

Entertainment · Op-Ed

It’s Not Just “Shade,” It’s Colorism: A Deep Dive Into Colorism On The 'Real Housewives' Franchise

Thandiwe Newton Apologizes To Darker-Skinned Women For Taking “Their Roles, Their Men”

Entertainment · News

Thandiwe Newton Apologizes To Darker-Skinned Women For Taking "Their Roles, Their Men"

Tyrese Gibson Reveals Damaging Effects Of Colorism As A Child

Tyrese Gibson Reveals Damaging Effects Of Colorism During His Childhood

Jada Pinkett Smith Says She Was Once ‘Picked On For Being Light-Skinned’

Jada Pinkett Smith Says She Was Once 'Picked On For Being Light-Skinned'

FBI Confirms Tourist Deaths in Dominican Republic Were Due To Natural Causes

FBI Confirms Tourist Deaths in Dominican Republic Were Due To Natural Causes

Why The ‘Basketball Wives’ Colorism Conversation Was A Miss

Here's How 'Basketball Wives' Missed The Mark On The Colorism Conversation

The Documentary ‘Skin’ Explores Colorism In A New Way

The Documentary 'Skin' Explores A Unique Side Of Colorism

Skai Jackson Claps Back At Trolls Who Criticized Her Complexion And Hair

Skai Jackson Claps Back At Trolls Who Criticized Her Complexion And Hair

Amandla Stenberg Says Being Biracial Has Made Her More ‘Accessible’ To White People In Hollywood

Amandla Stenberg Says Being Biracial Has Made Her More ‘Accessible’ To White People In Hollywood

Fans Accuse Disney Of Lightening Princess Tiana’s Skin In New ‘Wreck-It Ralph 2’ Film

Fans Accuse Disney Of Lightening Princess Tiana’s Skin In New ‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Film

Lance Gross Claps Back After Fans Criticized Him for Being ‘Hype’ Son Has Same Complexion

Lance Gross Claps Back After Fans Criticized Him for Being ‘Hype’ Son Has Same Complexion

This Video Reminds Us That Being Called ‘Pretty For A Black Girl’ Isn’t A Compliment

Beauty · Culture

This Video Reminds Us That Being Called 'Pretty For A Black Girl' Isn't A Compliment

She Tried It: Beauty Blogger Claims She Didn’t Know This ‘Chocolate Challenge’ Was Blackface

She Tried It: Beauty Blogger Claims She Didn't Know This 'Chocolate Challenge' Was Blackface

Ebonee Davis and Brandice Daniel Come Together For a Powerful Discussion About Fashion Diversity

2017 ESSENCE Festival · Beauty · Fashion

Ebonee Davis and Brandice Daniel Come Together For a Powerful Discussion About Fashion Diversity

The Internet Quickly Checks This Makeup Artist For Disguising Blackface As ‘Transformation’

The Internet Quickly Checks This Makeup Artist For Disguising Blackface As 'Transformation'

5 Times The Mainstream Tried To Steal Our Black Girl Magic and Failed In 2016

5 Times The Mainstream Tried To Steal Our Black Girl Magic and Failed In 2016