Recent examples include the casting of a light-skinned black model in the music video for Kendrick Lamar’s “Humble,” and the fallout between Sam and Coco in the Netflix series Dear White People.

#FlexinMyComplexion: Dark-skinned women prove beautiful skin isn't just white. ... but they both have the straight, glossy hair that most black people don’t naturally have.

I’ve even shown them very unattractive white people, and very unattractive light skin people just to deter them from bleaching. My husband and I are raising my beautiful youngest sister ...

Growing up, I didn’t have dark-skinned Black women to look up to or to relate my beauty to. Not seeing yourself represented in ways deemed beautiful by the mainstream can make loving yourself hard.

Dark-skinned actresses lauded this year for their beauty included Alicia Keys, Janelle Monáe and Viola Davis. In 1990, blonde bombshell Michelle Pfeiffer (now age 59) graced the cover of People.

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Remember that dark skin show up layers of make-up much more than fair skins. Special attention should be paid to blending. Adding a drop of water to the foundation before application may also help.

Depending on your experiences and the communities and people you engage, you may or may not be around a lot of other dark-skinned women. A lot of the time, it certainly does not feel that way.

When Instagram user @RoyalWhoopi1979 candidly shared a message to followers about not feeling pretty in her skin, she likely didn’t foresee capturing the heart of […] ‘I’m Not a Beautiful ...

Adequate rest helps reduce premature skin aging, dark circles, and puffiness. # Eating Healthy. What you eat has a direct ...

Yet a 2018 study found that only 4.5% of the images in medical textbooks feature darker skin tones. The lack of diversity in medical illustration can be dangerous. In dermatology, for instance ...