"I began going to school with white kids for the first time, and my body became subject to discourse and scrutiny. " ...

Close to Cameron’s healing wilderness, on Oct. 10, 1991, a couple named Raymond Jakubauskas and Carola Frehe leave Toronto ...

Keke Palmer may have gone back to black hair. After a few weeks masquerading as a redhead, the entrepreneur revealed the new look on an episode of her podcast, Baby This Is Keke Palmer. Clad in a ...

On the shelves of makeup counters and drugstores sits an array of foundations in various olive, ivory, and fair shades. But ...

In Thailand, one of Southeast Asia’s most status-conscious yet least equal nations, having dark skin carries generations of cultural baggage. A dark complexion has long been associated with ...

Frustratingly, finding a sunscreen moisturizer that won't leave a white cast if you have a dark skin tone can be difficult. "Physical sunscreens have minerals that help physically block the sun ...

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ATLANTA — Black women around the world gather in salons, dorm rooms and living rooms for hours at a time to get synthetic braids put in their hair. But they're wondering if the convenience and ...

There is one permanent OTC skin lightening treatment available called monobenzyl ether of hydroquinone (monobenzone). It’s used in cases of extreme vitiligo to lighten isolated dark spots so ...