Whether you have light brown skin or a deep chocolate complexion, there's a red lipstick for every shade of Black woman. As a Black woman, I’ve often heard we’re not supposed to wear red lipstick, ...

A woman's skin has turned a bizarre blue-brown color after using skin-lightening cream. This condition, known as exogenous ochronosis, had been affecting the 55-year-old patient for a year before she ...

Over a week ago, singer DaniLeigh came under fire for posting a now-deleted clip to a song she’d written called "Yellow Bone" — which is AAVE slang for lighter skinned Black women — on social media.

"She is tall, with dark brown skin and short hair." This excerpt describes Christina, a character from the novel "Divergent" who is played by Zoe Kravitz in the film adaptation. Kravitz is of mixed ...

One day in 2012, when I was a sophomore in high school, I looked in the mirror and was surprised to see light patches on my cheeks that hadn’t been there before. I thought, “Oh my god, what is this?” ...