When it comes to hair, I’ve come to appreciate our thick afro hair. I think it comes down to major influences like Solange. It just makes you appreciate that as a black…
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Whenever a makeup trend promises to give the illusion of bigger eyes, droves of women become faithful adoptees. Case in point, the cut crease eye shadow technique. The look is synonymous with…
For our third photo series titled, “Body Noire,” you’ll meet five women with different stories on how they’ve come to love and appreciate their bodies despite what society or anyone thinks of…
When Columbia University law professor Kimberle Williams Crenshaw and her associates, Priscilla Ocen and Jyoti Nanda, released a groundbreaking study titled Black Girls Matter: Pushed Out, Overpoliced and Underprotected, they clued the world…
My “Girl Next Door” Story I’ve written about the challenges I’ve faced growing in Miami, Florida in the past. But I would be remiss not to share the fond memories I have of my…
We photographed and spoke to six beautiful black women about how they’ve come to love their bodies over the years. Last week we unveiled part of this series titled, Body Noire 2: A Celebration…
By now, you’ve either heard of Jessamyn Stanley or you follow her awesome Instagram account where she shares her journey as a yoga instructor and body positivity advocate. Or maybe you’ve seen…
Introduce yourself My name is Kaykay Onyeobi, I’m a Nigerian currently based in North Cyprus where I am studying Visual Arts & Visual Communication Design for my Bachelor’s degree. I’m 20-years-old, my zodiac…
Brass crafted in Africa using the lost wax technique. The focal bead is a brass heart whose texture is echoed in the subsequent brass. Hand cast recycled glass beads in swirls of…
For those of you who follow Beyond Classically Beautiful and know our photo series well, you might recognize Tyde Courtney Edwards. She is the woman whose strong physique and graceful moves helped us create…