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19 Mar

Study Finds That Black People Who Discover As Mixed-Race

Portra Images A recent peer-review study found that black individuals who discover as mixed-race are considered more attractive.  Published within the June 2016 issue of Review of Black Political Economy, the study’s findings are based entirely off of perception and didn't take conventional variables like hair texture and skin tone under consideration. “The straightforward perception of exoticism sways people to see multicultural blacks as better-looking,” said study creator Robert L. Reece, an African American doctoral candidate in sociology at Duke University. The identical held true even when the person was not actually of mixed race, so long as they identified as such. In a series of controlled interviews, Reece attempted to check and measure the ability of perception. 3,200 black subjects were asked questions on their racial...
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11 Feb

Kelly Rowland is Coming out With A Makeup Line

Kelly Rowland is Coming out With A Makeup Line
Photo by Desiree Navarro/WireImage We already love Kelly Rowland for her stunning voice, enviable figure, and firece representation for black women. And now we are able to add one more item to that ever-growing list — the Grammy Award-winning singer has revealed that she’ll be launching a makeup line created specifically for ladies of color. Insert: Praise dance! We caught up with Rowland on Monday night — at an event sponsored by Claritin and the Boys & Girls Clubs of America — where she gave us the inside track on the exciting recent project.  “My makeup artist Sheika Daley and I are literally starting a makeup line we’re ensuring we make, well, we’re setting out with lashes after which we’re going to have...
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