Judith Thurman on the significance of Lupita Nyong'o's People magazine cover: "Women with strong African features and jet-black skin are, even today, with a black family in the White House, scarce in the pages of mainstream fashion magazines."
The Mexican-born Kenyan actress has been lauded for her looks, her impeccable fashion sense, and her humility. Now People says she's the most beautiful woman in the world.
The Mexican-born Kenyan actress has been lauded for her looks, her impeccable fashion sense, and her humility. Now People says she's the most beautiful woman in the world.
Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison talks to Emma Brockes about being a single mother, the death of her son and why love doesn't last. (Guardian, January 2013)
Nobel prize-winning author Toni Morrison talks to Emma Brockes about being a single mother, the death of her son and why love doesn't last. (Guardian, January 2013)
Singer Dencia defends her skin care range Whitenacious. Is the message it sells controversial? Phinnah Ikeji of Black Role Models UK thinks it's the wrong message for young girls' self-esteem.
Singer Dencia defends her skin care range Whitenacious. Is the message it sells controversial? Phinnah Ikeji of Black Role Models UK thinks it's the wrong message for young girls' self-esteem.
For this 2009 documentary Jane Elliott, a controversial former schoolteacher from Ohio, is recreating the shocking blue eyes v brown eyes exercise she used forty years ago to teach her nine year-old pupils about prejudice.
For this 2009 documentary Jane Elliott, a controversial former schoolteacher from Ohio, is recreating the shocking blue eyes v brown eyes exercise she used forty years ago to teach her nine year-old pupils about prejudice.
Hailed as "a fascinating revisit" to the famous 1968 Blue-Eyes/Brown-Eyes Exercise in discrimination by Jane Elliott, this film documents the effects of racial prejudice with startling force and emotional intensity.
Hailed as "a fascinating revisit" to the famous 1968 Blue-Eyes/Brown-Eyes Exercise in discrimination by Jane Elliott, this film documents the effects of racial prejudice with startling force and emotional intensity.
1971 interview with Muhammad Ali on the way black people were treated: "..and the angel food cake was the white cake, and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake". He also explains why he changed his name from Cassius Clay and converted to Islam.
1971 interview with Muhammad Ali on the way black people were treated: "..and the angel food cake was the white cake, and the devil food cake was the chocolate cake."