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Pretty Hurts: 'Colorism in Fashion and Society'—a Discussion
On the topic of colorism, model and activist Yves Mathieu summarized its impact like this: “Sometimes it is our own people that make us feel smallest and put us in this mental place that we should not be in.” And this is how a recent panel discussion, coordinated by event curator Forrest Renaissance and fundraising…
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The Face of Resilience: Beauty Brands Come Together In Support of Human Trafficking Survivors
“Beauty is an inside job.” We can hear it said a million times. We can genuinely believe the statement. And yet the desire for external attractiveness remains paramount, both within our society and across cultures. The importance placed upon aesthetics may be due, in large part, to the fact that one’s assessment of one’s own…
