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Black Ballad
Black Ballad & Untype Salon Presents: The Cornrow Classes
Saturday 9 December 2023 11:30 AM


Black Ballad
BB Members Perk: Win A Pair Of Tickets To The Beauty Beat!
Wednesday 15 November 2023 9:00 PM
"Growing up, I also felt the constant tug of trying to comfortably slot into both Western and Somali standards of beauty, but not fitting well into either."
– The African and Caribbean Beauty Standards That Defy European Ideals
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Jendella Benson
Bernicia Boateng Shares Her Beauty Mistakes & Concealer Secrets
Friday 20 October 2023 8:00 AM
"A brief discussion with my mother about my “baby pancake face” (her words, not mine) ended with a big decision: I was to go to a MAC counter and get properly colour-matched."
– What MAC's Infamous NW45 Shade Tells Us About The Beauty Industry And Colour-Matching


Foyin Ejilola
The Problematic Impact Of The Saying ‘Black Don’t Crack’
Wednesday 22 March 2023 8:00 AM

Black Ballad
BB Members Perk: Free Wakati Hair Products For 200 Black Women
Tuesday 31 January 2023 10:00 PM


Jendella Benson
Hairstylist & BBC Leicester Broadcaster, Aminata Kamara
Wednesday 28 December 2022 8:00 AM

Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: How My Daughter Helped Reconnect With My Hair
Sunday 4 December 2022 11:00 PM

Jaydee Seaforth
The Damaging Effect Of Selling Relaxers As The Pinnacle Of Beauty
Wednesday 12 October 2022 8:00 AM

Mia Thornton
BlackOwned MCR Is Showing Up For The North's Black Beauty Community
Wednesday 3 August 2022 8:00 AM
"To have my hair out always prompts disappointing looks of disdain from my gran and her generation. I often get comments like, “When are you going to do something with that hair?!”"
– Four Black Women On Style, Identity And Standing Out


Prisca McGuire
Yes, Black People Do Need To Wear Sunscreen – Here's Why
Wednesday 15 June 2022 8:00 AM

Melony Akpoghene
The Black Women Setting Beauty Trends And Reinventing Colourful Makeup
Tuesday 17 May 2022 8:00 AM

Jaydee Seaforth
Exploring The Resistance To Black Women Embracing Clean Makeup Trends
Tuesday 3 May 2022 8:00 AM



Chichi Ogwe
The Physical & Emotional Effects Of Acne As A Dark-Skinned Black Woman
Wednesday 16 March 2022 8:00 AM



Esther Okusaga
Are Your Beauty Influencer Faves No Longer Relatable?
Thursday 25 November 2021 7:00 AM

Melody Triumph
How Black British Femme Influencers Created Space For Survival
Thursday 18 November 2021 1:00 PM

Pearl Natasha
Sandra Atoge & The Only Black Hair Salon In Derry, Northern Ireland
Thursday 4 November 2021 7:00 AM

Tomiwa Folorunso
How Black-Owned Beauty Businesses In Scotland Connect With Heritage
Wednesday 3 November 2021 7:00 AM


Christine Ochefu
How Black Women Build Communities Around Hair In The North West
Monday 1 November 2021 10:30 AM
Marvel Kalu
The Braided Noughties Styles That Are Making A Welcome Comeback
Wednesday 6 October 2021 12:00 PM
Esther Okusaga
Black Girl Aesthetics: Beauty Trends & The Pressure To Belong
Wednesday 15 September 2021 7:00 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
How Black British Female Rappers Are Shaping The Beauty Blueprint
Friday 20 August 2021 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Founder's Letter: Kaz Exposes How The World Really Sees BW's Beauty
Sunday 15 August 2021 10:00 PM
Mia Thornton
Black Women Did It First: The True Trendsetters Of The Beauty Industry
Wednesday 31 March 2021 7:00 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
Is Fake Tan The Beauty Secret Black Women Are Missing Out On?
Wednesday 17 March 2021 7:00 AM
Precious Dami
Beauty Standards, Body Confidence, Instagram & Young Black Womxn
Wednesday 10 March 2021 7:00 AM
Antoinette Wentworth-Smith
Black And In Business In Yorkshire: Why Is It So Hard To Be Myself?
Monday 19 October 2020 7:30 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
Black Beauty Consumers Are Asking Their Faves To #PullUpOrShutUp
Friday 10 July 2020 7:00 AM
Roberta Livingston
On Learning To Love The Girl Under The Wig: My Life With Alopecia
Thursday 9 July 2020 7:00 AM
Ata-owaji Victor
What MAC's NW45 Shade Tells Us About Beauty & Colour-Matching
Thursday 28 May 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: Jackie Aina's Apology Is The Type That BW Deserve
Monday 2 March 2020 7:00 AM
Kuba Shand Baptiste
Why Is Black Femininity Still Dependent on Hair Length & Texture?
Tuesday 11 February 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Editor's Letter: I Went To The Hairdressers For The 1st Time In 20 Yrs
Monday 10 February 2020 7:00 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: The Joy Of Remembering Our Personal History Through Hair
Monday 27 January 2020 7:00 AM
Jemmar Samuels
The Miss Universe Controversy Is A Sign Of Issues Jamaica Won't Face
Thursday 12 December 2019 7:00 AM
Korkor Kanor
Why Do We Still Not Like Visible Tattoos On Black Women?
Wednesday 20 November 2019 7:00 AM
Sabirina Mohamed
Clara Amfo Talks Beauty, Belonging and Black British Culture
Tuesday 3 September 2019 7:00 AM
Florie Mwanza
How I Found a New Use for Skincare When My Depression Hit a New Low
Thursday 25 July 2019 8:00 AM
Jessica Noah Morgan
Five Black Women Share Their Hyper-Pigmentation Experiences
Saturday 30 March 2019 7:00 AM
Esther Egbeyemi
Me, Acne & The Beauty Ideals Surrounding The Modern Day Black Woman
Thursday 23 August 2018 12:00 PM
Jamelia
Jamelia: Where Are The Dark-Skinned Women In The Natural Hair Movement
Monday 20 August 2018 7:00 AM
Angela Muruli
Stanning For Black Beauty Brands Is More Important Than Ever Before
Thursday 16 August 2018 7:00 AM
Florence Adepoju
10 Lessons MDMflow's Florence Adepoju Learned 5 Yrs After Launching
Wednesday 8 August 2018 12:22 AM
Tobi Oredein
Ed's Letter: Why I'm Finding It Difficult To Watch Love Island
Monday 2 July 2018 8:29 AM
Korkor Kanor
Munroe Bergdorf & Never Accepting ‘Diversity’ At Face Value
Friday 1 September 2017 7:06 PM
Micha Frazer-Carroll
Black Women Are Not 'High Maintenance', We’re Oppressed
Wednesday 23 March 2016 9:06 PM