Rihanna’s 2019 Savage X Fenty Show has been praised for its celebration of diversity in the fashion industry. By analyzing the power dynamics behind this performance, we can see where her team succeeded (and fell flat) in this celebration of equal representation.

This essay focuses on the portrayals of dark-skin Black women in Black horror fiction to examine the racial and gendered complexities of colorism in Hollywood.

After my second screening of “Us,” my mother pointed out how Adelaide’s character displays the inter and intra-personal conflict of Black people who benefit from “passing” as something they’re not. My article focuses on the interpersonal struggles that ensue when the privilege is weaponized.