The different colors or tones of skin are the result of an evolutionary response to ultraviolet light in local environments. Everybody has brown skin tinted by the pigment melanin. Some people have ...

Jules works hard, but she parties even harder. Throw in her close friends and the party becomes a bloodbath. When her call ...

This set of the Yardrunners Air Force 1s will be released today, Dec. 18, at select Nike retailers for $120 each. The ...

“Pantone finally caught up to what we’ve been knowing all along: melanin magic is unmatched,” Gordon told HuffPost. (She shared a similar sentiment on Threads.) “To me, this color represents a ...

The 2024 Melanin Beauty Awards were designed to spotlight Black-owned beauty brands, influencers, and products impacting our daily self-care routines. These brands and products prioritize ...

As a prominent figure of the Black Arts and Civil Rights Movements, she became friends with Rosa Parks, Aretha Franklin, James Baldwin, Nina Simone, and Muhammad Ali, and inspired generations of ...

As a new year approaches, we’ve gathered a few special messages from College of Arts and Sciences faculty, staff and students. From opening Christmas crackers to kayaking in the Gulf of Mexico, we ...

The event kicked off Miami’s vibrant Art Basel weekend in style. Known for its mix of celebrity parties, fashion shows, and cultural activations, Art Basel got an extra dose of star power with ...

I think Nessa is complex, but that’s the beauty of art.” Some internet users on TikTok have boldly expressed hate for Nessarose claiming that she fails to stand up for her sister, Elphaba ...

Eumelanin and feomelanin: the two mammal pigments Mammals have only two pigments, which are two colours of melanin: eumelanin (dark brown, blackish) and pheomelanin (yellowish, reddish or orange).

“Unfortunately, some growths tend to be mistaken for moles when they’re actually melanoma, a form of skin cancer that begins in the melanocytes, or the cells responsible for producing melanin ...