"Being Black is Lit:" Talking #BlackGirlMagic with the Melanin Goddess

Senegalese model Khoudia Diop opens up about the societal pressures of being a dark skin woman and how she has come to love her skin.

"Being Black is Lit:" Talking #BlackGirlMagic with the Melanin Goddess

For black women, celebrating our beauty and relishing in our glorious melanin is an act of self-love, a well-deserved slap in the face to Eurocentric beauty ideals attempting to convince us that black skin—particularly dark skin—isn't beautiful.

Meet Four Women Pushing Ivorian Art Forward Through Photography
Arts + Culture

Meet Four Women Pushing Ivorian Art Forward Through Photography

These young and emerging female photographers from Côte d'Ivoire are shaking up Abidjan's art scene.


We all know the deal: black women aren't beautiful in spite of our blackness, we are beautiful because of it. With her career as a model, Khoudia Diop (aka Melanin Goddess) has embodied this truth.

In the #BlackGirlMagic video below, we talk to the Melanin Goddess about how she learned to twirl on her haters and fully embrace her dark skin.

Meet Four Women Pushing Ivorian Art Forward Through Photography
Arts + Culture

Meet Four Women Pushing Ivorian Art Forward Through Photography

These young and emerging female photographers from Côte d'Ivoire are shaking up Abidjan's art scene.

An image of model Iman wearing a black dress posing on a red carpet
Fashion + Beauty

African Models: The Most Iconic Names You Should Know

From the old-school legends to the newer names breaking through, these are the must-know faces of African fashion.