“The Shade of It All”: How Black Women Use Instagram and YouTube to Contest Colorism in the Beauty Industry

This article examines the affordances of Instagram and YouTube in leveraging Black women the ability to contest antiblackness and colorism in the beauty industry. Specifically, I examine how prominent Black beauty influencers, Jackie Aina and Nyma Tang, and everyday Black women respond to the cosmet...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kiara M. Childs
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2022-06-01
Series:Social Media + Society
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/20563051221107634