Amongst many of the struggles Black women face on a systemic level, they also have to grapple with societal beauty standards.

Beauty and lifestyle trends indicate a rightward change in the American psyche ... The same can be said of a society's overall beauty standards. The early 2010s were "dominated by hyper ...

But what’s often missed in this image is the inherent contradiction: the American beauty standard is never static. One day, it’s about being thin; the next, it’s about being fit; and ...