Select Published Works
Op-Eds
What It Means To Be Black And Free In America Today
Toni Morrison’s Legacy: Playing in the Light of Blackness
What Martin Luther King Jr. Taught his Son About Protest
Dear Lil’ Kim—I Once Struggled With Loving My Skin, Too
How the History of Police Brutality has Redefined the Beauty of Blackness
#BackToSelf: My Journey in Self-Love
Tell the Truth: Do You Think You’re Beautiful?
Why it Took Me 10 Years to Quit my Weave
Confessions of a Beauty Junkie: Learning to be Naked
MTV News Sound On Series
Sound On: Allyship and the BIPOC Experience in America — 2021 Webby nominee
Sound On: How Social Media and Beauty Ideals Impact Women’s Mental Health
Sound On: 9 Women Get Real About Prioritizing Pleasure, Sexuality, and Mental Health
Profiles
H.E.R. Sings The Things We’re Afraid To Say On ‘Back of My Mind’
Tobe Nwigwe is the Transcendent Rapper Making Purpose Popular
Civil Rights Activist Sybil Morial On Black Womanhood and the Era of Jim Crow
The Karreuche You Don’t Know: Entrepreneur, Philanthropist, It Girl and Beauty Maven
Anthony Anderson is Every Beauty Girl’s Dream Dad
How to Become a Youtube Star with Kellie Sweet
Goapele Talks Beauty Addictions, Vulnerability, and Self-Love
Music & Pop Culture:
Tobi Nwigwe is the Transcendant Rapper Making Purpose Popular
13 Movies & TV Shows to Watch and Learn About Anti-Racism
Albums of the Year: Ari Lennox Champions Black Feminine Sexuality Through New Age Soul
Michael B. Jordan Talks Police Brutality and His Role in HBO’s Fahrenheit 451
Creed II Trailer Gives First Look at Adonis Creed vs. the Son of Drago
Beauty and Wellness
The Black Girl’s Guide to Strobing
Iman Teams With Jay Manuel for Beauty Line
This is What Actually Happens When You Get a Brazilian Wax
10 ‘Colored’ Girls Dish on Finding (and Loving) The Beauty of Their Blackness
You’re Not Alone: Six Mistakes Skincare Addicts Make
Top 15 Skin Peels For Brown Skin
Everything You Need To Know About Your Skin’s Undertone
Red-Lipped Maven Andra Day Talks Beauty
This Makeup Artist’s Depiction of Police Brutality Has Gone Viral
We’re Obsessed with Rhythm & Rumble (And You Will Be Too!)
Technology
5 Tips from a Social Media Editor for Winning Online and IRL
News
Tips for Surviving a Mass Shooting
Reshaping Your Idea of Safety After the Paris Attacks
50 Dead After Florida Nightclub Shooting Massacre Becomes Deadliest in History
Fashion/ Branded Content
Celebrity Fashion Designer Raeana Anaïs Talks Beauty, Self-Love, and the Power of a Red Lip
Stomping Into the Future: How Lugz Earned Its Props
A Thread Through Time: Russell Athletic x Rhuigi Villaseñor ComplexCon Collab
As Seen In (Press)
ViacomCBS
Essence
Gorgeous In Grey
StyldGrace
Pink Productions
Black Butterfly Beautiful
Additional clips available upon request.
Virginia Lowman Portfolio 