NEWS ARTICLES – Beautywell

Advocating for her people: Alumna creates public health programs for Somali Community – By Charlie Plain
Somali Woman Research Health Risks of Skin-lightening practices – By Ibrahim Hirsi
The problem with skin bleaching by Salma Ali, and Yusra Abdi from Ubax Medical Academy
US study finds Somali go to Extremes to lighten skin by Chris Barker
MDH and partners launch study to protect families from harmful chemicals – Minnesota Department of Health
A Minnesota health advocate’s crusade brings harmful skin lightening out of the dark. –By Sheila Mulrooney Eldred.
'You Have Dark Skin And You Are Beautiful': The Long Fight Against Skin Bleaching. –By Nancy Rosenbaum
Twin Cities radio host aims to 'redefine' how we think about skin color and beauty. -By Erica Pearson.
This Somali anti-skin bleaching crusader in the U.S. is ending stigma against dark-skinned women. -By Farida Dawkins
The Rise of Toxic Skin Lightening Creams. -By Alison Cagle.
Amazon pulls skin-lightening creams from site after demands from Minnesota activists -By Tarkor Zehn.
Amazon pulls skin-lightening products after groups’ concerns -By Associated Press.
Redefining beauty: Advocates work to make skin lightening a public health issue -By Tarkor Zehn.
Fight Against Colorism Takes On Amazon: Beauty ‘Cannot Be One Skin Color’ -By Sandra E. Garcia.
Communities that KARE: Amira Adawe -By Shelley Stridsberg.
Communities that KARE: Amira Adawe of The Beautywell Project
Johnson & Johnson To Stop Selling 2 Lines Of Skin-Lightening Products Popular In Asia-By Ashley Westerman.
“Black Lives Matter,” Say These Companies That Sell Skin Lightening Products-By Megha Rajagopalan.
A Somali health advocate’s crusade against skin lightening, a vestige of colonialism, becomes a federal public health issue-By Joey Peters.
The Beautywell Project aims to expose the serious health risks of skin-lightening-By Andy Steiner.
Dangers of skin-lightening creams could be highlighted by grant program-By Victoria Cooney.