“I mean, Marilyn Monroe, she’s quite nice / But why all the pretty icons always all white? / Put some colored girls in the MoMA / Half these broads ain’t got nothin’ on Willona / Don’t make me bring Thelma in it / Bring Halle, bring Penélope and Salma in it…uh!”

Jay-Z

For the women of color whose shades possess powers they try to diminish—we celebrate you.