Kovie Biakolo

Contributing writer Kovie Biakolo is a Nigerian-born third-culture kid who writes about politics, pop culture, and everything in between. Her writing has appeared in many places, including the Boston Globe, Paste, Quartz, and BuzzFeed News, where she previously worked as entertainment editor.

Megan Barton Hanson, Wes Nelson, Georgia Steel, Dani Dyer, Jack Fincham, Laura Anderson, Paul Knops, Samira Mighty, Josh Denzel, Kaz Crossley, and Alex George during the Love Island Live photocall at ICC Auditorium on August 10th, 2018, in London, England.
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Why Can't Reality TV Stop Stereotyping Black Women?

Even when reality TV's dating franchises include dark-skinned black women, too often these shows end up reinforcing false and harmful stereotypes.