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Slay! 20 Times Black Women Invented The Color Orange

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It’s no secret that Black women are amazing.

We’re brilliant, create trends and can do anything we put our minds to. We’re even so dope that even when we didn’t invent colors, when we rock them, we can make you believe that we did.

So to celebrate our divine power, here are 20 times that folks like Former First Lady Michelle Obama, Voila Davis, Angelica Ross and more owned the color orange.

1. Ashley Blaine Featherson

2. Lupita Nyong'o

Lupita Nyong'o — Source: Getty

3. Zendaya

Zendaya — Source: Getty

4. Kelly Rowland

Kelly Rowland — Source: Getty

5. Beyonce

6. Ciara

7. Simone Biles

Simone Biles — Source: Getty

8. Tamar Braxton

Tamar Braxton — Source: Getty

9. Aja Naomi King

Aja Naomi King — Source: Getty

10. Kerry Washington

Kerry Washington — Source: Getty

11. Tracee Ellis Ross

Tracee Ellis Ross — Source: Getty

12. Niecy Nash

13. Jada Pinkett-Smith

Jada Pinkett-Smith — Source: Getty

14. Viola Davis

Viola Davis — Source: Getty

15. Taraji P. Henson

Taraji P. Henson — Source: Getty

17. Laverne Cox

18. Diana Ross

20. Former First Lady Michelle Obama

Former First Lady Michelle Obama — Source: Getty

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