This piece was co-authored by Diane-Jo Bart-Plange, a doctoral candidate studying colorism, racism, and stereotyping at the University of Virginia in the Department of Psychology. In 2018, actress and ...

Jodie Turner-Smith opened up about how raising her biracial daughter has given her space to heal from experiences with colorism. Being a dark-skinned woman, her reality in the world will be notably ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A lot of Americans want to lighten their skin. Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar ...

Kheris Rogers was only 10 years old when she found herself getting bullied in school — because of the color of her skin. But with the help of her older sister, Taylor, Rogers said, she was able to ...

The recent debate over Beyoncé’s appearance at the Los Angeles premiere of her new film has made one thing clear: even a cultural icon can’t escape the legacy of racism and colorism in America. The ...

Amara La’ Negra Schools ‘LHHMIA’ Castmate Flo On Colorism After She Says Dark Skinned Women Are Mad At Light Skinned Women 'Love & Hip Hop Miami' star Amara LaNegra called out her castmate Flo for ...

As we celebrate Women’s History Month in March, we must reflect on how colorism has influenced our concepts of beauty as it applies to women. Colorism, grounded in racism, is a discrimination based on ...

I can’t get out of my stubborn, dense head how light Damian Marley’s mother, Cindy Breakspeare, is and how much that functioned to advance and seal her beauty in the eyes of Jamaicans. She was Miss ...

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*Singing “I kissed a girl and I like it,” beautiful “Soul Food” and “New Jack City” actress Vanessa Estelle Williams chops it up with radio and TV personality Jazmyn Summers about being in the second ...

Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, promote a dangerous message about beauty and ...