Experts and people of color weigh in on the long-term effects of colorism. "She's pretty for a dark-skin girl" is an unfortunate saying that many Black women have heard at some point in their lifetime ...

When I was fresh out of college, I spent a year teaching English in Thailand. It was my first international trip, and I knew that going there as a black woman meant I'd be treated differently than the ...

Colorism is a word that might not get as much attention as racism, but its impact runs deep, especially within Latino ...

When rapper and producer André 3000 performed at Lollapalooza back in 2014, he wore a black jumpsuit embossed with seven bold words: "Across cultures, darker people suffer most. Why?" Since then, the ...

THIS RISK STUDIES HAVE SHOWN BEAUTY STANDARDS OFTEN SET BY EUROPEAN CULTURE PROMPT CHANGE FROM HEAD TO TOE. IT’S A SENSITIVE TOPIC FOR BAKUDO ON A STASSI BECAUSE SHE SAYS COLORISM IS A PROBLEM IN THE ...

Last week, Thandiwe Newton tearfully apologized to dark-skinned actresses for taking their roles during an interview with the Associated Press. "I've wanted so desperately to apologize every day to ...