Monaleo has been outspoken about the place of women in hip-hop. The rapper recently released her L.P., Where the Flowers Don’t Die, and has shared her thoughts on colorism in the music industry. “I ...

A lot of Americans want to lighten their skin. Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, ...

From derogatory nicknames to backhanded compliments, colorism continues to shape how Black women are seen, treated, and ...

When engaging in the nuanced discussions of colorism, we must strive to understand the root cause and origins of colorism and how it is still used as a tool to divide groups that already experience ...

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 ...

One of my favorite movie scenes of all time shows Bessie Smith, played by Queen Latifah, administering her own reverse paper bag test to backup singers desperate to join her tour. Where the blues ...

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 ...

The Lip Bar is a Black-owned makeup brand based out of Detroit. Joy is a long-time customer of the company, so when she was personally asked to model the new shade 6.04 Warm Red Ebony, she was shocked ...

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 ...

While promoting her anticipated children’s book, Sulwe, Oscar winner Lupita Nyong’o dropped some serious nuggets about colorism. When talking to BBC Newsnight on Monday (October 7) about the concept ...

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 ...