Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jodie Turner-Smith opened up about how raising her biracial daughter has given her space to heal from experiences with colorism.

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An albino girl carries a member of her family in Zimbabwe. Luis Tato/AFP via Getty Images Racism is often debated, discussed and ...

Have you ever had a judgy thought about your skin tone or someone else’s? Or saw a movie that seemed to shine more of a spotlight on actors with lighter skin? Colorism is skin-tone discrimination that ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

Every year, Hollywood inevitably comes under criticism for its lack of racial diversity. But another lesser-known yet still pervasive problem also resurfaces: the lack of diversity in skin tone. It ...

Sheridan Singleton is a unique blend of bubbly with a dash of darkness and a smack of peculiar wit. She has a colorful background, and her idiosyncratic but relatable personality is what drives her to ...

*The late Natalie Cole opened up about her family’s colorism issues in her book, “Angel on My Shoulder: An Autobiography by Natalie Cole.” In the book, the music icon recalls moments when anti-Black ...