India.Arie denies bleaching her skin
theGRIO REPORT - Soul singer India.Arie took to Twitter on Friday to answer questions about whether she bleached her skin...
Does Hollywood negatively stereotype darker black women?
OPINION - In 'Alex Cross,' one of the few women in the movie who was of a darker complexion was once again playing someone extremely negative. Come on Hollywood, enough is enough!...
Healing old wounds: The most important work we have to do
ESSAY - What would you have accomplished by now if during all of the days of your life you understood your brilliance, beauty and worthiness to be self-evident?
The color complex in the black community: A thing of the past?
Author Marita Golden sees blacks’ historical obsession over skin tone as everpresent in modern times. Many tend to think of “paper bag tests…
Jill Scott: Zoe Saldana can play Nina Simone with 'a prosthetic nose'
OPINION - In a recent interview, Jill Scott supported the idea that Saldana should play Nina Simone based on her proven acting abilities alone -- but with a fake nose and darker make-up that make her look more like the iconic singer...
Is calling Zoe Saldana 'too light' to play Nina Simone colorism?
OPINION - Just because Saldana is not in the latest Tyler Perry movie, or tends to have white men as love interests in the movies she’s appeared in, doesn’t make her any less black than the next black actress...
Are flesh-colored leggings ever ok?
An African-American girl and her mother plan legal action against a Los Angeles area school after the youth was allegedly dismissed from class last Friday for wearing brown leggings that matched her skin tone.
Lolo Jones, colorism and the white-male driven media machine
OPINION - Lolo Jones is conventionally pretty, biracial, and very light complexioned in a sport that – in the U.S. at least – is dominated by African-American women...
Henry Louis Gates' 'Finding Your Roots' addresses colorism
CLUTCH - In a recent episodes of PBS’ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, actress Michelle Rodriguez learned of the extreme lengths the Puerto Rican side of her family went through to remain light skinned.
Is colorism a factor in black child adoptions?
theGRIO REPORT - Could the skin tone of black children play a role in whether they are chosen -- especially if the family considering them is black? Adoption experts weigh in...
