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OPINION - There is a growing crop of people who feel the 'Dark Girls' documentary’s biggest flaw is that it…
ESSAY - I’m not sure that those of us on the darker-end of the spectrum really need to maintain a…
OPINION - While some folks are eagerly awaiting the documentary, a good number of folks in my personal networks have…
theGRIO REPORT - Directors D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke tackle a provocative dilemma among the African-American community in their…
theGRIO REPORT - Soul singer India.Arie took to Twitter on Friday to answer questions about whether she bleached her skin...
OPINION - In 'Alex Cross,' one of the few women in the movie who was of a darker complexion was…
ESSAY - What would you have accomplished by now if during all of the days of your life you understood…
Author Marita Golden sees blacks’ historical obsession over skin tone as everpresent in modern times. Many tend to think of
OPINION - In a recent interview, Jill Scott supported the idea that Saldana should play Nina Simone based on her…
OPINION - Just because Saldana is not in the latest Tyler Perry movie, or tends to have white men as…
Black Los Angeles honor roll student allegedly sent home because ‘brown leggings made her look nude’
An African-American girl and her mother plan legal action against a Los Angeles area school after the youth was allegedly…
OPINION - Lolo Jones is conventionally pretty, biracial, and very light complexioned in a sport that – in the U.S.…
CLUTCH - In a recent episodes of PBS’ Finding Your Roots with Henry Louis Gates, actress Michelle Rodriguez learned of…
theGRIO REPORT - Could the skin tone of black children play a role in whether they are chosen -- especially…
Taye Diggs and all of his sexual chocolateness made our hearts stop as soon as we saw all of that…
theGRIO Q&A - Bill Duke's new documentary explores the deeply rooted bias and low self-esteem that, according to the film,…
theGRIO REPORT - A new study sheds light on the fact that colorism, or racial preference based on skin tone,…
OPINION - Colorism remains a taboo topic that is generally swept under the rug...