Light Skin

All Articles

April 6, 2021
"You know, my grandbaby is brown-skinned," she told TMZ, "so by no means would I want my grandbaby to think…
January 21, 2021
Rapper DaniLeigh is catching heat over her new song titled 'Yellow Bone,' with many accusing her of promoting colorism.
colorism in black marriages thegrio.com
April 12, 2019
Colorism exists, but a recent Guardian article suggesting dark-skinned women aren’t considered marriage material went a bridge (and several blocks)…
July 1, 2017
When rapper Kodak Black said he doesn’t like “black girls” on Instagram, social media erupted in a frenzy. Now, in
January 27, 2016
Joseph Fiennes knows that there is some pushback to the news that he has been cast to play Michael Jackson,…
October 5, 2015
Friday, Omarion appeared to took a stand against a London nightclub that was accused of discriminatory door policies by canceling…
September 30, 2015
This week, a group of black women are blowing the whistle on a trendy London nightclub after they were denied…
September 22, 2015
A marketing executive has filed a racism lawsuit against the New York-based financial management firm that represents Rihanna.
July 18, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Nigerian-American rapper Jidenna came under fire recently when he made comments suggesting that he was perceived as…
June 23, 2015
theGrio REPORT - The latest issue of Teen Vogue has sparked controversy over the absence of dark-skinned models in an…
June 16, 2015
theGrio REPORT - After being the topic of heated debate for the better part of the week, Rachel Dolezal has…
March 30, 2015
theGrio REPORT - In a powerful short film titled "Yellow Fever," Ng’endo Mukii, a Kenyan artist and filmmaker, sets out…
January 14, 2015
VIDEO - Raven-Symoné says that while she was starring on 'That's So Raven' she used to tan 3-4 times a…
December 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - A new website has launched allowing African American visitors to determine if they are perceived as light-skin…
October 10, 2014
theGRIO REPORT - R&B singer Tank says that he gets too much backlash from dark-skinned black women because he's in…
November 5, 2013
theGrio VIDEO - 'The Best Man Holiday' actor Morris Chestnut opens up about colorism in Hollywood and says he faced…
August 22, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - J.Cole, one of hip hop’s rising stars, questions if his skin complexion had anything to do with…
June 18, 2013
theGRIO REPORT - Directors D. Channsin Berry and Bill Duke tackle a provocative dilemma among the African-American community in their…
May 31, 2012
OPINION - With Rocsi and Terrence (until recently) leading one of network’s more popular shows, and the launch of a…