Light-Skinned

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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.
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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)…
January 18, 2016
K. Michelle has some harsh words for football players that were dissing dark-skinned women..
May 13, 2015
theGrio REPORT - Orange Is The New Black star Danielle Brooks, is a fan favorite, but the actress admits that…
April 1, 2015
theGRIO REPORT - 'Empire' actress Grace Gealey opens up about being discriminated against within the black community because she is…
March 6, 2014
theGRIO VIDEO - In an interview with theGrio, Vanessa Williams discussed Lupita Nyong’o's groundbreaking Oscar win, and weighed in on…
June 30, 2013
OPINION - Sometimes, us light-skinned girls need to be secure enough in our own blackness to simply listen...
October 12, 2012
Author Marita Golden sees blacks’ historical obsession over skin tone as everpresent in modern times. Many tend to think of