When looking to create a more equitable workplace, it is imperative to interrogate the different ways that our systems and structures contribute to marginalization. One important aspect of the ...
Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I tell stories about creating environments that empower everyone. Janice Gassam Asare: Could you share for the Forbes readers a ...
Being Black in America is a struggle in itself. To be a dark-skinned woman in America is a beast that only kin-skinned folks can relate to. I’d be lying to you if I said I wasn’t treated differently ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. OPINION: When it comes to solving problems like colorism, our collective healing would go a lot further if we honored the ...
Years ago, I facilitated a trauma-informed process group for BIPOC women, each navigating the complexities of race, gender, and intergenerational trauma. As an art therapist of color, I expected some ...
Colorism is a contentious topic within the Black community but with her short film, Charcoal, which follows two Black women and their journey to overcome internalized colorism, filmmaker Francesca ...
To catch you up to speed, Thandiwe — who is of Zimbabwean and English descent — faced criticism for her emotional video interview with Sky News, where she apologized for being "the one chosen" over ...
*British actress Jodie Turner-Smith recently opened up about how raising her biracial daughter is helping to heal her own lifelong feelings about colorism. The dark-skinned beauty tells the May 2023 ...
*Erica Mena was not invited to participate in an MTV special on racism and colorism. The network is streaming the “Love & Hip Hop: Racism, Colorism, and the Uncomfortable Truth” roundtable, and it ...
Baltimore native and author Michelle E. Williams explores colorism, healing, and self-love in her new novel, The Color of Pretty. She joins us to explain how her journey inspired her to write the book ...