It cannot be overstated that if racism didn’t exist, a discussion about varying skin hues would simply be a conversation ...

A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health. Researchers found that Black Americans who ...

After a tweet calling out Black folks who avoid the summer sun went viral, a debate about loving one's complexion versus colorism had the timeline on fire.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Arnold says she reflected on her comments after a conversation with her television sons from The Neighborhood, Marcel Spears and ...

Arnold says she spoke to her TV sons from “The Neighborhood,” Marcel Spears and Sheaun McKinney, and the two of them corrected her, prompting Arnold’s apology. Tichina Arnold is taking accountability ...

*Erika Alexander, best known as Maxine Shaw on Living Single, recently addressed colorism in 1990s sitcoms. She appeared on Van Lathan’s Higher Learning podcast, where she agreed with singer Ari ...

Ari Lennox addresses the controversy that kicked off in late July after she shared her thoughts on “Martin” and how ...

Part of the allure of the 90s sitcom “Martin” was watching comedian Martin Lawrence and actress Tichina Arnold, who played Pam, roast each other. Their sparring became a core part of the show, which ...

Colorism or shadeism, is a form of prejudice or discrimination in which people are treated differently based on the social meanings attached to skin color. Now, let’s get to the meat and potatoes of ...