Skin Bleaching - Confusion or Confidence? - AllAfrica.com

Skin Bleaching - Confusion or Confidence? AllAfrica.com Skin bleaching; an art of systematic removal of the top layer of the skin with the help of toxic cosmetic products containing ingredients like Hydroquinone, Mercury and Steroids has been a controversial and very worrying trend among women for many ...

Is There Prejudice Against Dark Skin Jamaican Women? - Caribbean Media Vision

Is There Prejudice Against Dark Skin Jamaican Women? Caribbean Media Vision It was well accepted that the place for the darker skin Jamaican women was certainly not in the better or more prestigious jobs. This took a major toll on the self-esteem of Young black Jamaican women, who accepted the position of living as a second ...

Bill Duke talks about new documentary 'Dark Girls' - Washington Post (blog)

Bill Duke talks about new documentary 'Dark Girls' Washington Post (blog) Women of all ages painfully recount the damage done to their self-esteem and their constant feeling of being devalued and disregarded. One young black man in the trailer said he couldn't date a woman with dark skin because “they look funny beside me. Director Bill Duke Makes Movie About 'Dark Girls' FeaturedWashington Informer all 7 news articles »

Dark Girls Movie Review… - ThyBlackMan

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Dark Girls Movie Review… ThyBlackMan Possessing light skin is held in high regard while being dark skinned is seen as a hindrance–if you let the media tell it. Young black girls of all hues are bombarded with images and rhetoric on daily basis that serve to chip away at their self esteem ... and more »

Taye Diggs Reveals Black Men Are Scarred by Colorism - Popular Critic

Taye Diggs Reveals Black Men Are Scarred by Colorism Popular Critic Taye Diggs pried open a can of worms when he said that he still had self-esteem issues well into adulthood because of his dark skin. In a piece I wrote for MyBrownBaby.com, Taye said it wasn't until he read a magazine article calling Tyson Beckford ... and more »