In Bangladesh, colourism subtly yet firmly grips society, particularly affecting young girls with darker complexions who often endure colour-based discrimination. Flourishing within a patriarchal ...

Actor Lupita Nyong'o describes colourism as "the daughter of racism" in "a world that rewards lighter skin over darker skin". This form of prejudice sees people more penalized the darker their skin is ...

These are just some of the women at the top of their game in the world of entertainment in 2018. But how much of their success is down to the shade of their skin? It's been suggested by some that ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When a person of colour with light skin rises to prominence, or becomes the first to occupy a particular position, it’s often ...

Sisters Mirusha Yogarajah (left) and Yanusha Yogarajah, who started the #unfairandlovely campaign with Pax Jones. Pax Jones/Instagram The first women to be featured in the campaign were of Indian ...

We hear about it a lot, but no one actually talks about it. It’s an uncomfortable subject, especially in a world where we hear protests of Black Lives Matter and calls for the unification of black ...

While his presentation was shy, he soon became outspoken on our very first date. He spent time talking about himself and then landed on my desirability. Without mincing words, he said, "you are ...

It’s an uncomfortable conversation many South Africans know too well, but rarely confront head-on. Colourism - the idea that people with lighter skin are considered to be more attractive, successful, ...

Colourism in Kerala is like a bad smell in a stagnant loft, a stink so long dissolved in our breath, that we no longer recognize it as a kind of pollution. Babies barely born encounter it the moment ...

Actor Lupita Nyong'o describes colourism as “the daughter of racism” in “a world that rewards lighter skin over darker skin”. This form of prejudice sees people more penalised the darker their skin is ...