Colorism Archives - Black Enterprise

Instagram model, Nyakim Gatwech, is Allegedly Worth $4 Million

Dana GivensMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020

Nyakim Gatwech, the 24-year old model known as the Queen of the Dark, took her battle with colorism and turned it into a thriving modeling...

Lifestyle Women

Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 19, 2019October 18, 2019

Actress Lupita Nyong'o takes on the issue of colorism and encourages kids to find beauty in dark skin in her new children's book, Sulwe...

Lifestyle

Lydia BlancoNovember 26, 2018November 26, 2018

I often pay homage to my late immigrant Garifuna Honduran grandmother whose name I carry and use in my byline. And today I decided to...

Courtney ConnleyJanuary 20, 2015September 28, 2017

Producer Stephanie Frederic talks working on "Light Girls" documentary and the need to talk about colorism in the black community...

Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 15, 2015January 16, 2015

Filmmaker Bill Duke's latest look at colorism after award-winning â€œDark Girls" called â€œLight Girlsâ€ debuting on Jan. 19....

Technology

Patrick AustinApril 11, 2014April 12, 2014

Another young life lost...

Sasha KingJune 24, 2013

In one of the segments, young men were presented a choice on what type of women they would rather date â€” light skin or dark...

Rapper Kendrick Lamar fights colorism in the music industry...

Makkada B. SelahMarch 2, 2013March 3, 2013

Zoe speaks out about playing Nina Simone...

Makkada B. SelahDecember 23, 2012December 24, 2012

A mother on 'Toddlers and Tiaras' won't let her daughter play outside in the sun for fear of her tanning...