Viola Davis Talks Colorism In Hollywood, Says A Director Called Her By His Maid’s Name
Viola Davis is readily open to retelling her personal experiences with colorism in Hollywood, including the time when a director called her by his maid’s name....
Tag : Colorism
British Vogue And Editor-In-Chief Under Fire For ‘Reverse Bleaching’ Dark-Skinned Models
British Vogue's upcoming February 2022 cover has sparked quite a bit of conversation since it was revealed, with many questioning its artistic direction....
Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway Says She Didn’t Get Lead Role in ‘Coming To America’ Because She Was Too Dark
Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway speaks out about the colorism she endured in the prequel to "Coming To America 2" when she auditioned to play Lisa....
Instagram model, Nyakim Gatwech, is Allegedly Worth $4 Million
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...
Lupita Nyong’o Tackles Colorism in New Children’s Book, Sulwe
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...
As an Afro-Latina, Gina Rodriguez’s Comments Don’t Surprise Me
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...
Hollywood Producer Stephanie Frederic Talks ‘Light Girls’ Documentary and Colorism within the Black Community
Producer Stephanie Frederic talks working on "Light Girls" documentary and the need to talk about colorism in the black community...
OWN Airs Documentary About Pain Of Light Skinned Women On MLK Day
Filmmaker Bill Duke's latest look at colorism after award-winning “Dark Girls" called “Light Girls†debuting on Jan. 19....
22-Year-Old “ForBrownGirls.com” Founder Karyn Washington Commits Suicide
Another young life lost...
OWN’s Dark Girls Documentary Gets Strong Reactions
In one of the segments, young men were presented a choice on what type of women they would rather date — light skin or dark...