Colorism Archives - Black Enterprise

Actress Vanessa Bell Calloway Says She Didn’t Get Lead Role in ‘Coming To America’ Because She Was Too Dark

Keka AraújoFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 2021

by Keka AraújoFebruary 17, 2021February 17, 202138133

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....

Entrepreneurship

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

Dana GivensMarch 25, 2020March 25, 2020

by Dana GivensMarch 25, 2020March 25, 202020309

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

Lupita Nyong’o Tackles Colorism in New Children’s Book, Sulwe

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

by Cedric 'BIG CED' ThorntonOctober 19, 2019October 18, 20193290

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

As an Afro-Latina, Gina Rodriguez’s Comments Don’t Surprise Me

Lydia BlancoNovember 26, 2018November 26, 2018

by Lydia BlancoNovember 26, 2018November 26, 20186261

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...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

Hollywood Producer Stephanie Frederic Talks ‘Light Girls’ Documentary and Colorism within the Black Community

Courtney ConnleyJanuary 20, 2015September 28, 2017

by Courtney ConnleyJanuary 20, 2015September 28, 20171165

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

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

OWN Airs Documentary About Pain Of Light Skinned Women On MLK Day

Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 15, 2015January 16, 2015

by Carolyn M. BrownJanuary 15, 2015January 16, 20152304

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

Technology

22-Year-Old “ForBrownGirls.com” Founder Karyn Washington Commits Suicide

Patrick AustinApril 11, 2014April 12, 2014

by Patrick AustinApril 11, 2014April 12, 20141847

Another young life lost...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

OWN’s Dark Girls Documentary Gets Strong Reactions

Sasha KingJune 24, 2013

by Sasha KingJune 24, 2013605

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...

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

Kendrick Lamar Asks for Darker-Skinned Female Lead for Video

Makkada B. SelahMarch 3, 2013

by Makkada B. SelahMarch 3, 20131011

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

Arts and Culture Lifestyle

Zoe Saldana Responds to Nina Simone Row

Makkada B. SelahMarch 2, 2013March 3, 2013

by Makkada B. SelahMarch 2, 2013March 3, 20131191

Zoe speaks out about playing Nina Simone...