Light Skin

If you frequently play in the streets of Twitterville, chances are you have come across hashtags like #teamlightskin, #darkskingirlsbelike, and #lightskingirlsbelike. While some of these hashtags are sometimes accompanied by humourous memes, beneath the surface lurks a far from amusing issue that has affected people with dark skin for centuries. Colourism, which can be defined as discrimination against […]

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