Skin Color
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Teacher helps students make 'skin color' paints beyond brown and tan
A kindergarten teacher in California started the new school year by having each student create a custom pigment to match their own flesh. The project sparked “great” discussions, she said.
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Beauty pageants already have a colorism problem — Trump just made it worse
An upcoming book alleges that Donald Trump eliminated Miss Universe contestants who were "too ethnic." Why colorism in beauty pageants is nothing new.
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Mathew Knowles Claims He Thought Tina Knowles Was White, Says Colorism Played a Part in Beyoncé’s Success
"I used to date mainly white women or very high-complexion black women."
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Founder of black-owned beauty brand shares sweet story behind her products
Beauty Bakerie founder Cashmere Nicole launched her cosmetics company after being inspired by her daughter Jasmyn.
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Dove Apologizes for ‘Racist’ Soap Ad That Turned Black Woman White
Dove apologized and pulled down an online soap ad in which a black woman pulled up her shirt to reveal a white redheaded woman underneath.
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Little Girl Has Perfect Answer for Woman Who Wondered Why She Wanted a Doll That Didn’t Look Like Her
Brandi Benner and her husband went to Target to buy their young daughter Sophia a special gift for a major milestone — pooping on the potty for one month straight. In a post that has since gone viral on Facebook, amassing more than 130,000 shares and over 320,000 reactions, Benner describes how an otherwise uneventful excursion to buy her daughter a doll took an unexpected turn once her family got to the register.
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‘My Black Is Beautiful’: Teacher Writes Song to Help Students Love the Skin They’re In
Teacher Lovely Hoffman had become disheartened by all the negative messages about race and beauty that were being perpetuated by her female students at Helen Y. Davis Leadership Academy in Dorchester, Mass.