Showing posts with label colorism. Show all posts
Showing posts with label colorism. Show all posts

Sunday, December 08, 2019

Sulwe a children's book by by Lupita Nyong'o

From Academy Award–winning actress Lupita Nyong’o comes a powerful, moving picture book about colorism, self-esteem, and learning that true beauty comes from within.

Sulwe has skin the color of midnight. She is darker than everyone in her family. She is darker than anyone in her school. Sulwe just wants to be beautiful and bright, like her mother and sister. Then a magical journey in the night sky opens her eyes and changes everything.

In this stunning debut picture book, actress Lupita Nyong’o creates a whimsical and heartwarming story to inspire children to see their own unique beauty.

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Sunday, March 06, 2016

The casting of Nina Simone and why skin color matters

The casting of Zoe Saldana to play civil rights icon and singer Nina Simone in an upcoming biopic has reignited a debate about race and skin tone in Hollywood that goes beyond just black and white.

Criticism about the choice to cast the lighter skinned Afro-Latina actress to play Simone has raged since it was first announced four years ago. In a trailer released this week, Saldana is shown wearing makeup to darken her skin and a prosthetic nose that broadens her nose to make her look like Simone.

"She looks grotesque to me," said Yaba Blay, a political science professor at North Carolina Central University and the author of the book (1)ne Drop: Conversations on Skin Color, Race, and Identity. "This flies in the face of who Nina Simone was. She was very black and she saw color."

Read more: The casting of Nina Simone and why skin color matters

Friday, March 06, 2015

The fight against colorism in the black community

You might not have heard of the term colorism, but it's a problem in the black community. African-Americans are discriminating against each other, pitting those with lighter skin against ones whose skin is darker.

Unlike other forms of injustice, colorism is something that's rarely publicly addressed, even though it happens almost daily.

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Wednesday, January 14, 2015

OWN to premiere follow up to Dark Girls titled Light Girls January 19, 2015

On January 19, 2015 OWN will premiere Bill Duke’s newest foray into complexion issues, Light Girls. The film is Bill Duke's follow to last years Dark Girls documentary. Watch the trailers below: