Kendrick Lamar is one of the rap game’s latest sensations, and he’s already using his fame and influence to tackle a major issue – colorism. Today’s hip hop industry is all about the age old debate of light skin vs. dark skin and Kendrick Lamar is sick of it. Everywhere you look, the hottest music videos always have a bad habit of... Read more
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Kendrick Lamar Tackles Colorism in ‘Poetic Justice’ Video
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Taye Diggs Reveals Black Men Are Scarred by Colorism
Tags: Beyonce, Black Men, Chocolate Me, Colorism, Nick Chiles, Racism, Self Esteem, Skin Color, Skin Lightening, Taye Diggs
Taye Diggs pried open a can of worms when he said that he still had self-esteem issues well into adulthood because of his dark skin. In a piece I wrote for MyBrownBaby.com, Taye said it wasn’t until he read a magazine article calling Tyson Beckford “beautiful” did he begin to think differently about himself. “When I saw Tyson Beckford hailed as... Read more
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