Rihanna, Beyonce, Cardi B, Stefflon Don, Maya Jama, Mabel, Zendaya and Adwoa Aboah. These are just some of the women at the top of their game in the world of entertainment in 2018. But how much of ...

When a person of colour with light skin rises to prominence, or becomes the first to occupy a particular position, it’s often heralded as a sign that structural barriers to the progress of people of ...

Aisha Phoenix receives funding from the UKRI as a Future Leaders Fellow. Nadia Craddock does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit ...

Racism around the globe is well documented, but many people don’t realise that it can occur not just when one race discriminates against another, but within a single racial group. Colourism – what the ...

Bermuda has been hit by another storm. And like many before it, this one has left quite a mark on the country’s landscape. Was it Hurricane Fay? No. Hurricane Gonzolo? Nope. This one was named ...

Rhodes University provides funding as a partner of The Conversation AFRICA. The first women to be featured in the campaign were of Indian origin. But dark skinned women from across the world quickly ...

We hear about it a lot, but no one actually talks about it. It’s an uncomfortable subject, especially in a world where we hear protests of Black Lives Matter and calls for the unification of black ...

Colourism in Kerala is like a bad smell in a stagnant loft, a stink so long dissolved in our breath, that we no longer recognize it as a kind of pollution. Babies barely born encounter it the moment ...

In 2022, I caught the attention of a man who wanted me as his mate. While his presentation was shy, he soon became outspoken on our very first date. He spent time talking about himself and then landed ...