A lot of Americans want to lighten their skin. Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, ...

Please provide your email address to receive an email when new articles are posted on . Skin lightening agents are reportedly used in more than 20% of individuals with skin of color. Many individuals ...

The effects of white privilege extend well beyond racial boundaries. A new study from Villanova University found that white job interviewers viewed lighter-skinned blacks and Latinos as more ...

Editor’s Note: Ronald E. Hall, Ph.D. is a professor at Michigan State University and the author of “The Melanin Millennium.” He has lectured on skin color both domestically and internationally, and ...

PHOENIX (AP) — Skin tone impacts the everyday lives and the long-term success of Latinos in the United States, according to a Pew Research Center finding that comes as the issue of colorism has become ...

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