Colorism – Melanoid Nation Foundation https://www.melanoidnation.org Tue, 07 Apr 2015 17:15:06 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=5.2.20 The Color of Division https://www.melanoidnation.org/the-color-of-division/ https://www.melanoidnation.org/the-color-of-division/#comments Tue, 07 Apr 2015 15:02:26 +0000 http://melanoidnation.org/?p=1300 We were shocked by the comments made by a suspected internet troll pretending to be a “Dark skin activist” named  Rashida Strober when she suggested that rapper Kendrick Lamar was being hypocritical because of his engagement to his high school sweetheart, who happens to be a lighter skinned Black woman who has obviously been by his side before the fame.

Although this story may appear to many as being tabloid-like in nature, there is a much deeper issue that we can take away from this situation: colorism, and its debilitating effect on the Melanoid populace in America. This is a sickening phenomenon that has penetrated all aspects of Black life, from the sets of the rap videos, to the high rise offices of Corporate America. The belief that a Black man or woman isn’t “Black enough” because they choose to marry to (or are) light skinned Brothers and/or Sisters speaks to the outlandish narrative of “keeping it real”, or not being a “sellout”.

African people throughout the diaspora are no monolithic group.We come in all shapes, sizes, personalities….and skin tones. After all, if there were no Black giants such as Huey Newton, Malcolm X, and Dr. Claud Anderson (all light skinned Black men themselves), how much differently would our impact on history have been shaped?

by B. Clark

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