Activists and consumers in many different countries simultaneously challenged major cosmetics manufacturers with persistent criticism of their skin-lightening products. Research shows the companies’ actions are neither new nor sufficient.
This weekend, TV One will premiere LisaRaye McCoy‘s directorial debut with the made-for-TV film Skinned, which tackles a very sensitive topic within the African-American community. Skinned confronts colorism, pigmentocracy, and the outbreak of skin bleaching, as well as the use of lightening creams amongst many individuals in America and around the world. According to Black Enterprise and the […]
