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Colourism

Visibility and inclusion matters
Friday
/ 19 June 2022

Visibility and inclusion matters

Well-known people with albinism are changing the way society sees those with this skin condition

By Mamaputle Boikanyo
The Portfolio: Ravi Naidoo on starting a conversation about colourism
Friday
/ 18 February 2022

The Portfolio: Ravi Naidoo on starting a conversation about colourism

In creating her photo series, ‘Brown on Brown: The Colourism Project’, Ravi Naidoo realised colourism affects how every Indian person thinks about themselves

By Ravi Naidoo
Slice of life: Skin shapes the way I am
Article
/ 3 May 2019

Slice of life: Skin shapes the way I am

‘​Why do I write? Being born as the light-skinned girl in a dark-skinned neighbourhood gives you an interesting perspective’

By Lester Kiewit
Slice of life: I escaped my dark skin box
Article
/ 15 February 2019

Slice of life: I escaped my dark skin box

‘I kept feeling like I was inadequate. Whenever anything bad happened to me, I would attribute it to my dark skin’

By Zaza Hlalethwa
A class photo and an us that never was
Article
/ 26 October 2018

A class photo and an us that never was

"I should have said it out plainly on that lunch break: she’s actually fucking beautiful, you numbnuts."

By Kwanele Sosibo
Will colourism be SA’s red scare?
Article
/ 15 March 2018

Will colourism be SA’s red scare?

Reminiscent of the McCarthy witch-hunts, darker-hued people are seen as not ‘belonging’

By Kiri Rupiah

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