21 Apr KAMILAH

When did you first realize colorism existed? What are your experiences with colorism? What happened? When I was in my teenage years someone mentioned my best-friend was light skin. and they would joke about light skin people acting another way.

How do you overcome any feelings of inadequacy or privilege? I just know that I have to work harder than others. I never want the color of my skin to stop me from achieving anything.

How does your culture handle colorism? My Culture as Jamaican American is very interesting when it comes to colorism. We have some people that bleach their skin to be lighter. Which is sad.

What do you feel can be done to combat colorism? Education!!! I think if most people knew where colorism stems from, people wouldn’t be joking about as much.