colorism

Sep 22, 2022

There is Hierarchy in the Black Community

Are competition and hierarchy seriously prevalent in the black community? I’ve had some time to dwell on it and here’s what I think. A week ago, I saw a Tiktok video by a user named @iheartjaidior, and in it, she said, “HBCUs are filled with nothing but insecure bullies.” This caught my attention because I…

Feb 14, 2019

Being the Right Color: A Critique of Colorism in the Media

For years, African Americans have struggled with finding sufficient representation in the media. We’ve spent so long fighting that whenever we do have a moment where a TV show or film has a primarily black cast, we celebrate. We tend to become so captivated by our sense of representation that we don’t realize how poorly represented black people still are.