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Beyonce, Colorism, and Why All of This Needs to End in 2013

Ernest Owens | Posted 04.16.2013 | Black Voices
Read More: Colorism, Black Community, Michelle Obama, Kanye West, Beauty and Skin, Slavery, Black History, Racism, Beyonce, Destiny's Child, Skin Care, Race, Kelly Rowland, Super Bowl, Celebrities, Black Voices News
Ernest Owens

Over the years, it seems as though Beyonce has gotten lighter as she has gotten older. No, this is not genetics and let's not act pretend her skin color in her first Destiny's Child album cover matches that of her latest album 4.

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On SB 1070 And What Happens When "Brown" Means "Illegal"

Disgrasian | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Governor Jan Brewer, Colorism, Sb-1070, Reasonable Suspicion, Arizona Immigration, Arizona Illegal Immigration, Illegal Immigration, S.B. 1070, Arizona, Illegal Aliens, Illegal Immigrants Drivers Licenses, Jan Brewer, Illegal Immigrants, Sb 1070, Arizona Immigration Bill, Racism, Arizona Immigration Law, Politics News
Disgrasian

What does an illegal immigrant look like? Arizona Governor Jan Brewer, who just signed SB 1070 into law last Friday--which allows law enforcement to ...

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Let Me Downgrade Ya'

Zondra Hughes | Posted 05.25.2011 | Chicago
Read More: Ideal Woman, Single, Colorism, Relationships, Romance, African American, Sex, Love, Interracial Dating, Dating in Chicago, Chicago Dating, Single in Chicago, Interracial Dating in Chicago, Chicago News
Zondra Hughes

An American sistah like me is a downgrade; strictly booty call material.

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