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Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, The Conversation

It’s not Beyoncé’s job to answer every question about blackness

Whether we call it colourism, pigmentocracy or colour hierarchy, this obsession with skin tone is a powerful force in racist societies.

Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, The Conversation
· Feb 18, 2016 · 06:30 am
Damned if you do and damned if you don’t – why body image needs regulation

Convincing people that appearance isn’t the be-all and end-all is a tall order.

Jacqueline Sanchez Taylor, The Conversation
· Nov 15, 2014 · 10:30 pm