“Layers of Blackness”(Colourism in the African Diaspora) : Book Review

Marcus Garvey’s observations in 1923 are an apt description of the topic of this book. But why write a book about colourism - a term that is rarely used in public spheres and a topic that is equally rarely discussed in private circles? As a journalist who writes predominantly about issues that impact the African Diaspora, I am acutely aware that a great deal of attention is devoted by community leaders to addressing issues of racism that disadvantage black communities and in fighting for social, economic and political equality that is routinely denied to people of colour.