LAYERS OF BLACKNESS: COLOURISM IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA

Title: LAYERS OF BLACKNESS: COLOURISM IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA Category: Books Clicks: 9 Listing added: Oct 5, 2007 PageRank: Not available

LAYERS OF BLACKNESS: COLOURISM IN THE AFRICAN DIASPORA, is the first book by an author in the UK to take an in-depth look at colourism - the process of discrimination based on skin tone among members of the same ethnic group, whereby lighter skin is more valued than darker complexions.