Question of the Week- January 18

18 01 2010

We all know that back in the day, black people had lots of color issues (better known as colorism) with the brown paper bag test, the blue vein test and favoring those with lighter skin. I can still see some remnants today: some guys say they want a ‘red bone’ and others want to have a mixed-race child so he/she can “good” hair. And I know it exists in other ethnic communities…

This week’s question: Do you think colorism is still an issue in the black community? In what ways?

As always, your comments are greatly appreciated!