Accessibility links

skin color skin color

Stories About

skin color

Subscribe to Daily News Email

Can East Asians Call Themselves 'Brown'?

Chelsea Beck/NPR

Opinion

Code Switch

Can East Asians Call Themselves 'Brown'?

November 16, 2017 • To many, being "brown" is about a set of shared experiences that include things like being subjected to discrimination and stereotyping. But there's some history here.

How Khoudia Diop Learned To Love Her Dark Skin

Khoudia Diop didn't realize her skin color was special until she left Senegal. Courtesy of The Colored Girl Inc. hide caption

toggle caption

Courtesy of The Colored Girl Inc.

Goats and Soda

How Khoudia Diop Learned To Love Her Dark Skin

November 20, 2016 • The Senegalese model shot to social media fame for embracing her unusually dark skin — and inspiring women to do the same.

Wilbur's New Video Sends A Message: 'I'm Very Dark And Proud Of It'

Wilbur Sargunaraj sings about shadism in his new video, "Mirror Mirror." Courtesy of Wilbur Sargunaraj hide caption

toggle caption

Courtesy of Wilbur Sargunaraj

Goats and Soda

Wilbur's New Video Sends A Message: 'I'm Very Dark And Proud Of It'

January 12, 2016 • An ad for a skin-lightening pill has called attention to bias against dark skin in many countries. NPR contributor Wilbur Sargunaraj has a new video on the topic: "Mirror Mirror."

Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A Collective Identity

Sisters Francine and Fernanda Gravina have German, Italian, African and indigenous ancestry. Lourdes Garcia-Navarro/NPR hide caption

toggle caption

Lourdes Garcia-Navarro/NPR

Code Switch

Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A Collective Identity

August 12, 2015 • In Brazil, people have tended to describe themselves by skin color rather than race. But that's all changing, as the country's black pride movement gains traction.

Dark-Skinned Or Black? How Afro-Brazilians Are Forging A Collective Identity

Listen · 5:38 5:38

Download
Embed <iframe src="https://www.npr.org/player/embed/431244962/431959442" width="100%" height="290" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" title="NPR embedded audio player">
Transcript

More from skin color

Browse archive or search npr.org