Layers of blackness
colourism in the African diaspora
by Deborah Gabriel
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This is the first book by an author in the UK to tackle the issue of colourism – the process of discrimination based on skin tone among people of the same ethnicity, which values light skin over dark complexions. Colourism is a form of internalised racism brought about by the devaluation of people of African descent through the domination of European hegemonic culture perpetuated through the process of white supremacy. This book traces the evolution of colourism within African descendant communities in the UK, USA, Jamaica and Latin America from a historical and political perspective and examines its present impact on the global African Diaspora.
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Race identity, Blacks, Black race, Color, African diaspora, Racism, colourism, colorism, race and ethnicity, race and skin colour, the politics of skin tone, ColorismPlaces
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Layers of blackness: colourism in the African diaspora
2007, Imani Media Ltd.
in English
0955721008 9780955721007
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Layers of Blackness:: Colourism in the African Diaspora
September 2007, Imani Media Ltd
in English
0955721008 9780955721007
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-145) and index.
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