The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
The award-winning voice of North Cobb High School in Kennesaw, Georgia.

The Chant
For decades, colorism has dominated the hip-hop community. The neglect of dark-skinned women in hip-hop and the entertainment industry remains a problem. New rappers with significantly less rapping skills come into hip-hop based on looks alone. The hip-hop community needs to work on showing the same attention to dark-skinned women as well as promoting diversity and representation.

Wrong shade of hip-hop

Malachi Umeh, Reporter
August 28, 2023
The desire for lighter skin grips Asia’s diverse population and its beauty standards. Colorism’s notions date back to Asian colonialism and stereotypes within socioeconomic classes. This yearning to fit into the pale characteristic grows the skin-whitening market. Unfortunately, health problems occur with the usage of skin whitening products. To further capitalize on the insecurity, companies' advertising tactics offer their skin whitening product as a solution to solve dark skin insecurity. Colorism passes through generations with younger generations facing comments on their dark skin tones from family members and within their communities.

Selective shades: colorism’s grasp on Asian communities

Rose Ordonio, Reporter
May 22, 2023
Colorism continues to overshadow skill and individuality in the film industry, as seen in films ranging from "Blackish" to "The Hate U Give”. When casting black actors and actresses for major roles, Hollywood producers and numerous spectators subconsciously prefer lighter-skinned ones. Despite the fact that representation for these various shades of brown increasingly improves, a bias still lingers in the minds of several.

Hollywood’s hatred of hues

Erinn Gardner, Social Media Editor
April 18, 2022
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