@women_helping_women: Most of us were never told our skin was a problem — at least not in plain words. It was in the sighs. The whispers. The bottom shelf. In this video, I’m talking about colorism — how it gets absorbed so deep that it starts shaping who we love and why. This is a hard conversation. But it’s a necessary one. 💛 Watch, share, and tag someone who needs to hear this. The truth we avoid is the truth that controls us. #Colorism #BlackWomen #InternalizedRacism #fyp

gabriella :

Great video! You have such a captivating voice. 💞

Mellyaboo :

Thank you 🙏🏾 🖤🤎

gloriawhittico :

Glorious! hearts 💞💞💞

Priscilla Rollins :

Thank you for sharing this information.

joannamoni5 :

Preach 💯

NeeNee Hall :

Sherry Minor :

Well said Sister!

Brittany Newsom :

This breaks my heart 😢

brendastewart793 :

Truth sister

drmto5 :

Painful but so true. We suffered in silence. The subliminal messages were all around us.

Mattise LovR :

This was very interesting…thank you for educating me on a subject about which I know very little. Have you by chance watched the series “The Gilded Age”? The depictions of colorism in the show are so painful to watch. But what a brilliant cast of broadway’s greats!!!

Gideonpat :

Speak

Creole Gurl :

Well I have been through this and it’s been hurtful all my life. My parents told me to love everyone and my color

bfrazier24 :

Ambi cream!!

Diane Harris :

Tellin EM because I don’t think they are listening and they need to hear this thank you for saying 🦾🦾🦾💙💙💙💙💙💙💙

Mek :

I used to wish I had lighter skin I felt life would be easier. Thank you Dr. Nana♥️for sharing.

joan greene :

This is very true:and it's still going on in the African American communities, 💯❤️

marsha :

Very true!

kijijilinda :

I’m looking for the lies, but I can’t find them!!! 🥺🥺

Tosh :

🥰🥰🥰

Ginger :

💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔💔

sweet.g241 :

🙏🙏🙏

Deb Lynn Van Stavern :

❤️❤️❤️

Skoolaz :

Colorism can be worse than racism because it's self hate 🖤🇯🇲🖤🇯🇲🖤

James Pierce :

Racism is prejudice or discrimination directed at someone based on their actual or perceived racial group. Colorism, conversely, is bias based specifically on the lightness or darkness of a person's skin tone, which frequently occurs within the same racial or ethnic group. Black Wall Street was destroyed by white supremacist violence during the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre. The community was then failed by government inaction, denied meaningful justice, and deprived of the opportunity to rebuild its stolen wealth. Decades later, integration opened doors that segregation had long kept shut. It expanded access to schools, neighborhoods, and public institutions. Yet it also produced unintended consequences. Many historically Black schools were closed or consolidated, thousands of Black teachers and principals lost their positions, and many Black business districts—including places inspired by the legacy of Black Wall Street—lost customers, investment, and economic independence. The story is even more complex. Colorism—the privileging of lighter skin over darker skin within the Black community, rooted in slavery and white supremacy—also shaped opportunities. At various points in American history, lighter-skinned African Americans often had greater access to education, elite social networks, and leadership positions. Some historically Black colleges and universities have been criticized for periods in which colorism influenced admissions, campus social life, or leadership opportunities, though these practices varied by institution and changed over time. Likewise, many early Black civic, fraternal, political, and civil rights organizations reflected broader social hierarchies that sometimes favored members with greater wealth, education, or lighter complexions. Despite those inequities, HBCUs educated generations of Black doctors, lawyers, teachers, ministers, activists, entrepreneurs, and elected officials who built institutions, challenged segregation, founded organizations, and transformed American society. Living in the Grey Area means accepting that history is rarely one-dimensional. Racism came from outside the Black community, while divisions such as class and