Behind Closed Doors: 'Colourism' in the Caribbean

[Iniko Ujaama]

Behind Closed Doors: 'Colourism' in the Caribbean

Tell Me More, July 16, 2007 ·

The hierarchy of skin color — black, brown, dark-skinned, light-skinned — has long been a source of division within African American communities. But it's not just an American thing. Miami Herald reporter Frances Robles talks about her recent report on "colorism" in the Dominican Republic.

http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=12001750

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