OUR COMMON GROUND with Janice Graham ->> "Colorism and the Black Community"
"Seeing Color:\xa0Colorism and the Black Community"\xa0\n\n\xa0\xa0\u201cIf you\u2019re black, stay back;if you\u2019re brown, stick around;\n\nif you\u2019re yellow, you\u2019re mellow;if you\u2019re white, you\u2019re all right.\u201d\xa0\n\nColorism disadvantages dark-skinned people, while privileging those with lighter skin. Research has linked colorism to smaller incomes, lower marriage rates, longer prison terms and fewer job prospects for darker-skinned people.\xa0\xa0\n\n\xa0\n\nALTERNATIVE, ACTIVIST EMPOWERMENT TALK RADIO\n\nURBAN PROGRESSIVE independent talk radio examining global and community issues, events, thought, ideas and perspectives in and about the African-American community.\xa0 OUR COMMON GROUND features\xa0 guests who bring new ideas, creative and innovative solutions and opportunities to challenge the issues of the day.\n\n"Of the Race and For the Race"\n\nTwitter \xa0@JaniceOCG \xa0#TalkthatMatters\n\nFacebook.com/OCGTALKRADIO\n\nAbout Us \xa0www.ourcommongroundtalk.wordpress.com\n\nProgram Information and Profiles \xa0 www.ourcommonground.ning.com\n\nEmail: \xa0OCGinfo@ourcommonground.com