Even before rapper, Kodak Black admitted that he didn't like his own skin complexion or dating dark skinned women ( more on this later ), we have been facing the long-battled light skin vs dark skin nonsense. It's sad that even in the age of Black Lives Matter and promoting racial justice, we still face the issue of Colorism within our own community. What is Colorism? Colorism is defined as a prejudice or discrimination against individuals with a dark skin tone, typically among people of the same ethnic or racial group. Usually individuals with a lighter complexion will receive preferential treatment in contrast to their counterparts that are deeper shades of brown. A Long History This notion of Colorism was ingrained in descendants of Africa many moons ago. We can look at history to see how this discrimination evolved into what we see being perpetuated in today's society. This great nation built its early wealth through the use of a Slave Econ...