BBC OS Conversations: Colourism

BBC OS Conversations: Colourism

The issue of colourism was highlighted in a recent BBC news report about a Nigerian woman who bleached the skin of her six young children leaving them with discoloured skin, burns and scars. It is a form of racism where light skin is more highly valued than dark skin amongst people of the same ethnic group. In our conversations, we hear from women who share experiences of colourism in India including Chandana who has faced colourism from an early age. We also bring together two black women who work in the fashion and beauty industry, where appearance is everything. Beauty journalist, Ateh, shares her experiences of colourism with Nyakim, a Sudanese-American model known as Queen of the Dark after her naturally dark skin tone.

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Melbourne: The sounds of the city

Melbourne: The sounds of the city

Peter's latest spot of tourism takes him to Melbourne. As a huge sports fan, he is used to listening on his crackly radio to cricket commentaries. So he heads to the Melbourne cricket ground, as a fir...

7 Huhti 202027min

Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

Togetherness: Coronavirus Global Conversations

Coronavirus Global Conversations is a place to talk about the impact of the disease.

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Germany's refugee teachers

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Five years on from the refugee crisis of 2015, Germany is now home to over a million refugees. Naomi Scherbel-Ball explores a classroom experiment with a difference: a scheme to retrain refugee teache...

4 Huhti 202050min

Don't Log Off

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4 Huhti 202027min

The man who died for trees

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Romania's forests are the Amazon of Europe - with large wilderness areas under constant pressure from loggers. For years, corrupt authorities turned a blind eye to illegal felling. But now a series of...

2 Huhti 202026min

Miami: The sounds of the city

Miami: The sounds of the city

Peter White, who was born without sight, takes a tour of Miami, navigating primarily with his ears. Peter joins a new blind friend, George, who takes him on a relaxed stroll around a well-heeled area ...

31 Maalis 202027min

Ethiopia and Eritrea: Rebirth at the border

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In September 2018, the border between Ethiopia and Eritrea was opened for the first time in 20 years. Physical travel between the two countries and even telephone communication had been next to imposs...

30 Maalis 202050min

North Korea's celebrity defectors

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According to South Korea’s Ministry of Unification, there are more than 30,000 North Korean defectors living in the South. The lack of access to North Korea makes defectors one of the few windows to w...

26 Maalis 202050min

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