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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In the Studio: Jennifer Walshe

In the Studio: Jennifer Walshe

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Ukraine: The architects' plan

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The Fifth Floor: What the US left behind in Afghanistan

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BBC OS Conversations: How AI is changing our lives

BBC OS Conversations: How AI is changing our lives

Thousands of people from all around the world came to Paris this week to talk about the impact of artificial intelligence in society. The rapidly growing technology can emulate a human response and ha...

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Heart and Soul: The caretaker of Bukhara

Heart and Soul: The caretaker of Bukhara

Abram Iskhakov is the caretaker of the oldest synagogue in Bukhara, one of the sacred cities of Islam. He is keeper of a Torah inscribed on deer velum and kept safe for 1000 years, or so the story goe...

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World Wide Waves '25: Whispers in the air

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The Nuxalk people of Canada's Pacific north-west were almost wiped out by colonisation. Now a community radio station is reviving their language and culture. Nuxalk Radio came on air 10 years ago, ins...

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BBC Trending: Inside Nigeria’s hustle kingdoms

BBC Trending: Inside Nigeria’s hustle kingdoms

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Saudi and trans: Eden’s final message

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In March 2023, the "final message" from Eden Knight, a young Saudi transgender woman, went viral on Twitter. It was viewed more than 35 million times. It laid bare Eden’s journey from the US back to S...

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