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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The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

The Fifth Floor: Tackling Nigeria's skin bleaching problem

According to the World Health Organisation, 77% of Nigerian women have used skin-lightening creams. When BBC Hausa’s Madina Maishanu decided to look into this, she uncovered an even more worrying tren...

26 Apr 202524min

BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis

BBC OS Conversations: Remembering the life of Pope Francis

Mark Lowen in Rome brings people together to share their memories of the Pope, who died on Easter Monday. In our conversations, Mark hears from Catholics in Argentina, including one of Pope Francis’ f...

26 Apr 202524min

Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter

Bonus: Bridgerton actor’s interview on Dear Daughter

A bonus episode from Dear Daughter - the award-winning podcast from the BBC World Service. You can find more episodes by searching for ‘Dear Daughter’ wherever you get your BBC podcasts.Bridgerton act...

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The call of Anastasia

The call of Anastasia

Members of the new age Anastasia movement espouse strong family values, farm small plots of land and try to educate their own children outside the public school system. Originating in Russia, the quas...

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Witness History: The Environment Movement

Witness History: The Environment Movement

To mark Earth Day, we bring you remarkable stories of the history of the environmental movement, told by the people who were there. Selected from the BBC’s Witness History program, we hear about the m...

23 Apr 202552min

Francis, the rebel Pope

Francis, the rebel Pope

Following the death of Pope Francis, Edward Stourton looks at the life and legacy of the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics worldwide. He was elected at a time of crisis for his Church,...

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Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

Assignment: Dicing with democracy? Romania’s cancelled election

A cancelled election, a cancelled candidate and a divided country – is Romania’s democracy under threat?Last December the country’s Constitutional Court cancelled the presidential election two days be...

22 Apr 202533min

In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal

In the Studio: Amin Gulgee - Heavy metal

Amin Gulgee defies easy categorisation: he’s a metal sculptor, a curator, and one of Pakistan’s most innovative and cherished artists, the beating heart of his home city of Karachi’s creative scene. H...

21 Apr 202527min

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