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: Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser

In the Studio: Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser

Artists Himali Singh Soin and David Soin Tappeser explore the complex weave of histories and myths around Britain’s imperial salt monopoly in India. Paul Waters joins them as they create an open-air i...

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LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?

LOUD: Is noise an invisible killer?

BBC health correspondent James Gallagher investigates how our noisy world is damaging our health. He finds out why noise increases our risk of health problems, like heart attacks, sleep problems and a...

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The Fifth Floor: The Kenyan women saying no to motherhood

The Fifth Floor: The Kenyan women saying no to motherhood

According to Kenya’s Health Ministry, between 2020 and 2023, about 16,000 women in Kenya decided to undergo a sterilisation procedure known as tubal ligation. While some of them already had children a...

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BBC OS Conversations: Cuts to US foreign aid funding

BBC OS Conversations: Cuts to US foreign aid funding

On his first day in office, Donald Trump froze foreign aid funding, ordering an immediate review into USAID, the government agency which was running programmes in around 120 countries. The review was ...

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Heart and Soul: Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism

Heart and Soul: Ayahuasca and the new spiritual tourism

For centuries, ayahuasca has been a sacred plant for the Shipibo-Konibo peoples of the Peruvian Amazon. Part medicine, part spiritual ceremony, ayahuasca and other plant medicines are revered practice...

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The village of sex offenders

The village of sex offenders

Set among endless sugar-cane fields in a remote part of southern Florida, Restoration Destination is a community made up of registered sex offenders. Created by a Christian ministry as a response to s...

13 Mar 202526min

Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’

Assignment: Guatemala’s ‘Indigenous Spring’

Guatemala’s been going through huge political upheavals. Protestors brought the country to a standstill with roadblocks and national strikes which lasted more than one hundred days, until they got the...

11 Mar 202526min

In the Studio: Kwaku Bediako

In the Studio: Kwaku Bediako

Ghanaian fashion innovator Kwaku Bediako is redefining luxury with sustainability at its heart. We step inside his world as he transforms second-hand garments into bold, high-fashion pieces, worn by g...

10 Mar 202526min

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