How Can We Move Forward in a Colorist Society?
As a lighter skinned Black person, I didn't understand the impact of colorism until I left my small town and graduated college. I am the lightest person in my family and had always appreciated my family of a darker tone. I had grown up around confident Black people and never thought of them any less because they were darker skinned. If anything, I was the outsider and would look forward to summer so my color could be closer to my family's, which I loved.