Americans Rank Mixed Race People Ahead of Blacks Socially

By Jay Scott Smith - 8:25 AM on 12/21/2011

DETROIT - It is one of the black community's most pervasive issues, one that held on through slavery, reconstruction, Jim Crow, and the Civil Rights movement: dark skinned vs. light skinned. A recent study shows that people of mixed race are placed below whites socially, but ahead of blacks, adding more fue...

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By Clutch Magazine

9:26 AM on 01/14/2011

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Lil' Wayne's love of light-skinned women leads to black-lash

By Kia Miakka Natisse

8:34 AM on 01/07/2011

The Grio.com

Lil' Wayne's back in the hot seat. The lyrics from his new single "Right Above" have pissed off some of his fans, a few of whom are

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Black students still favor lighter skin, study finds

By: Kai Beasley, Black College WirePosted: 9/12/07

A majority of African American students polled at aMidwestern university say lighter complexions are more attractive than darkerones, according to a study conducted by researchers from two Louisiana schools.

The results, taken from a sample of 100 students, indicated that 96 percent ofthe men preferred a medium to light c...

Sporting Isn't It?

Baseball,basketball, football or golf

The sport doesn't matter you see?

Because the women some brothers prefer

Do not have dark skin like me.

I flip the pages of the magazines

And get excited when I see your face

But I frown when I see your woman

Is from another race.

Brothers, you are free to choose who you want

And I know that love has no color

But you see...