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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onOctober 6, 2011
In today's link roundup: Was Rihanna "white and blonde" for her British Vogue shoot? Plus: NAACP challenges New Jersey state police review.
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by Jenée Desmond-Harris onApril 11, 2011
And the efforts to stop it seem to be missing the real problem. (Hint: It's not about the chemicals.)
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July 15, 2010
When we heard about the skin-lightening app for the profile pictures of Indian Facebook users, it struck us as one of many examples of people adopting a look outside of their own ethnicity. Some feel pressure to conform to the dominant beauty standard; others just want to flout convention. Clearly, stars are prone to doing it.
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November 16, 2009
Sammy Sosa is not the first celebrity to change his complexion. The Root takes a look at other celebrities who have had drastic, ahem, makeovers.
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July 10, 2009
Lightening of the skin is a global practice...
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