Colourism in Jamaica feat. Kadija Richards, Sports Psychology Consultant (003)

In this episode, with the insight of Sports Psychology Consultant, Kadija Richards, we discuss the following as it relates to Colourism in Jamaica:
What colour do you think you are?
Definitions of Colourism vs Racism
History of Colourism, and how it is connected to slavery
Jamaican colourism references
Your family experience with colourism growing up in Jamaica
Colourism: The US vs the JA context
What of the white or lighter Jamaican experience?
What are the traditional colourism experiences? - Anecdotal or Truth?
How far have we come?
How is colourism masked now? Party pic discrimination. Hey or nay?
Are natural haired, plus sized, dark-skinned girls being ignored in the party space?

Colourism & Athletics
Colourism and Social Class
Effects of ColourismBleaching

Colourism - The perspective of the giver vs the receiver and awareness of privilege. 
How do we break the cycle?

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