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The desire for lighter skin
| Ngunan AdamuAmaal Said
Discover why some Black people feel more attractive with lighter skin. Ngunan Adamu speaks to three women who explain how they got hooked on skin bleaching.
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- Article
When skin bleaching goes wrong
| Ngunan AdamuAmaal Said
Warnings about permanent health damage don’t deter those using skin-bleaching products for years on end. Read the story of one woman who suffered from liver failure after years of striving to be paler.
- Article
- Article
Finding the words to talk about emptiness
| Cassie DoneyJames Albon
Shored up by a diagnosis and medication, Cassie Doney tried to find out more about the profound feeling of emptiness they were experiencing. But research is thin on the ground.
- Photo story
- Photo story
‘My Hair Is Not…’
| Inés Yearwood-Sanchez
Eight Black people talk about their relationship with their hair – their hairstyle history, their experiences, and how they decided to have natural hair.