colorism

colorism
 n.— «Before-and-after photos of Jackson tell a deeper story about color discrimination, also known as colorism—an intra-racial discrimination among African Americans.» —“Through the Past, Darkly” by DeNeen L. Brown Washington Post July 10, 2009. (source: Double-Tongued Dictionary)

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