Dark skin is a type of human skin color that is rich in melanin pigments. People with dark skin are often referred to as "black people", although this...

the skin in cells called melanocytes and it is the main determinant of the skin color of darker-skin humans. The skin color of people with light skin is...

light skin pigmentation have skin with low amounts of eumelanin, and possess fewer melanosomes than humans with dark skin pigmentation. Light skin provides...

(LDS Church), leaders beginning with founder Joseph Smith taught that dark skin was a sign of a curse from God. After his death in 1844 other leaders...

various skin types, as follows: Dark skin does provide some protection against the sun’s ultraviolet rays, but it is a myth that people with dark skin tones...

people who are perceived as belonging to a darker-skinned race, are treated differently based on their darker skin tone. Colorism focuses on how racism is...

Nkiru, the video acts a celebration and affirmation of the beauty of dark-skinned women. The video, featuring Beyoncé, Blue Ivy and Wizkid won the award...

skin over darker skin. The 20 million strong Isan population, for instance, many of whom are of Laotian and Khmer descent, traditionally had darker skin...

Periorbital hyperpigmentation, also known as hereditary dark circles, is characterized by darker skin around the eyes caused by the presence of additional...

and Central Asia. It ranges from cream or dark cream to darker olive or light brown skin tones. This skin type sometimes burns and tans gradually, but...