Prof. Kimberly Norwood
Professor of Law and African and African American Studies
Washington University, St. Louis
Taylor & Francis Group
‘Global Perspectives on Colorism’ Conference
In the United
States, as in many parts of the world, people are discriminated against
based on the color of their skin. This type of skin tone bias, called
colorism, is both related to and distinct from discrimination on the
basis of race, with which it is often conflated.
On Thursday and
Friday, April 2 and 3, The Whitney R. Harris World Law Institute at
Washington University in St. Louis School of Law will host ‘Global
Perspectives on Colorism’, a conference on this crucial topic that is
free and open to the public. Organized by Kimberly Norwood, professor of
Law and African and African American Studies at Washington University,
St. Louis, the conference will address the economic, social, and
psychological impacts of colorism.
Norwood’s book, Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Postracial America,
collects the most up-to-date research on this insidious form of
discrimination, including perspectives from the disciplines of history,
law, sociology, and psychology. The contributors to this volume bring to
light the ways in which colorism affects us all--influencing what we
wear, who we see on television, and even which child we might pick to
adopt.
Norwood says, “The
direct connection between skin color and education, social capital,
marriage, income and wealth, health and overall success is pervasive,
clear, and undeniable. This conference will focus on the global
recognition of the problem and thus the magnitude of the challenge of
eradication.”
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