I am curious if there is a way that you can create a video about black people who are dark skinned and visibly look multi ethnic? What I am asking may sound stupid. I also am not being as creative or descriptive enough with my words here. I understand if what I am saying is confusing
Angela Bofill recently passed away…I remember watching the Unsung episode of her life and it was very interesting…Would you do a bio or breakdown about her ? Her voice was very nice and soulful plus she was very beautiful
Or rather, people who intermarry should avoid procreating. At least in a country like the USA where biracial children will be rejected by both communities, which causes depression, identity crisis, mental issues and much more
Yes she embraced her African American heritage but she still acquiesced to what White bigots wanted instead of accepting the fact that she was Mulatto.
Being light-skinned and being biracial are 2 very different things. My parents are black and so are my grandparents and so on. It is not the same as having a non-black parent. Also, my whole family is from Louisiana. Creole people are specific families with a specific lineage not just just anyone with light skin. All Creole people do not have light skin. There are also other ethnic groups in Louisiana.
Get off your high horse lady. Light skin is an indication of non-indigenous African ancestry. When colorists advocate for lighter-skinned people, they do just that. They don't care from whence that light skin derives. It might matter if Creoles controlled the industry, but they don't. Don't misunderstand, we are not colorists, not by far. In other words, we DO NOT believe one is competent for equality only in the ratio of his/her White blood.
@@shanteecoleman8003 The difference is culture. Biracial people, especially ones with non black mothers often lack the nuances of the collective cultural awareness people with black mothers have.
I love the beauty and uniqueness of melanated skintones. ❤ I don't love how colorisim tends to always spark controversy and seperate us at times.....as if any if us had control over who our parents were or what color we were born. When you love yourself, everything else is moot. I do enjoy your commentaries btw❤
I agree but unfortunately colorism is such a deeper conversation than being a different color and I’m just happy that we are finally acknowledging the nuances that were always gaslit in the past
Unfortunately because black American people allow Zendaya to “identify” as a black woman, though she is a mixed race woman. So she and other mixed race/biracial people will continue to steal opportunities from black men/women.
@VeeLondon1449 facts. There is a difference between light-skinned, and biracial. This is also why you get movies like "Nina" , being played by Zoe Saldana 🙄. Gotta stop calling everyone "black". That 1 drop rule needs to be abolished
@@kia.203do you believe if the Mulatto is taken out of the black community, then finally dark skin women will be seen in Hollywood? Do you believe that mulatto people are in your way? If they were gone and out of your community, would your community have more peace more marriage more money more happiness better housing better jobs? Is the black community held up by the one drop rule??? Once the mulatto was out of your community then finally the black community will be free??😂
This is why Viola Davis, Michelle Obama, Angela Bassett and other beautiful women of color should be celebrated for representing Black women of all hues so well.
@@mariabrown6926if she advocated for only the mixed community Black people would still be mad. Black people stay mad at mulatto’s no matter what they do.
Black Creoles created a culture for themselves. They were set apart from the other blacks by choice. I can relate because I was raised in that era. Things got better after the Civil Rights Movement. Thanks to James Brown with his song "Say it loud I am Black and Proud ". it helped skin color and the Catholic and Baptist faiths come together with a better understanding of their differences. Thanks, you gave a wonderful description of Louisiana Creoles ❤
This topic makes me think of Spike Lee's "School Daze" movie. The sororities and fraternities were divided by skintones. They were very talented and brilliant, however, there was a lot of division in there college which is really unfortunate.
and Spike Lee is notoriously colorist with any woman he was ever connected to, being super light with light eyes and hair atypical of unambiguous Blacks
American slave thinking .it's deeply ingrained in our culture . As white mom I tried hard to instill pride in my kids . One identities as black , the other two as biracial .
Division by colorism is not of God. Biblically, people were identified in a patriarchal system, aka, by tribe or family. The closer to God and following His testimony the better human moral worth is acknowledged .
Boy do I agree with you! It’s really ridiculous to still be talking about skin color. It doesn’t matter how light skinned you are in America you’re still considered black because that’s what you are. Just be proud.
This topic will never change. Ppl allways look out to put ppl down in there differences If it was not race it would be the blue or brown eyes ppl or something else
I’m a dark skin black male and the discrimination I receive now is the same on my side of my life for me military government and even in the private sector I’m treated unjust and I’m 62yrs young right now so it never ends dark skinned sisters n brothers I love me
That’s so terrible that type of thinking is plantation thinking way back durning slavery. It’s hard to believe people are still that ignorant in this day and age.
I’m light skin, my mom, aunties and my sister is brown skin. My mom used to tell people to not to tell me I’m pretty. My aunt would tell me my sister was prettier than me. Hurtful. I never understood it until an adult. They’ve been conditioned to believe that
That’s so wrong. I’m brown and everyone in my family is brown but I had a light skin mixed looking baby. People have always asked me if she’s mine. I’m raising her to know she’s Beatiful on the inside and out and not because she’s light skin but because she really is a cutie pie and sweet as candy. I’m so sorry your family allowed you to feel less and hoping you learned when you were older that you care beautiful and loved.
Thank you for doing this. I never heard of her. As a light skinned bi racial woman myself I want to say this is still an issue in our community. My mom was a white passing with grey eyes married to my handsom Father who was a dark skinned man who I was very close to. Mom had a lot of dark skinned friends who I loved growing up in the 60's and a couple of white friends too. Colorism is something I wasn't aware of growing up. My best friend was dark skinned. I never thought any of my chocolate sisters as less than me and I never felt white people were better than me. I felt we were all the same until I was called the N word by a 7 yeard old white kid when I worked for a private school where I was the token. My fellow white co workers were appalled when that kid said that to me and scolded him. It was the first time in my life I had to learn about racism. As a light' skinned woman I must be sensitive and aknowlege some privlage we get for being lighter. I've always been the token for most jobs I've worked. Believe me that comes with its own challenges. I'm not passing like my mom was who did not try to pass cause she married my Father. My uncle on my mom's side I recently learned did try to pass. THat may explain why he used to call me when he was drunk. People who chose that route had to give up a lot. I understand why the rest of the community doesnt sympathize when light skinned people like myself have issues with darker skinned women because they have been over looked and dis respected. I would feel the way they do too if I were darker skinned. Now Creoles which I beleive my mom's family is a part of became outsiders. Because of the one drop rule people like me are considered black Fredi Washington another famous light skinned never passed. It's not suprising Hilda married a white man. Lena dd it too but she did it to open doors. This whole thing is very complicated.There are u tubers now. Some light skinned who have issues with our darker skinned folks who criticize us and there are Dark skinned u tubers who call us light skinned folks ugly.People we must figure out a way to embrace and support each other. When our ancestors were slaves and they didved them into house and field slaves because of this it has never been the same. I don't know how we can heal from this but all of us must learn to love ourselves and stop looking for outside valedation. Dark skinned or light skinned we are all fabulous
Thank you for covering such a sensitive issue with respect. Like you said no one makes a choice as to how they are born. I hope that I am wrong but I don’t see things changing. Just another way to cause division. This is a perfect example of how important it is to develop a positive self concept/image. There will always be people trying to define who you are and where your place should be. Sometimes its your own people. I wish we could all embrace how beautiful it is to have so many diverse skintones. Thank you for doing another video on an actress that I had never heard of. 🌹 ❤
The seventies were the best decade for darker skinned actresses such as Judy Pace Stephanie Mills Thelma on Good Times as well as Ester Rolle and Louise Jefferson of the Jeffersons many others to numerous to name.
I'm 63. My grandmother (born 1905) told me that there were help-wanted ads back in her day that used to advertise for maids, using the wording "must be light-skinned colored woman." Amazing that ads like that could even be legal. My father (born 1920) said that there was a very well-known saying amongst black people back in his day to "do the race a favor. Marry a light-skinned person." Of course, the emphasis on light skin is due to the fact that slavery created an instant caste system society with whites as the highest caste. As children were born to slaveholders, those children were lighter skinned and received privileges of working inside the plantation mansions in the capacity of maids, cooks, butlers, etc. They were even educated in many instances and sent away to college in some cases. Darker-skinned enslaved people were relegated to working in the fields. This is where the great divide happened. It has just continued to this day in many insidious ways.
Many light skin black people have kinky, coily hair as well as dsbp. The ones who got a chance to go to school were always the massas children by the black woman slave who were mixed or white passing lsbp whose hair was long and the lsbm hair not kinky. The kinky haired lsbp were kept slaves.
I don't think black people are ready for this conversation. Whether you are light-skinned or biracial you are going to catch astray. It's sad we are still having this discussion. Just be a kind person, do your best and it is what it is.
Biracial is a term that is ignorant and untrue. One race of people esxists, human. We know that white men who owned other people came up with this term. Why do people, especially Black people still embrace this term?
Some dark skin women "got it going on", and some don't. Just as some lighter skin (including "white" women) "got it going on", and some don't. My point is that skin color cannot keep one from "got it going on", which I take it to mean that you got intelligence, morals, charisma, talent, style, personality...whatever you want to call it, that makes people like being around you.
This is really good, the way it has been broken down to give you a clear understanding of how the whole racial system worked. In the movie Origin (2023), the author tried to imply that skin colour and race were not the main factor where racism is concerned, but that it was a caste system like in India. In India, the caste system is solely based on skin colour. Darker skin is at the bottom and lighter skin at the top, which is exactly how racism is played out all around the world 🌎
Really? That would be a highly charged conversation because I see how the author drew that conclusion, but I can see a few fallacies with that conclusion. Thanks for sharing that point. I will have to do research on that story.
I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota and never heard of her. Weird. I think both sides complaints are valid. Its sad that things like race and color constantly tear us apart. So many bigger issues in the world. God bless
Great mini documentary. So if any you watched the movie Alex Haley “Queen”starring Halle Berry there’s a part in there where her grandmother who is white tells her just because she looked white doesn’t mean anything. She said said to her just a tap of black makes you black. I even heard from racist while people that of your white and you have black that reached back into your family, they will consider you not white. It sad and this to me absolutely makes no sense. But I agree with Karine I don’t think this will ever change. Just sad.
Omg, skin color has been the root of so much division throughout history. My daughter, RIP 12/4/2013, had Virtiligo. A skin condition common in African & Native American decent peoples which involves loss of skin pigment. She was ridiculed in school as a child being nicknamed “pinto”. Cruel to say the least. It was hard enough living with the condition. This video brought up some memories…
I love these types of videos, because I learn so much of our people journeys. It's painful to hear what they have suffered. We all get it whether you're brown like me or caucasian appearing we all get a piece of the White man's crazy. I believe all races have beauty within it and I celebrate all. Thank you for sharing this profile on such a talented woman.
The thing about being the Ethnicity of Hispanic is that a person can be white, black, indigenous and also asian. We are so conditioned in only seeing people that look like Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizaimo or light skinned Mexicans. If you notice a lot of baseball players with Hispanic names look like a Tyrone Jackson from Chicago. Big Papi was definitely not a white hispanic. I visited Puerto Rico two yrs ago in the town of Ioiza which had been settled by Africans brought their for enslavement. The people are predominantly black. I just saw a video with Hugo Chavez and he talked about his African roots and the Venezuelan African roots of the people. I was really surprised.
What an interesting video Karine! I really love your channel. Your channel is a standalone in the RUclips world. Greetings from a silent listener in Germany.
Unfortunately history repeats itself time and time again! Colorism is still here no matter how far back your African roots go or no matter where or how you were raised……here are your 💐 💐 Hilda for all you endured with your fighting spirit you stood tall!
Lena Horne *unless youve already done her life(...I went to the auction in NYC of her couture and jewelry..need to tell u this> the crowd, both black and white, came dressed to the nines and gave her HUGE respect. She was fantastic and came to advocate for her black community much more as she got older. And a big star.
I love your stories! I learn so much! You tell these stories so eloquently. Thanks for sharing your passion. I love history content too. Especially black history and celebrity stories.
I greatly appreciate classic movies and enjoy watching short biographies of forgotten stars and starlets of the past. One of the actresses I remember is Hilda Sims, who appeared in the Joe Louis movie. I often wondered why she never became as famous as other legendary Black actresses such as Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Eartha Kitt. She was just as stunning and talented as those women, but for some reason never made it big in Hollywood. I would also like to bring to your attention Jeni Legon, an exceptional tap dancer who was sadly underrated, likely due to her being a Black woman. She did not achieve the same level of success as her White female counterparts, such as Eleanor Powell and Ann Miller. Another gifted actress that I would love to see featured is Juanita Hall. Although she portrayed non-Black stereotypical roles in South Pacific and Flower Drum Song, her talent was undeniable. Lastly, I am interested in learning more about Korla Pandit, an African-American organist who disguised himself as an Indian and wore a turban. He gained a significant following in the 1940s and 50s and was an international sensation.
From Dona Drake , Ina Ray Hutton to Carol Channing , Joan Bennett to Dinah Shore, Ava Gardner to Angie Dickinson , Mae West to Loni Anderson and Humphrey Bogart , Pernell Roberts , even the King of Rock and Roll himself Elvis Presley . That old one drop rule seems to persist .
Thank you for the discussion! Race and Colorism are always such sensitive subjects! Like you said, we don’t create ourselves but have to function in society the way God made us!❤😊
I absolutely love “A Streetcar Named Desire.” That is my favorite movie of all-time. I would love to have seen Hilda Simms as she played Blanche DuBois. I can tell from the clips shown in this video that Hilda was a wonderful actress and must have been great as Blanche DuBois. May she RIP. ❤️🙏
Some pictures of Hilda remind me of Natalie wood , particularly her beautiful eyes . What a remarkably intelligent and creative woman . I’m sure any family members that are still living must be so proud of her ,I’m proud of her just as a woman .. Life well lived .💕
Another beautiful woman and actress. Sister, you are so good at your work! I can bing them over and over again! Some are so sad. Flowers 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐 🌹 to them all! Very powerful ladies back in the day! No matter what race they were or are! I'm Scottish, Italian, & America Indian, and we were raised to love all others and fairness equal like God said. But, we do have stupid wicked people in life. I love all my relatives, black, Jamaican, Samoan, spainish, Mexican, persian, congoian, etc. It's very upsetting, stupid/ ignorant people feel the need of harming others because of their own inferiority and low self esteem, greed, etc. God will show His distain for all this stupidty..WE MUST LOVE EACH OTHER, unless they are abusers. Great history work sister!!!
It's the devil. But... 1 John 4:4 - You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed watching this video because when I was younger, I always thought biracial black people and light-skinned people were lucky since I am a darker shade. So, for myself, I would think that they shouldn't complain about not "fitting in" to both sides of their race. However, when I got older, I started to realize that they encounter issues too in reference to genetic or racial makeup. Sadly, they have to deal with not being accepted from either the Black or White side. Thanks for shedding more light on this!
Read the history of the "Quadroon Ball" your heart will weep for the darker skinned mothers and her lighter dkinned daughters. A good mothers pain is worst when her child is abused.
Creole doesn't mean black it means born in the new world. Also, Creole people and Haitians are very close in culture. That's evidenced by how they came together a few years back. You will also find Haitian or St. Martinique in Creole people's background because they were both owned by the French.
@@Mimi-ht6xr what did I say that wasn't exactly true? You didn't even comment on that you began talking about Fats Domino. Secondly, I've been French Creole all my life too so I'm not sure where you were going with that either. Also, I never mentioned Africans or color so again what isn't true? Was Haiti not a territory of France? Was Martinique not a territory of France? Where is the lie you're talking about? Also, Louisiana Creole means BORN IN THE NEW WORLD so where is the lie? You just wanted to say something
There are Creole all over the South. Such a beautiful lady, snd unfortunately people still are mistreated due to their shade of black. I love Louisiana family, and that's a fact. ❤ ***I doubt that change will happen for us as black people. Why? Some of our people are not capable of changing the way that they think, and those individuals are okay with being colorist/ prejudice. Sad, but true.
Thank you for sharing.Your videos are always informative and enjoyable. You show subjects about our own stars and others that haven't been discussed before. I appreciate you ❤️
Unfortunately race matters and it always have and will be. The closer to white you are the more privileges you will have. Some biracial and light used these and who wouldnt if it makes your life easier.
I am certainly not a light-skinned Black, however, I have had it pointed out to me that I was lighter than a female friend that I happened to be with a White person, I find this so divisive. I hold no animosity toward light-skinned Blacks because they didn't create the racist system they just happened to be born light-skinned into a racist and colourist European society, we should be directing our anger at Whites who are solely to be blamed.
My mother was a quadroon, Blk, Irish, Austrian, and Canadian! She never acknowledged one ethnicity over another! I now realize she seemed more embarrassed rather than exploit herself! She raised 10 children, 2 sons, eight daughters, with a Blk. father. We never considered that we were nothing but Blk.
Great Video. Here in some parts of Louisiana and in my family Cajun Creoles are European muxed with Caucasian Americans. Whereas French Créole is European mixed with Coloured People. Nice to hear someone's else definition of Créole. And Mulatto is still a very, strong derogatory term along with mixed breed and mutt. But we love the term Gumbo⚜️ P.S. Yeah, I'll never ever understand how someone's half Black is fully Black, but half Caucasian with other POC is mixed race 🤔💬
They think you have a problem free life and get everything you want ….and the streets are paved with gold that you walk down!this is coming from a lighter BM….so I know!
You said it right! Where is this lightskinned privilege that people who are NOT lightskinned keep talking about? Where does a LSBW like me get her so called privilege card?🤔🤭💯❤️🖤💚
I am light skinned but I’m still black . My mother is biracial with fair skin. My father was black and has dark skin. From my point of view being light skinned and biracial are the same.. Why? Whites call you black and blacks mistreat or make comments about your skin being light . I’ve gone through racism within my own race. Still till this day my own family will say things like your white .. or considered white. Even down to my hair I’ve been told because you mix with white. That’s why your hair grows the way it does.Crazy part about that is my hair is thick and nappy. I am black regardless of what else I have in my blood… I identify as black. I love my Black people, and I think it’s sad that we still live in a society where our own people are racist amongst each other. Crazy part is all this was taught. I pray for the hearts and souls of my people. No matter what shade of black you are … You Are beautiful! What a force would Black people be if we all came together. That’s what they don’t want. ❤ I love your channel and I thank you for your time
This is where you are wrong. I see a lot of black ppl make this point but they don’t actually socialize with white ppl. As a women who grew up in predominantly white spaces, they DO know the difference between biracials and fully black. THEY DO. A lot of you have these baseless arguments about environment you know nothing about.
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I am curious if there is a way that you can create a video about black people who are dark skinned and visibly look multi ethnic? What I am asking may sound stupid. I also am not being as creative or descriptive enough with my words here. I understand if what I am saying is confusing
LaVern Baker…She seems like an interesting lady…If there’s any research on her could you do a video of her
Angela Bofill recently passed away…I remember watching the Unsung episode of her life and it was very interesting…Would you do a bio or breakdown about her ?
Her voice was very nice and soulful plus she was very beautiful
Biracial people should be allowed to embrace both sides , not forced to choose.
Or rather, people who intermarry should avoid procreating. At least in a country like the USA where biracial children will be rejected by both communities, which causes depression, identity crisis, mental issues and much more
Nobody's forcing you to choose.
We do! Fuk what everybody else thinks!
@@TheBLACKboard65 Your profile name alone tells all I need to know about you.....
@@BohemianRhapsody324 - As does yours.
Freddie Washington accepted her blackness even though she looked white. No matter how white she looked , White people reminded her that she was black
Yes she embraced her African American heritage but she still acquiesced to what White bigots wanted instead of accepting the fact that she was Mulatto.
She was an attractive woman and a very good actress.
Being light-skinned and being biracial are 2 very different things. My parents are black and so are my grandparents and so on. It is not the same as having a non-black parent. Also, my whole family is from Louisiana. Creole people are specific families with a specific lineage not just just anyone with light skin. All Creole people do not have light skin. There are also other ethnic groups in Louisiana.
Get off your high horse lady. Light skin is an indication of non-indigenous African ancestry. When colorists advocate for lighter-skinned people, they do just that. They don't care from whence that light skin derives. It might matter if Creoles controlled the industry, but they don't. Don't misunderstand, we are not colorists, not by far. In other words, we DO NOT believe one is competent for equality only in the ratio of his/her White blood.
😒 Whts the difference REALLY☝🏾😊 Oh I KNOW, Different texture hair?! 🥴😂
Yes I don’t know many biracial plp for a reason we didn’t fully connect having black parents and them having only one black parent.
@@shanteecoleman8003 The difference is culture. Biracial people, especially ones with non black mothers often lack the nuances of the collective cultural awareness people with black mothers have.
Being intergenerationally mixed still makes you mixed. The one drop rule has skewed the reality that mixed is still mixed.
I love the beauty and uniqueness of melanated skintones. ❤ I don't love how colorisim tends to always spark controversy and seperate us at times.....as if any if us had control over who our parents were or what color we were born. When you love yourself, everything else is moot. I do enjoy your commentaries btw❤
This 🙌🏽🙌🏽🙌🏽 I agree ❤️❤️
I agree but unfortunately colorism is such a deeper conversation than being a different color and I’m just happy that we are finally acknowledging the nuances that were always gaslit in the past
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its the same today how they hire actors like zendaya instead of darker women like yes we notice
Unfortunately because black American people allow Zendaya to “identify” as a black woman, though she is a mixed race woman. So she and other mixed race/biracial people will continue to steal opportunities from black men/women.
@VeeLondon1449 facts. There is a difference between light-skinned, and biracial.
This is also why you get movies like "Nina" , being played by Zoe Saldana 🙄. Gotta stop calling everyone "black". That 1 drop rule needs to be abolished
@@kia.203do you believe if the Mulatto is taken out of the black community, then finally dark skin women will be seen in Hollywood? Do you believe that mulatto people are in your way? If they were gone and out of your community, would your community have more peace more marriage more money more happiness better housing better jobs? Is the black community held up by the one drop rule??? Once the mulatto was out of your community then finally the black community will be free??😂
Zendaya is a biracial woman who doesn't really have full black features like Halle Berry and Faith Evans.
Exactly
This is why Viola Davis, Michelle Obama, Angela Bassett and other beautiful women of color should be celebrated for representing Black women of all hues so well.
Angela Bassett is celebrated for her talent and beauty.
@@sandraatkins2539 Yet she still hasn't won an Oscar.
@Igboman87 she did win a Oscar, its honorary but it still counts
They only represent women with their skin tones. I love Angela Basset but she doesn’t actually resonate with me
@Igboman87 she's won an Oscar it was honorary
Freida Washington faced the same backlash! No matter how she advocated for the black community, she was ridiculed by critics White and Black!
She should advocate for the mixed community
Many people PERIOD are just plain ignorant.....
Freddie Washington.
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50 years ago, one drop of Black Blood ,made you Black!
@@mariabrown6926if she advocated for only the mixed community Black people would still be mad. Black people stay mad at mulatto’s no matter what they do.
Unfortunately this will always be an issue. I've been blessed to be here almost 70 years and it has not changed.
Did anybody bring up the classic: "IMITATION OF LIFE"???
Thank you for educating us about Hilda Simms. Did not know of her until now. Such beautiful eyes with an EQUALLY beautiful voice. ❤
You are so welcome! Thank you for watching ❤️❤️
That voice is not very feminine.
@@sandraatkins2539 It's subjective. I love the deepness of her voice. Same with Sade or the great Nina Simone. Doesn't take away its beauty.
Black Creoles created a culture for themselves. They were set apart from the other blacks by choice. I can relate because I was raised in that era. Things got better after the Civil Rights Movement. Thanks to James Brown with his song "Say it loud I am Black and Proud ". it helped skin color and the Catholic and Baptist faiths come together with a better understanding of their differences.
Thanks, you gave a wonderful description of Louisiana Creoles ❤
This topic makes me think of Spike Lee's "School Daze" movie. The sororities and fraternities were divided by skintones. They were very talented and brilliant, however, there was a lot of division in there college which is really unfortunate.
and Spike Lee is notoriously colorist with any woman he was ever connected to, being super light with light eyes and hair atypical of unambiguous Blacks
One Drop Rule is colorist and biased.
An INVENTION OF THE WHITE EUROPEAN SLAVE MASTERS.
American slave thinking .it's deeply ingrained in our culture . As white mom I tried hard to instill pride in my kids . One identities as black , the other two as biracial .
No, racist and which people made that rule?
It's a issue for people who are trying to escape Blackness.
@@BronzeSistathat’s not true. Biracial is its own racial category. They shouldn’t have to choose either side
I do believe that race will not matter one day. 💖 All under God's kingdom.
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God is a God of variety. People need to understand and appreciate His view of beauty.
Division by colorism is not of God. Biblically, people were identified in a patriarchal system, aka, by tribe or family.
The closer to God and following His testimony the better human moral worth is acknowledged .
Amen ❤
In 2024 why are African people still discussing our skin color. We come in many shades. We are still African people. Be proud.
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Exactly what I said in the end.. it’s exhausting 😭😭😭
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Yessss Queen, preach! ❤
Boy do I agree with you! It’s really ridiculous to still be talking about skin color. It doesn’t matter how light skinned you are in America you’re still considered black because that’s what you are. Just be proud.
Do I think the topic of race and colorism will ever die out? No.
IF PEOPLE CONTINUE TO TALK ABOUT RACE AND COLORISM...IT WILL CONTINUE TO STAY ALIVE!...SAD!
@@dianamcfarland1997 It will continue to stay alive because most people aren't capable of seeing beyond the color of the skin.
@@dianamcfarland1997no it will stay alive until people stop discriminate against darker women
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This topic will never change. Ppl allways look out to put ppl down in there differences If it was not race it would be the blue or brown eyes ppl or something else
so true. Too short, too fat, etc..
Or religion, like Northern Ireland.
I’m a dark skin black male and the discrimination I receive now is the same on my side of my life for me military government and even in the private sector I’m treated unjust and I’m 62yrs young right now so it never ends dark skinned sisters n brothers I love me
I don’t have any hope for that happening in my lifetime
As a biracial woman, I can tell you that I was not black enough for black people, but definitely black to white people…
😢😢 this divide just needs to end! This is so disheartening 💔
WHITE PEOPLE STARTED ALLLLLLLL THIS COLORISM SHITTTTT POINT BLANK
Clearly you weren't white enough for white people so I don't get why blacks get all the blame...
That’s so terrible that type of thinking is plantation thinking way back durning slavery. It’s hard to believe people are still that ignorant in this day and age.
I can relate I even was told I couldn’t comment on police brutality because I was light skin and didn’t understand!
I’m light skin, my mom, aunties and my sister is brown skin. My mom used to tell people to not to tell me I’m pretty. My aunt would tell me my sister was prettier than me. Hurtful. I never understood it until an adult. They’ve been conditioned to believe that
I am sorry you were abused like this. My Mother & Aunts were colorist too!
Wow smh.
That’s so wrong. I’m brown and everyone in my family is brown but I had a light skin mixed looking baby. People have always asked me if she’s mine. I’m raising her to know she’s Beatiful on the inside and out and not because she’s light skin but because she really is a cutie pie and sweet as candy. I’m so sorry your family allowed you to feel less and hoping you learned when you were older that you care beautiful and loved.
She's so pretty. I can't wait to watch the Joe Lewis movie.
Thank you for doing this. I never heard of her. As a light skinned bi racial woman myself I want to say this is still an issue in our community. My mom was a white passing with grey eyes married to my handsom Father who was a dark skinned man
who I was very close to. Mom had a lot of dark skinned friends who I loved growing up in the 60's and a couple of white friends too. Colorism is something I wasn't aware of growing up. My best friend was dark skinned. I never thought any of my chocolate sisters as less than me and I never felt white people were better than me. I felt we were all the same until I was called the N word by a 7 yeard old white kid when I worked for a private school where I was the token. My fellow white co workers were appalled when that kid said that to me and scolded him. It was the first time in my life I had to learn about
racism. As a light' skinned woman I must be sensitive and aknowlege some privlage we get for being lighter. I've always been the token for most jobs I've worked. Believe me that comes with its own challenges. I'm not passing like my mom was who did
not try to pass cause she married my Father. My uncle on my mom's side I recently learned did try to pass. THat may explain why he used to call me when he was drunk. People who chose that route had to give up a lot. I understand why the rest of the
community doesnt sympathize when light skinned people like myself have issues with darker skinned women because they have been over looked and dis respected. I would feel the way they do too if I were darker skinned. Now Creoles which I beleive my mom's family is a part of became outsiders. Because of the one drop rule people like me are considered black
Fredi Washington another famous light skinned never passed. It's not suprising Hilda married a white man. Lena dd it too
but she did it to open doors. This whole thing is very complicated.There are u tubers now. Some light skinned who have issues with our darker skinned folks who criticize us and there are Dark skinned u tubers who call us light skinned folks ugly.People
we must figure out a way to embrace and support each other. When our ancestors were slaves and they didved them into house and field slaves because of this it has never been the same. I don't know how we can heal from this but all of us must
learn to love ourselves and stop looking for outside valedation. Dark skinned or light skinned we are all fabulous
Thank you for covering such a sensitive issue with respect. Like you said no one makes a choice as to how they are born. I hope that I am wrong but I don’t see things changing. Just another way to cause division. This is a perfect example of how important it is to develop a positive self concept/image. There will always be people trying to define who you are and where your place should be. Sometimes its your own people. I wish we could all embrace how beautiful it is to have so many diverse skintones. Thank you for doing another video on an actress that I had never heard of. 🌹 ❤
The seventies were the best decade for darker skinned actresses such as Judy Pace Stephanie Mills Thelma on Good Times as well as Ester Rolle and Louise Jefferson of the Jeffersons many others to numerous to name.
Omg she’s my birthday 🎂 twin 4/15 she’s one special woman! Never heard of her until now thank you Karine ❤
Karine.. ur Dialect is so soft and sweet .. Additive .. informative !! So many of us were LOST!! Ty
We have to stop 'othering' people. Sadly, I absolutely agree with you. I don't hold hope that things will change either.
I'm 63. My grandmother (born 1905) told me that there were help-wanted ads back in her day that used to advertise for maids, using the wording "must be light-skinned colored woman." Amazing that ads like that could even be legal. My father (born 1920) said that there was a very well-known saying amongst black people back in his day to "do the race a favor. Marry a light-skinned person." Of course, the emphasis on light skin is due to the fact that slavery created an instant caste system society with whites as the highest caste. As children were born to slaveholders, those children were lighter skinned and received privileges of working inside the plantation mansions in the capacity of maids, cooks, butlers, etc. They were even educated in many instances and sent away to college in some cases. Darker-skinned enslaved people were relegated to working in the fields. This is where the great divide happened. It has just continued to this day in many insidious ways.
Many light skin black people have kinky, coily hair as well as dsbp. The ones who got a chance to go to school were always the massas children by the black woman slave who were mixed or white passing lsbp whose hair was long and the lsbm hair not kinky. The kinky haired lsbp were kept slaves.
I don't think black people are ready for this conversation. Whether you are light-skinned or biracial you are going to catch astray. It's sad we are still having this discussion. Just be a kind person, do your best and it is what it is.
Biracial is a term that is ignorant and untrue. One race of people esxists, human. We know that white men who owned other people came up with this term. Why do people, especially Black people still embrace this term?
God loves all skin color.
What scripture is that in?
Always so delighted to see a new Karine Alourde upload! And your recent vids have been exceptional! 🌠
Thank you so much for watching ❤❤
Karine, your commentary in this video is outstanding, respectful, and intelligent. Thank you 💫
Us dark skin women got it going on im a queen 🤔❤
.... sometimes....
It's about time! ❤
You certainly are my Nubian goddess ❤️
Some dark skin women "got it going on", and some don't. Just as some lighter skin (including "white" women) "got it going on", and some don't. My point is that skin color cannot keep one from "got it going on", which I take it to mean that you got intelligence, morals, charisma, talent, style, personality...whatever you want to call it, that makes people like being around you.
We are all queens
We all come in different shades of Black.
This is really good, the way it has been broken down to give you a clear understanding of how the whole racial system worked.
In the movie Origin (2023), the author tried to imply that skin colour and race were not the main factor where racism is concerned, but that it was a caste system like in India. In India, the caste system is solely based on skin colour. Darker skin is at the bottom and lighter skin at the top, which is exactly how racism is played out all around the world 🌎
Really? That would be a highly charged conversation because I see how the author drew that conclusion, but I can see a few fallacies with that conclusion. Thanks for sharing that point. I will have to do research on that story.
Thank you for the history and anthropology lesson on the Creole people and language. I would love to visit Louisiana or Haiti some day.
Both very gorgeous places! Pray for Haiti as we have a lot of political unrest right now 🙏🏼❤️
Girl, when you’re half white, you’re never white enough for them. I’m half south Asian & half white, & no one has ever called me white…
I’m from Minneapolis, Minnesota and never heard of her. Weird. I think both sides complaints are valid. Its sad that things like race and color constantly tear us apart. So many bigger issues in the world. God bless
You handled this topic extraordinarily!
Sweet Karine Sweet Hilda❤️❤️❤️Beautiful queens ❤❤🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺🌺💐💐💐
She worked the industry and did a good job she was black and she new it.❤
I never heard of her. I love her voice. She was beautiful. It’s unfortunate that we never hear or seen or know about these black actresses.
I appreciate you educating people on lesser known actresses. Thank you.
Great mini documentary. So if any you watched the movie Alex Haley “Queen”starring Halle Berry there’s a part in there where her grandmother who is white tells her just because she looked white doesn’t mean anything. She said said to her just a tap of black makes you black. I even heard from racist while people that of your white and you have black that reached back into your family, they will consider you not white. It sad and this to me absolutely makes no sense. But I agree with Karine I don’t think this will ever change. Just sad.
She was talented & beautiful like all my melinated 👸🏿 queens..
Omg, skin color has been the root of so much division throughout history. My daughter, RIP 12/4/2013, had Virtiligo. A skin condition common in African & Native American decent peoples which involves loss of skin pigment. She was ridiculed in school as a child being nicknamed “pinto”. Cruel to say the least. It was hard enough living with the condition. This video brought up some memories…
♥️ Karine your videos are just brilliant. Phenomenal, informative content. Thank you 🤩
I love these types of videos, because I learn so much of our people journeys. It's painful to hear what they have suffered. We all get it whether you're brown like me or caucasian appearing we all get a piece of the White man's crazy. I believe all races have beauty within it and I celebrate all. Thank you for sharing this profile on such a talented woman.
Very beautiful woman and great actress. I will never forget her and her accomplishments. May she rest in peace. 🌹🌹❤️❤️🌹🌹💕💕🌹❤️❤️❤️❤️❤️🌹🌹🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
Happens with Hispanic/ Latino/ Latin X / Indigenous
The thing about being the Ethnicity of Hispanic is that a person can be white, black, indigenous and also asian. We are so conditioned in only seeing people that look like Jennifer Lopez, John Leguizaimo or light skinned Mexicans. If you notice a lot of baseball players with Hispanic names look like a Tyrone Jackson from Chicago. Big Papi was definitely not a white hispanic. I visited Puerto Rico two yrs ago in the town of Ioiza which had been settled by Africans brought their for enslavement. The people are predominantly black. I just saw a video with Hugo Chavez and he talked about his African roots and the Venezuelan African roots of the people. I was really surprised.
We do chose our families in the incarnation process , to break generational curses from karmic family members
What an attractive lady she was!
She was absolutely beautiful
Thank you, I enjoyed watching this great video on Ms. Simms. I have never heard of this beautiful woman and you brought it to life to share with us.
What an interesting video Karine! I really love your channel. Your channel is a standalone in the RUclips world. Greetings from a silent listener in Germany.
Unfortunately history repeats itself time and time again! Colorism is still here no matter how far back your African roots go or no matter where or how you were raised……here are your 💐 💐 Hilda for all you endured with your fighting spirit you stood tall!
As usual a fantastic delivery great commentary very interesting subject. I just love your delivery one of the best if not the best.
The difference between these ladies is that Nina looked down on black people and it Hilda didn't
Another interesting one with completely new content to me!
Hey Karine Thanks for this Video I Never Heard of Her
Lena Horne *unless youve already done her life(...I went to the auction in NYC of her couture and jewelry..need to tell u this> the crowd, both black and white, came dressed to the nines and gave her HUGE respect. She was fantastic and came to advocate for her black community much more as she got older. And a big star.
In some ways, she looks a little bit like “ Marilyn Monroe” you don't have to agree with me, but she has some traits of her looks!
Im creole and this shed a little light on our heritage. Had no idea she was creole!
I loved her in the Joe Lewis story too .
I think one day we will overcome colorism. Maybe I will not see it happen in my lifetime but one day, I hope...
I HAVE THAT SAME ISSUE IN MY FAMILY ITS HARD TO MAKE SENSE OF IT.
I love your stories! I learn so much! You tell these stories so eloquently. Thanks for sharing your passion. I love history content too. Especially black history and celebrity stories.
The jerhi Curl era of the 80s and early 90s for the men 😵💫
That person question in the beginning pretty much answer their own question
I greatly appreciate classic movies and enjoy watching short biographies of forgotten stars and starlets of the past. One of the actresses I remember is Hilda Sims, who appeared in the Joe Louis movie. I often wondered why she never became as famous as other legendary Black actresses such as Lena Horne, Dorothy Dandridge, and Eartha Kitt. She was just as stunning and talented as those women, but for some reason never made it big in Hollywood.
I would also like to bring to your attention Jeni Legon, an exceptional tap dancer who was sadly underrated, likely due to her being a Black woman. She did not achieve the same level of success as her White female counterparts, such as Eleanor Powell and Ann Miller.
Another gifted actress that I would love to see featured is Juanita Hall. Although she portrayed non-Black stereotypical roles in South Pacific and Flower Drum Song, her talent was undeniable.
Lastly, I am interested in learning more about Korla Pandit, an African-American organist who disguised himself as an Indian and wore a turban. He gained a significant following in the 1940s and 50s and was an international sensation.
Hilda and Sanaa Lathan do favor. ....
From Dona Drake , Ina Ray Hutton to Carol Channing , Joan Bennett to Dinah Shore, Ava Gardner to Angie Dickinson , Mae West to Loni Anderson and Humphrey Bogart , Pernell Roberts , even the King of Rock and Roll himself Elvis Presley . That old one drop rule seems to persist .
Thank you for the discussion! Race and Colorism are always such sensitive subjects! Like you said, we don’t create ourselves but have to function in society the way God made us!❤😊
I absolutely love “A Streetcar Named Desire.” That is my favorite movie of all-time. I would love to have seen Hilda Simms as she played Blanche DuBois. I can tell from the clips shown in this video that Hilda was a wonderful actress and must have been great as Blanche DuBois. May she RIP. ❤️🙏
Some pictures of Hilda remind me of Natalie wood , particularly her beautiful eyes . What a remarkably intelligent and creative woman . I’m sure any family members that are still living must be so proud of her ,I’m proud of her just as a woman .. Life well lived .💕
Another beautiful woman and actress. Sister, you are so good at your work! I can bing them over and over again! Some are so sad. Flowers 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐 🌹 🌸 🏵 🌼 💐 🌹 to them all! Very powerful ladies back in the day! No matter what race they were or are! I'm Scottish, Italian, & America Indian, and we were raised to love all others and fairness equal like God said. But, we do have stupid wicked people in life. I love all my relatives, black, Jamaican, Samoan, spainish, Mexican, persian, congoian, etc. It's very upsetting, stupid/ ignorant people feel the need of harming others because of their own inferiority and low self esteem, greed, etc. God will show His distain for all this stupidty..WE MUST LOVE EACH OTHER, unless they are abusers. Great history work sister!!!
It will never die. Color will always be an issue. Unfortunately
It's the devil.
But...
1 John 4:4 - You are of God, little children, and have overcome them: because greater is He that is in you, than he that is in the world.
Happy Friday Karine and commenters.
Thanks for sharing! I enjoyed watching this video because when I was younger, I always thought biracial black people and light-skinned people were lucky since I am a darker shade. So, for myself, I would think that they shouldn't complain about not "fitting in" to both sides of their race. However, when I got older, I started to realize that they encounter issues too in reference to genetic or racial makeup. Sadly, they have to deal with not being accepted from either the Black or White side. Thanks for shedding more light on this!
This reminds me of what’s going on today. Especially what happened to that Creole lady on TikTok
Omg thank you for making a video on this subject !
Read the history of the "Quadroon Ball" your heart will weep for the darker skinned mothers and her lighter dkinned daughters. A good mothers pain is worst when her child is abused.
Excellent upload. Your take is spot on.❤🎉
Creole doesn't mean black it means born in the new world. Also, Creole people and Haitians are very close in culture. That's evidenced by how they came together a few years back. You will also find Haitian or St. Martinique in Creole people's background because they were both owned by the French.
@@Mimi-ht6xr what did I say that wasn't exactly true? You didn't even comment on that you began talking about Fats Domino. Secondly, I've been French Creole all my life too so I'm not sure where you were going with that either. Also, I never mentioned Africans or color so again what isn't true? Was Haiti not a territory of France? Was Martinique not a territory of France? Where is the lie you're talking about? Also, Louisiana Creole means BORN IN THE NEW WORLD so where is the lie? You just wanted to say something
@@Mimi-ht6xr and saying there was no African Americans is a bold face lie.
There are Creole all over the South. Such a beautiful lady, snd unfortunately people still are mistreated due to their shade of black. I love Louisiana family, and that's a fact. ❤
***I doubt that change will happen for us as black people. Why? Some of our people are not capable of changing the way that they think, and those individuals are okay with being colorist/ prejudice. Sad, but true.
Thank you for sharing Karina❤
Thank you for sharing.Your videos are always informative and enjoyable. You show subjects about our own stars and others that haven't been discussed before. I appreciate you ❤️
I only found you recently and Im really loving watching all your videos. I was thinking Gloria Grahame would be a good star to cover. ❤
Dark Skin Black Women are Beautiful 😍 🤩 👌 ❤️ ♥️ 💕 😍
Dark. Women have. Never. Ever. Had. Low. Esteem. Even. In. Slavery. So. Your. Confidence. Is. On. The. Money.
Shes beautiful just beautiful as follow light skinn young woman I can relate to her
Unfortunately race matters and it always have and will be. The closer to white you are the more privileges you will have. Some biracial and light used these and who wouldnt if it makes your life easier.
I am certainly not a light-skinned Black, however, I have had it pointed out to me that I was lighter than a female friend that I happened to be with a White person, I find this so divisive. I hold no animosity toward light-skinned Blacks because they didn't create the racist system they just happened to be born light-skinned into a racist and colourist European society, we should be directing our anger at Whites who are solely to be blamed.
My mother was a quadroon, Blk, Irish, Austrian, and Canadian! She never acknowledged one ethnicity over another! I now realize she seemed more embarrassed rather than exploit herself! She raised 10 children, 2 sons, eight daughters, with a Blk. father. We never considered that we were nothing but Blk.
I love your channel! You are gorgeous and an awesome storyteller!!!! Watching from Tupelo Mississippi ❤❤
Great Video.
Here in some parts of Louisiana and in my family Cajun Creoles are European muxed with Caucasian Americans. Whereas French Créole is European mixed with Coloured People. Nice to hear someone's else definition of Créole. And Mulatto is still a very, strong derogatory term along with mixed breed and mutt. But we love the term Gumbo⚜️
P.S. Yeah, I'll never ever understand how someone's half Black is fully Black, but half Caucasian with other POC is mixed race 🤔💬
This is so true 👍 👏 🙌 💯
I have been bullied for being lighter skinned for decades and I never understood why until watching this video. Thank you for sharing.
They think you have a problem free life and get everything you want ….and the streets are paved with gold that you walk down!this is coming from a lighter BM….so I know!
You said it right! Where is this lightskinned privilege that people who are NOT lightskinned keep talking about? Where does a LSBW like me get her so called privilege card?🤔🤭💯❤️🖤💚
I really enjoy your voice and cadence in which you speak as well appreciate the extensive research you do. Thank you for your content!
I am light skinned but I’m still black . My mother is biracial with fair skin. My father was black and has dark skin. From my point of view being light skinned and biracial are the same.. Why? Whites call you black and blacks mistreat or make comments about your skin being light . I’ve gone through racism within my own race. Still till this day my own family will say things like your white .. or considered white. Even down to my hair I’ve been told because you mix with white. That’s why your hair grows the way it does.Crazy part about that is my hair is thick and nappy. I am black regardless of what else I have in my blood… I identify as black. I love my Black people, and I think it’s sad that we still live in a society where our own people are racist amongst each other. Crazy part is all this was taught. I pray for the hearts and souls of my people. No matter what shade of black you are … You Are beautiful! What a force would Black people be if we all came together. That’s what they don’t want. ❤ I love your channel and I thank you for your time
This is where you are wrong. I see a lot of black ppl make this point but they don’t actually socialize with white ppl. As a women who grew up in predominantly white spaces, they DO know the difference between biracials and fully black. THEY DO. A lot of you have these baseless arguments about environment you know nothing about.