BOSTON (AP) _ A new study suggests whites and blacks hold similar perceptions of black people based on their skin tone. Light-skinned blacks were more likely to be described as intelligent, attractive ...

When rapper and producer André 3000 performed at Lollapalooza back in 2014, he wore a black jumpsuit embossed with seven bold words: "Across cultures, darker people suffer most. Why?" Since then, the ...

In dark skin, cold sores look like small blisters filled with clear liquid. This liquid eventually leaks and causes the sores to crust over. After a while, this crust falls off on its own. People with ...

In a world where people are constantly bleaching, there are many advantages to having dark or darker skin. Light-skinned people, especially Caucasians, are more likely to have sunburns because they ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. I write about Black and neurodivergent identity in the workplace. In the past few years race has been the center of a national ...

Ancient DNA from 348 individuals who lived between 1,700 and 45,000 years ago is reshaping what we know about the evolution of skin color in Europe. A new study suggests that up until around 3,000 ...

Skin lightening, also called whitening or bleaching, is a multibillion-dollar industry with products that can damage the skin and that, researchers say, promote a dangerous message about beauty and ...

The first Europeans looked dramatically different to many of the fair skinned populations that live there today. In fact, new ...