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Skin Deep: The Global Industry of Whitening, Worship, and Western Beauty Standards

InnerKwest Staff | Investigative Culture Report Introduction: The Color Line, Still Drawn From Accra to Manila, from Mumbai to Kingston, and from the halls of Hollywood to the stages of K-pop, a global obsession simmers just beneath the surface: the pursuit of lighter skin. It manifests in billboards, beauty products, music videos, and social media filters. But this isn’t merely …

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The Shadow of Influence: Neo-Colonialism in Africa

Guest Commentary for InnerKwest – Accra, Ghana Neo-Colonialism in Africa: The Modern Struggle for Economic Independence The end of formal colonialism in Africa was supposed to mark the beginning of self-determination and economic independence. Yet, decades later, many African nations find themselves entangled in a complex web of financial dependency, political influence, and resource exploitation orchestrated by former colonial powers …