Growing up as a Filipina in a small town in Washington State, I faced many of the same insecurities about my body image as my peers. Like many of them, I wanted to be like a model — thin and tall, ...

(Special to The Root) — Skin color is one of our most important biological traits. Its many shades evolved as humans moved far and wide into regions with different intensities of sunlight. Skin color ...

The impact of skin color in the lives of Latinos across the United States is huge. The impact of skin color in the lives of Latinos across the United States is huge. It impacts the ability to move ...