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Guyana: the colour of beauty

Categories: Caribbean, Guyana, Ethnicity & Race, Ideas

Signifyin’ Guyana reflects [1] on the troubling ideas about beauty that she and other dark-skinned Caribbean women encountered when they were growing up. “It took me a while to learn to ignore the inconsistencies from others and arrive at a healthy view of my skin color and facial features.”