Let's talk about the glorious representation of dark-skinned actresses in 'Black Panther’

And it's about time. No Images? Click here       ‘Black Panther’ is ready to take dark-skinned actresses (and colorism) seriously We're about a week away from the release of "Black Panther" and we'd be remiss to not acknowledge the beautiful dark-skinned actresses in the film. Clarkisha Kent wrote a poignant op-ed for HuffPost Black Voices on the importance of this and why we need to tackle the issue of colorism in the industry. Colorism is defined as the discrimination, bias or prejudice leveled against folks with darker skin tones. And that phenomenon usually occurs among folks of the same racial or ethnic background. Even brown-skinned people, who fall somewhere in the middle of the spectrum from light-skinned and dark-skinned, are not spared from colorism. This is why “Black Panther” is sort of an anomaly. Based on everything we know about colorism, who it affects, and what exactly feeds into it, we wouldn’t expect that many (or really any) dark-skinned and brown-skinned actresses would appear in “Black Panther.” And yet there are. And here’s why it matters.   READ MORE In case you missed it   Michael B. Jordan Honors Black Panther Party On GQ Cover       ‘Black Panther’ Reviews Roar With 100 Percent Rotten Tomatoes Score      . What's trending Amara La Negra on holding Latinos accountable for their racism The singer, born Dana Danelys de los Santos, told HuffPost on Wednesday she feels it’s “super important” to hold Latinos accountable for racism and colorism.   “I think it’s unfortunate that there’s so many talented Afro-Latinos all around the world but we’re not given the same opportunities based off the way that we look,” Amara told HuffPost following a live interview at the Build Studio, which is owned by Oath, HuffPost’s parent company. “It’s not that we’re not talented. It’s not that we’re not educated. They just don’t consider that we [have] what they consider to [be] the Latino look.” READ MORE   Twitter celebrates black boy joy with #BlackMenSmiling hashtag Black boy joy is always a mood. And if you ever questioned that, the #BlackMenSmiling hashtag is here to show you the light.  The hashtag began to pop up on Friday and kept gaining momentum over the weekend. Twitter users celebrated carefree blackness as they shared pictures of themselves living their best and blackest lives.  Amid Black History Month celebrations and the continuous fight to dismantle black hypermasculinity, this hashtag continues to focus on the glory of blackness. Here are just a few tweets and smiles. READ MORE    . Stay plugged in with the stories on black life and culture that matter. Does somebody keep forwarding you this newsletter? Subscribe here! Like what you see? Share with a friend! Want more? Check out (In)formation.  ©2018 HuffPost | 770 Broadway, New York, NY 10003 You are receiving this email because you signed up for updates from HuffPost Feedback | Privacy Policy | Unsubscribe    . - - Preferences  |  Unsubscribe