Fair and Lovely – “Heavy Cost of Light Skin”

 

I recently started a topic discussion on Blackplanet.com
Titled: Heavy Cost of Light Skin.
Here is a preview as well as some of the comments people had to say about this growing issue…
By: Joan Baxter
The use of bleaching creams to lighten complexions seems to have reached epidemic proportions in Mali, despite widespread education campaigns. Women who refuse to bleach often find [...]

Largest Charitable Donation in History….

 
Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid al-Maktoum, says he is giving $10bn (£5bn) to set up an educational foundation in the Middle East.
The money is meant to improve the standard of education and research in the region, and aims to stimulate job creation, Sheikh Mohammed said.
It is thought to be one of the largest charitable donations in [...]