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A JOURNAL OF COLOUR: A CRITICAL ANALYSIS OF COLOURISM TODAY Date : Tuesday October 4th 2011. Student Name: Meloney Whitney, A.W.C.C.A., B.S.W., M.S.W Candidate WHAT IS ‘COLOURISM’? Colourism is a form of discrimination that results not from racial categorization, but rather values associated with skin colour itself which as a result triggers differential treatment (Jones, 2000). Photo: /wp-content/uploads/2009/07/races.jpg Colourism’ operates both intraracially and interracially. Herring (2004) describes the definition and difference between these key two terms: Intraracial colorism occurs when members of a racial group make distinctions based upon skin color between members of their own race. Interracial colorism occurs when members of one racial group make distinctions based upon skin color between members of another racial group (p.3). My Practice Research Paper (PRP) focused on Intraracial colourism specifically within the Black community. * INTRARACIAL AND INTERRACIAL COLOURISM Colourism’ operates both intraracially and interracially. Herring (2004) describes the definition and difference between these two key terms: Interracial colorism occurs when members of one racial group make distinctions based upon skin color between members of another racial group. Intraracial colorism occurs when members of a racial group make distinctions based upon skin color between members of their own race (p.3). My Practice Research Paper (PRP) focused on intraracial colourism specifically within the Black community. Photo: http://4./-6IzYew_E8Tg/Tejiyla3r2I/AAAAAAAAAE4/IEnMFbOBxJY/s1600/dark-skin-light-skin-pic_edited-3.jpg * ABSTRACT The purpose of this research was to build a critical analysis of colourism, as a contemporary form of colonialism, and as a devastating remnant from the legacy of slavery. I sought to build a connection between our present day issues with colourism, to colonization and slavery. There were three tentat