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Unit 12
Grades 11-12
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Skin Bleaching Across the Continent: A Contemporary Legacy of Colonial Race Hierarchy

A 2011 World Health Organization survey found that a substantial share of women surveyed in several African countries reported regular use of skin-lightening products, with Nigeria showing among the highest documented rates of any country surveyed. This is not a marginal…

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