I'm light-skinned Black and I know I get treated better than my darker-skinned friends, but I don't know what to do with that knowledge.
More people experience this than they realize.
Advantages based on proximity to whiteness create complex dynamics within communities of color where some members benefit from hierarchies of acceptability.
“Where Are You with Privilege and its acknowledgment?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.