My church congregation keeps casting the lighter-skinned kids as angels in the Christmas play while the darker kids play shepherds, and I'm the only parent who seems to notice the pattern.
More people experience this than they realize.
Faith communities can unconsciously reinforce colorist hierarchies through role assignments that associate lightness with purity and divinity.
“Where Are You with Colorism and intraracial identity?”
If this sounds familiar, the Library can help you find the bigger picture.