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    BBC News Africa‏Verified account @BBCAfrica Jun 4

    .@Rihanna, @Beyonce, @iamCardiB, @StefflonDon, @MayaJama, @Mabel, @Zendaya and #AdwoaAboah These are just some of the women at the top of their game in the world of entertainment in 2018. But how much of their success is down to the shade of their skin?https://bbc.in/2HhT8rA 

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      2. Louise Naarden‏ @LouiseNaarden Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        Whitney Houston, Celia Cruz (latin queen), Aretha Franklin, (Queen of soul), Ella Fitzgerald (Queen of jazz), Meriam Makeba, Sarah Vaugh, Nina Simone. All of them were/are black skin women. Not everything is about colourism. Hard work, good luck, blessing.

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      3. Ije nwok‏ @ije_nwok Jun 4
        Replying to @LouiseNaarden @BBCAfrica and

        Can u name any in the last 5 years?

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      4. Louise Naarden‏ @LouiseNaarden Jun 4
        Replying to @ije_nwok @BBCAfrica and

        One of them is Mary J Blige. The question is do we support Ledisi, Jasmine Sullivan, Amara La Negra, SZA, Normandi etc. enough. So they are right there, but some of us don't see them. Where is our focus or the focus of the media? On the names mentioned above.

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      5. Ije nwok‏ @ije_nwok Jun 4
        Replying to @LouiseNaarden @BBCAfrica and

        Exactly, we don't see them enough as they don't fit mainstream media. Don't you think they work hard enough or have the same support from their fans?

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      6. Louise Naarden‏ @LouiseNaarden Jun 4
        Replying to @ije_nwok @BBCAfrica and

        And the answer is ? Let's stay focused, positive, support more and more and work with what we have. Like Danai Gurira said: if we create excellence , it will be responded to no matter our skin colour.

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      1. Narissa Subramoney‏ @Narissa_S Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        Yes it does, I don't care what anyone says, when a role, or anything that can be filled by a black person comes up, almost immediately lighter skin tones are given a distinct advantage. And really unless you are a blackberry, you shouldn't be talking about this.

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      1. Idrisu Muhammadu  🇳🇬‏ @Usman_danAfriki Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        This is what @BBCAfrica call "news"

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      1. Yaw‏ @SYe8o4h Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        A lot of it. Being light (just like being thin) is considered more desirable in most societies nowadays

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      1. Samuel Obie‏ @Sam_obie Jun 4
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        I think BBC Africa should focus more on urgent and important things that are going on in Africa and less on all these nonsense. People are being killed every where in Africa and you want to have a debate on the colour of the skins of female artist? Get real.

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      1. Narissa Subramoney‏ @Narissa_S Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        Really life is good when you are lighter skinned toned, you just have to shop up and breathe.

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      1. Mwiinga Bwiinga Zwiinga Twiinga  🇵🇸‏ @archct Jun 4
        Replying to @BBCAfrica @rihanna and

        Of course they do.......the theory of #colorism was best broken down by #FrancesCressWelsing "If you're white you're right, If you're brown stick around If you're black stay back And if you're yellow you're mellow" #SameAsItEverWaspic.twitter.com/NCUZ9znv8M

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      1. David Louis Whitehea‏ @LouisWhitehea Jun 4
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        Great!

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