This article is a continuation of last week’s story that looked at the evolution of human skin color. To review, the first humans had light skin that was covered in hair all over their bodies. These ...

In this episode, Dr. Tina Lasisi walks us through how we genetically inherit skin color. Have you ever been convinced that you’re adopted because your parents have a radically different skin color?

“Mumma, look at my hand," my daughter said the other day. "My skin is darker than your skin!" My daughter's comment stopped me in my tracks. Was she becoming aware of differences in skin color at the ...

When dermatologist Jenna Lester learned that rashes on skin and toes were a symptom of Covid-19, she started searching the medical literature for images of what the rashes looked like on Black skin so ...

“Mumma, look at my hand," my daughter said the other day. "My skin is darker than your skin!" My daughter's comment stopped me in my tracks. Was she becoming aware of differences in skin color at the ...