Episode 11: Divide and Conquer: Colorism

Unlocking Our Voices

Throughout history, there have been forces or shall we say ‘actors’ that have tried to pit us against each other trying to divide the Black diasporas across the world. They have used tactics and strategies to separate us by making us believe that we are different from one another whether that’s through highlighting the different shades of Black skin that we have or through political means. In this episode, Unlocking Our Voices, highlights how Divide and Conquer through the colorism strategy have been used by Western powers to keep the Black diasporas divided.

Those in power continue to make people of the Black diasporas believe that we are not one of the same roots, and if we pay close attention, we can see that this is a strategy often used by European countries and the United States whether it be in the form of soft-power politics, colorism, assassinations, and or economic incentives to African leaders who are willing to betray their people and countries. One of the ways in which this divide and conquer strategy has been implemented is by dividing us through our skin color.

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