In this episode, Lilly sits down with social anthropologist and Rhodes Scholar Alaba Angole for a conversation on colorism and the skin bleaching industry in Zambia. Alaba shares the personal encounters with colorism that have informed her research and mission to dismantle damaging social ideologies around color, gender, and social interactions. Alaba's intensive research on the cultural and social frameworks that sustain the skin bleaching phenomenon in Zambia highlights trends all too familiar in Black and Brown communities. Together, Lilly and Alaba explore the evolution and marketing strategies of these products, their effects on individual and communal health, and the importance of reserving judgment when researching issues of colorism. Alaba's work investigates the drivers behind the rising ubiquity of skin-bleaching products and its ramifications on Africa's socio-political stage.Follow Selam & Hello:Instagram https://www.instagram.com/selamandhello/ YouTube https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCGmO35TpU1jj2fGlzFQwLgA TikTok https://www.tiktok.com/@selamandhello Website https://www.selamandhello.com/ Follow Alaba Angole:LinkedIn - https://www.linkedin.com/in/alaba-angole-5542a6160/Email us at: [email protected]@selamandhello.com Music Credits: Selam & Hello jingle by Silas PiperProduction by: Sahihi Africa Productions

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