It’s unfortunate that for a very long time, there has been a misconception that Black people can’t get skin cancer.

I wasn’t quite Black enough.” While on a stroll in downtown Portsmouth, Carlton and Ashley Bland offer a microcosm of colorism. Bland’s skin tone is significantly darker than his wife’s.

Everyone, no matter your skin type or tone ... Type: chemical | SPF: 50 | Consistency: gel | Water resistance: 40 minutes Black Girl Sunscreen, a Black-owned brand that makes sunscreens ...

Skin experts say people of color still need to wear sunscreen. The melanin in darker skin offers some extra protection from ...

Experts say it's uncommon for these illustrations to feature people of color. A Black medical student whose medical illustrations featuring a Black pregnant woman went viral in 2021 has sparked a ...

Dermatologist Dr. Jenna Lester remembers being a medical student and rarely seeing Black and brown skin tones in textbooks. Professors would describe how a medical condition would look different ...

The classic “redness” described in most medical literature appears less visible on brown and black skin tones, instead presenting as purple-gray, ashen gray, or dark brown discoloration that ...

it affects people of all different skin colors and tones. In fact, children who are Black may be more likely to have eczema than other children. (Kids are more likely than adults to have eczema).

Black people in the hospital are 31.9% more ... Ongoing research has found that if these devices are not calibrated for dark skin tones, the pigmentation of the skin could affect how that light ...

Melanoma, an aggressive form of skin cancer that accounts for 75% of ... vigilance in early screening is particularly needed for Black men, whose cancers are often found at later stages, leading ...