Robert L. Reece
Color Crit: Critical Race Theory and the History and Future of Colorism in the United States
The University of Texas at Austin
critical race theory teaches racism racial inequality constants american society stand outside prejudices individuals argues structures institutions primarily responsible maintenance racial inequality however critical race theorists neglected formally examine theorize colorism primary offshoot racial domination although studies colorism become increasingly common lack unifying theoretical framework opting lean ideas prejudice preference explain advantages lighter skinned black americans afforded relative darker skinned black americans study deploy critical race framework push back preference primary mechanism facilitating skin tone stratification instead use historical census data regression analysis explore historical role colorbased marriage selection concentrating economic advantage among lighter skinned black americans discuss policy legal implications developing structural view colorism skin tone stratification united states broader implications conceptualize race country