/channels/news_feeds/all/term/Alexis%20Dennis/rss en /channels/channels/news/colourism-might-help-explain-health-inequities-suffered-dark-skinned-black-americans-researchers-say-371378 <div class="field field-name-body field-type-text-with-summary field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><p>A study of Black Americans is among the first to show how the internalization of negative messages about dark skin tones could be linked to harms to health.</p> <p>Researchers found that Black Americans who are, or perceive themselves to be, dark skinned show clear markers of cellular aging associated with immune-system damage and also score lower on a measurement of self-worth. Cellular aging and low self-worth are both associated with relatively poor health outcomes.</p></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-primary-image field-type-image field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><img class="no-float" src="/channels/files/channels/styles/wysiwyg_medium/public/channels/image/colorism_-_mw_cropped.png?itok=Af7_9o4U" width="160" height="107" /></div></div></div><div class="field field-name-field-published-date field-type-datestamp field-label-hidden"><div class="field-items"><div class="field-item even"><div class="custom-multi-date"><div class="multi-date first"><span class="label">Published: </span><span class="day">19 </span><span class="month">February </span><span class="year">2026</span></div></div></div></div></div> Thu, 19 Feb 2026 19:24:38 +0000 webfull 216081 at /channels