Biography
Ronald Hall is the author of "The Melanin Millennium." He has lectured on skin color both domestically and internationally, and testified as expert witness in the nation’s first case of African-American skin color discrimination: Morrow v IRS, Atlanta Federal District Court.
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University of Atlanta: Ph.D, Social Work | 1988
University of Michigan: MSW,
Selected Press
Black America’s ‘bleaching syndrome’
The Conversation | 2018-02-02
The longing for lighter skin remains a taboo topic in African-American communities.
Bleaching creams are by-products of colonialism: a view from French history
The Conversation | 2017-10-08
Despite their dangers, skin-bleaching products are grow in popularity in Africa, Asia and even Europe. France's colonial history holds one of the keys to better understanding this trend.
Indian men are swapping ‘tall, dark and handsome’ for ‘tall, fair and debonair’
The Conversation | 2018-03-27
Bleaching cream companies, with the help of Bollywood male stars are making huge profits.
