Gambia: Dancehall Queen Tenza On Skin Bleaching in New Song

Albeit meant for various skin conditions such as Vitiligo or to remove scars, skin bleaching and peeling has become a popular trend used purely for cosmetic reasons making it a multibillion-dollar industry. Most commonly used within the black communities, skin bleaching has send the message that black is no longer beautiful.

Acclaimed recording artist Tenza Di Boss Lady has addressed this issue of "Skin Bleaching" by putting pen to paper and releasing her latest new single "African Empress". "It's a taboo subject, but a cruel racial hierarchy still exists in today's society where the lighter-skinned persons, regarded as "superior" to the darker skinned; Dark skin is seen as failure; and light skin is beautiful and equates to success." stated the gold selling star.

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