5 Things I’ve learnt about race

1. Race is a group of humans with similar physical attributes

2. Racism is the belief that groups of humans possess different behavioral traits because of which group they are in.

3. The mere absence of prejudice is not the same as true respect

4. Many girls and women across the world use ‘whitening cream’ to lighten their skin. They do this because whiteness is associated with power and beauty (same thing) across the world. These products cause pain as they prevent the skin from healing as quickly if you get hurt

5. Unconscious bias creates injustice