A Quote by Leigh-Anne Pinnock

Racism, colourism, it is massive and I wanted to make sure I addressed colourism as well, so I'm happy I did that.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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Leigh-Anne Pinnock
English - Singer
Born: October 4, 1991

I never said that I was going to do a documentary talking about my experiences of colourism. I think people took it the wrong way with the working title - 'Leigh-Anne: Race and Colourism.' That's not what I was doing, I'm here to amplify the voices of darker-skinned women and hear their experiences.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

I wanted to use my voice to address colourism because I am so aware of how awful it is and it is just something that needs to be spoken about.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

We all know that racism is a massive horrible issue in this country and I really wanted to delve deeper into it.

Leigh-Anne Pinnock

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