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The Political Implications of Colorism Are Gendered

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Danielle Casarez Lemi Open the ORCID record for Danielle Casarez Lemi [Opens in a new window]  and
Nadia E. Brown Open the ORCID record for Nadia E. Brown [Opens in a new window]
Danielle Casarez Lemi
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Southern Methodist University
Nadia E. Brown
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Purdue University
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A Symposium on Power, Discrimination, and Identity
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PS: Political Science & Politics , Volume 53 , Issue 4 , October 2020 , pp. 669 - 673
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