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Rihanna Suffered Racism At School

Because of her lighter complexion

By Caridee Williams on Saturday 19th July 2008 Photo by

Rihanna has spoken out about the trouble she had growing up in Barbados with her lighter skin complexion.

The Umbrella-ella-ella singer said of her difficult school years, “It made me angry; it made me want to fight in my younger years. Having lighter skin wasn’t a problem in my household, but it was when I went to school – which really confused me at first.”

Rih, speaking to InStyle magazine also spoke of the trauma she suffered while growing up “For the first six years of school, I would go home traumatized. The harassment continued to my very last day of elementary school.”

Check out the video of Rih’s cover shoot here.

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