Claim to Fame: Gatwech went viral when she checked an Uber driver for asking whether or not she had ever considered bleaching her immaculate skin. When Nyakim Gatwech immigrated to the United States ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A Columbia University professor was suspended after posting a controversial tweet that referred to a dark-skinned model as a ...

A prominent Columbia University professor and psychiatrist was suspended on Wednesday, according to multiple sources, after sharing a controversial tweet about a Black model’s skin tone. The professor ...

Columbia University suspended the head of its psychiatry department Wednesday night after comments he made on Twitter about a model's skin color, calling her a "freak of nature." The university said ...

*You can’t tell South Sudanese model Nyakim Gatwech she ain’t got it going on. Nope, you’d just be wasting your time. She may be black as night, but that’s all the more reason why she blowing up on ...

There are a lot of stunning models in the fashion industry, but Nyakim Gatwech stands out as the "Queen of Dark" — and the Sudanese beauty wouldn't dream of changing herself to fit in. The 24-year-old ...

Numerous posts alleging that South-Sudanese born model Nyakim Gatwech has been bestowed the 'darkest person on earth' title by the Guinness World Records have been widely shared on social networking ...

*Upon seeing Nyakim Gatwech for the first time, your initial impression may have been: Holy moly! WHO is this? And WHERE did she come from? Well, for those on the late-freight, she’s a South ...

This article originally appeared on HelloGiggles. With more than 130,000 followers on Instagram, South Sudanese model Nyakim Gatwech is using her platform to speak out against oppressive beauty ...

We live in a world that is insanely obsessed with the fair complexion. The fairer you’re the chances of your success in any field be it professional or personal goes up. The world of modelling is no ...

A Columbia University professor was suspended after posting a controversial tweet that referred to a dark-skinned model as a “freak of nature,” school officials said. Jeffrey Lieberman, who chairs ...