Alexandra Burke says she was told to “bleach” her skin to be more successful

nme.com:

Alexandra Burke has shared a stark new message about her experiences in the music industry.Taking to Instagram, Burke spoke of how she was told she was “gonna have to work ten times harder than a white artist because of the colour of your skin.”Stating that she “experienced micro-aggression so many times,” Burke said: “This isn’t a video to bash anyone, this isn’t a negative video, this isn’t that kind of thing at all.“This is simply me speaking about what I’ve been through in the past 11 years and finally feeling like… no I’m nervous about it, but feeling like I’m not ashamed to speak about it.” I felt it was time to speak up… This is a scary moment for me.