A Title VII claim of color discrimination could include a suit by a dark-skinned black person for job bias by a lighter-skinned black person.

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Title VII of the Civil Rights Act prohibits discrimination based on race, which includes discrimination based on skin color. Therefore, a claim of color discrimination could include bias from one person of a certain skin color towards another person of a different skin color within the same racial group.

A Title VII Claim of Color Discrimination Could Include a Suit