Month: March 2017

By Doug Wright    Chantelle Brown Young was diagnosed with the skin condition vitiligo   Chantelle Brown Young, now known as Winnie Harlow, was born in Toronto in 1994. At a young age, she was diagnosed with the skin condition vitiligo, an immunity irregularity which attacks melanin production causing de-pigmentation of the skin. Of Jamaican ancestry, Harlow’s deep brown skin is marked with patches of white, where her natural skin colour doesn’t show.   Because of her unusual colouring, she was mocked and bullied throughout her childhood and adolescence. She was called a ‘cow’ and a ‘zebra’ and other...