Posted by Bossip Staff

Via MSNBC:

According to researchers at Vanderbilt University, “On average, being one shade lighter has about the same effect as having an additional year of education”…. “I thought that once we controlled for race and nationality, I expected the difference to go away, but even with people from the same country, the same race — skin color really matters”.

In Jacko news, his brother Jermaine wants him to convert to Islam. Jermaine says Jacko has been seriously thinking about becoming a Muslim.