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Sammy Sosa, Black Again?

Sammy Sosa and his changing skin are making headlines again. According to partygoers in Miami, the Baseball Hall of Famer was spotted at club Liv at the Fontainebleau Hotel looking visibly darker and "back to his usual color." It's a far cry from Sosa's light skin tone at the Latin Grammy Awards last year... Here's what you had to say: Evelyn Pena commented via Facebook: "Everyone made a big issue about his skin color. So what if he is Black or White? If he wants to be White and he has the money to pay for the bleach, that shouldn't be anybody's concern." Bettie Rozae wrote via Facebook: "I can understand evening out the skin, but turning into a whole other skin tone? That's just self hate!"
Sammy Sosa, Black Again?
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By Essence ·
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Sammy Sosa and his changing skin are making headlines again. According to partygoers in Miami, the Baseball Hall of Famer was spotted at club Liv at the Fontainebleau Hotel looking visibly darker and “back to his usual color.” It’s a far cry from Sosa’s light skin tone at the Latin Grammy Awards last year. Sosa attributed his then lighter shade to mistakenly using a cosmetic bleach on his skin. His publicist now says he was undergoing a skin treatment that “helps even out his skin,” and includes “a whitening process.” So was it a mistake or intentional? Sounds like the Sosa camp needs to get its stories right. What do you think?