How one woman is spreading awareness about vitiligo through a traveling exhibit [Video]

TAMPA, Fla. — June 25 is World Vitiligo Day. Vitiligo is an autoimmune disease that causes the skin to lose pigment. The city of Tampa will light up all bridges, old city hall, and Curtis Hixon Park in purple to spread awareness about the skin disorder.

ABC Action News in-depth reporter Anthony Hill caught up with a local vitiligo advocate to talk about a new event she’s launched to spread awareness about the skin disorder.

Tonja Johnson was hard at work planning for a traveling vitiligo exhibit called Shine the Spotlight on Vitiligo. The idea is to spread awareness about the skin disorder during vitiligo awareness month.

“This is our vitiligo exhibit Shine the Spotlight on Vitiligo where we have members of Beautifully Unblemished who have shared their stories and their journeys of living with vitiligo,” said Tonja Johnson, founder of Beautifully Unblemished.

Johnson inspires and uplifts others living with …