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Apr 20, 2004 · In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother had absorbed “colorism” without thinking about it. But, as Golden shows in this provocative book, biases based on skin color persist–and so do their long-lasting repercussions.
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“Don’t play in the sun. You’re going to have to get a light-skinned husband for the sake of your children as it is.”In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned...
- Marita Golden
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2007
- 0307425606, 9780307425607
In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother had absorbed “colorism” without thinking about it. But, as Golden shows in this provocative book, biases based on skin color persist–and so do their long-lasting repercussions.
- Marita Golden
- Paperback
Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex. Paperback – 4 Jan. 2005. by Marita Golden (Author) 4.5 63 ratings. See all formats and editions. "Don't play in the sun. You're going to have to get a light-skinned husband for the sake of your children as it is."
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Jan 4, 2005 · In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother had absorbed “colorism” without thinking about it. But, as...
- Marita Golden
- Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group, 2005
- 1400077362, 9781400077366
Apr 20, 2004 · In a hard-hitting meditation on the role that color plays among African Americans and in wider society, Marita Golden dares to put herself on the line, expressing her fears and rage about how she has navigated through the color complex.
Nathan McCall, author of Makes Me Wanna Holler"Marita Golden has written a brilliant, thought-provoking book. She voices the rage of brown and black girls who were taught to doubt their beauty . . . and she takes them with her on an emotional, transforming journey which celebrates self-love and self-acceptance.
