Don't Play in the Sun
One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex

Great cover of a difficult and complex subject. I plan to give this book to one of my nieces, if only so she can read the essay entitled "Letter to a Young Black Girl I Know." A little less denial and a lot more conversation about this subject would go a long way.......more

The title caught my eye in the library and so I picked up the audio book. Though the author is a generation older than I, I related so well with her internal experiences. If not me then a family member or friend. The color issues have run deep within the black community. It was a refreshing peer int......more

Having been told as a child to "getcho self outta that sun, girl. You gon' get blacker than you already are!" this book was a revelation. So much of what I've thought and felt about racism and colorism has been beautifully expressed, much to my mind's relief.......more

Marita did a fantastic job in speaking about the stigma, stereotypes, injustices centered around the color complex. She also gave a voice to the anger associated with the black woman. Is this a pro black reading or a anti white dissertation? To say it's one or the other would be a serious disservice......more

Great book about the topic of colorism in the African American community and around the world.......more