The Color Complex

The Color Complex
Author: Kathy Russell
Publisher: Anchor
Total Pages: 209
Release: 1993
Genre: African Americans
ISBN: 0385471610


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Presents a powerful argument backed by historical fact and anecdotal evidence, that color prejudice remains a devastating divide within black America.


The Color Complex
Language: en
Pages: 209
Authors: Kathy Russell
Categories: African Americans
Type: BOOK - Published: 1993 - Publisher: Anchor

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Presents a powerful argument backed by historical fact and anecdotal evidence, that color prejudice remains a devastating divide within black America.
Shades of Difference
Language: en
Pages: 426
Authors: Evelyn Nakano Glenn
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2009-01-23 - Publisher: Stanford University Press

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Shades of Difference addresses the widespread but little studied phenomenon of colorism—the preference for lighter skin and the ranking of individual worth ac
Don't Play in the Sun
Language: en
Pages: 208
Authors: Marita Golden
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2007-12-18 - Publisher: Anchor

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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, nov
Skin Deep
Language: en
Pages: 262
Authors: Cedric Herring
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2004 - Publisher: University of Illinois Press

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Why do Latinos with light skin complexions earn more than those with darker complexions? Why do African American women with darker complexions take longer to ge
Same Family, Different Colors
Language: en
Pages: 218
Authors: Lori L. Tharps
Categories: Family & Relationships
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-10-04 - Publisher: Beacon Press

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Weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, Same Family, Different Colors explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in t