{"product_id":"dont-play-in-the-sun-one-womans-journey-through-the-color-complex-paperback","title":"Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMarita Golden\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e\"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.\" \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 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. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGolden recalls deciding against a distinguished black university because she didn't want to worry about whether she was light enough to be homecoming queen. A male friend bitterly remembers that he was teased about his girlfriend because she was too dark for him. Even now, when she attends a party full of accomplished black men and their wives, Golden wonders why those wives are all nearly white. From Halle Berry to Michael Jackson, from Nigeria to Cuba, from what she sees in the mirror to what she notices about the Grammys, Golden exposes the many facets of \"colorism\" and their effect on American culture. Part memoir, part cultural history, and part analysis, \u003cb\u003eDon't Play in the Sun \u003c\/b\u003ealso dramatizes one accomplished black woman's inner journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance and pride.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eDon'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.\" \u003cbr\u003eIn 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. \u003cbr\u003eGolden recalls deciding against a distinguished black university because she didn't want to worry about whether she was light enough to be homecoming queen. A male friend bitterly remembers that he was teased about his girlfriend because she was too dark for him. Even now, when she attends a party full of accomplished black men and their wives, Golden wonders why those wives are all nearly white. From Halle Berry to Michael Jackson, from Nigeria to Cuba, from what she sees in the mirror to what she notices about the Grammys, Golden exposes the many facets of \"colorism\" and their effect on American culture. Part memoir, part cultural history, and part analysis, Don't Play in the Sun also dramatizes one accomplished black woman's inner journey from self-loathing to self-acceptance and pride.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eMarita Golden has written both fiction and nonfiction, including \u003cb\u003eMigrations of the Heart\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eA Miracle Every Day\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eSaving Our Sons\u003c\/b\u003e. She is the editor of \u003cb\u003eWild Women Don't Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men, and Sex\u003c\/b\u003e, and the coeditor of \u003cb\u003eGumbo: An Anthology of African American Writing\u003c\/b\u003e. She is the founder and CEO of the Hurston\/Wright Foundation, which supports African American writers, and lives in Maryland.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 208\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 8.06 x 5.22 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 04, 2005\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51759194472736,"sku":"9781400077366","price":20.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/d7decf942f6256de186cef5a94b6be4f.webp?v=1780145012","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/dont-play-in-the-sun-one-womans-journey-through-the-color-complex-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}