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Black History Fun Fact Friday: The Brown Paper Bag Test
An Instagram video inspired today’s post, where a group of young black people engaged in a debate about whether light skin blacks are treated better than dark skin blacks. This debate spun out of control and eventually led to a full-blown argument that made it difficult for the viewer to comprehend what each party said.… Continue reading
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“Passing” and the Color Line
Thank you Lynette for the kind mention. Beyond The Colored Line, Book #2 in The Stella Trilogy, is still a Stella favorite 🙂 Continue reading
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Writing about Passing: Jessie Redmon Fauset
Jessie Redmon Fauset was born on April 27, 1882, in Camden County in New Jersey, and grew up in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. She attended Philadelphia High School for Girls, where she was likely the sole African American in her class. Because Bryn Mawr College was reluctant to accept its first black student, they instead chose to… Continue reading
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Movie Night Friday – Imitation of Life (1959)
For today’s segment of Movie Night Friday, where I present some of my favorite movies and why I love them, I present a special feature in honor of my upcoming book, which deals with the concept of racial passing. In this 1959 classic, which originally comes from a book of the same name and is… Continue reading
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