Color Stories: Black Women And Colorism In The 21St Century (Intersections Of Race, Ethnicity, And Culture)

For black women, the related issues of skin tone are just as important today as in decades past.This book offers a study of colorism These findings offer an analysis of colorism in key areas of 21st-century life, including within family and school settings, in the media, and in intimate relationships.The book provides a new perspective on a controversial issue that has been a part of black culture and academic study for generations by exploring how the contemporary nature of colorism-from Facebook to the First Lady to Beyonc?impacts the ideas and experiences of black women.

• • Author: JeffriAnne Wilder
• • Publisher: Praeger
• • Publication Date: Oct 26, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 216 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1440831092
• • ISBN-13: 9781440831096