Reply To: Light-skinned African-American woman

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Simone R.
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I’m also a light-skinned woman and have been snubbed more times than I can recollect by dark-skinned women. After reading these two books: Our Kind Of People and The Color Comple, I realized why. To a certain point, light-skinned blacks have led privileged lives. The first three historically black colleges were built for light-skinned blacks who weren’t allowed into the white Ivy League schools. Churches and social groups were restricted to light-skinned people. After reading these books, I realized that dark-skinned people of the older era have a right to be upset, but not the generation of today. If anyone wants information on these books, e-mail me.

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Name : Simone R., Gender : F, Sexual Orientation : Straight, Race : Black/African American, Religion : Christian, Age : 20, City : White Plains, State : NY, Country : United States, Occupation : office manager, Education level : 2 Years of College, Social class : Middle class,