This was an informative book on the issue of colorism/shadism in the black commu

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This was an informative book on the issue of colorism/shadism in the black community. It opened my eves to another way white supremacy has had a damaging effect on black people. It also helped me understand the deeper roots of this conflict that go back to the actions of free mulattoes & light skin people before & after the civil war & reconstruction. Learning about how light skin people would exclude darker people in their social clubs & institutions was painful to learn about as it's hard for me personally to agree with that mindset, but that is the truth. Detail is given in how the conflict affected slaves & continued on into its various manifestations today & how we tear each other down. An entire chapter is dedicated to how colorism has spread across the globe & how people have profited from it. Unilever is given much attention but I'm confident they are hardly the only company to benefit. The things people would do to themselves for the sake of having lighter skin are cringe worthy. The negative effects that this has on how people shape their identity & place in society is explored as well. How that identity extends to other issues such as job placement, dating & politics & the perceptions that complicate those things are each given their own chapters as well. The book closes with how the media further complicates the issue with its depictions & projections in movies, music videos & modelling specifically. It was a good book to help flesh out one's understanding of the issue & it can be very painful to read at times but what one learns from it cannot be ignored

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The book was about the colour and the issue of shade present Ina black community. This gave the reader great insights and an introduction to another dimension in the manner in which white supremacy had damaged the black people. Also, the reader understood greater depths about the conflict. The kearnt the manner in which lighter skinned people would exclude the people,of dark skin from entering in various institutions and social clubs, the reader says that they feel it difficult to agree with this sort of a mindset. The book gave details about the manner in which these conflicts had affected the blacks and the manifestation s of those actions still continue. There has been a complete chapter mentioned about the manner in which colorise had profited and was present across the globe. There has been a special mentions about unilever, though it is not the only company that benefitted. This had many negative implications, In the manner in which people would be shapingthejr identity. This identity and self image extends to issues such as job placement, politics or dating and the perceptions that people hold regarding the same have been explained.

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