"Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang" explores the politics of color within the African-American community. Women of hues--from honey-vanilla to brown-sugar chocolate--speak candidly about the longstanding "caste system" that permeates black society. These women share provocative, heart-wrenching personal stories about how being too light or too dark has profoundly influenced their life and relationships--from childhood on and throughout their adult years. Originating in a culture of slavery, the "light, dark thang" still persists. Even today it haunts black women's individual and collective memories. Both entertaining and transformative viewing, "Black Women On: The Light, Dark Thang" combines personal interviews and historical footage with literary and dramatic vignettes.
A Women Make Movies film. 52 minutes.
