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"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.
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