Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex self esteem This children's illustrated book builds

This children's illustrated book builds confidence and determination

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Don't Play in the Sun: One Woman's Journey Through the Color Complex self esteem This children's illustrated book buildsDont play in the sun. Youre going to have to get a light skinned husband for the sake of your children as it is. In these words from her mother, novelist and memoirist Marita Golden learned as a girl that she was the wrong color. Her mother had absorbed colorism without thinking about it. But, as Golden shows in this provocative book, biases based on skin color persistand so do their long lasting repercussions. Golden recalls deciding against a