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2) Passing
Author
Series
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"Light-skinned Clare Kendry married a racist white man unaware of her African American heritage after deciding to 'pass' as a white woman. Clare's childhood friend, Irene Redfield, just as light-skinned, chose to remain within the African American community, and is both allured and repelled by Clare's racial masquerade. Clare's own interest in Irene turns into a homoerotic longing for the identity she abandoned and can never regain, and forces her...
5) Glow
Author
Publisher
Little Simon, an imprint of Simon & Schuster Children's Publishing Division
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First Little Simon edition.
Language
English
Description
"This simple, playful, and elegant board book stars a young boy who joyfully celebrates his dark skin with a bright moon at the end of a perfect day."--Amazon.com.
Author
Publisher
Sourcebooks Jabberwocky
Pub. Date
2022.
Language
English
Description
"Amitra and Kiki get dressed for their siblings' weddings while enduring family nitpicks about lightening cream, sun rays, and the skin-darkening effects of the color yellow. Luckily, Amitra's mother has a lesson or two to teach about that! With the support and empowerment of their moms, the sunflower sisters are two strong, confident South Asian and Nigerian girls finding joy in their own skin"--
7) Dark girls
Publisher
Distributed by RLJ Entertainment
Pub. Date
c2013
Edition
Widescreen.
Language
English
Description
Examines the cultural phenomenon of "colorism," the prejudice or discrimination based on the relative darkness or lightness of skin generally within one's own ethnic or racial group, specifically as it pertains to women and girls of color in America and other parts of the world.
8) Shine bright
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
"When her confidence is shaken by peers who say they are scared of her because she's 'too dark,' Imani turns to her sister for a loving reminder that she's smart, hope, brave, beautiful, strong, and just enough. After embracing what makes her truly special, Imani learns to be fearless!"--
Author
Publisher
Scholastic Inc
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Language
English
Description
"The very first Crayon Activist presents this picture book in which she spreads a message of inclusivity, empowerment and the importance of inspiring the next generation of leaders through The Peach Project and crayons"--
Author
Series
Publisher
Picarona
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
1st edición.
Language
Español
Description
"En la clase de Tea hay niños de muchos paises diferentes. Se llaman Malik, Liu, Oxana, Paula... ¡Tea necesitará muchísimos colores diferentes para dibujarlos a todos!"--Amazon.
"In Tea's class there are many many children from all over the world: Malik, Liu, Oxana, Paula She will need a wide range of colors to draw all of them!"
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