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By The Color Of Our Skin description
Professors Leonard Steinhorn and Barbara Diggs-Brown take an analytical look at American race relations, pointing out the difference between integration mythology and racial reality. While public facilities have been desegregated and black icons like Michael Jordan, Colin Powell, and Oprah Winfrey enjoy unprecedented popularity, there are still racial barriers left for blacks and whites to deal with. The authors examine the seductive imagery of integration, consider why blacks and whites view race differently, and explore the possibilities of translating some integration success stories into the broader fabric of American society. "We have no illusions that racial honesty will ever integrate our families, lives, schools, or communities," the authors write. "But we do hope that a more racially honest America can build bridges and challenge the stereotypes and images that too often guide our decisions and actions." --Eugene Holley Jr. |
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I've read "By the Color of Our Skin" three times. Each time I take away something different, and each time I cry. I cry because this book tells ugly, painful truths. And I cry because these are truths that most often remain missing from dialogue in our society, yet I experience them daily as half of an interracial black-and-white couple. In this book are things that African Americans (and their significant others of other races) know and discuss among themselves, things that white people discuss infrequently and only in whispered tones, and it's affirming to have them released into a public venue.
While "By the Color of Our Skin" was written by scholars/professors, the authors are not scientific writers; they are speechwriters and op-ed writers. They make their points with examples from every day culture, news and television with easy-to-understand, illustrative and flowing language. The book would be a fast read if not for its subject matter, which makes the reader stop and think throughout every page. |
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