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In watching the first Black in America series, I h...

2009-07-11T18:49:55.053-05:00

In watching the first Black in America series, I have to admit that I was amazed at all of the negative comments. Although, there were experiences presented to which I could not identify - there were others that hit home. I, like Deborah, don't think that a series on Black America will ever make everyone happy.

And the issue of skin color. Frankly, I never understood it. But, I

I am the light skinned mother of a brown-skin chil...

2009-07-10T22:49:37.319-05:00

I am the light skinned mother of a brown-skin child and I wrote a piece called "Praying for Brown" that is posted on my blog. I prayed that my granddaughter would be brown so that she would match her mother and not be teased as my daughter was by other people because she didn't match me in terms of color although we look a lot alike.
The problem with CNN and other news outlets

VP, What always bothers me about the complaints o...

2009-07-09T22:52:03.611-05:00

VP,

What always bothers me about the complaints on these types of documentaries is the inability to own up to what is true about us.

You know and I know that the tone of your complexion and the texture of your hair is a major issue within our society.

No one is going to be able to produce an all inclusive documentary on the subject of Black people in America. No