{"product_id":"same-family-different-colors-paperback","title":"Same Family, Different Colors - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLori L. Tharps\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeaving together personal stories, history, and analysis, \u003ci\u003eSame Family, Different Colors\u003c\/i\u003e explores the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eColorism and color bias--the preference for or presumed superiority of people based on the color of their skin--is a pervasive and damaging but rarely openly discussed phenomenon. In this unprecedented book, Lori L. Tharps explores the issue in African American, Latino, Asian American, and mixed-race families and communities by weaving together personal stories, history, and analysis. The result is a compelling portrait of the myriad ways skin-color politics affect family dynamics in the United States. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTharps, the mother of three mixed-race children with three distinct skin colors, uses her own family as a starting point to investigate how skin-color difference is dealt with. Her journey takes her across the country and into the lives of dozens of diverse individuals, all of whom have grappled with skin-color politics and speak candidly about experiences that sometimes scarred them. From a Latina woman who was told she couldn't be in her best friend's wedding photos because her dark skin would \"spoil\" the pictures, to a light-skinned African American man who spent his entire childhood \"trying to be Black,\" Tharps illuminates the complex and multifaceted ways that colorism affects our self-esteem and shapes our lives and relationships. Along with intimate and revealing stories, Tharps adds a historical overview and a contemporary cultural critique to contextualize how various communities and individuals navigate skin-color politics. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eGroundbreaking and urgent, \u003ci\u003eSame Family, Different Colors\u003c\/i\u003e is a solution-seeking journey to the heart of identity politics, so that this more subtle \"cousin to racism,\" in the author's words, will be exposed and confronted.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLori L. Tharps\u003c\/b\u003e is an associate professor of journalism at Temple University and the coauthor of \u003ci\u003eHair Story: Untangling the Roots of Black Hair in America\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eKinky Gazpacho: Life, Love \u0026amp; Spain\u003c\/i\u003e. Her writing has also appeared in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWashington Post\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eEssence\u003c\/i\u003e magazines. She lives in Philadelphia with her family.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.7 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42744749228095,"sku":"9780807071083","price":21.6,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/e0f4ff4b1f35671db7996248ec8fdbcf.webp?v=1765169311","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/same-family-different-colors-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}