Light Skin/Dark Skin: Are African Americans Still Color Conscious?

A discussion of the politics of color and the African American caste system with Valerie Auguste-Partin, author of Eye Was Blind, and the director of the film version of the novel, Gilbert Banks (G. Banks Entertainment). Eye Was Blind examines interracial dating, the self-image of African American women, male/female relatonships, and the mother-daughter relationship as they are influenced by race, class, and gender. Hosted by Marcia L. McNair.