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BOOKS
Color Stories: Black Women and Colorism in the 21st Century
The Paper Bag Principle: Class, Colorism, and Rumor and the Case of Black Washington, D.C.
Color Matters: Skin Tone Bias and the Myth of a Post-Racial America
The Color Complex: The Politics of Skin Color in a New Millennium
Living Color: The Biological and Social Meaning of Skin Color
Shades of Difference: Why Skin Color Matters
Is Lighter Better? Skin-Tone Discrimination Among Asian Americans
Black Women and Popular Culture: The Conversation Continues
MOVIES
ONLINE RESOURCES