LaWanda M. Simpkins, Ph.D. is an independent scholar and founder of Creative Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization centered on social justice and advocacy. She received her PhD and certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a proud alumna of North Carolina A&T State University

This represents an important contribution to understanding the intersectionality of intra-racial gender norming and skin tone interpersonal appraisals as ingredients for adverse black-on-black interaction. The author’s auto-ethnographic contribution thoroughly delivered the nature of a Black Woman’s war within. It is extremely rare to advance discussions of colorism beyond the ”halo-effect” to discover intrasexual social conflict. Kudos to the author for the courage to delve into the painful reality of intra-racial and gendered skin tone victimization.—Dr. Steven R. Cureton, Professor and Chair of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Sociology Department

• Down with Fraggle Rock: Freckles, Red Hair, and Stones – There’s Nobody New under the Sun: Some Are Told They Can Play Outside and Some Are Warned Against It – Tales of a Melanated Sistah: Journaling through Colorism – You Can’t Stay in the Past So How Do We Move Forward: Education as a Form of Liberation – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.

LaWanda M. Simpkins, Ph.D. is an independent scholar and founder of Creative Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization centered on social justice and advocacy. She received her PhD and certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a proud alumna of North Carolina A&T State University

This represents an important contribution to understanding the intersectionality of intra-racial gender norming and skin tone interpersonal appraisals as ingredients for adverse black-on-black interaction. The author’s auto-ethnographic contribution thoroughly delivered the nature of a Black Woman’s war within. It is extremely rare to advance discussions of colorism beyond the ”halo-effect” to discover intrasexual social conflict. Kudos to the author for the courage to delve into the painful reality of intra-racial and gendered skin tone victimization.—Dr. Steven R. Cureton, Professor and Chair of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Sociology Department

• Down with Fraggle Rock: Freckles, Red Hair, and Stones – There’s Nobody New under the Sun: Some Are Told They Can Play Outside and Some Are Warned Against It – Tales of a Melanated Sistah: Journaling through Colorism – You Can’t Stay in the Past So How Do We Move Forward: Education as a Form of Liberation – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.

LaWanda M. Simpkins, Ph.D. is an independent scholar and founder of Creative Justice, Inc., a non-profit organization centered on social justice and advocacy. She received her PhD and certificate in Women’s & Gender Studies from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro. She is a proud alumna of North Carolina A&T State University

This represents an important contribution to understanding the intersectionality of intra-racial gender norming and skin tone interpersonal appraisals as ingredients for adverse black-on-black interaction. The author’s auto-ethnographic contribution thoroughly delivered the nature of a Black Woman’s war within. It is extremely rare to advance discussions of colorism beyond the ”halo-effect” to discover intrasexual social conflict. Kudos to the author for the courage to delve into the painful reality of intra-racial and gendered skin tone victimization.—Dr. Steven R. Cureton, Professor and Chair of The University of North Carolina at Greensboro’s Sociology Department

• Down with Fraggle Rock: Freckles, Red Hair, and Stones – There’s Nobody New under the Sun: Some Are Told They Can Play Outside and Some Are Warned Against It – Tales of a Melanated Sistah: Journaling through Colorism – You Can’t Stay in the Past So How Do We Move Forward: Education as a Form of Liberation – Conclusion – Bibliography – Index.