Darkskin and Redbones

af Kevin Brown

“You so black…”  repeated over and over in Mahogany Brown’s mind like the chorus to a sad song, killing her soul, softly.  “You so black...” is how the joke begins.  When the joke ends, laughter, teasing and bullying follows.  Not to mention getting dumped by her then boyfriend, Tafari, in favor of Malikah, the redbone goddess that all the boys worship.  From that point on, Mahogany despises the dark brown skin she’s in.  With her self-esteem low and her self-hatred high, Mahogany meets a charmi... (Læs mere)