The Blacker the Berry

Emma Lou was born black. Abandoned at birth by her father and bleached by her mother from a young age, she experiences first hand the division of color amongst the colored. Navigating a world in which she seems unwanted and is deemed undesirable, Emma must learn to love herself in the skin she's in. Wallace Thurman's The Blacker the Berry: A Tale of Negro Life is a timeless exploration of colorism.