MCC PRESENTS DARK GIRLS: FILM & D ISCUSSION FEBRUARY 13, 2014 7:00PM GIST HALL 218 Dark Girls is a a 2012 documentary film by American filmmakers Bill Duke and D. Channsin Berry. It documents colorism based on skin tone among African Americans, a subject still considered taboo by many black Americans. It also reports on a new version of the 1940s black doll experiment by Kenneth and Mamie Clark, which proved that black children had internalized racism by having children select a white or a black doll . This event is wheelchair accessible. Persons who wish disability-­‐related accommodations, including sign language interpreters, should contact SDRC at 707.826.4678 or [email protected] Funded by
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