Linda Villarosa: Passing For Black

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Passing For Black

Being black, the right kind of black, was difficult. It was like being in a cult--a secret society with rules as fluid as waves...
In the six years that Angela Wright has been with her fiancé Keith Redfield, her life has settled neatly into place. Keith, a professor of African-American history, has helped her become comfortable in her own skin. And Angela's career at Désire magazine is... (read more)

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“Angela Wright's coming out story sounds so much like many of ours; painful
scary and confusing. "Passing for Black" could have easily been titled
"Passing". Several characters were not only passing for black but also
passing as an ally, passing as straight and passing as royalty.

Coming out is one tidal wave to successfully swim through without drowning, but
when you add race, sex, love & identity to the mix drowning seems more like
a reality than a successful...”

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