Don\'t Play in the Sun

The theme of the Eighth National Black Writers Conference was “Black Literature: Expanding Conversations on Race, Identity, History and Genre.” The opening program included a conversation with Marita Golden with Susan McHenry. They talked about Golden’s memoir, Don’t Play in the Sun: One Woman’s Journey Through the Color Complex, published by Doubleday. In her book Marita Golden defines colorism and recounts her experiences growing up as a dark-skinned black woman. After their discussion Ms. Golden responded to audience members' questions.

Ms. Golden’s other books include Long Distance Life, A Woman’s Place, And Do Remember Me, and The Edge of Heaven. Marita Golden has edited three nonfiction anthologies including Gumbo: An Anthology of African America Writing with E. Lynn Harris; Wild Women Don’t Wear No Blues: Black Women Writers on Love, Men and Sex; and with writer Susan Shreve, Skin Deep: Black and White Women on Race. Her memoirs and essays include [Migrations of close