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More stories. Different perspectives. - Light Girls
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Title: Light Girls

Release Date: 19 Jan 2015

Runtime: 1h 24m

Genre: Documentary, History

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Overview: From the creator and director of the critically acclaimed documentary Dark Girls, award-winning filmmaker Bill Duke continues the conversation on colorism with Light Girls. Sharing the untold stories and experiences of lighter-skinned women, Light Girls dives deep into the discussion of skin color, preference, privilege, pain and prejudice. The documentary features interviews with Russell Simmons, Soledad O'Brien, Diahann Carroll, India Arie, Iyanla Vanzant, Michaela Angela Davis, Kym Whitley, Salli Richardson-Whitfield and more.

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Cast

  • Self: Raven-Symoné
  • Self: Kym Whitley
  • Self: Iyanla Vanzant
  • Self: Essence Atkins
  • Self: Diahann Carroll
  • Self: Keke Wyatt
  • Self: Rolonda Watts
  • Self: Tatyana Ali
  • Self: LisaRaye McCoy
  • Self: Claudia Jordan
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