"The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin"

What's a black girl from sunny Southern California to do? White people are blowing up black girls in Birmingham churches. Black people are shouting "black is beautiful" while straightening their hair and coveting light skin. Viveca Stanton's answer: Slap on a bubbly smile and be as white as you can be! In a humorous and pointed coming-of-age story spanning the
'60s through the '90s, Viveca blithely sails through the confusing worlds of racism, sexism and Broadway showbiz until she's forced to face… Show more the devastating effect self-denial has had on her life. Shows at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 18; 8 p.m. Fridays, April 12 and 19; 2 p.m. Saturday, April 20; 8 p.m. Saturdays, April 13 and 20; and 3 p.m. Sundays, April 14 and 21.

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