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Light Girls

Light Girls

# More stories. Different perspectives.
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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.
🌏 Languages Available: English
📆 Date Released: 2015-01-19
⌚ Running Time: 84 mins
⭐ Vote Average: 10.0

Beloved Cast

Raven-Symoné original image
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Raven-Symoné
Kym Whitley original image
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Kym Whitley
Iyanla Vanzant original image
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Iyanla Vanzant
Essence Atkins original image
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Essence Atkins
Diahann Carroll original image
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Diahann Carroll
Keke Wyatt original image
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Keke Wyatt
Rolonda Watts original image
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Rolonda Watts
Tatyana Ali original image
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Tatyana Ali
LisaRaye McCoy original image
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LisaRaye McCoy
Claudia Jordan original image
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Claudia Jordan
Dondré Whitfield original image
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Dondré Whitfield
Wayne Brady original image
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Wayne Brady
Chris Spencer original image
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Chris Spencer
Erica Hubbard original image
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Erica Hubbard
Soledad O'Brien original image
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Soledad O'Brien
Salli Richardson-Whitfield original image
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Salli Richardson-Whitfield

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