A Tale of Two Worlds: My Life as a Proud Black Woman with White Skin
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| Rating | : | 4.99 (851 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0979569702 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 148 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-04-08 |
| Language | : | English |
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Emily Juana Burke Orr has been featured in publications such as Ebony, Jet, Esquire and Parade. . Paul Baptist Church for over thirty years. She attended Catholic University and Howard University, and has served on the board of the Greater St
By contrast, years later, Burke Orr narrowly avoided assault at the hands of black thugs at a race riot. African-American Burke Orr began to notice white spots at age sixteen first on her ankles, then increasing until the pigment change overcame her whole body. The author had to learn to live her life as a black woman inside a white body during the height of the Civil Rights movement including a KKK meeting where, out of curiosity, she accepted the invitation of a co-worker who thought she was white. Dermatologists identified the condition as vitiligo, a chronic skin condition that causes loss of pigmentation. A Tale of Two Worlds: My Life As a Proud Black Woman With White Skin is a true story of an African-American who takes on the issue of color.. A BLACK WOMAN WITH WHITE SKIN What would it be like if you were black and your skin turned white? Just ask Emily Juana Burke Orr it has been her personal obstacle for over thirty years
Black or white, this book takes the reader on a journey back to the Civil Rights era, when some voices fought to be heard. --Angela DeMola-Marcano, author of African American HeiressA Tale of Two Worlds bridges the gap between races. A moving personal tale, A Tale of Two Worlds will inspire others. In this remarkable story of a woman s victory over a skin disorder, Emily Juana Burke Orr illustrates how faith can combat life s challenges. --Marie Gilles, author of A Woman s Worth: My Life, My Struggle . --Felicia B. Williams, author of My Life While Growing UpThis astute, first-person viewpoint of an African-American who suddenly faces a c
Midwest Book Review said An eye opening and intriguing look at race. Race is far more than just the color of one's skin. "A Tale of Two Worlds: My Life as a Proud Black Woman With White Skin" is Emily Juana Burke Orr's story of her life with 'vitiligo', a skin condition that the epidermis lose its pigmentation, turning dark colored skin white. Her stories of how people perceive her in matters of race, sometimes identified as black, sometimes identified as white - including being able to attend a Ku Klux Klan meeting and evading victimization in a race riot. An eye opening and intriguing look at race, "A Tale of Two Worlds" is a fascinating read and a highl