Uploaded November 2009 | Updated September 2026, 3 hours ago
To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit:
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A Question of Color confronts a painful and long taboo subject: the disturbing feelings many African Americans harbor about themselves and their appearance. African American filmmaker Kathe Sandler digs into the often subconscious world of "color consciousness," a caste system based on how closely skin color, hair texture and facial features conform to a European ideal.
To purchase the DVD or learn more, visit: newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0073
To watch the entire documentary, to read background information and to order DVDs, visit:
newsreel.org/video/A-QUESTION-OF-COLOR
A Question of Color confronts a painful and long taboo subject: the disturbing feelings many African Americans harbor about themselves and their appearance. African American filmmaker Kathe Sandler digs into the often subconscious world of "color consciousness," a caste system based on how closely skin color, hair texture and facial features conform to a European ideal.
To purchase the DVD or learn more, visit: newsreel.org/nav/title.asp?tc=CN0073
