Light Skin the Right Skin?
By: by Alexis Mejia
Contributors: Gipson, Liz, teacher
Publisher: [TORCH, National Institute for Reproductive Health]
Published: 2014
Place of publication: [New York, NY]
Language: eng
Subjects: Colorism; Teenage girls; African American teenage girls; Hispanic American teenage girls; High school students
Description: The 16-year-old author of this four-page zine compiles cutouts from magazines and one snippet of an article discussing the Higher Education Act of 1965. The cutouts center on the concept of skin color and the societal preference for people with light skin tones. The author addresses women of color and the standards of beauty that pressure them to lighten their skin. The cover is a collage of words, images, and the title.
Notes: Gift of TORCH Peer Leaders workshop, taught by Barnard alumna Liz Gipson '13, donated in 2014.

This zine is a product of a zine workshop led by zine library assistant Juliana Strawn '14.

Cover title.