She once told me that because I am lighter-skinned than her… - Rebecca Walker

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She once told me that because I am lighter-skinned than her I would be treated better, and then the divorce from my father, I think she felt betrayed by whiteness in a certain kind of way, and I represent that whiteness.

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Rebecca Walker (born November 17, 1969) is an American writer, feminist, and activist.

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