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LIGHT SKIN VS. DARK SKIN: Dr. Ian Smith talks with Senator Obama, Soledad O'Brien and Others on Meet The Faith.
The show focuses on what it means to be a "Black" person in 21st century America. Are there different levels of blackness, does the "one-drop" rule still apply, does having light skin guarantee an easier life?
BET explores the life of bi-racial author David Matthews, who "passed" as white for 20 years of his life. His story is a lifelong struggle with his racial identity that briefly led him into drugs and crime and eventually to "coming out" as a black man and is chronicled in the book, Ace of Spades.
In addition, BET News provides exclusive footage of Senator Barack Obama commenting on race and being attacked for his level of "blackness."
"Nobody questioned my 'blackness' before I announced I was running for President," says the Illinois Senator.
Guest panelists Larry Whitmore, writer/producer and creator of "The Bernie Mac Show," Elizabeth Atkins, author of the books White Chocolate and Dark Secret, and Bintell Powell, author of the book Betrayed discuss what it means to be black and if light-skinned blacks have an easier life. Later, CNN Correspondent Soledad O'Brien sits down with Dr. Ian Smith to discuss growing up multiracial and challenges she has encountered in her career. O'Brien also reveals how her childhood affects the way she raises her children now.
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