“Acting White” By: Michele Ippolito
When 23-year-old Elizabeth Bowman leaves her house on Virginia Avenue in Jersey City, NJ, her skin color is one that is accepted by those that live around her area. She’s very pretty, ladylike and wears business attire as she gets ready for a day of work and school. When she opens her mouth to speak, every word is very well thought out, intelligent and proper. It is clear she is well educated. Unfortunately, everything other than her skin color is not something that is fully understood or accepted by her peers. Bowman who is a black woman, constantly hears, “You’re acting white. You can’t act white.”
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