Black Again: Losing and Reclaiming My Racial Identity

A memoir exploring the psychological impact of cultural assimilation and internalized racism

"I was driven by the belief that if I wanted to go somewhere I'd need to be something other than Black."

LaTonya Summers was only six years old the first time she unconsciously tried to be "more white". Recollecting experiences from her childhood in foster care through to her life today as an Assistant Professor and mother, LaTonya examines how her perception of self was affected by internalized racis...