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The Color of Water A Black Man's Tribute to His White Mother

James McBride

From the Who is Ruth McBride Jordan? A self-declared "light-skinned" woman evasive about her ethnicity, yet steadfast in her love for her twelve black children. James McBride, journalist, musician, and son, explores his mother's past, as well as his own upbringing and heritage, in a poignant and po...

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Stuff You Should Know

The book series was listed as one of the books challenged in the past year, for reasons such as nudity and sex education.

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A few of these are the Color of Earth series by Kim Dong Hua

— Episode: SYSK Selects: How Book Banning Works

Episode: SYSK Selects: How Book Banning Works

The book series was listed as one of the books challenged in the past year, for reasons such as nudity and sex education.

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A few of these are the Color of Earth series by Kim Dong Hua

Fresh Air

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Fresh Air

The host noted it as one of McBride's earlier novels.

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James McBride, who also wrote the novels The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird.

— Episode: Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer'

Episode: Christopher Nolan On 'Oppenheimer'

The host noted it as one of McBride's earlier novels.

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James McBride, who also wrote the novels The Color of Water and The Good Lord Bird.

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