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Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison
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Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison to Power Paperback - 1995

by Patrice Gaines

In this "engrossing tale of empowerment" (San Francisco Chronicle), an award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black woman in a world that values whiteness and maleness. "A remarkable and inspiring story of survival".--USA Today.


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An award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman formerly preoccupied with pleasing everyone but herself.

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An award-winning Washington Post reporter explores the twisted path she traveled to find her place as a confident black female in a world that values whiteness and maleness. Here is a rich and insightful story of a life lived on the edge by a woman formerly preoccupied with pleasing everyone but herself.

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  • Title Laughing in the Dark: From Colored Girl to Woman of Color--A Journey from Prison to Power
  • Author Patrice Gaines
  • Binding Paperback
  • Edition [ Edition: first
  • Pages 304
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Anchor Books, New York, NY
  • Date 1995-10-01
  • ISBN 9780385480277 / 038548027X
  • Weight 0.57 lbs (0.26 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.92 x 5.42 x 0.67 in (20.12 x 13.77 x 1.70 cm)
  • Themes
    • Ethnic Orientation: African American
    • Sex & Gender: Feminine
  • Library of Congress subjects African American women journalists, African American women - Social conditions
  • Library of Congress Catalog Number 95008023
  • Dewey Decimal Code B

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Citations

  • Black Issues Book Review, 07/01/2005, Page 50
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/16/1995, Page 0

About the author

Patrice Gaines worked at the Washington Post for more than 15 years, and retired in 2001 to continue her public speaking, coaching, and freelance writing. Her bestselling memoir, Laughing in the Dark--From Colored Girl to Woman of Color, a Journey from Prison to Power, tells her personal story of gaining control of her life. She is also the author of Moments of Grace--Meeting the Challenge to Change.
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