Living Color Nina G. Jablonski 178 Pages 2012
A BOOK BLESSING -For Reading
M ay we be blessed with the knowledge that all our skin is near just as thin, as the leaf, as the feather, as the lake surface rippling. And surely skin this thin has not been designed to separate us, but rather to show us how little separates us. So may we unite in greater form and understanding. For does not the night know what separates it from the day? And is it not but a small space of grey, which only alters the color of our one sky. May we wonder and wonder why. For we all share the same space to dream in. And we all share the same skin to lean in. So what is it about skin, skin thats so thin, that makes us believe one is a grade different?
WHAT'S IN IT - In Summary
A fter reading Living Color you begin to realize that there’s a lot more than meets the eye. In fact melanin, which contributes to our skin color is also present in our eyes. Nina Jablonski takes us through an adventure of the Biological and Social aspects of our skin, that could change your lifestyle.
I t didn’t take many pages to realize how thankful I was to have found this book. Right off the bat I was struck a little silly when Nina points out that many of us now live in areas of the world that are foreign to our skin color. Our skin spent many generations adapting to be suited for the environment of sunlight in which we live. Those with darker skin require a greater amount of sunlight (UVR) to obtain healthy Vitamin D levels than those with lighter skin. And despite what we may think, someone who is lighter skinned, even though appearing to tan and adapt, does not have near the skin protection of someone native to that area, nor can they develop it. In fact after the Civil War, when many of the freed slaves moved North, there was an epidemic of Rickets, a bone weakening disease. It wasn’t until Dr. Alfred Hess proved that it was related to vitamin D production from a lack of sunlight, by supplementing their diets with cod liver oil, that things began to change.
TAKE FIVE -Book Samples
pg 2 - Skin does so much in so little space.
pg 22 - Tanning does increase Melanin content, but this alone does not confer protection from UVR damage.
pg 111 - Greeks and Romans referred to people with very darkly pigmented skin as Ethiopians.
pg 20 - From the skins point of view, a sunburn is a disaster. Even after the redness and pain subside, the damage persists.
pg 19 - In other words women tend to have lighter skin than men.
PAIRS WELL WITH -Further Resources
- Jane Elliot's Experiment!!!
- Nina's Ted Talk
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