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WIB: When did you start writing? Golden: It’s imagination, as well as curiosity about the world. I’m interested in being able to have a commentary on the world. I’ve written books about violence in the Black community. I’ve written about colorism. And so I’m interested in being able to comment on what’s going on in the world, particularly the things that are affecting Black people. Golden: Writing is a very powerful tool.
WIB: Have you ever walked into a project holding pain in your hand and saying, “I want to do something with this”? Or does it naturally flow? Don’t Play in the Sun, One Woman’s Journey through the Color Complex , I wanted to, specifically, write about my experience as a victim of colorism and the way that it impacted society, so I did a lot of research. I did a lot of interviews. But, in the end, I had to be willing to go to a very deep place in terms of my own pain around that and the complexity of my feelings, and that takes time. It’s not something that comes to you in the first draft. It usually takes several drafts and a commitment to be willing to go that deep.
WIB: The Hurston/Wright Foundation is named after two prolific writers. What can you say about how they processed the pain of their era? Golden: Richard Wright, of course, wrote groundbreaking works about the experience of being Black from the perspective of Black men. He gave voice to the ways in which oppression had damaged the psyche of Black men. That was really important. Zora Neale Hurston wrote stories that emphasized the way in which, despite pain and racism, Black people did remain intact; that we had resilience and important folk tradition to hold onto.
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