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Mommy, Why Can’t I Have Blond Hair and Blue Eyes?

With Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. at the fore of our minds, we at Modern Mom would like to share with you the writings of author Mallika Chopra. In this excerpt from her book, 100 Questions from My Child, Mallika found a gentle way to talk to her young daughters, Tara, and Leela, about race and class, two issues central to Dr. Kings life mission. Why Cant I Have Blond Hair and Blue Eyes?