Screenwriter of Ruby Bridges and new author Toni Ann Johnson kicks off sharing her stories of working as a hired scribe in Hollywood and the joyful pain of working with Ruby Bridges director Euzhan Palcy before diving headfirst into her (and our) review of 1975’s Aaron Loves Angela (00:13), featuring the photogenic and uneven stewardship of Gordon Parks Jr. and actors Moses Gunn, Irene Cara and father/son Robert and Kevin Hooks.

Light Skin Gone to Waste by Toni Ann Johnson - available for pre-order now on Amazon and online bookstores everywhere
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