{"id":61066,"date":"2021-07-15T00:06:10","date_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:06:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mixedracestudies.org\/?p=61066"},"modified":"2021-07-15T00:09:10","modified_gmt":"2021-07-15T00:09:10","slug":"eartha-kitt-a-daughters-love-story-in-black-and-white","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mixedracestudies.org\/wp\/?p=61066","title":{"rendered":"Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter’s Love Story in Black and White"},"content":{"rendered":"

Eartha & Kitt: A Daughter’s Love Story in Black and White<\/strong><\/em><\/a><\/p>\n

Pegasus Books<\/a>
\n2021-05-04
\n288 pages
\n9 x 6 in
\nHardcover ISBN: 9781643137544<\/p>\n

Kitt Shapiro<\/strong><\/a> and Patricia Weiss Levy<\/strong><\/p>\n

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A luminous and inspiring portrait of a Black pioneer and artistic force\u2014Eartha Kitt<\/a>\u2014and one of the most moving mother\/daughter stories in Hollywood<\/a> history.<\/em><\/p>\n

In this unique combination of memoir and cultural history, we come to know one of the greatest stars the world has ever seen\u2014Eartha Kitt\u2014as revealed by the person who knew her best: her daughter.<\/p>\n

Eartha, who was a mix of Black, Cherokee<\/a>, and white, is viewed by the world as Black. Kitt, her biological daughter, is blonde and light skinned. This is the story of a young girl being raised by her mother, who happened to be one of the most famous celebrities in the world. For three decades, they traveled the world together as mother and daughter. Even after Kitt got married and started a family of her own, she and Eartha were never far from each other\u2019s sides<\/p>\n

Eartha had a very difficult childhood growing up in extreme poverty in South Carolina<\/a>. She described herself as being \u201cjust a poor cotton picker from the South.\u201d She did not have her own familial ties to lean on after being abandoned by her own mother as a toddler and having never known who her father was. She and Kitt were each other\u2019s whole world.<\/p>\n

Eartha\u2019s legacy is still felt today. Not only do we still listen to \u201cSanta Baby<\/a>\u201d every Christmas, but many of today\u2019s most influential artists con\u00adsistently mention Eartha, paying tribute to her groundbreaking stances on social issues such as racial equality and women\u2019s and LGBTQ rights<\/a>. And she is still widely remembered for her defin\u00aditive portrayal of Catwoman<\/a> in the classic Batman<\/em> television series<\/a>, voicing the character Yzma in Disney\u2019s The Emperor\u2019s New Groove<\/em><\/a>, and her many other movie and Broadway<\/a> roles.<\/p>\n

In these pages, Kitt brings her mother to life so vividly, you will feel as if you’d met her. You\u2019ll embrace her love of nature, exercise, simple food, and independence, along with her lessons on the importance of treating people kindly and always being true to yourself.<\/p>\n

Filled with love, life lessons, and poignant laughter, Eartha & Kitt<\/em> captures the passion and energy of two remarkable women.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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