First and foremost the writers came out the gate swinging when Violet, played by Sanaa Lathan, explains an upbringing that included respectability politics. As the movie begins with a flashback to the character’s childhood, Violet describes the different levels of pressure felt by white and black children. “Like most black mothers, mine was consumed by …
"The pen is a weapon; it can discharge volleys of meaning hurled toward the bull's eye of truth…"
Do Not Bleach 