The Bubbly Black Girl Sheds Her Chameleon Skin, with music & lyrics by Kristen Childs; the story - what"s a black girl from sunny southern California to do? White poeple are blowing up black girls in Birmingham churches. Black people are shouting "Black is beautiful" while straightening their hair and coveting light skin. Vivea Stanton"s answer: Slap on a bubbly smile and be as white as you can be! In a humorous and pointed coming of age story spanning the 60"s through the 90"s, Viveca blithely sails through the confusing worlds of racism, sexism and Broadway showbiz until she"s forced to face the devastating effect self-denial has had on her life.