Tiffany Cash-Harris is a wife, mother, and educator. As a child, Tiffany silently struggled with her shade of blackness which led into adulthood. After going through this and overcoming this insecurity. Learning to truly love her shade of blackness has influenced Tiffany to write Chocolate Milk with a Side of Beauty. She wrote this book intending to change the colorist mindset that young black girls tend to follow.