Black Poetry Day 2020
Today, is Black Poetry Day and I wanted to write something to commemorate the day because I love poetry. I love that the way
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October 16, 2020
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Four Essential Questions About Black August
Black August was an unfamiliar term in August 2020. I happened across the term on Twitter, which is not an unusual place for
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August 27, 2020
What is Freedom Now?
“Like a lot of black women, I have always had to invent the power my freedom requires.” – June Jordan, Jamaican American
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July 15, 2020
Say It Loud: I’m A Blerd and I’m Proud
I have been a nerd all my life. While I say that I came into my nerdiness and really started to own it at around 13 years
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July 11, 2020
This Time Is Different
This time was not like the others. Following the deaths of Mike Brown, Eric Garner, Philando Castile, Alton Sterling, and
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June 24, 2020
Sweatpants & Equality | Martin Luther King, Jr. Day 2019
Though his 90th birthday fell on this past Tuesday, today is the official observance of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day. This day
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January 20, 2019
The Price of Black Girl Magic
I had been on suicide watch for two days. Every hour on the hour, a female floor attendant knocked on the metal frame of the
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January 24, 2018
Memoriam | In Praise of Harper Lee
By Julia Park Tracey Pulitzer Prize-winning author Harper Lee died in her sleep last night and left the literary world a
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February 19, 2016
