Carefree Black Girl
On Saturday, while people danced in the streets and I could hear cars honking for hours on the major road just outside my apartment, I sat in my living room, still and silent in my thoughts. I was trying to figure out how I was truly feeling in that moment, knowing that Joe Bide…
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I’m thinking about Black women’s bodies and the disrespect that seems to come with having one. Not just the disrespect from society. The disrespect tha…
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Oct 6
I’ve been gone for a minute. I took a step back from the newsletter for a few weeks, partly because I had to focus on work and meet some very important…
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Aug 12
America is a story we tell ourselves. As someone who immigrated to this country at a young age, I’ve grown to understand this truth implicitly. My moth…
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Jul 4
Recently, I made a post on Instagram about the killing of two Black trans women, Dominique “Rem’mie” Fells and Riah Milton. In the caption, I wrote: “I…
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Jun 15
Let me begin with honesty: I don’t know if going silent in this moment is helpful. I don’t know that a non-black person posting a black screen on their…
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Jun 2 1
is exhausting
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May 28
Installation/Altar for Ahmaud Arbery by Ebony Brown First, bear with me, and let me describe to you the general rhythm of my days over the last few wee…
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May 15
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