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What I've been up to + upcoming events
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I thought about burying the lede to make you really work for it, you know? But, we aren’t that kind of community. It has been announced today that I am…
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What I’ve been doing on my summer vacation + writing about pop culture for pop-culture mags and the meaning of the “near-present.”
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Getting past the discomfort of talking about money to have a real talk about money
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The manifold credentials of Black women, the ultimate “professional professionals.”
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Black women scholars + Why the institution cannot love you
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Racial capitalism and beauty + David Brooks and lookism
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Reviewing Savala Nolan's excellent 'Don't Let It Get You Down' in NYTBR + the Black essay is having a moment.
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On bingeing Canadian detective shows + finding the perfect marriage in fiction
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On Black women and the culture of marriage + 'Veil and Vow' by Aneeka Ayanna Henderson + Terry McMillan and the Black publishing boom of the ’90s
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Pelletown signaling + The Everyday Healthcare Tax
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Why I Hate* California*I don’t hate California per se. I am in L.A. for a few days for a work thing. I will tell y’all about it soon! For now, just know that it was a…
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