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The ZORA Canon: 100 Best Books by African American Women Authors

The ZORA Canon: 100 Best Books by African American Women Authors

Celebrating more than 150 years of African American literature with 100 books written by African American women
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ZORA Editors
Blueface and Chrisean Rock are the car crash I won’t look away from

Blueface and Chrisean Rock are the car crash I won’t look away from

My own volatile relationships keep making me hope Chrisean walks away.
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Shamontiel L. Vaughn
Dre Is The Crazy I Didn’t Know I Needed

Dre Is The Crazy I Didn’t Know I Needed

Amazon Prime’s Swarm is a must-see for film noir lovers.
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Blackthelma
She couldn’t define ‘woke,’ yet she claims it's destroying America.

She couldn’t define ‘woke,’ yet she claims it's destroying America.

Bethany Mandel sputtered and stalled. When asked by journalist Briahna Joy Gray to define what the word “woke” meant, Mandel, in a viral…
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Whitney Alese
When Good Actors and Bad Questions Collide

When Good Actors and Bad Questions Collide

“What are you wearing tonight, then?”
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Jeremy Helligar
Accepting My Ugliness

Accepting My Ugliness

Whew, I’m about to touch a landmine. This has circulated in my head for a while now but I didn’t know where to begin. The words “accept my…
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Blackthelma
Black Men Of The Manosphere Hate R&B Diva Ashanti

Black Men Of The Manosphere Hate R&B Diva Ashanti

Being beautiful, successful, and childless in your 40’s is just one more reason Black men hate Black women.
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Moon Bastet
Discarded: Understanding an Estrangement

Discarded: Understanding an Estrangement

Photo by Andrey Zvyagintsev
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Shinyung Oh
3 Things Most Spiritual People Will Struggle With But Eventually Get Used to

3 Things Most Spiritual People Will Struggle With But Eventually Ge...

They’ll really bother you at first but you’ll learn to accept it
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Kimberly Fosu
The Magic of “Big Mama”

The Magic of “Big Mama”

When Madea came about, everyone and I mean everyone, made it a point to say that the character of Madea favored my grandmother’s persona…
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Beata Francis
What the F*** is a ‘Regular Black Woman?’

What the F*** is a ‘Regular Black Woman?’

Black girl magic comes in many flavors, none of which are ‘regular.’
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Ivylockewrites
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