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A publication from Medium that centers the stories, poetry, essays and thoughts of women of color.

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
Jan 7, 2020
Women’s History Month Compilation

Women’s History Month Compilation

This is what I’m reading and a few quotes and things I wrote over the years
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iWriteTee
Mar 25
How My White Silence Nearly Wrecked My Relationship

How My White Silence Nearly Wrecked My Relationship

“I need white people to talk to white people about white people,” my boyfriend says in exasperation after another old acquaintance writes…
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Tom Lorio
Mar 24
Why Resorts Are Racist Garbage

Why Resorts Are Racist Garbage

I know an American woman who wanted to come to Costa Rica and stay at a resort. Since she has three kids, it made sense: No cooking, no…
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Lisa Martens
Mar 24
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
Mar 21
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
Mar 20
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
Mar 20
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
Mar 19
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
Mar 18
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
Mar 18
Discarded: Understanding an Estrangement

Discarded: Understanding an Estrangement

Photo by Andrey Zvyagintsev
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Shinyung Oh
Mar 16
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