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ZORA

I Need a Break From Being a Woman of Color

It’s just exhausting

OfOf course, I don’t really want to give up who I am: a black, biracial, African American, and white woman. But I sometimes crave a break from having to trudge this descriptor with me into every thought and memory, every writing assignment, or vacation — every single new encounter with a stranger.

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Kristal Brent Zook

Award-winning journo/prof. Biracial, women, justice. My new book is #1 in New Releases for Mixed Race/Multiracial! Preorder at: thegirlintheyellowponcho.com