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Our Top Ten Favorite ZORA Stories

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5 min readJun 10, 2020

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Our namesake, the prolific Zora Neale Hurston, did and lived as she pleased, unapologetically. In that spirit, ZORA magazine was born and now celebrates our first anniversary. Over the last year we’ve featured stories ranging from personal essays and newsworthy opinion pieces to interviews with some of your favorite women of color, always with you in mind. Here we’ve collected some pieces we love, and we hope that they have brought you light and learnings. Which stories were your faves?

Black Women Are the Adults In the Room

Recommended by Vanessa K. De Luca, Editor-in-Chief

Humorist and best-selling author Luvvie Ajayi Jones brought her own special mix of snark and social commentary to this essay that observes how Black women take on the savior mantle time and time again. While her delivery is wry, her message is clear: Listen to Black women.

When Black Women Go From Office Pet to Office Threat

Recommended by Christina M. Tapper, Deputy Editor

If you’re a Black woman in the workplace, this is one of those stories that will make you…

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Congratulations on the one-year anniversary. Deeply appreciate the great writers and stories shared on ZORA, particularly as a white woman who is trying to become a more empathetic, aware advocate and do a better job of listening, learning from and…

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