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Read Other This Week in Essays Tamara MatthewsOctober 17, 2018 A weekly roundup of essays we're reading online!Read
Read Features & Reviews Music Reviews Twenty Years of Miseducation: Joan Morgan’s She Begat This Zakiya HarrisOctober 17, 2018 Morgan has a lot of gaps to fill—and a lot of traps to potentially fall into.Read
Read Features & Reviews Rumpus Original Writing Back to History: A Conversation with Kiese Laymon Monet Patrice ThomasOctober 17, 2018 Kiese Laymon discusses his new memoir, HEAVY.Read
Read ENOUGH Politics Rumpus Original Sex ENOUGH: You Are Not Forgiven The RumpusOctober 16, 2018 A Rumpus series of work by women and non-binary writers that engages with rape culture, sexual assault, and domestic violence.Read
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