Posts Tagged: blackness

Woven Fibers and Broken Threads: Katherine Agyemaa Agard’s of colour

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To be imbricated in hundreds of years of colonial violence is to be entangled in colorist logics and stories of loss and belonging that are rarely linear or singular.

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A Multi-Modal Study of Exquisite Blackness: Krista Franklin’s Too Much Midnight

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In Franklin’s telling, we are not just born, but fervent in our existence.

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The Rumpus Poetry Book Club Chat with Kevin Simmonds

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Kevin Simmonds discusses his new collection, THE MONSTER I AM TODAY.

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Not the Only One: A Conversation with Zakiya Dalila Harris

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Zakiya Dalila Harris discusses her debut novel, THE OTHER BLACK GIRL.

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Exorcising Whiteness: Khalisa Rae’s Ghost in a Black Girl’s Throat

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Rae presents America as seen through Black girls’ eyes, experienced by our bodies.

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Depths of Story: Who’s Your Daddy by Arisa White

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The inherited wounds cut so deep one wonders if they can ever be fully healed.

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Belonging Is Everything: Talking with Georgina Lawton

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Georgina Lawton discusses her debut memoir, RACELESS.

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Stories without Veils: Talking with Athena Dixon

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Athena Dixon discusses her debut memoir-in-essays, THE INCREDIBLE SHRINKING WOMAN.

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Out of What Remains: Talking with Jacinta V. White

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Jacinta V. White discusses her collection of poetry, RESURRECTING THE BONES.

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Breaking Out of Likability: A Conversation with Tatyana Fazlalizadeh

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Tatyana Fazlalizadeh discusses her new book, STOP TELLING WOMEN TO SMILE.

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