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  • Who’s Afraid of the Gender Apocalypse?

    The growing trend of stories about the disappearance of a single gender often negates the existence of trans people

    Jun 24 - Katherine Packert Burke
    culture A broken doll sits next to a gas mask and pile of books.

    Our Favorite Essays by Black Writers About Race and Identity

    A personal and critical lens to Blackness in America from our archives

    Jun 20 - Denne Michele Norris
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    “Severance,” “Severance,” and the Dissociative Demands of Office Labor

    A novel and a TV series bearing the same name tell similar stories about capitalism’s walking dead

    May 19 - Rebecca Ackermann
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    It’s Time to Destigmatize Talking Openly About What’s Going On Down There

    Chloe Caldwell’s “The Red Zone” is the shame-free period story we need right now

    May 12 - Anna Sims
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    I Might Be Going Mad, But I’m Not Losing My Mind

    Leaning into radical, Black, queer, subversive artistry keeps me going

    Apr 28 - Victoria R. Collins
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    Modern Horror Is the Perfect Genre for Capturing the Black Experience

    Contemporary Black creators are rewriting the genre and growing the canon

    Apr 21 - Cree Myles
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    We Need to Talk About the Mental Health Effects of Book Bans on Authors

    Book bans often mean reliving past trauma for marginalized writers

    Apr 13 - Karis Rogerson
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    Being a Public Librarian Can Be Dangerous Work, Why Don’t We Acknowledge That?

    A former librarian pushes against the romanticization of what libraries are and who they are for

    Mar 22 - Amanda Oliver
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    Modern Narratives of Black Love and Friendship Are Centering Iconic Trios

    “Insecure” and “Nobody’s Magic” illustrate the intricacy of evolving Black relationships

    Mar 10 - Darise JeanBaptiste
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