At an art exhibit exploring black models through Western art, Morgan Jerkins finds historical evidence of the white supremacist definitions of beauty Dr. Tressie McMillan Cottom identifies in ‘Thick: and Other Essays.’
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At Risk, at Home and Abroad
As Joy Notoma grapples with uterine fibroids, harmful biases in the medical establishment, and a move from Brooklyn to West Africa she wonders where, as a black woman, she can find safety.
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Blackstars
Michael Gonzales reflects on the deaths of a dear friend, and a bookworm he idolized: David Bowie.
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In My Own Voice, Redefining Success and Failure
Lauren DePino looks back at her ambitions as a singer, and re-evaluates the rejections she once allowed to define her.
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Cowards and Accomplices
In light of her own family’s experience during the Holocaust, Judith Hertog considers her ethical responsibilities in today’s world.
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A Woman’s Work: The Outside Story
Carolita Johnson catalogues her efforts to maintain her appearance from about 1970 to 2018.
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Swipe White
Jennifer Chong Schneider considers what it is to be Asian, maligned, and fetishized in dating — and questions her own desire when she dates someone of her own ethnicity for the first time.
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Where Have All the Music Magazines Gone?
Inside music journalism post-2008 recession, and how media consumption in the 21st century offers a road map for the continuation of the once-robust medium.
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A Portrait of the Mother as a Young Girl
Marlene Adelstein finds herself transported back in time and consciousness via an inherited painting.
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Take Script, Add Snow
The psychology behind America’s obsession with Hallmark Christmas movies.