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How Folklore Helped Me Reclaim Halloween: An Afro-Caribbean Tale
The racism baked into America’s spookiest holiday caused me to abandon it. The folktales of my Caribbean birthplace helped me reimagine it for my children.
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How to Survive Working From Home—With Kids
In an effort to stop the coronavirus from spreading, Amazon, Spotify, Google and Facebook are among the many corporations telling their employees they’re better off working from home. And while I watch many of my typically office-based friends jump for joy at the prospect of no longer having to leave their homes to travel on…
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Finding Friendship With My Boyfriend's Ex Freed Me From His Abuse
I gaze upon myself in the mirror and I am both enamored and inspired by what I see: The woman staring back in my reflection looks strong, confident and empowered. She has been through hell and back, but you can barely even tell because she looks so at peace and empowered. The gems on her…
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Why America Wasn't for Me
Tiffanie Drayton, an immigrant from Trinidad and Tobago, explains in a piece for Salon why she finally left America. In addition to the racial insensitivity from white people, she felt no connection to the black community. On the day of college graduation, I told my friends and family the news: I was leaving the country…
