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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Jan 13, 2021

Beetle Does “Crazy”

BY BEETLE BAILEY There is no monolith of Blackness. Being Black is not all Black things to all Black people. A large part of it, sometimes, is simply being not-white. I’m not white. But my not-whiteness is more than just a sometimes-unfortunate skin condition. The not-whiteness is soul-deep—a mentality. Whenever…

Black Lives Matter

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Beetle Does “Crazy”
Beetle Does “Crazy”
Black Lives Matter

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Jan 6, 2021

Odell for President

BY ODELL WINFIELD I always loved being a librarian. I’m a collector of information and stories. Until now I have only been a word keeper. But tonight I’m going to be a word “speaker” and share my story. As a kid, I believe my life doesn’t have its own meaning…

Storytelling

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Odell for President
Odell for President
Storytelling

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Dec 30, 2020

Shai Checks “The Box”

BY SHAI BROWN My mother was my hero. She was the prettiest woman in the world, 5' 11 with caramel skin, short hair, amazing style, and swag. She had a body to die for. You’d never know she gave birth six times. At one point in her life she was…

Black Lives Matter

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Shai Checks “The Box”
Shai Checks “The Box”
Black Lives Matter

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Dec 23, 2020

Twinkle and Ezra Need You to Get Your White Men

BY TWINKLE BURKE and EZRA HUBBARD TWINKLE I’m not a teacher or a nurse, but I often play one on TV. See — producers and writers like to cast women of color as nurturers — teachers and nurses being the most popular forms in the acting world. …

Black Lives Matter

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Twinkle and Ezra Need You to Get Your White Men
Twinkle and Ezra Need You to Get Your White Men
Black Lives Matter

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Published in TMI Project

·Dec 16, 2020

The Lucky Ones: Betty’s Story

BY BETTY MACDONALD As an 18-year-old girl in the early fifties, I possess very little knowledge of my body or reproduction. It will be twenty years before The Supreme Court passes Roe v Wade into law, making abortion legal. Not only is abortion illegal, so is contraception in many states…

Abortion

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The Lucky Ones: Betty’s Story
The Lucky Ones: Betty’s Story
Abortion

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Dec 16, 2020

What Callie Learned from 90210

BY CALLIE JAYNE I grew up in a white neighborhood. And I mean white, only .6% Black. Growing up around all white people messes my mind up. I have a sense of self-hate that’s hard to overcome. There’s massive pressure to be what the white world expects of me, fit…

Black Lives Matter

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What I Learned from 90210
What I Learned from 90210
Black Lives Matter

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Published in TMI Project

·Dec 16, 2020

The Lucky Ones: Diana’s Story

BY DIANA FREID It’s 1967, I am 19 years-old, and I am pregnant. I don’t understand how this can be. I think it’s impossible to get pregnant the first time you sleep with someone. I cannot have a baby. My boyfriend asks around and gets a name and a number…

Abortion

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The Lucky Ones: Diana’s Story
The Lucky Ones: Diana’s Story
Abortion

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Published in TMI Project

·Dec 11, 2020

The Lucky Ones: Mourka’s Story

BY MOURKA MEYENDOROFF I was 19-years-old in the fall of 1966 when my friend Barbara and I drove my two-tone 1956 Chevrolet to Baltimore, Maryland, where I was to have an illegal abortion. One afternoon, a few weeks prior, I had returned from school, pulled into my driveway, parked, and…

Abortion

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The Lucky Ones: Mourka’s Story
The Lucky Ones: Mourka’s Story
Abortion

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Dec 11, 2020

She Saw What I Couldn’t See in Myself

BY RITA WORTHINGTON At 24 years old, I don’t believe I’m a good mother. I don’t do drugs or neglect my children, but I’m unmarried, on welfare, and struggle to bond with my four children. I got pregnant when I was 15, had my daughter at 16, and 3 other…

Black Stories Matter

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She Saw What I Couldn’t See in Myself
She Saw What I Couldn’t See in Myself
Black Stories Matter

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Published in Black Stories Matter

·Dec 11, 2020

Upright and Truthful

BY TAMIKA DUNKLEY Throughout my scholastic career, I’m praised for being a “Wonderful straight-A student.” I’m the student body president and the leader in multiple choirs and bands. I spent six to seven days at church. I attend every bible study, worship service, and benefit. From a young age, I’m…

Black Stories Matter

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Upright and Truthful
Upright and Truthful
Black Stories Matter

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