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Sep 15, 2025
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Chocolate City
Right after slavery ended in the United States, thousands of Black people, formerly enslaved by white slave holders in the South, flooded Washington…
Aug 14, 2025
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Epstein and Oedipus
A few years ago, when American culture was melting down over the concept of “trigger warnings”, I asked my mother about them.
Aug 1, 2025
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A Black History Month Love Note
I have a photo of one of my grandmother’s Kwanzaa celebrations, probably in ‘91 or ‘92.
Feb 12, 2025
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Rest in Power Lorraine O'Grady
All our greats are leaving us
Dec 13, 2024
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Rest In Power Dorothy Allison
Hearing that she passed, thought it could be helpful to reprint my interview with her in 2016, after the first Trump election.
Nov 8, 2024
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Hello Again
I have not written anything here for a long time, for various reasons.
May 10, 2024
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Happy Birthday, Toni
Toni Cade Bambara, Southern Collective of African American Writers (SCAAW), 1988 ©Susan J.
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