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Moving from “be” to “being” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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Over the course of his Black Panther run, Ta-Nehisi Coates incorporatedcountless allusions to artists, writers, historical events and more. We see him directly referencing John Locke when Changamire, during our introduction to him, quotes from Locke’s Treatise on Government. We see his allude to Mr. Lif’s 2002 song “Post Mortem” when Zenzi quotes to song directly to Aneka, saying, “In times of famine we made more … Read More Moving from “be” to “being” in Ta-Nehisi Coates’ “Black Panther”

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What Did I Read in 2025?

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For the past few years, I have set various reading goals for myself. I initially did this to keep myself on a schedule with reading because I know that if I have a goal to reach, I will do my best to reach that goal. I started off small, with a bar of 60 or so books a year, and once I hit that, … Read More What Did I Read in 2025?

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Audre Lorde and Speaking Into the Silence

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On December 28, 1977, Audre Lorde delivered “The Transformation of Silence Into Language” at the Lesbian and Literature panel at the annual Modern Language Association conference. Later, the speech appeared in The Cancer Journals, a book where Lorde details her experience with breast cancer and her mastectomy. It’s a book where Lorde reflects upon her own experiences and where she also provides a distinctly intersectional … Read More Audre Lorde and Speaking Into the Silence

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