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books – Joshunda Sanders
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The Story of Our Talent for Survival. October 28, 2016. October 28, 2016. I remember exactly when I learned that reading in the hood is a revolutionary act. It was at the heavy hands of Michelle, the largest sixth grader I’d ever seen, who was one of the Bronx girls around the way who liked to chase me to deliver a beat down as punishment for not letting her cheat off of my spelling test. Most of the middle class and affluent black folks I would come to know in the future would wince and give me a look I...
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Uncategorized – Joshunda Sanders
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Aster(ix) Journal: Forever Shifting. March 10, 2017. March 5, 2017. I recently moved back to New York after being away for a little while, and as I get reacquainted with home, I’ve also been looking through the archives to assess how much has changed and how much remains the same. A panel at Princeton, March 9th. March 7, 2017. March 5, 2017. If you like the Princeton African American Studies Department Facebook page. I’ve been told they’ll share a livestream. November 10, 2016. But today I do not care a...
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writing – Joshunda Sanders
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On Gloria Naylor and The Beautiful Darkness. October 4, 2016. So it was with Gloria Naylor, who I learned this week died recently at the age of 66. She was the brilliant author of. The Women of Brewster Place. It was the former two that gave shape to the dream I had to humanize black women and render their lives in a way that was as beautiful as what I experienced in daily life. 8220;Well, I decided when I was 12 that I wanted to be a writer,” I said in response. I am nothing if not stubborn. But there i...
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black families – Joshunda Sanders
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The Story of Our Talent for Survival. October 28, 2016. October 28, 2016. I remember exactly when I learned that reading in the hood is a revolutionary act. It was at the heavy hands of Michelle, the largest sixth grader I’d ever seen, who was one of the Bronx girls around the way who liked to chase me to deliver a beat down as punishment for not letting her cheat off of my spelling test. Most of the middle class and affluent black folks I would come to know in the future would wince and give me a look I...
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Mourning my country – Joshunda Sanders
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November 10, 2016. Reading the words President Donald John Trump evoked nausea and despair. It evoked sadness and rage. But mostly, it evoked exhaustion. Yes, I know that fighters do not give up. I am a preternatural optimist. I was born fighting. All I have known in my life is the stubborn will to continue to rise from the ashes of wildfires not of my own making. I wrote this for Bitch Magazine. Even though I still feel as speechless as half the country. The Story of Our Talent for Survival. On The Stor...
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stigma – Joshunda Sanders
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The Story of Our Talent for Survival. October 28, 2016. October 28, 2016. I remember exactly when I learned that reading in the hood is a revolutionary act. It was at the heavy hands of Michelle, the largest sixth grader I’d ever seen, who was one of the Bronx girls around the way who liked to chase me to deliver a beat down as punishment for not letting her cheat off of my spelling test. Most of the middle class and affluent black folks I would come to know in the future would wince and give me a look I...
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homelessness – Joshunda Sanders
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Aster(ix) Journal: Forever Shifting. March 10, 2017. March 5, 2017. I recently moved back to New York after being away for a little while, and as I get reacquainted with home, I’ve also been looking through the archives to assess how much has changed and how much remains the same. The Story of Our Talent for Survival. October 28, 2016. October 28, 2016. I remember exactly when I learned that reading in the hood is a revolutionary act. That’s why I became a professional reader long before I was a wr...
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bipolar disorder – Joshunda Sanders
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The Story of Our Talent for Survival. October 28, 2016. October 28, 2016. I remember exactly when I learned that reading in the hood is a revolutionary act. It was at the heavy hands of Michelle, the largest sixth grader I’d ever seen, who was one of the Bronx girls around the way who liked to chase me to deliver a beat down as punishment for not letting her cheat off of my spelling test. Most of the middle class and affluent black folks I would come to know in the future would wince and give me a look I...
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writing advice – Joshunda Sanders
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On Gloria Naylor and The Beautiful Darkness. October 4, 2016. So it was with Gloria Naylor, who I learned this week died recently at the age of 66. She was the brilliant author of. The Women of Brewster Place. It was the former two that gave shape to the dream I had to humanize black women and render their lives in a way that was as beautiful as what I experienced in daily life. 8220;Well, I decided when I was 12 that I wanted to be a writer,” I said in response. I am nothing if not stubborn. But there i...
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