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Vanessa Taylor

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The Drinking Gourd

Forecasting An Ancient Future

Part Two of The Drinking Gourd’s Afrofuturism roundtable series.

Mar 27, 2020

Forecasting An Ancient Future

Mar 27, 2020

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The Drinking Gourd

Degrowing the Future

Part One of The Drinking Gourd’s Afrofuturism roundtable series.

Jan 31, 2020

Degrowing the Future

Jan 31, 2020

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Human Parts

When the Buildings Began to Bleed

Their mistake was simple: They sent her body to the masjid

Nov 3, 2019

When the Buildings Began to Bleed

Nov 3, 2019

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ZORA

Why Did Philando Castile Die In Vain?

Three years later, there are still more questions than answers

Jul 1, 2019

Why Did Philando Castile Die In Vain?

Jul 1, 2019

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Human Parts

People Love to Ask Why I Converted to Islam

Black liberation theology was something I always knew, even if I couldn’t name it

May 28, 2019

People Love to Ask Why I Converted to Islam

May 28, 2019

Why Black Muslim Youth Need Our Own Space

2019 Lightning Talk Transcript

Apr 30, 2019

Why Black Muslim Youth Need Our Own Space

Apr 30, 2019

The Misidentification of Black Muslims

We’ve become a stand-in for any “unidentifiable” Black religious group — and a source of persistent anxiety for white America

Jan 25, 2019

The Misidentification of Black Muslims

Jan 25, 2019

On the Culture Protecting R. Kelly

“Surviving R. Kelly” exposes even more of men’s bare minimum politics when it comes to Black women

Jan 6, 2019

On the Culture Protecting R. Kelly

Jan 6, 2019

Holding Faith With the Sun

“I don’t worry, I’ll tell you. I’m a man who believed that I died 20 years ago, and I live like a man who is dead already.”

Nov 30, 2018

Holding Faith With the Sun

Nov 30, 2018

Nike Will Not Lead a Brand Revolution

Its message of sacrifice is the biggest irony of all

Sep 7, 2018

Sep 7, 2018

Vanessa Taylor

Vanessa Taylor

Vanessa Taylor is based in Philadelphia. She has work in outlets such as Teen Vogue, Racked, and Catapult Magazine. Follow her across social media @bacontribe.

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