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Kyra Kyles
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Published in ZORA

·Jun 1, 2021

Turn in Your Bonnet Badges, Respectability Police

Mo’Nique’s ‘auntie’ comments prop up supremacist standards — Throughout the decades of my life as a Black woman, I have worn nearly every hairstyle known to humankind. I spent my childhood quivering at the sizzle of a hot comb that transformed my hair into neat plaits or ponytails. …

Politics

6 min read

Turn in Your Bonnet Badges, Respectability Police
Turn in Your Bonnet Badges, Respectability Police
Politics

6 min read


Published in ZORA

·Dec 19, 2019

These Artists Are Decolonizing Science Fiction

A handful of publishers and film distributors are finally catering to a large and growing audience of color — Whether set in the lush, turquoise plains of an Earth-like planet several centuries in the past, or rooted in an artificial intelligence-dominated apocalypse 50 years into the future, there are common threads within science fiction and fantasy. Imaginative realms. Epic adventures. Fervent fandom.

Science Fiction

9 min read

These Artists Are Decolonizing Science Fiction
These Artists Are Decolonizing Science Fiction
Science Fiction

9 min read

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