Mary Retta – Medium

Published in ZORA

·Jun 29, 2020

This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis

Wendi C. Thomas, the founder of MLK50, created her own newsroom where she and her team are creating change for their community — Wendi C. Thomas, a prolific reporter and the founder of MLK50, learned the limitations of a single narrative as a child. When her father would drive her to school, they would listen to NPR together in the mornings. …

Doing It My Way

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This Journalist Helped Eradicate Hospital Debt for Thousands in Memphis

Doing It My Way

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Apr 16, 2020

My Perfect Impossible Cottagecore Dream

In my house in Poughkeepsie, which I miss very much and can never return to, there are plants lining almost every corner. A massive jade commands the living room, a tarot blooms sweetly by the kitchen table. …

Cottage

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Cottage

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Published in Forge

·Dec 3, 2019

Network Like a Rich White Man

Make professional connections just like all the Jareds and Matts in your office — As the child of immigrants, I was raised to be quiet—to keep my head down, work hard, and always be modest about my accomplishments. These are lessons that stuck with me even as I grew up and entered the workforce: I hated networking. I was deeply uncomfortable promoting myself. …

Networking

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Networking

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Published in ZORA

·Nov 20, 2019

Itali Marlowe Set Her Sights on a Fresh Start

She hoped moving to Houston would be liberating — This story is part of Know Their Names, a collection of articles illuminating and celebrating the lives of Black Trans women. Houston is not where Itali Marlowe grew up, but it was the place she set out to make a home. …

Lgbtqia

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Itali Marlowe Set Her Sights on a Fresh Start

Lgbtqia

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Published in ZORA

·Nov 20, 2019

Tracy Single’s Creative Energy Could Have Taken Her Anywhere

Her love of dance, makeup, and fashion radiated from the inside out — This story is part of Know Their Names, a collection of articles illuminating and celebrating the lives of Black Trans women. When Tracy Single took the floor at Houston’s Montrose Grace Place (MGP), an evening drop-in center for youth experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity, she owned it. …

Lgbtqia

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Tracy Single’s Creative Energy Could Have Taken Her Anywhere

Lgbtqia

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Published in ZORA

·Sep 25, 2019

Black Women Are Driving a New R&B Renaissance

Finally, our music icons don’t have to be larger than life to get attention — “I woke up like this — flawless.” We all remember the iconic titular line of Beyoncé’s 2014 hit, “***Flawless.” The anthem, like other singles at the time such as “Run the World” and “Single Ladies,” encouraged women — and particularly Black women — to see and embrace their beauty, away…

Music

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Black Women Are Driving a New R&B Renaissance

Music

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