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is the author of A Love Letter To Drag Race’s Silky Nutmeg Ganache: Being Black Fat Queer and Imperfect Isn’t Easy, 6 Scenes from ‘Moonlight’ That I Still Dream About, College Advice for Students of Marginalized Identities,  A Reflection On Mudbound: Uncovering The Parts Of Ourselves We Sacrifice In Order To Survive, Black Joy, We Deserve It, and What Growing Up Black And Poor Taught Me About Resiliency. Please visit their blog, Reclaiming Anger, to learn more.


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Cody Charles    |   Feb 17, 2016
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