In a memoir about standing up and standing out, one writer-slash-fashion editor must weave her way through society’s expectations, cheating boyfriends, and the racism, sexism, and doing-too-much-ism of corporate before finding she needs none of it to be enough.
One researcher challenges us to re-examine our self-identity.
She explores how historical definitions of race continue to shape contemporary racial identities and lived experiences.
Through a series of interviews and profiles, we realize race isn't black and white.
The power of genius is considered the key to success in life and business. That genius, it is thought, cannot be earned; it is divinely gifted. Inexplicable.
However, one writer follows exceptional cases and arrives at one conclusion: The power of genius is nothing compared to The Power of Community.
Joe Gould’s Secret by Joseph Mitchell and Are Bohemians People from the Bahamas
- July 8, 2021
- Tagged as: Non-Fiction
REMINDER: THE FIRST EPISODE OF EVERY MONTH IS A VIDEO EPISODE! WATCH US ON YOUTUBE, IF YOU WANT. Are “BOHEMIANS” people from the Bahamas. Spoiler – no. No, they’re not. But who exactly are the…
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