What Didn’t Kill Her
Bernice L. McFadden ruminates on all the things her mother has endured only to find herself spending her golden years in the midst of a deadly plague and state-sanctioned racism.
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My Seat at the Table
A tale of racism.
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Love in the Time of King Cake
Bernice L. McFadden recalls her deep connection with a man she met in a streetcar shelter in New Orleans.
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How My Runaway Daughter Unearthed My Mother’s Secret Shame
“There are things you don’t know about your grandmother. One day, one day I’ll tell you.” An essay from What My Mother and I Don’t Talk About.
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OBF, INC.
A man finds himself interviewing for a job with a shadowy organization that trades in cultural capital.
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