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     My Favorite Time of Year
    Marita Golden December 19, 2022 Community, Writing Community

    My Favorite Time of Year

    In many ways, this is my favorite time of year. Not because of Thanksgiving or Christmas although both of those holidays allow us to celebrate two powerfully positive impulses-giving thanks and giving to others. This is my favorite time of…

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     Black Women in White Spaces
    Marita Golden December 10, 2022 Black Books, Black Women

    Black Women in White Spaces

    In my 1986 novel A Woman’s Place I wrote about a friendship between three young Black women who meet at an elite White College in the late 1960’s. Each of the three young women, Faith, Crystal, and Serena chooses a…

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     Anna Murray Douglass and The Good Morning Man
    Marita Golden September 7, 2022 Black History, Black Women

    Anna Murray Douglass and The Good Morning Man

    Two experiences recently got me thinking about the meaning of the phrase “a life well-lived.” The first was attending the Washington, D.C. premiere of the new musical about the life of Frederick Douglass, American Prophet: Frederick Douglass In His Own…

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     GUNS America’s Deal with the Devil: Dying of Whiteness and Dying of Blackness
    Marita Golden June 1, 2022 Gun Violence in America, Racism in America

    GUNS America’s Deal with the Devil: Dying of Whiteness and Dying of Blackness

    Dear [insert your name here], As I write this blog post in the last two weeks two 18-year-old males, one White and one Hispanic have killed 31 people in two “mass shootings.” We feel exhausted, horrified, and like everything in…

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     How Do We Save the Children?
    Marita Golden May 5, 2022 Black Family, Black Youth

    How Do We Save the Children?

    Before Covid, Black youth aged five to twelve were the leading group of young people who committed suicide. This startling deeply unsettling quote was shared by Dr. Jonathan Shepherd, President of the Black Mental Health Alliance. He shared this as…

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