Cover Photo: image via wikimedia
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A New Myth: Untethering My Name from White Folks’ Imaginations

“Names bind us to people, places, and histories. As the descendant of enslaved people, my name only goes so far.”

Grey’s Anatomy

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De la terre, Victoria ou Victoria De La Terre

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Victoria M. Massie is an Oakland-based writer and PhD Candidate at UC Berkeley.  She tweets @vmmassie. For more information: victoriammassie.com.