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Personal essays on motherhood, identity, relationships, and work, in Catapult and Business Insider.

Personal essays on motherhood, identity, relationships, and work, in Catapult and Business Insider.

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Personal Essays

I Needed Control of My Life, So I Started With My Hair

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I Needed Control of My Life, So I Started With My Hair

I grieved the chance to have an uncomplicated pregnancy. I grieved the fact that having more babies could be potentially fatal. And I grieved a younger, more carefree me.

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Bought First House After Landing My Dream Job; Was Let Go Soon After

Bought First House After Landing My Dream Job; Was Let Go Soon After

My Boyfriend Gave Me a Promise Ring When I Was Expecting a Proposal

My Boyfriend Gave Me a Promise Ring When I Was Expecting a Proposal

My Boyfriend and I Don't Follow Each Other on Social Media

My Boyfriend and I Don't Follow Each Other on Social Media

My Brother Is 16 Years Younger Than I Am. We Had Different Childhoods.

My Brother Is 16 Years Younger Than I Am. We Had Different Childhoods.

I Had 3 Kids in Under 3 Years. It Was Difficult but Worth It.

I Had 3 Kids in Under 3 Years. It Was Difficult but Worth It.

Dating a Carpenter Taught Me My Career Is Not My Identity

Dating a Carpenter Taught Me My Career Is Not My Identity

Journalism

Steve Aoki: SUCCESS Cover Story

Steve Aoki: SUCCESS Cover Story

Greg Epstein on the Religion of Big Tech

Greg Epstein on the Religion of Big Tech

Chicago in Ten Stops

Chicago in Ten Stops

Derecka Purnell

Derecka Purnell

Promote Your Book — No Publicist Needed

Promote Your Book — No Publicist Needed

The Free Black Women's Library

The Free Black Women's Library

The Universal Hip Hop Museum

The Universal Hip Hop Museum

Eliza VanCort on Claiming Your Space

Eliza VanCort on Claiming Your Space

Weather Adam

Weather Adam

Deesha Philyaw on the Business of Writing

Deesha Philyaw on the Business of Writing

Is ChatGPT Ethical?

Is ChatGPT Ethical?

Kyla Scanlon: In This Economy?

Kyla Scanlon: In This Economy?

Financial Tools for Personal and Professional Use

Financial Tools for Personal and Professional Use

Do You Have Main Character Syndrome?

Do You Have Main Character Syndrome?

Eternalized AI

Eternalized AI

Inhuman Error: How to Counteract AI Bias

Inhuman Error: How to Counteract AI Bias

Kelly Weekers: Living Authentically

Kelly Weekers: Living Authentically

Equitable AI for All

Equitable AI for All

The Business of Birth

The Business of Birth

Will AI Search End SEO?

Will AI Search End SEO?

Identifying Areas for Personal Development

Identifying Areas for Personal Development

The LinkedIn Lunatics

The LinkedIn Lunatics

It's Not Too Late to Retire, Says This Exec

It's Not Too Late to Retire, Says This Exec

My AI Life Coach

My AI Life Coach

Money CAN Buy Happiness... But Not How You Think

Money CAN Buy Happiness... But Not How You Think

Protect Your Business from Cyber Threats

Protect Your Business from Cyber Threats

Lauren Wesley Wilson Profile

Lauren Wesley Wilson Profile

The Belafonte Foundation

The Belafonte Foundation

Entrepreneurial Tips from TikTok

Entrepreneurial Tips from TikTok

How Catchlight Is Ending Image Deserts

How Catchlight Is Ending Image Deserts

Don't Let Marketers Say You Can't Measure ROI

Don't Let Marketers Say You Can't Measure ROI

Is AI Helping or Hindering Online Dating?

Is AI Helping or Hindering Online Dating?

Code for America Is Making Public Benefits More Accessible

Code for America Is Making Public Benefits More Accessible

Richmond Muralist Wants People to Find Themselves in Her Work

Richmond Muralist Wants People to Find Themselves in Her Work

Does Unconditional Cash Increase Entrepreneurship?

Does Unconditional Cash Increase Entrepreneurship?

Our AI Coworkers

Our AI Coworkers

A Black Woman's Guide to Getting Free

A Black Woman's Guide to Getting Free

Can Social Robots Help the Elderly?

Can Social Robots Help the Elderly?

The Softball Dreams of Nic Stone

The Softball Dreams of Nic Stone

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