All skinfolk ain’t kinfolk. This admonishment came from novelist and folklorist Zora Neale Hurston, one of the most prolific Black literary figures of the 20th century. Tracy Chiles McGhee, a Zora Neale Hurston biographer, shares context, noting this reference is loosely drawn from Hurston’s 1942 autobiography, “Dust Tracks on a Road.” Zora unapologetically leaned into […]
Gwen McKinney
Gwen McKinney, a Washington, DC-based communications strategist, is the creator and campaign director of Unerased| Black Women Speak.
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A love letter celebrating Black women
Vice President Kamala Harris and other Black women are being celebrated for their contributions to democracy and their resilience in the face of adversity, as they continue to fight for equality and representation in the face of white nationalism and corruption.