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ZORA

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articles: 42
total claps: 15,010
top claps: 2,493
avg read: 3.6 min
paywalled: 40
active: 2020-07-03 → 2026-07-16

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CUL · Culture & Media · 35 👗 · Fashion · 21 ✨ · Lifestyle · General · 21 PSY · Mental Health & Psychiatry · 21 🔒 · Cybersecurity · 17 🏛️ · Politics · 13 👨‍👩‍👧 · Family & Parenting · 12 ✊ · Equality & Identity · 11

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#culture ·34 #lifestyle ·21 #mental-health ·21 #women ·17 #social-media ·14 #politics ·13 #relationships ·8 #parenting ·8 #racism ·8 #society ·6

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ST Stephanie Siek · ZORA

The Black ‘Godmother of Grunge’ Who Inspired Your Fav Bands

Seattle’s Tina Bell is forgotten no more

Mar 24, 2021 · 7 min read · 2,493 claps #grunge #music #nirvana

The Black ‘Godmother of Grunge’ Who Inspired Your Fav Bands

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

I Looked At My Husband And Thought: How Is This My Life?

The other day, I looked at my husband after a workout and had a genuinely bizarre thought. Not because he was doing anything unusual, and…

Jun 04, 2026 · 4 min read · 2,220 claps paywalled #mental-health #relationships #lifestyle

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Everyone Wants A Villian. Almost Nobody Wants To Talk About What Happened Before The Stabbing

Two seventeen-year-old boys walked into a track meet in Frisco, Texas. Only one walked away. Austin Metcalf, a white teenager, lost his…

Jun 10, 2026 · 4 min read · 1,363 claps paywalled #race #politics #culture

Everyone Wants A Villian. Almost Nobody Wants To Talk About What Happened Before The Stabbing

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

He Studied Black People For Years, Then Helped Build Project 2025

I cannot stop thinking about the irony of it all. The man widely associated with helping shape Project 2025, a policy agenda many critics…

May 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,260 claps paywalled #politics #racism #research

He Studied Black People For Years, Then Helped Build Project 2025

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Racism Didn’t Suddenly Come Back. It Just Stopped Being Embarrassed.

For years, racism in America learned to wear a suit. It hid behind phrases like “I’m just asking questions.” It disguised itself as…

Jun 30, 2026 · 3 min read · 1,076 claps paywalled #culture #social-media #racism

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Claim That Michelle Obama Is A Man Isn’t A Conspiracy Theory — It’s A Racialized Attack On…

Over the weekend, when a UFC fighter, Josh Hokit, yelled out that Michelle Obama is a man at the conclusion of a UFC fight at the White…

Jun 17, 2026 · 5 min read · 1,028 claps paywalled #women #mental-health #racism

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SH Shea Vassar · ZORA

Why I Don’t Celebrate Independence Day

‘Land of the Free’ is an odd nickname. This country was built on my ancestors’ stolen land.

Jul 03, 2020 · 4 min read · 576 claps paywalled #equality #injustice #independence-day

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Stanford Graduates Walked Out On Google CEO, And It Was Epic

Let me tell you what didn’t happen at Stanford’s graduation on June 14, 2026. Nobody rushed the stage. Nobody shouted over Sundar Pichai’s…

Jun 26, 2026 · 5 min read · 518 claps paywalled #culture #politics #lifestyle

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Know What to Do. Black Women Have Always Known. Let’s Talk About That.

Tucker Carlson spent 35 years defending the Republican Party.

Jun 30, 2026 · 5 min read · 421 claps paywalled #politics #culture #lifestyle

Tucker Carlson Doesn’t Know What to Do. Black Women Have Always Known. Let’s Talk About That.

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

A Black Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant, In Handcuffs, Hit In The Head, and Drug.

She was 21 years old and 37 weeks pregnant — three weeks from her due date, nine months into carrying a life inside her body. She was…

Jun 29, 2026 · 6 min read · 330 claps paywalled #culture #social-media #women

A Black Woman Was Nine Months Pregnant, In Handcuffs, Hit In The Head, and Drug.

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Dear Mom, She’s Not Listening to What You Say About Her Body. She’s Watching What You Do to Yours.

I want you to think about the last time you stood in front of a mirror and said something unkind about your body.

Jul 01, 2026 · 5 min read · 251 claps paywalled #parenting #women #health

Dear Mom, She’s Not Listening to What You Say About Her Body. She’s Watching What You Do to Yours.

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Nobody Warned Me About The Ugly 40's

Nobody warned me about the ugly 40s. Not my friends, magazines, or the endless stream of women on social media who somehow seem to wake up…

Jun 11, 2026 · 3 min read · 250 claps paywalled #mental-health #women #health

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Maybe You’re Not The Problem In Your Family

One of the most uncomfortable truths about healing is that not everyone benefits from it. We like to imagine that when people become…

Jun 23, 2026 · 2 min read · 236 claps paywalled #mental-health #family #parenting

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

We Don’t Read The News Anymore. We Watch Other People React To It.

Most of us don’t actually consume news anymore. We consume reactions to the news. When a major political story breaks, or a celebrity does…

Jun 05, 2026 · 4 min read · 222 claps paywalled #culture #lifestyle #social-media

We Don’t Read The News Anymore. We Watch Other People React To It.

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Strong Black Woman Doesn’t Need Another Burden — Including Aging

A Black woman can spend thousands of dollars on her children and never feel guilty. She can support family members financially and show up…

Jul 02, 2026 · 2 min read · 215 claps paywalled #women #mental-health #health

The Strong Black Woman Doesn’t Need Another Burden — Including Aging

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Why Did Nolan Xavier Wells’ Family Call Ben Crump Before They Had Answers?

Eighteen-year-old Nolan Xavier Wells left for a Fourth of July outing on Horn Island, a barrier island off the Mississippi Gulf Coast, with…

Jul 08, 2026 · 4 min read · 214 claps paywalled #true-crime #racism #culture

Why Did Nolan Xavier Wells’ Family Call Ben Crump Before They Had Answers?

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Government Just Quietly Moved to Make Workplace Discrimination Impossible to Prove.

Let me tell you how discrimination works when nobody’s watching. It works quietly. It works in performance reviews written by managers who…

Jun 25, 2026 · 5 min read · 193 claps paywalled #women #politics #work

The Government Just Quietly Moved to Make Workplace Discrimination Impossible to Prove.

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Mental Load Is A Libido Killer

Maybe you haven’t lost your sex drive. Maybe you’re carrying too much. Women are constantly given advice about how to improve their libido…

Jun 19, 2026 · 3 min read · 190 claps paywalled #mental-health #women #relationships

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Quiet Contract Couples Never Discuss: Who’s Allowed to Rest

There’s a moment that plays out in households everywhere, usually without a single word spoken. One partner sits down, and the other keeps…

Jul 10, 2026 · 2 min read · 162 claps paywalled #women #relationships #parenting

The Quiet Contract Couples Never Discuss: Who’s Allowed to Rest

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Let’s Stop Pretending That Attendance Doesn’t Mean Anything

Recently, Reddit co-founder Alexis Ohanian found himself in a little hot water. After attending a UFC event held at the White House on June…

Jun 22, 2026 · 4 min read · 156 claps paywalled #politics #lifestyle #social-media

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JE Jeffrey Kass · ZORA

Banking on Yourselves: A Recipe for Black Success

How John Hope Bryant Wants to Flip the Script on Black Wealth in America

Jul 15, 2026 · 3 min read · 135 claps paywalled #economics #wealth #racism

Banking on Yourselves: A Recipe for Black Success

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

The Lies Black Women Have Been Fed About Money, Ambition, and Playing It Safe

My best friend told me about a meeting she’d had with a white woman investor, and one line from it stayed with me for days. The investor…

Jul 09, 2026 · 3 min read · 135 claps paywalled #women #finance #culture

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

Nobody Warns You That Some Of The Deepest Grief Is For People Who Never Died

Before becoming a therapist, I used to think grief was straightforward. Someone dies, a relationship ends, there’s a funeral, and then…

May 28, 2026 · 4 min read · 120 claps paywalled #mental-health #relationships #culture

Nobody Warns You That Some Of The Deepest Grief Is For People Who Never Died

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

After Joan Sebastian Guerrero: What “What If It’s Me Next” Does to a Nervous System

Somewhere in the last several years, many Black and brown people have been plagued by the question: what if it’s me next? This week, it was…

Jul 15, 2026 · 4 min read · 116 claps paywalled #social-media #culture #mental-health

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MA Maia Niguel Hoskin, Ph.D. · ZORA

I Come From A Family Of Long-Suffering Women. I’m Not Sure I Want To Inherit That Legacy.

I come from a family of strong women. At least, that’s how we describe them. The women I grew up around worked hard, sacrificed endlessly…

Jun 16, 2026 · 3 min read · 113 claps paywalled #women #parenting #family