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Maya C James

5 Life Lessons from my Intensive Turkish Class

On talking pretty and learning more than just vocabulary and grammar.

Jan 3, 2022

5 Life Lessons from my Intensive Turkish Class

Jan 3, 2022

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Intimately Intricate

Love on the Tides — Sea Glass

Dec 6, 2020

Love on the Tides — Sea Glass

Dec 6, 2020

The Power of Collective Realness

What happens when we stop asking others to change for our comfort?

Dec 6, 2020

The Power of Collective Realness

Dec 6, 2020

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Intimately Intricate

You run into a knot.

You run into a knot. It writhes like a rattlesnake den. Hesitant, you push forward, towards this coiling, buttered Medusa.

Sep 16, 2020

You run into a knot.

Sep 16, 2020

Diaspora Blues isn’t Always so Blue

Interrogating the Pan-Africanism of Beyoncé’s film “Black is King”

Aug 13, 2020

Diaspora Blues isn’t Always so Blue

Aug 13, 2020

The AUX Cord Expectations — Codeswitching Diaries #2

Black™ Twitter has found my playlist, and they’re going to take my card away.

Jul 29, 2020

The AUX Cord Expectations — Codeswitching Diaries #2

Jul 29, 2020

Seven Poems to Celebrate the Death of the Strong Black Woman™ Trope

Get in loser — we’re reading happy, uplifting poems.

Jul 28, 2020

Seven Poems to Celebrate the Death of the Strong Black Woman™ Trope

Jul 28, 2020

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Pandemic Mixtapes

20 Pieces of Advice from the Class of 2020

I asked fellow graduates from the Class of 2020 to give their best advice to underclassmen. Here’s what they had to say:

Jul 14, 2020

20 Pieces of Advice from the Class of 2020

Jul 14, 2020

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Pandemic Mixtapes

Pandemic Mixtapes Submission Guidelines

Just publish my think piece already!

Jul 7, 2020

Pandemic Mixtapes Submission Guidelines

Jul 7, 2020

Jessica Was Raggedy — The Codeswitching Diaries #1

And no one bothered to tell her.

Jul 5, 2020

Jessica Was Raggedy — The Codeswitching Diaries #1

Jul 5, 2020

Maya C James

Maya C James

Writer and Poet, Grad Student, Dreamer. You’re doing great sweetie. Website: mayajameswrites.wordpress.com Twitter: @mayawritesgood

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