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Maya C James

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

Maya C James

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

Maya C James

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

Maya C James

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

Maya C James

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

Maya C James

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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