List: Essential Reads | Curated by Dr. Allison Wiltz

Jan 20, 2025
53 stories
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Essential ReadsStories that keep me coming back for more ⭐️
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Cultured
by
Guy Nave
Here’s Why I Have Finally Come to Appreciate The Title “Dreamer” for Martin Luther King, Jr.Every significant achievement begins with a dream
Jan 20
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Jan 20
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The Medium Blog
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Scott Lamb
Best gifts for writers, from the Medium communityWe surveyed over 1,000 Medium writers; here are the best gifts for writers in 2024, according to writers
Dec 9, 2024
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Dec 9, 2024
257
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The Parenting Portal
by
Osi I.
Why I Gifted a Black Doll to My Daughter’s White ClassmatesLessons of embracing and celebrating difference should start early
Jan 9
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Jan 9
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In
New Choices
by
Toni Crowe
I Sincerely Hope Trump Supporters Get Everything They Voted ForWhy does saying this to Trump Folks upset them?
Nov 11, 2024
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Nov 11, 2024
470
In
Short. Sweet. Valuable.
by
Isabella
Kickstart Your Novel With the NaNoWriMo ChallengeGet ready for acing your next fiction.
Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
4
In
Cultured
by
William Spivey
Ten Events That Altered Black America ForeverThe Cornerstones of Systemic Racism
Sep 27, 2024
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Sep 27, 2024
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In
Forge
by
Michele DeMarco, PhD
Being Comfortable with Silence Is a SuperpowerThe fascinating science of silence and why it’s healthier to embrace it than fight it
Jul 29, 2021
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Jul 29, 2021
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In
Fanfare
by
Daniel Parris
Unpacking Vinyl’s Remarkable Revival: A Statistical AnalysisThe fall and rise of vinyl and record stores
Sep 20, 2024
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Sep 20, 2024
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In
Lessons from History
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The Mystery Seeker
The Filthy Sex Lives Of Founding FathersGouverneur Morris died after inserting a whale bone in his urethra.
Sep 4, 2024
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Sep 4, 2024
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In
The Writing Cooperative
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Justin Cox
The Writing Cooperative Submission Requirements and Style GuideLast updated on March 23, 2024
May 1, 2017
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May 1, 2017
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Drew
“Black People See Palestine” a short poem
Apr 7, 2024
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Apr 7, 2024
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Crow’s Feet: Life As We Age
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Gary Buzzard
All the Wisdom You Need for Old Age Is in One Small BookFour traits I’m dialing down as I approach 80.
Apr 5, 2024
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Apr 5, 2024
157
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The Writing Cooperative
by
Esme Harlow
Why You Should Write Your Query Letter Right NowIncrease your chances of getting published
Mar 28, 2024
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Mar 28, 2024
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Destiny Carpenter
Escaping Through Cartoons Can Help With Depression & AnxietyCartoons have been an important part of entertainment and culture for generations. They provide us with comic relief and often teach us…
Apr 9, 2023
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Apr 9, 2023
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The Conversation
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The Conversation U.S.
How the word ‘voodoo’ became a racial slurShows, movies and day-to-day language promote myths about voodoo that reinforce more than a century of stereotypes and discrimination…
Feb 26, 2024
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Feb 26, 2024
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In
I Taught the Law
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Dan Canon
Tied to the Hitching Post: What Will Stop Alabama Prisons from Killing and Torturing?In May 1995, the state of Alabama forced Larry Hope to work as part of the last chain gang in America. When Hope got into an argument with…
Feb 17, 2024
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Feb 17, 2024
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In
The Brain is a Noodle
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Lucy Dan 蛋小姐 (she/her/她)
Home grown pea shoots (stir fry) and air fryer chicken wingsdoes this count as a poem?
Feb 16, 2024
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Feb 16, 2024
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ILLUMINATION
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Meenu Datta
Emotional Recovery and Job Search Strategies Post-Layoff10 Essential Steps: 5 for emotional recovery and 5 for a strong comeback after a layoff
Jan 17, 2024
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Jan 17, 2024
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Prism & Pen
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James Finn
State-Funded School Orders Girls to Break Up: Part of Growing U.S. TrendSegregation academies are nothing new, but taxpayer support for them is both new and disturbing
Nov 29, 2023
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Nov 29, 2023
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The Environment
by
Walter Bowne
Pesto, Pasta, and Pecorino: The Holy Trinity of Italian Flavor!Divorce Preventer! Cooking Together Keeps Marriages Strong!
Dec 22, 2023
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Dec 22, 2023
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