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Michelle Obama’s Embrace

Martha S. Jones

I told Michelle Obama that I admired Becoming for its courage, honesty, risk taking, and optimism. But my admiration went further, because in her story I had seen myself, and not just in the book’s main character …

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Remember Them: Palestine Scholars Murdered in the Gaza Genocide

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Rachel Cusk’s Diminishing Returns

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