I know a lot of amazing dope writers. I’m using “know” as generously as possible. Nevertheless, I can say I’ve had amazing online encounters with some award-winning scholars and writers: Kiese Laymon (who edited my first piece in Gawker in 2014), Imani Perry (who wrote me the kindest pass when I applied to a TT assistant professorship in 2013 and conti…
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