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American Math: Black + Female = Unqualified

After Justice Breyer announced his resignation last week and President Biden confirmed he planned to keep his campaign promise of…

Feb 5, 2022

American Math: Black + Female = Unqualified

Feb 5, 2022

When History Hurts Your Feelings

We’re arguing a lot about history lately, which seems odd to me, at least on its face. After all, history is nothing more than a narrative…

Jan 29, 2022

When History Hurts Your Feelings

Jan 29, 2022

Miss Me with Your MLK Quotes if You Don’t Support Voting Rights

Another Martin Luther King Jr. Day is upon us and, once again, I’m bracing myself for the dizzying, day long onslaught of self-serving…

Jan 16, 2022

Miss Me with Your MLK Quotes if You Don’t Support Voting Rights

Jan 16, 2022

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A Journey Through Time and Space

History is a funny thing. It’s behind us by definition, but it also never leaves us, even when we willfully shy away from it. And there are…

Aug 24, 2021

A Journey Through Time and Space

Aug 24, 2021

Open Letter to Those Ruining it for the Rest of Us

When I was in school, there was little I looked forward to less than the dreaded group project. Teenaged me operated beneath a relatively…

Aug 4, 2021

Open Letter to Those Ruining it for the Rest of Us

Aug 4, 2021

A Year of Living at Work

The beauty part about working from home is that you never have to stop working!

May 31, 2021

A Year of Living at Work

May 31, 2021

America, This is Exactly Who We Are

Last week, I watched an angry white mob storm the heart of our nation’s capital in an attempt to subvert the will of millions of voters…

Jan 10, 2021

America, This is Exactly Who We Are

Jan 10, 2021

Close the Door on Your Way Out, 2020

What can I say about 2020 that hasn’t already been growled between gritted teeth by someone, somewhere on this planet? It’s certainly been…

Dec 31, 2020

Close the Door on Your Way Out, 2020

Dec 31, 2020

On Being Black, Female, Terrified, & Hopeful in 2020

I’m pretty anxious about the upcoming election. That’s both the understatement of the century and an accurate description of my current…

Nov 1, 2020

On Being Black, Female, Terrified, & Hopeful in 2020

Nov 1, 2020

The 19th Amendment: 100+ Years of Black Women on Their Own

First, let’s set the table.

Aug 31, 2020

The 19th Amendment: 100+ Years of Black Women on Their Own

Aug 31, 2020

Tess Martin

Tess Martin

I’m a writer, runner, functional introvert, and herder of cats. Find me at www.theundercoverintrovert.com or on Facebook @ theundercoverintrovert.

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