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Tess Martin

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…

5 min readFeb 5, 2022

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American Math: Black + Female = Unqualified

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Tess Martin

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…

6 min readJan 29, 2022

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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…

4 min readJan 16, 2022

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

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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…

5 min readAug 24, 2021

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A Journey Through Time and Space

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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…

5 min readAug 4, 2021

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Open Letter to Those Ruining it for the Rest of Us

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Tess Martin

A Year of Living at Work

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

6 min readMay 31, 2021

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A Year of Living at Work

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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…

4 min readJan 10, 2021

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America, This is Exactly Who We Are

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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…

7 min readDec 31, 2020

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Close the Door on Your Way Out, 2020

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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…

4 min readNov 1, 2020

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Tess Martin

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

First, let’s set the table.

5 min readAug 31, 2020

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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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