Tess MartinAmerican Math: Black + Female = UnqualifiedAfter Justice Breyer announced his resignation last week and President Biden confirmed he planned to keep his campaign promise of…·5 min read·Feb 5, 2022----
Tess MartinWhen History Hurts Your FeelingsWe’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 read·Jan 29, 2022--2--2
Tess MartinMiss Me with Your MLK Quotes if You Don’t Support Voting RightsAnother 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 read·Jan 16, 2022----
Tess MartininThe ShadowA Journey Through Time and SpaceHistory 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 read·Aug 24, 2021----
Tess MartinOpen Letter to Those Ruining it for the Rest of UsWhen 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 read·Aug 4, 2021--2--2
Tess MartinA Year of Living at WorkThe beauty part about working from home is that you never have to stop working!·6 min read·May 31, 2021--1--1
Tess MartinAmerica, This is Exactly Who We AreLast 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 read·Jan 10, 2021--1--1
Tess MartinClose the Door on Your Way Out, 2020What 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 read·Dec 31, 2020----
Tess MartinOn Being Black, Female, Terrified, & Hopeful in 2020I’m pretty anxious about the upcoming election. That’s both the understatement of the century and an accurate description of my current…·4 min read·Nov 1, 2020--2--2
Tess MartinThe 19th Amendment: 100+ Years of Black Women on Their OwnFirst, let’s set the table.·5 min read·Aug 31, 2020--1--1