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Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body

Don't Let It Get You Down: Essays on Race, Gender, and the Body

A collection the New York Times Book Review called "Standout. ...a brutal, beautifully rendered narrative."

2021

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The Kindness of Coffee

photograph by Nathan Dumlao

4 min readOct 23, 2023

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The Kindness of Coffee

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Human Parts

The Importance of People-Watching

4 min readSep 30, 2023

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The Importance of People-Watching

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Counting the Days of Grief

Grief is said to come in waves. I’ve found this to be true. It’s a helpful image, and intuitive, maybe because we ourselves are such watery…

3 min readSep 12, 2023

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Counting the Days of Grief

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Human Parts

We’re All Healthy, We’re All Sick

The truth is that all bodies are well and all bodies are not well. All bodies are healthy and all bodies are not healthy. Health is a…

4 min readAug 18, 2023

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We’re All Healthy, We’re All Sick

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Human Parts

The Beauty of Being Seen

I was walking in Pt. Reyes on a strikingly hot day, the sun intense and shade scarce, and everyone was talking about it, hands shielding…

5 min readAug 4, 2023

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The Beauty of Being Seen

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Beauty as a Handhold

Listen. This is a different kind of post, because I just need some beauty, some reprieve. It has been a long few weeks. So, last night, at…

4 min readJul 22, 2023

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Beauty as a Handhold

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So What If They Did? Thoughts On Affirmative Action

Here is the letter I shared with the 5,000+ students, alumni, donors, and colleagues who are connected to The Thelton E. Henderson Center…

4 min readJul 3, 2023

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So What If They Did? Thoughts On Affirmative Action

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Human Parts

On Being the Memory Maker (also known as Mom)

I sometimes think of myself as the Primary Memory Maker. I’m speaking of myself as a mom, of course. Yes, my job is to keep my kid…

4 min readJun 21, 2023

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On Being the Memory Maker (also known as Mom)

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In Praise of the Low-Key Summer

My fomo peaks this time of year, as the days get long and school lets out. I’ve always felt pressure to live my life during June, July and…

5 min readJun 5, 2023

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In Praise of the Low-Key Summer

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Human Parts

Just do 3 things. That’s it! You’re a Success, my Friend.

I don’t remember where I heard it but I do remember when: my dad had died about two weeks before, and I was scrambling in the maelstrom of…

6 min readMay 26, 2023

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Just do 3 things. That’s it! You’re a Success, my Friend.

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Savala Nolan

Savala Nolan

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uc berkeley law professor and essayist @ vogue, time, harper’s, NYT, NPR, and more | Simon & Schuster and HarperCollins | she/her | IG @notquitebeyonce

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