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Yahdon Israel

writes about race, class, gender and culture in American society. He is currently attending The New School for his MFA in Creative Non-Fiction. Bed-Stuy till he dies.

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White Bodies, Black Faces

By Yahdon IsraelFebruary 17, 2016
Why do so many white people want the power to surrender their whiteness?
Essays & Reviews

Coming to America

By Yahdon IsraelAugust 10, 2015
On becoming African-American
Essays & Reviews

Circle Circle Dot Dot

By Yahdon IsraelDecember 22, 2014
Cooties, like racial identity, pass from body to body. But how can you protect yourself from a danger that looks like yourself?
Essays & Reviews

Making It: A Miseducation

By Yahdon IsraelSeptember 17, 2014
In a place where succeeding means leaving, good grades are fraught with contradictions
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