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The Risk It Takes to Bloom

by Raquel Willis

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Book of the Day, NPR · December 13, 2023

Raquel Willis reflects on her journey in Black trans rights activism in new memoir

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A memoir by journalist and activist Raquel Willis chronicling her journey as a Black trans woman emerging into adulthood, navigating post-college life, grappling with the dehumanization of Blackness, transgender visibility, and the intersectional framework that shapes her activism in the Black trans community.

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