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Leah Faye Cooper
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writer + editor ; enjoys fashion
New York Cityvanityfair.com/contributor/le…Joined October 2009

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Join @LeahFayeC and @MissAsiaMilia on Thursday at 4PM ET as they talk all things #BlackBeautyMatters on Twitter Spaces. Set a reminder to join as they discuss how the beauty industry has (and hasn’t) changed since June 2020 and how we can move forward thecut.io/3lNHVH5
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Here is my full statement about my decision to decline tenure at UNC Chapel Hill and instead accept the inaugural Knight Chair in Race and Reporting at .
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"I have never asked for special treatment. I did not seek it here. All I asked was to be judged by my credentials and treated fairly and equally." @nhannahjones' official statement on declining the tenure offer from UNC Chapel Hill: naacpldf.org/press-release/
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Thank you for sharing! You were among the HBCU alums who came to mind while writing this.
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The whole week’s schedule was made around watching A Different World. It was an exclamation point on the pride we already had as HBCU students. How ‘A Different World’ Became One of the Most Influential Sitcoms of All Time - Vanity Fair apple.news/A5Ave7dpvQaylF
Thank you to everyone who has read, shared, and said such kind words about my latest for . It was an honor and a thrill to write this. A Different World forever.
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More than 30 years after it first aired, A Different World remains one of the most influential TV shows ever created. The key players explain why Hillman College still holds a prime place in pop culture: vntyfr.com/UHojMCf
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"The first film had a lot of big shapes, and we wanted to honor that. ... We also shopped locally and bought from African designers all over Atlanta, which was wonderful," Ruth E. Carter tells in a new interview for BAZAAR.
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We see you, Tim!!!
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Some news: I’m psyched to be joining The Post’s General Assignment team, where I’ll cover breaking news, write features and edit stories. Will miss the Morning Mix crew, but I can’t wait to lace up my dancing shoes and get to work (and see the sun again). washingtonpost.com/pr/2021/02/26/
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Don’t move forward after reading this like everything is normal. Don’t shake your head at Alabama and then keep going about your day. Realize that this is a warning. It’s Alabama and abortion today. It’s you and your rights tomorrow. Your silence will not save you. So speak up.
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Alabama has sent the most restrictive abortion bill in the country to the governor's desk. It could punish doctors who perform abortions with life in prison, and an amendment to exempt rape and incest victims failed. cnn.it/2VAPmFA
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