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Satya T Nelms

Left Behind

In two days it will have been one month since my family moved six and a half hours and 438 miles south of the home we’d lived in for the…

Sep 14, 2021

Sep 14, 2021

The Stories We Are

I remember when I was in grade school there was an annual competition called, “The Real Woman Essay Contest.” It was a part of Women’s…

Sep 1, 2021

Sep 1, 2021

Finding Home

I don’t have a hometown. I claim New York because of all of the adolescent memories that are nestled there, but the truth is I’ve never…

Aug 24, 2021

Aug 24, 2021

A Bushel and a Peck

My grandmother has been gone a year now.

Jul 13, 2021

Jul 13, 2021

Pride & Joy

My first love’s name was Jennifer. Some of her friends called her “Jen.” The only people I ever heard call her “Jenny” were her mother and…

Jun 4, 2021

Jun 4, 2021

Something to Watch: “The Pieces I Am”

I have cried three times when a celebrity passed away. Once in the 90s, when Tupac Shakur was killed. Again in 2016, with the passing of…

May 27, 2021

May 27, 2021

The Privilege of Childhood

Miles sits on the floor in his room. Lego projects in various states of completion litter the floor around him. To his left is a replica of…

May 21, 2021

May 21, 2021

Why I Resigned From the Swarthmorean

I am the first Black woman editor of The Swarthmorean. That is not lost on me. Following the announcement in the paper that I was the new…

May 12, 2021

May 12, 2021

Something to Read: “A Good Cry”

At times like these

May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

With Liberty and Justice for All

Equity has become a buzzword across the country in our communities, businesses and schools. Equity, along with diversity, now feels trendy…

May 10, 2021

May 10, 2021

Satya T Nelms

Satya T Nelms

Satya Nelms is a writer, community builder and mother of four living with her best friend in North Carolina. Learn more about her at satyanelms.com

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