Abstract
Zora Neale Hurston (1928), in her powerful essay, “How it Feels to be a Colored Me,” examines her own individuality through a series of arresting metaphors that serve to illustrate the vastness with which she embraces her racial identity. Further, she demonstrates a level of confidence and defiance that provides a view of Black womanhood that is not only inspiring, but instructive.
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Mccarther, S.M., Davis, D.M., Caruthers, L. (2012). Traveling the Tenure Track. In: Myers, S.D., Anderson, C.W. (eds) Dimensions in Mentoring. SensePublishers, Rotterdam. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-94-6091-870-4_19
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