Allyson is a newsletter writer at The Texas Tribune based in Austin, Texas.
As a Black woman in media, it is my desire to produce work that is steeped in authenticity and doesn't shy away from transparency.
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Who Gets a Happily Ever After in Historical Romance? - Teen Vogue
There’s nothing that comes close to romance written for Black people by Black people.
Black, Deaf and Extremely Online - The New York Times
On TikTok and in virtual hangouts, a younger generation is sharing the origins and nuances of Black American Sign Language, a rich variation of ASL that scholars say has been overlooked for too long.
What we found inside three books flagged by a Texas lawmaker - The Texas Tribune
A Texas lawmaker investigated whether state school districts purchased any of the nearly 850 books he flagged relating to race or sexuality.