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How Long Must We Wait?

Black folk and other marginalized groups all over have asked for centuries, without a clear answer

5 min readMay 27, 2021

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How Long Must We Wait?

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Donald Earl Collins

What I Need Now, From Heat Checks to Hail Marys

The truth is, I need help to get this next book published the way I’d like to

5 min readSep 14, 2021

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What I Need Now, From Heat Checks to Hail Marys

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Donald Earl Collins

The Three Stooges of My Paths

Between academia, the nonprofit world, and publishing, it’s been a not-so-funny comedy of toxicity, and all the mistakes are mine

6 min readSep 2, 2021

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The Three Stooges of My Paths

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Donald Earl Collins

When Their Lies Become The Truth

Stealing someone’s words can erase their dreams and their worth

9 min readAug 16, 2021

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When Their Lies Become The Truth

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Donald Earl Collins

Agents and Not Agents, The Hard Way

My difficult ride in book publishing since 1999

6 min readAug 9, 2021

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Agents and Not Agents, The Hard Way

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Donald Earl Collins

More Confessions From an Educated Fool

I took 40 years to come full circle as a writer, and I am a fool for taking so long

6 min readAug 2, 2021

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More Confessions From an Educated Fool

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Donald Earl Collins

The Sacrifice of the Lambdas

How so many of us are like slaughtered lambs, killed for sport in and out of higher education

6 min readJul 28, 2021

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The Sacrifice of the Lambdas

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The Worth of Platforms to America’s Black Athletes and Activists

Do White-owned platforms and institutions really provide opportunities to challenge America’s White supremacy?

5 min readJul 12, 2021

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The Worth of Platforms to America’s Black Athletes and Activists

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Donald Earl Collins

Yes! And don't forget, John Eligon was the one who penned that "no angel" bs in his bloviating…

1 min readMar 20, 2021

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Donald Earl Collins

Solid piece.

1 min readFeb 27, 2021

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Donald Earl Collins

Donald Earl Collins

Freelancer via @washingtonpost | @TheAtlantic |@AJEnglish | @Guardian; American Univ. & UMUC history prof. Invite me to write/speak: donaldearlcollins@gmail.com

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