Marley E. Dias | THIRD SPACE

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In Search of a Black Hole Sun
On alt-Black girlhood, moshing as ritual, and the sound that raised me.
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BLACK LIKE YOU—ZION
On Haile Selassie, Bob Marley, and the Dream of Return”
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THE COST OF COOL
On Do the Right Thing, THIRD SPACES, shade equity, and why Black communities are still fighting for air—literally and politically.
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Too Grown to Breathe, Too Young to Quit
When "Black Girl Magic" becomes too heavy to hold: on maturity, burnout, and the quiet longing to disappear.
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What Juneteenth Looks Like in My Hands
How collage helped me visualize the freedom they tried to erase.
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The Land They Forgot to Map, Part II: Drawing It Anew
Cape Verde wasn’t missing—just misrepresented. From Bela Duarte’s tapestries to Amílcar Cabral’s vision, I trace the art, memory, and resistance that…
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THE MUSEUM WAS NEVER NEUTRAL
Even in Ruin, We Bloom.
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The Library of Unquiet Memories
When books are banned, memories break free. Inside the stacks, I met the ancestors who refuse to be forgotten.
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THE STARS CAN'T SAVE YOU.
But, They Might Make You Feel Seen. (A 2k Subscriber Special—thank you!!)
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BETWEEN SONGS AND SHADOWS
Taking the Reins Back—on music, mirrors, and the quiet art of reclaiming myself.
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NEW MASTERS, OLD GHOSTS
Kerry James Marshall’s Souvenir I, the Civil Rights afterlife, and the burden of telling Black stories out loud.
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Afterlight: Mourning Koyo Kouoh
“We die.
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