The musing by writer Marita Golden explores the impact Zora Neale Hurston had on her own life and art. She celebrates finding and remaking herself by discovering Zora’s glorious and imperfect life lessons.

Excerpted from the book Well-Read Black Girl: Finding Our Stories, Discovering Ourselves, an anthology edited by Glory Edim. “Zora and Me” ©2018 by Marita Golden, reprinted with permission by arrangement with Ballantine Books, an imprint of Random House:

I saw myself, found myself, and remade myself over and over learning and discovering Zora Neale Hurston. She became and has become a continuing source of possibility and pride for me. Read More→