Anri Wheeler
Cognoscenti contributor
Anri Wheeler is a biracial writer, educator and mother of three strong daughters. She is writing a memoir about race, class and motherhood.
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'My girls are part of that hope': Why I talk to my daughters about hard things
Hard conversations, like advocacy, must be ongoing, writes Anri Wheeler.
I felt kinship with the women killed in Atlanta. And distance
As the list of Asians being assaulted and murdered grows, there is only so much grainy security camera footage I can take in, writes Anri Wheeler, reflecting on a year...
For one night, music eased the loss of the last two years
An evening watching Rhiannon Giddens perform reminded Anri Wheeler just how powerful it feels to be with other people, especially when making and experiencing art.
The 'Simultaneity' Of Naomi Osaka
Watching Naomi Osaka reinforced for me that she will not be hammered down, writes Anri Wheeler. She speaks out when she wants to, and stays silent when it is an...
Spare Me Your Outrage, Your Shock. This Is America
Our inability to acknowledge the white supremacist truth of our history fuels the very fire we are furiously claiming no part in having helped set, writes Anri Wheeler.
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In The Japanese Snow Queen, I See My Mother, My Daughters And The Future
Confronting ballet's diversity gap, one snow queen at a time.