M. Yvonne Taylor

M. Yvonne Taylor is a doctoral candidate in higher educational leadership and policy at The University of Texas at Austin, critical organizational scholar, and principal consultant at EquityWithin.com.

MY STORY

Giving Birth as a Black Woman Is Why I Later Had an Abortion

If Texas and America were truly “pro-life,” my pregnancy story would have been very different—and pregnant Black women wouldn’t die at such a high rate.

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FAMILY REUNION

How B.J. Thomas and I Wound Up in the Same Family Tree

Ancestry.com taught me about white relatives that I’d never known but knew had to exist. One of them was the late B.J. Thomas.

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SEEN THIS MOVIE

Jessica Krug Is Just Another White Supremacist

Colorism helped Krug advance through academe, gaining legitimacy and success that would likely have eluded an actual Black woman.

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OUR UNIVERSAL HUMANITY

Toni Morrison Showed Me That I’m Not Alone

It was her first, “The Bluest Eye,” daunting and prescient, that hinted at the Nobelist’s genius for capturing the universal desire and right to be seen and loved for who we are.

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R.I.P.

Ross Perot Was a Billionaire Who Cared About the Little Guy

Long before he ran for president, H. Ross Perot had an impact on Texas football and the life of this woman from Texas.

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