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Zeba Blay

Zeba Blay is a writer and critic whose work on film, culture, and identity has appeared in HuffPost, Indiewire, The Village Voice, and others. She is the author of Carefree Black Girls, a book exploring representations of Black women in media. Blay writes the Substack newsletter 'Carefree Black Girl,' where she shares essays and cultural commentary. She is based in Brooklyn, where she is currently working on her next book project.
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