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Pearl Marvell

A Real Look at Motherhood

I cannot tell you how many times I thought about sitting down and writing this, but now I feel that I must, especially with Roe vs Wade…

May 5, 2022

A Real Look at Motherhood

May 5, 2022

Being “Other” Makes You a Better Storyteller

I was asked to speak in a writing class at Brown University. A wonderfully accomplished non-fiction writing professor invited me to speak…

Oct 22, 2021

Being “Other” Makes You a Better Storyteller

Oct 22, 2021

To Our Son, Kai.

In the months leading up to me knowing that I was pregnant with you, I thought a lot about if I would be a good mother. A friend of mine…

Sep 16, 2021

To Our Son, Kai.

Sep 16, 2021

Malignant Privilege

I think about privilege a lot: what it means, how much I have, how some people don’t see theirs.

Jul 9, 2021

Malignant Privilege

Jul 9, 2021

Can The US Really Be Called A Banana Republic?

On the afternoon of January 6th, 2021 I did what most of you did: I stared at the TV, shocked by what I was hearing and seeing. First…

Jan 7, 2021

Can The US Really Be Called A Banana Republic?

Jan 7, 2021

Caribbean History and Why It Matters Here in the U.S.

“A civilization that proves incapable of solving the problems it creates is a decadent civilization.

Jun 9, 2020

Caribbean History and Why It Matters Here in the U.S.

Jun 9, 2020

To the Man that Threatened to Kill Me

It was 3:15pm on a Saturday. My phone rings. An unknown number from Narragansett, Rhode Island.

May 27, 2020

May 27, 2020

What We Can Be Grateful For: Going to Sea vs. Staying At Home

These past few weeks have been like living in “The Twilight Zone.” Have I ever watched an episode of the 1959–1964 series? Hell no, but if…

Mar 26, 2020

What We Can Be Grateful For: Going to Sea vs. Staying At Home

Mar 26, 2020

Pearl Marvell

Pearl Marvell

Pearl Marvell is a multimedia storyteller and producer. She has over ten years of combined experience as a writer, reporter, photographer and producer.

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