Theara Coleman, The Week US
Theara Coleman has worked as a staff writer at The Week since September 2022. She frequently writes about technology, education, literature and general news. She was previously a contributing writer and assistant editor at Honeysuckle Magazine, where she covered racial politics and the cannabis industry. Theara is also a former high school teacher. She earned a bachelor's in English literature from Howard University in 2013 and a master's in the same from New York University in 2022.
A lifelong book lover, Theara is based in New York, where she spends her spare time reading and playing video games.
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The persistent inequities of Covid-related learning loss
Speed Read The pandemic set a generation of students back in their education. Can they catch up?
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Artificial sweeteners may not help with weight loss, WHO advises
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2023 Pulitzer Prize-winning books, in review
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How content creators cope with discriminatory algorithms
Speed Read 'AI has embedded our cultural biases and threatens to perpetuate discriminatory human behavior'
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Elderly American citizen gets life sentence in China for espionage
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How did the U.S. find itself in an Adderall shortage?
Speed Read The many factors at play, and what it means for patients who rely on the drug
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2 Michigan school districts ban backpacks after confiscating 4th gun this year
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Is ketamine a safe at-home treatment for depression?
Speed Read Loosened regulations have led to a proliferation of people taking the drug without medical supervision.
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New York City weakens right-to-shelter rules ahead of expected migrant surge
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Court overturns convictions of 2 parents in college admissions scandal
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Mom who wrote children's book on grief charged with killing her husband
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DeSantis bans Chinese citizens from buying land in Florida
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'Out of control' wildfires lead to mass evacuation in Alberta, Canada
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Florida's 'Don't Say Gay' bill, explained
Speed Read Everything you need to know about the controversial legislation
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Vermont removes residency requirement for assisted suicide law
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6 dead after rare Illinois dust storm causes highway pileup
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'Mom influencer' convicted for lying about kidnapping
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What's behind America's child care crisis?
In Depth Child care in America has become increasingly unaffordable and inaccessible for families
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U.S. sanctions Russia and Iran for wrongfully detaining Americans
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U.K. thwarts Microsoft's $69 billion bid for Activision Blizzard
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Western diplomats slam Russia's Sergey Lavrov during UN meeting
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Why South Korea's young people are so lonely
Speed Read Could a financial stipend help the nation's "reclusive" lonely young people?
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DeSantis signs bill loosening requirements for death penalty vote in Florida
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Beijing hospital fire kills 29 people, mostly elderly patients
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