A Breakup Letter With Astronomy, From a Young Black Woman
It’s not me, it’s you
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4 min readJun 23, 2020
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Dear Astronomy,
It’s not me, it’s you.
I had intentions of leaving you for over three years, even before I finished my astronomy undergraduate degree. The original reason I cited — to myself and others — for wanting to leave is that I felt I would never be fulfilled by the…