Dr. Toya

Education Professor/ Adolescent development & well-being/School instability/ Lover of all things Toni Morrison #HumanDevelopment #Education #SchoolCulture

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@LaChicaLopez Represent! Congrats!

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Eliminate time in false spaces.

Spend your time with those that are real, true, authentic.

Your time and energy are sacred investments.

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@RCSDNYS Thank you, both. 🙏🏾

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

You did all of that with weight on your wings.

I can’t wait to see you flying free.

[Teneika Askew | Analytics & Automation @teneikaask_you]

She said being a Black woman means people challenge everything you says and you're constantly having to prove yourself, and I felt that.

[Idil Ahmed @idillionaire]

I choose to be at peace.
I choose to be at peace.
I choose to be at peace.
I choose to be at peace.

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

There are those you will encounter who are not interested in the truth of you because they’ve already invested in the story they’ve created about you.

Disengage. Stay free.

You know who you are and those who have cared enough to get to know you appreciate who you are.

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

A lot of people have written on the pages of your life.

It’s time to reclaim the pen.

You don’t have to keep following that script.

If you weren’t reciting their lines, what would your soul say?

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Protect your heart.

Don’t hold the door open for those who have already dishonored you.

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Pull the wisdom from your wounds but leave the baggage behind.

Travel light.

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@RichardBColon Thank you!

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

Ummm, so I’m officially a Gigi today!!!🥰

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@jmacalways1 Thank you!

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@maggieakelly I’m a GRANDMA! 👵🏾

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Love is not just an emotion.

It’s a decision, a commitment to sustained action.

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@TiannaManon Lulu-bug! 😍

[Dr. Toya @ToyaM_EdD]

@TiannaManon They know this already. Honestly it’s just lazy thinking on their part. We’re not wanted in the room or at the table because it challenges the lies that they tell themselves to excuse their own mediocrity, (They= people against Affirmative Action).

[Idil Ahmed @idillionaire]

Don’t overthink how things will happen for you; just trust and believe that it will.

[Idil Ahmed @idillionaire]

Your spirit will not allow you to fail. You already know this. This is why you constantly strive to be better and why you keep getting a strong feeling to realize your potential. You can’t even stop yourself. You were born to win in every situation. It’s so natural.

[Dr. Thema @drthema]

Some closed doors were a blessing.

You were knocking on nonsense.

Give thanks for the rejection, the redirection, and the realization.