Center for Communally Bonded Research

To enhance the experiences of historically marginalized groups by focusing on improving the larger ecosystem of individuals and groups’ experiences.

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

🎉TODAY IS THE DAY! “Central City’s Joy and Pain: ​​Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project” by @DrJeromeMorris is now out and available to read!

📚Get your copy at your favorite bookseller! https://t.co/AQXmkq4UrY
#NewBook #BookRelease #BookReleaseDay

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

Our #CCBR director, @DrJeromeMorris's recent election as the 2025 - 2026 president-elect for the @AERA_EdResearch was featured in @umsl's award-winning digital news outlet, UMSL Daily. 🎉

🔗Learn more about Dr. Morris and this historic honor: https://t.co/bvfsTRx4sF

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

I am honored to be voted the President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA)! I look forward to serving this esteemed organization's more than 25,000 members from over 96 countries. Thank you again for this opportunity!

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

Amid this tumultuous social and political landscape, it's more crucial than ever to forge community! I am grateful for the opportunity to document the incredible strength of Black people from Central City, a housing project in Birmingham. Let’s draw inspiration from their story!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨One year later & nothing but praise for "Central City's Joy and Pain" by @DrJeromeMorris ! Read more of this amazing review by Andrew S. Baer in the Alabama Review: https://t.co/6BrTSqRxK7

#CentralCitysJoyAndPain #TBRList #BlackHistoryMonth #BookReview

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

🎉New article from #CCBR team member, Nicole R. Misra! Check it out here: https://t.co/txA5VwBnCq

#Education #CommunallyBonded #AcademicChatter

[Good Journey @goodjourneyinc]

May 22nd is International Being You Day, specifically created to celebrate you! Explore and discover what it truly means to be you and celebrate everyone's differences on International Being You Day.

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

I am honored to have received this award for my dedicated service and support of Black faculty and staff at the University of Missouri—St. Louis. The honor is of great significance because the award is named after my wonderful colleague, Dr. Paulette Isaac-Savage!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

🎉On 5/2/24, at @umsl's Black Faculty and Staff Association's annual State of Black UMSL meeting, @DrJeromeMorris , was presented with the Dr. Paulette Isaac-Savage Black Excellence Service and Leadership Award! Congrats to Dr. Morris for receiving this distinguished award!
#CCBR

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

Happening today! Hope to see you there! 😊

[Good Journey @goodjourneyinc]

National Freedom 2 Learn Day is May 3. Meet us in the garden 6-8pm with DJ WillPower spinning, Progressive Emporium & Education Center displaying books, the History Maker Marker Youth Researchers and The Center for Communally Bonded Research, Artmaking, lemonade and popcorn!

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

It was exciting attending AERA and seeing, catching up with, and presenting with great people, including Derrick Alridge, Carla Monroe, Ayanna F. Brown, Cleveland Hayes, Jennifer Keys Adair, Adeoye Adeyemo, Benjamin Parker, Nicole Misra, and Luimil Negron!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨#FBF to last weekend's 2024 AERA Annual Meeting! It was great connecting with everyone, growing, & learning together! Our #CCBR team, including doctoral students, @NicoleMisra & @LuimilN, gave amazing presentations! We look forward to attending AERA again in 2025!

#AERA24

[Good Journey @goodjourneyinc]

We appreciate our partnership and excited about the opportunity to share our research at AERA!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨We're so excited to have had Good Journey Development Foundation and their youth researchers present on this project, "Capturing Community Elders' Voices: The History Maker Project" presented at the #AERA24 Annual Meeting last weekend!

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#CCBR #CommunallyBonded

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨One of our goals is engage communities, families, & youth as active members of & direct beneficiaries of research opportunities. We collaborated w/our community partner @goodjourneyinc & their amazing youth researchers on a community-based participatory research project. 🧵1/2

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

If you haven’t already, make sure to order your copy at your favorite book seller.

Amazon link: Central City's Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project https://t.co/SAvL0noAPu

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨Last week, @DrJeromeMorris had a book signing for his latest book, “Central City’s Joy and Pain: Solidarity, Survival, and Soul in a Birmingham Housing Project” at the 2024 AERA Annual Meeting. Thanks to everyone who stopped by!

#CentralCitysJoyAndPain #AERA24

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

@goodjourneyinc I enjoyed presenting with the youth from #goodjourneyinc and members of my research team at the Center for Communally Bonded Research @communallybonded.org. Thank you, Dionne Ferguson, for your commitment to preparing the next generation for leadership, research, and service!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨We’re so honored to have collaborated with these inspiring and brilliant youth researchers and our community collaborator @goodjourneyinc!

#AERA24 #CCBR

[Good Journey @goodjourneyinc]

We had a GOOD time at the AERA meeting in Philadelphia! What a JOURNEY! Thanks Dr. Jerome Morris for inviting us to be on your presenting team! Like, Follow & Share for more photos and details posting soon! #AERA24 #goodjourneyinc #youthleadership #research #academyneighborhood

[Jerome E. Morris, PhD @DrJeromeMorris]

I'm looking forward to joining members from our #CCBR team and the young scholars from Good Journey Development Foundation, who will share their research findings based on interviews with community elders!

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨Hope all the #AERA24 folks are having a good time!

✨Make sure not to miss @DrJeromeMorris, members of the #CCBR team, and most importantly youth from our community collaborator @goodjourneyinc present tomorrow, Sunday at 9:35am! ⬇️

[Center for Communally Bonded Research @_CCBResearch]

✨@DrJeromeMorris & members of our #CCBR team will be at #AERA24! We'll also have our community collaborators, @goodjourneyinc and their youth researchers presenting with us as well!

✨Check out these great presentations if you'll be there! More info: https://t.co/CQWVSiUSib