Ify in Philly ✨

joint phd student studying 🌍 @PoliticsAtPenn & @AnnenbergPenn | my chi is strong 🔆. pg county ❤. 👣كل شي خطو وخطو 👣

[Ify in Philly ✨ @ifyokpali]

So this week I officially start #phding at @PoliticsAtPenn en route to (someday) receiving my PhD in Political Science.

My puppy Chizara and I are beyond excited for the journey ahead! 😊🎉

#phdstudent #AcademicTwitter #dogmom

[stony morrison, PhD @rrandolphjr]

People want you to think reading is a privilege because then it is much easier to have ire for those who do read. Thus reading becomes an ‘elitist’ way of knowing the world.

[punch @Exothickk]

Girl math : payer les billets d'avions tellement en avance que ça ne compte plus dans le budget global du voyage.

[Ariana Brown @arianathepoet]

HOLISTIC WRITING PRACTICES: Because our mentors should’ve taught us to be kinder to ourselves, so we could do this work sustainably 🧵

[I E McElroy MD, MPH: @iemcelroymd.bsky.social @IEMcElroy]

The myth of meritocracy is that we are all being taught under the same conditions in the same schools with the same books with the same resources to afford tutors and support when necessary.

[Corey J. Miles @CoreyMiles__]

affirmative action wasn't filling colleges with folks of color, that ain't the issue. the issue is what it signals - that structurally our systems are unequal. this is part of a larger project to undermine any idea that suggests racism is built into the design of this country

[𝙇𝙚𝙛𝙩-𝙃𝙖𝙣𝙙𝙚𝙙 𝙋𝙞𝙨𝙘𝙚𝙨™️ @fluffyblkboy]

Racial admission practices don’t start when you fill out a college application. It starts when you’re born into a neighborhood/school that systematically lacks resources.

[rolandsmartin @rolandsmartin]

HBCUs presently are scrambling to meet higher demand. They don’t have the infrastructure. They are 237K HBCU students; 20% are non-Black. There are 1.6M Black students at PWIs. If 10% of those students opted for an HBCU, they cannot handle it. They need $$$ for dorms, etc.

[Ify in Philly ✨ @ifyokpali]

“…because the playing field isn’t level.” 💯

[Dr. Dr. Desi (she/her) @native4data]

I was accepted to Stanford 100% bc of affirmative action. A 15 yo rez girl living w kids from royal families & trust funds. When I worked for Stanford Admissions, I had to answer does Stanford practice aff action? My response was always yes bc the playing field isn’t level! 1/

[5hahem @shaTIRED]

nobody ever told y’all that the sun shining while it’s raining means the devil is beating his wife? i heard that my whole childhood lol

[Madonna Kalousian 🦉🍉🥄🪁 @MKalousian]

Nobody intervened to help a boat at sea level. After hours of surveillance before it sank, somebody decided to let 750 people drown.

[Jes Cerdeña, MD, PhD (she/her) @jes_cerdena]

My biggest takeaway from the Titan story is that we absolutely could have coordinated, multinational efforts to ensure no migrant dies crossing the sea and we choose not to.

[philip lewis @Phil_Lewis_]

The Reunion Tour, featuring Kirk Franklin, David and Tamela Mann, Tye Tribbett, The Clark Sisters and Israel Houghton, has been announced:

[Linda Dounia @LindaDouniaR]

It’s a sad day. My country, Sénégal, is in shambles. Protests have broken out everywhere.

I am typing this using a VPN because all social media have been blocked.

I have always known Sénégal to be a peaceful stable democracy. But today, I am confronted with a new reality.

The TLDR of a much more complex problem:

2 years ago, the main opposition party leader was accused of rape. Since then, many protests have been held to denounce it as politically motivated ploy to keep him from running for the presidential election. The fear was that the current president would run for a 3rd term, even though the constitution was recently changed to limit presidents to 2 terms. Over a dozen people have died during these protests. Today, he was acquitted of the rape charges but sentenced to 2 years in prison for “corrupting youth”. Mayhem ensued. Thousands of youths marching and fighting police, demanding that the charges be dropped and that the current president stepped down.

I couldn’t work today. I am not sure what tomorrow is going to be like. On one hand, people out in the streets are exercising their political power to protect democracy. Anarchy is sometimes the only course of action. On the other hand, I fear for my daughter and mourn the peace I once took for granted.

[Rehema J. Thomas, MD @RadiantRehemaMD]

This loss has been a harsh reminder that
"checking in on your strong friends" isn't enough.
We need systemic and institutional changes to support our medical trainees who are struggling.
We feel such a fire to continue to fight for change. To fight like Nakita fought...

[Rehema J. Thomas, MD @RadiantRehemaMD]

Say her name. Share her story. Advocate for interns, residents, and fellows in the medical training system.

Nakita’s life matters. Intern lives matter. Doctors' lives matter. Black women's lives matter. #sayhername #residentwellness #MentalHealthAwareness (5/x)

[Rehema J. Thomas, MD @RadiantRehemaMD]

This is my dear friend, Nakita.

Nakita and I were medical school classmates and both interns in New York City. Nakita tragically took her own life on May 26.

She is such a beautiful soul. She was so fun to be around. She was intelligent, charismatic, and confident. (1/x)

[Brian Scally @Brian_Scally]

Me sitting here waiting for the #LoveIsBlindLive reunion instead of watching Succession: