Genuinely curious - why do PhD students cost so much in tuition and fees when we use so few university resources? We’re taught in early years by profs who aren’t even paid to teach us, and the rest of our time we contribute as workers. Imagining if that money went to us instead?
Shanquella Robinson went with her friends to Mexico and died. Her mother later found out that her friends reportedly lied about her cause of death. News of her death is spreading widely on social media as the world searches for answers. #BETNews#shanquellarobinson
I take the performativity of a lot of these so-called "critical" spaces in academia as par for the course. At this point, I'm like, "it is what it is." However, when I see senior scholars making beaucoup money from the same institutions they are writing about abolishing or 1/6
Today we celebrate the life and work of the amazing Audre Lorde (February 18, 1934-November 17, 1992), who transitioned on this day, 30 years ago. As a radical Black lesbian woman, her words continue to be an inspiration for Black feminist and queer survival to this day.
And just like that #NWSA2022 is a wrap! Honored to have been in a panel with @KenesmaD and Mia Lawrie from the @FreedomEdProj & met so many intelligent and impactful folks @nwsa!
I had a great time presenting at @nwsa this year along side some amazing scholars, @DrBrendaLara and Mia and see fellow gators, Elisa, Ebony, Porsche, Claudia, Karen and Ange present their phenomenal work!
Off to the next conference! ✈️
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The "Stay Home, Read Books" T-shirt is for all my book lovers and new to the club book readers who have increased their book count while trying to stay safe during these Covid times.
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KDJohn Apparels is live!
The "Make Yourself Heard" Hoodie is a great pair to my latest book, God Has Not Forgotten: You Matter which is a collection of Black Testimonies of young adults who decided to Make Themselves Heard!
My newest book, God Has Not Forgotten: You Matter is live and you can purchase in two different places, Amazon and my website!
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I would like to thank all of the contributing authors and editors. You've made my dream a reality!
"I learned that we cannot really give voice to people, because people are not voiceless. It is how we listen and who we listen to that silences certain groups of people." -Bhattacharya, 2019