michael j.a. davis

Founder of Tinycup Coffee. Award-winning designer. Coffee roaster. Committed to the life, love & liberation of everyday Black people. Seen in FastCo & Forrester

[michael j.a. davis @mjadavis]

“I would like to retire the Paul Rand look. I would like to retire mid-century Helvetica. I want to retire flush left. I want to retire rag right. I want to retire white space. I want to retire the Swiss grid… It is the look of my oppressor…”
– Cheryl D. Miller

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@insharifain …can they stay after hajj is over?

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Look out, @ProLiteracy @HaywoodWatkins @droga5 is going straight to the top ⬆️, now in 2nd place! https://t.co/aLCO9CS3tl 💯 #Webbys

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〈( ^.^)ノCheering for @HaywoodWatkins @droga5 #Webbys People’s Voice! RT + VOTE: https://t.co/WK2F4wEV43ヽ(^。^)丿

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i think it’s blooming season. yeah…it’s blooming season.

#lessonslearned #patience #imperfectionisbeauty #lovewhatyoudo #entrepreneurship #smallbusiness #blackowned

[michael j.a. davis @mjadavis]

When you really pay attention, anything can be an invitation to rest.

https://t.co/ma8KvPI4fR via @LinkedIn

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Not @espn playing OPP as the soundtrack to the women’s nc state/tx halftime highlights. 🥴

[michael j.a. davis @mjadavis]

@hfdavis https://t.co/1QQcChK27P………… Absolutely.

[da’shaun | they/them @DaShaunLH]

never was, never will be.

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What To The Slave Is The Fourth Of July?

"Fellow-citizens, pardon me, allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here to-day? What have I, or those I represent, to do with your national independence? Are the great principles of political freedom and…https://t.co/kwNFKocLZA

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😮‍💨😮‍💨😮‍💨 this touched my spirit a lil bit…

“I've sat in HR my whole DEI career. I've had my work publicly celebrated while entirely defunded. I've had my work invested in and supported and seen it drive measurable change. The only real difference…https://t.co/L8dfrYhGqY

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https://t.co/e0Lc2hEEdp

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No thoughts. Just read below and do the damn work. https://t.co/SDsqjgeyhi

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This. https://t.co/l4tN2IuWtf

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If there is one thing that exhausted me most from the habitual code-switching that corporate culture demanded of me, it was 'the silencing' of the most honest version of myself that resulted from it.

Companies looove to promise employees a culture in whi…https://t.co/iU3UGCpbis

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This discourse and supporting analyses are so very much needed across arrange of professional spaces.

My colleague @vcastillo630 and I presented a related analysis in “The Sunken Place is real in UX design” for Fast Company.

Both, what Leah Goodridge p…https://t.co/2i96RVR0bM

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Working on financial wellness products in fintech, there would always be this moment of surprise among partners when user research insights told a story of how meticulous and creative folks are who deal with financial insecurity. Which also told another s…https://t.co/Xm5F9QAvqM

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tl;dr — _AI prompt engineering may detract from diagnosing the right problem and diminish design process._

I wonder what it might look like to harness the power of generative AI and put it in the hands of those most impacted by — and invested in identify…https://t.co/3gudZ7DDew

[michael j.a. davis @mjadavis]

Hi everyone, after for 4+ years at Capital One, I am now looking for a new role and would appreciate your support. Thank you in advance for any connections, advice, or opportunities you can offer. #OpenToWork.

I spent two of those years starting and lead…https://t.co/taaMvmD7GG

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In the Sunken Place, design leaders can turn inclusion into a tool of functional exclusion toward others. https://t.co/Mzy18LWhP5