Day 2 of #SXSWEDU and I’m rolling with the Fam Timothy D Jones #WeOutside and we doing that #SquadWork.

“Are you willing to focus on freedom & liberation at ANY COST?” Dena Simmons

#IYKYK About that life for young people 😉

Community & Coalition 💪🏽

Ramadan Kareem 🌙  to those observing with their family, friends, and community. Wishing you peace and joy.

Rolling with the homies at the 2024 #topinstitute We outside ✊🏽

Day 2 of #Topinstitute begins with powerful ignites…like Dr. Shameka Gerald, VP of Learning YELLOW and 2004 TOP….Your beliefs…behaviors…bias…impact young people…My beliefs creates the outcomes for young people…Reflective work needed to fix mindsets…It’s about action!!!

We must close the gap between who we are, and who we say we are- Dr. Shameka N. Gerald (She/Her) Do the work necessary to become who you say you are. Don’t just say less lol. #ToPInstitute #ReflectivePractitioner

🚨Squad: Please Follow🚨 As a community of educators it is important we support each other and the next generation. Follow Mr. Mason - pre-service teacher who is going to help shake the system ✊🏽💯

Pinning the future ✊🏽

Interrogate YOUR Beliefs Your beliefs = your actions towards young people 😏 I can’t even take credit. Felecia Hatcher has been in her bag lately so I had to give a little sprinkle to the Teachers of Promise Institute institute 2024.

What’s a talk without a visual or a formula? 🤷🏽‍♀️ How have narratives and rituals over your lifetime impacted your beliefs about yourself and young people?

If you know you know 😎 Who you are and who you say you are can be two different versions of yourself. To close the gap, you gotta get real with yourself … get uncomfortable ✊🏽

“Only female in my crew and I spit 🔥” Grateful to kick it with the 2% Mentor Crew for Teachers of Promise Institute Auntie Meek in full effect “We need a pic of US” 🤓 #BlackEducatorsMatter #ShakeTheSystem #CoalitionBuilding

Gratitude Abounds! 💛 #communityovercompetition #coalitionbuilding

“Without COMMUNITY there is no LIBERATION” ~ Audre Lorde When I’m with my people I am safe, I am free, I am healed and I am refilled to continue the work. #communityovercompetition

BPL's Leadership Journeys is heading to ASU+GSV Summit and THE SHOW @ ASU+GSV for the fourth 4th!!!! time next week! We may be biased, but if you've never attended a Leadership Journeys celebration of love, care and vulnerability, you're missing out! Details: LJASUGSV24.eventbrite.com #ASUGSVSummit

This is legitimately one of the most exciting days of the year for us - Leadership Journeys at ASU+GSV Summit and THE SHOW @ ASU+GSV, joined this year by inspiring storytellers Carmita Semaan, Jeff Livingston and Elisa Villanueva Beard. IYKYK (and if you don’t, you better find out!) #ASUGSVSummit

⭐️New Role 🎯Same Goal #ShakeTheSystem

🚨Registration is a Must🚨 #TheSisterhood is going to bring it in the way only they can. If you are sharing be sure to REGISTER. #WeShallBeFree2024 #Education2025 In the words of Yaribel Mercedes … OOOOOWWWEEEEE Bettina Love Dena Simmons Yolanda Sealey-Ruiz Gholdy Muhammad