Excited to be in Philadelphia for #ONA23 this week. Reach out if want to chat about project management, digital storytelling or need tips on landing an adjunct teaching gig. Let’s connect!

Please spend time with this powerful & moving essay from my friend & colleague Jenisha Watts. "I’ve spent my whole life trying to belong, to show people that I’m not like “them,” not a Black person living in poverty, not a Black person with an addiction." theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Tuition hike of 34% across five years coming to California State University as the system contends with weak revenues and looming labor strife with its 60,000 workers. My very deep dive on these three interconnected issues. calmatters.org/education/high…

As an alum of Fisk University, I'm proud of the Jubilee Singers' role in changing the course of American music. I'm delighted to see The Atlantic feature the Fisk Jubilee Singers® in its December issue, which takes a deep dive into the Reconstruction era. theatlantic.com/magazine/archi…

Keith Lee’s “seeming dissatisfaction with the Bay Area wasn’t even mostly about the food. It was about our living conditions.”

Do you need help with your 2024 goals? Check out 31 Days to a Better You. My team produced this guide to point you toward happiness with advice from The Atlantic columnist Dr. Arthur Brooks. Flip the card for a piece of advice every day in January. theatlantic.com/how-to-be-a-be…

#FTTB!!

Super Bowl bound!!! #FTTB

In 1871, Fisk Jubilee Singers introduced the world to “slave songs” or “negro spirituals” — music Black Americans made for themselves. A century and a half later, the group still endures. tennessean.com/in-depth/enter…

The 136 books on our great-American-novels list represent the best of what books can do: challenge us, delight us, pull us in and then release us, a little smarter and a little more alive than we were before. See the full list. theatln.tc/h0fpXlY2

Thrilled to see my former student embark upon this new chapter! Mike Curtis - seeing your hard work & dedication pay off is incredibly rewarding. Huge congrats 🎉

For a third consecutive year, The Atlantic has earned the top honor of General Excellence at the 2024 National Magazine Awards, recognizing a year of exceptional journalism and storytelling.

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“I had confronted other terrible outbreaks … but none of them prepared me for the environment I would find myself in during the coronavirus pandemic.” Anthony Fauci on what he saw inside the government’s response to COVID-19: theatln.tc/KvAIMhil

Thinking about a career in #journalism? UC Berkeley might pay you to take an initial course and write for Richmond Confidential. Details here: richmondconfidential.org/2024/06/25/ric…

End of an era!

My thoughts on Sonya Massey. “Sonya Massey’s tax dollars had contributed to the salary of the officer who killed her. That’s the insanity of being Black in this country.” theatlantic.com/ideas/archive/…

Enough said! #ChefCurry 🙌🏾🙌🏾

If you’re at #ONA2024, stop by Friday’s Project Management Meetup. This is an informal opportunity to share ideas and resources with those who do this kind of work — whether or not it's in your job title. 📆Meetup details: 3:30 p.m. Friday 📍Hanover D3 (LL2) #ONA24

The Atlantic is doing something exceedingly unusual for a magazine in 2024: increasing the number of issues it prints. It's going from 10 a year to 12, returning to monthly publication for the first time since 2002. Full story here >>> cnn.com/2024/10/11/med…