lock tf in. get your ass in mutual aid groups. lend your time to meal services. care for people in the way a vote simply never could. advocate for community gardens and libraries. stop betraying community. you don’t get a sticker or gold star. lock in.

"We realize that the only people who care enough about us to work consistently for our liberation are us. Our politics evolve from a healthy love for ourselves, our sisters and our community which allows us to continue our struggle and work." -Combahee River Collective (1977)

My offering this morning is a found poem I wrote yesterday based on the words of some amazing presenters at RECE and the transformative founder of Erikson, Barbara Bowman. Communal care is the only way forward!

sooooo andra day is also on the show tonight and....well....yeah

I’m just getting started. Come holla at me!

✨Hey ECE fam! I am running for Member at Large for the 2025 NAEYC Governing Board and would love the opportunity to craft NAEYC’s next set of transformative stories with you. ✨Remember that you have to be a NAEYC member by December 31, 2024 to vote! naeyc.org/get-involved/m…

It’s here! 🙌🏾 📕 Our book is a collection of authors sharing their truths and lived experiences, truly labor of love! Thankful to all authors for their chapters and my co-editor Penn State College of Education doc candidate Yuchen Yang. Order here: livedplacespublishing.com/book/isbn/9781…

The contract has officially been signed. I’m thrilled to share that my first solo-authored book “Envisioning Endarkened Poetic Inquiry” is under contract with Routledge Books under Dr. Kakali Bhattacharya’s “Futures of Data Analysis in Qualitative Research” series. 💜✨💜

I’m so excited to extend this invitation to participate in a month long series of poetry writing workshops for Black women early childhood educators during February 2025. Please see the flyer below for details. You can sign up at the link below: forms.gle/ygkgRFrTaTYaxq…

📢 Call for Contributors! BWSA is spotlighting Black Women’s Studies texts for Women’s History Month 2025! 📚 🗓️ Submit interest by Jan 10, 2025: 🔗 blackwomensstudies.org/blog/2024/12/1…

Happy New Year everyone! I’m excited to share my statement as a candidate for Member at Large on the 2025 NAEYC Governing Board slate. As we move into this new year, how are you honoring your dreams and resolutions for 2025 and making them actionable? youtu.be/qi6zxkWewkU?si…

Hey y’all! Just a reminder that voting is now open for the 2025 NAEYC Governing Board election. Be sure to check your email (spam folders included) for your unique ballot instructions if you are a current NAEYC member. Voting closes early this year on February 6th!

Excited to release the call for proposals for the newly launched Journal of Hip-Hop and Education 🙌🏽 #HipHopEd #AcademicWriting

✨NEW PUB✨This piece in “The Critical Social Educator” is the last article that I wrote about my 4th grade students, “Shattering broken mirrors and windows: Exploring youth liberation counter-stories through photojournalism”. tcsejournal.com/issues/vol-3-n…

This is Ballroom herstory. This is LGBTQ+ herstory. This is Black herstory. This is American herstory. See y’all in Harlem — where it all began. Join us for a night of legacy, brilliance, and reflection. A public event. No charge. Ticketmaster link in bio.

I was feeling some kind of fly. 😏

There was a time when I loved you; I don’t think I do anymore. It doesn’t feel like grief. It feels like a natural wave.

Join us on the Women on the Water (WOW) Research Conference Cruise May 25-29, 2026 to Key West & the Bahamas! This curated experience is more than a conference, it's a sisterhood at sea, grounded in research, joy, and collective care. Proposals due: July 25, 2025!

Stepping into summer feeling blissful🌞✨🌞