Congratulations to Assistant Professor Wilson Kwamogi Okello, Ph.D., whose book, "On Blackness, Liveliness, and What it Means to be Human," is the recipient of the 2025 Outstanding Book Award by Division B of AERA 👏 #WeAre #changED

Penn State College of Education Wilson Kwamogi Okello, Ph.D. AERA Dr. Okello! 👏🏾👏🏾👏🏾Out here winning! Congratulations fam, well deserved recognition of your excellence! I am so happy for you! 🎓🪄🖤⭐️

"She died holding her camera, just as she had lived. She reminded us that Palestinians are not just victims, but scholars, parents, poets and, yes, journalists. They live, they love, they resist erasure with every breath they are permitted." -Dr. Omar Suleiman religionnews.com/2025/04/25/a-l…

This is not pro-life. This is eugenics. Remain vigilant.

Huge thanks to our incredible outgoing Division K Co-Chairs: Drs. Mildred Boveda, Tia C. Madkins, & Raven L. Jones! Your leadership ⭐, vision ✨, and heart ❤️ have shaped a powerful legacy! We celebrate you! #DivisionK #AERA #ThankYou #Leadership

Last day of classes today. My students left these on my chair. Grateful. 🙏🏾🩷💐

#SaveNSF website just went up today!! It has a take action toolkit with press outreach templates, social media toolkit, elected official outreach, talking points. Likely more to come too. savensf.com

Newark Mayor Ras J. Baraka was arrested as he attempted to enter an ICE facility in Newark to make sure it’s up to code. This is leadership. This must be the next Governor of New Jersey. Thank you Mr. Baraka!!!!!

Excited to have started a podcast series with Dr. Venus Evans-Winters. Check out the first episode: youtube.com/live/LtSYQcZB-…

Black women lost 38,000 jobs in April, the most of any group. Economists say this sharp rise is tied to the administration's anti-DEI agenda. Black women are sadly paying the price. This is more than just policy — it’s harm. brnw.ch/21wSGO5

They just sold out FAMU…

The Florida AG thanks the Gov for “driving this home.” If there was any confusion about what happened, this makes it clear.

A federal judge has temporary reinstated hundreds of Education Department workers laid off by the Trump administration and blocked the president's executive order attempting to dismantle the agency. usatoday.com/story/news/edu…

A new review of current research on Black women preservice teachers in Educational Researcher found that their identities and experiences as Black women have been absent from teacher education literature. journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.3102/00…

Embracing complexity: Applying intersectional, post-oppositional approaches to examinations of students with disabilities in educational psychology research tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10… open access and my latest piece

The countdown begins! It's officially #AERA2026 submissions month! The deadline is July 25. Thank you for your submissions! aera.net/Events-Meeting…

With very little explanation, the Education Department abruptly blocked the release of nearly $7 billion set to be distributed on July 1. The money, which Congress already approved, helps support six grant programs, including after-school and summer learning, English-language