I never thought I'd see my name so near to Pretty Yende Christian Van Horn, and Christine Goerke . Can't wait to present my first lecture series Met Opera Guild called Singers of the Ring.… instagram.com/p/BmJ5B0nlF8O/…

Divas Uncensored part II has been released! Find the link to my @metoperaguild playlist in my bio. #metropolitanopera #diva #anecdotes #opera @ New York, New York instagram.com/p/BmUPMF3lEjC/…

It's finally here! Divas Uncensored Part II. See link in bio. @ New York, New York instagram.com/p/BmnsgRBl3rS/…

Had a great time last night discussing #verdi #otello Canadian Opera Company #operainsights @ Canadian Opera Company instagram.com/p/BwuQKT1hr6E/…

A temporary farewell to the @canadianopera. Until next season #otello #preperformancetalk #operainsights @ Canadian Opera Company instagram.com/p/Bw63Ix6F_pQ/…

Scholars, politicians, and historians including Tressie McMillan Cottom, Clayborne Carson, Dr. Peniel E. Joseph 🇭🇹🇺🇸, and Dr. Keisha N. Blain put today's protests in historical context for POLITICO; at Vulture, walter been michael on the anti-racist reading list. More from Paper Trail: bit.ly/2UgHN4l

One of my greatest lessons as a graduate student came from Saidiya Hartman. I was in her Narratives of Slavery class. In office hours, talking through the final paper, she said “you must listen to the language that black people have used, historically, to describe ourselves.”

Robert Komaniecki @philewell This was antother bit of Beach's that made cringe:

I can't stop thinking about the multilayered stupidity and racism in this paragraph by Dr. Timothy Jackson. To suggest that diversity in music academia could be achieved if only Black families corrected their responsibilities and got their kids into classical music.

So much for the idea that if doubters could *see* the effects of greenhouse gases they'd realize climate change is real. That has never been how ideology works. Think of racists denying the self-evident humanity of the people in front of their eyes. Evidence-immunity isn't new.