I have a new poem in the most recent issue of Platypus Press wrestling with why I’ve become increasingly uncomfortable hearing people say “we have made it through worse before” in response to our current political moment. readwildness.com/19/smith-people

✨NEW PUB ALERT✨ Honored to share this work and introduce the concept of "Indigenous Placemaking" to show how place functions as a relative, teacher, memoryscape, and system of reciprocal relations. Place is not a backdrop upon which social life unfolds; it is who we are. 1/3

My favorite comment that I continually get about my book is “I didn’t know academics write like this.” Academics even question if I can get tenure with this style of book which lets me know the academy isn’t a space for beauty, southern voices, & creativity.

“When you get these jobs that you have been so brilliantly trained for, just remember that your real job is that if you are free, you need to free somebody else. If you have some power, then your job is to empower somebody else.” - Toni Morrison, born on this day in 1931

Writing papers using Initial Outlines and Detailed Outlines buff.ly/36cnDO0 I teach my students to outline EVERYTHING. This is the first of two posts on how to use outlines to write papers.

Glad to have this piece out in the world. I appreciate Aja D. and Erica Bree Edwards, Ph.D. for their editorial leadership of this special issue in Urban Education! doi.org/10.1177/004208…

I said this time and time again 🗣️TRANSPHOBIA AFFECTS ALLLLLLLLLLL Women 🫵🏾

this was truly a labor of LOVE. ❤️. read. share. cite. heal.

"there will always be one more thing." - Toni Morrison, 1975 She was right. "The function, the very serious function of racism is distraction. It keeps you from doing your work. It keeps you explaining, over and over again, your reason for being." She was right.

So proud of this work! And thank you friend Dr. Earl Wright II Since it is international women’s day globally let’s all remember to #citeblackwomen

Ya girl is now a FED! Today I started my new career as a researcher and policy analyst with the federal government. One day I will share why I made this move instead of continuing to run on the traditional tenure track. But I'm excited. So, excited to be a part of HHS_ASPE .

I see a lot of graduation posts getting love.... I want some of that too🥹😅

y’all talking about the 2028 election when you really need to make sure you VOTE IN 2026!!!!!!! STOP IGNORING THE MIDTERM ELECTIONS!!!! TAKE AWAY THE REPUBLICAN SENATE MAJORITY

Academia is a safe haven for conservatism disguised as intellectualism. A Black male scholar just tried to convince me that there is no hypocrisy in American democracy. Then he suggested readings (as if I haven't already engaged with them). We won't read our way to liberation.

We gone be Alright: a Black Futurist Perspective 🫡

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