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Governor Mike Parson shamefully allowed an innocent man to be executed tonight. We must abolish this flawed, racist, inhumane practice once and for all. Rest in power, Marcellus Williams. #AbolishTheDeathPenalty

Reminded, on this murder ridden day, that the Democratic Party removed death penalty abolition from its official platform this past August.

Thought you might be interested in this short piece celebrating the 102 birthday of my late friend, the internationally renown educator, Paulo Freire. laprogressive.com/education-refo…

My paper on carceral seepage--my way of showing the violence of the carceral state and how it elicits racialized emotional responses--was published yesterday. This was not an easy paper to write and I will forever labor with that. academic.oup.com/socpro/advance…

Tomorrow, Dr. Tiffany Willoughby-Herard faces three misdemeanor charges for protecting students who were protesting the Gaza genocide. Of 10 defendants, her charges are most punitive. Please sign this letter demanding that all charges be dropped. bit.ly/WilloughbyHera…

Deadline to apply to U of U ECS Dept is Dec. 1st. We have M.A and Ph.D. in Education, Culture, & Society. I am accepting students interested in Trans* of Color Critique, Decolonial Trans* Feminism, Latinx Epistemologies, & Jotería Pedagogy. #trans #joteria #decoloniality

Please submit your applications soon!

In-person and virtual talk at my alma mater

Have you had a chance to read "Feeling Carcerality: How Carceral Seepage Shapes Racialized Emotions" by Uriel Serrano (uriel s.)? Check out one of Social Problems' most-read articles to learn how the carceral state can elicit racialized emotions. doi.org/10.1093/socpro…

Trans and nonbinary students’ accounts of schooling: on epistemic witnessing, trans livability and the failure of the school cistem tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

So overjoyed to share our recent publication! With Black girls at the center, I had the privilege of crafting this piece slowly, thoroughly, dialogically, and in sweet communion with three brilliant sister-scholars: Ashley L. Smith-Purviance, PhD, Aja D., and @SR_Toliver.

UC Davis: I’m teaching a small seminar this winter quarter over Zoom. Check it out: Afro-Mexican and Afro-Chicano Culture and Identity.

NEW PUBLICATION ALERT! Been waiting on this one to come out! We want smoke with the carceral state and all its defenders Full article: “To Me, it Kind of Felt Normal” - Defining the Normalcy of Carcerality with Black Men, Boys, and Youth Workers tandfonline.com/doi/full/10.10…

One week away! Join us at UCLA or on Zoom (register for link) for this talk about the AfroMexican movement in Oaxaca!

Thanks to Dr. Michael V. Singh for an insightful and engaging plática with our students. He shared valuable wisdom on critical mentoring, academic life, and more. We appreciate his time and look forward to his continued impact on education.

Check out our new piece! Dr. Brittany Jones and I explore how young people are NOT “too young” to discuss certain topics like prison and police abolition! doi.org/10.1002/trtr.2…

Job in Palestine Studies! UC Davis seeks to hire an Anthropologist of Palestine at assistant/associate professor rank, Seeking a scholar with a cutting-edge, ethnographically-grounded research agenda and interest in collaboration. Review begins March 5. recruit.ucdavis.edu/JPF06996