“Abolition medicine, narrative medicine, & structural competency are approaches to #MedEd that give us the tools to understand both the personal & professional biases that prevent (doctors) from doing liberatory heath-care work” Dr. Sayantani DasGupta in The Lancet thelancet.com/journals/lance…

Great to be with Liza Colón-Zayas to cook up an important message.

Wrinkly potato autumn is definitely my vibe

I just think we should cast Dev Patel in every adaptation of a classic. he can play any role in any book. he's this generation's Wishbone

I really feel like parenting is harder when your kids are 18-22 than when they’re 0-4. The adult emotions and disappointing experiences that come into their lives that you have zero control over are honestly terrible to witness from a parent’s perspective. Tell me it gets easier.

Not sure who is most excited to see Indian characters in this fantasy series (it's a 3- way tie btwn my kid, Vishad Sukul, MD, FAANS and I)! Hats off to the multi-talented Dr. Sayantani DasGupta!! Thanks for encouraging my daughter to go on a mission to save the #mermaids!! Chappaqua Children’s Book Festival #ReadingForKids

⭐ A second starred review! Publishers Weekly says, “Memorably realized & intersectionally diverse characters each lead upbeat stories in this rollicking collection, which maintains an air of positivity, empathy, cooperation, and inclusion throughout.” 📚 bit.ly/OnTheBlock2024

Publishers Weekly Random House Children's Books Tracey Baptiste Adam Gidwitz Dr. Sayantani DasGupta Andrea Wang 陳郁如 Adrianna Cuevas isn't here. Find her elsewhere. Debbi Michiko Florence⁷ Minh Lê ON THE BLOCK is coming out on October 22nd from Random House Children's Books, and we can’t wait for you all to read it! You can pre-order your copy at the link below ⬇️ And remember to enter our pre-order campaign to receive two special edition WNDB stickers! 📚 bit.ly/OnTheBlock2024

“The task for young writers should be nothing less than saving the world”— Ta-Nehisi Coates

TaNehisi Coates with the most clear, to the point description of what I can only hope will be the accounting for my entire life's work. - The essence of why narrative is everything, and especially for Black folks, culture is politics in every way shape and form.

🎉 Meet the 2024 MacArthur Fellows! These 22 exceptionally creative individuals redefine their fields with imagination and intention. They shift how we connect to one another, through our shared history and our stories. #MacFellow macfound.org/fellows

Congratulations to African American Studies, Princeton professor Ruha Benjamin who has been named a 2024 MacArthur Foundation #MacFellow! bit.ly/3XQGd90

Meet Alice Wong (Alice Wong 王美華), a writer, editor, disability justice activist, and 2024 #MacFellow using storytelling to increase the visibility of disabled people and expose ableist policies and practices. Learn more about Alice ⬇️ macfound.org/fellows/class-…

seeing the list of this year's MacArthur fellows brought me a lot of joy this morning! Especially happy to see Ruha Benjamin, Jericho Brown, Dorothy Roberts, Jennifer Morgan, and Alice Wong! Congrats to all!

Congrats to newly-minted MacArthur Foundation fellow, Dorothy Roberts! Read her incisive writing on the brutalities of America's child protection agencies and the system's destruction of countless Black families. motherjones.com/criminal-justi…

I’m so honored to be among the remarkable 2024 MacArthur Foundation Fellows and grateful for the spotlight I hope this award will shine on Black women’s visions & struggles for reproductive & family justice. #MacFellow 🙏🏾🙏🏾🙏🏾

Genuinely, Alice Wong 王美華 winning a MacArthur Foundation award has made my day. I’ve been just grinning. I first learned about this award when I was studying Octavia Butler, who was a recipient as well. I saw in her archive journals how it positively impacted her life & career.

Here’s the thing about Jason Reynolds News being a MacArthur Genius (and also Jacqueline Woodson ) is that we, the teachers & librarians knew this all along. We, who fight, even at risk, to ensure their voices are in our space(s)… knew they were geniuses and we knew it all along.

THIS is why #DisruptTexts pushed you to make space; forced you to let go and make new spaces. We were telling you they are geniuses.

CONGRATULATIONS Ruha Benjamin Dorothy Roberts Jason Reynolds News Alice Wong 王美華 !!!!!! So many AMAZING folks whose work has inspired mine in so many fascets of my life - such rockstars and sources of light and inspiration all!!!