I’m just your everyday melanin-filled, Black girl with a fire in her belly and something to say. Mom|
#BlackGirlDoctorate
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#KPop
Stan ΣΓΡ 💙💛
Also ima say this once and not say it again. The police should have found a better way to deal with whatever happened. Shooting this young girl 4 times was not the answer when Dylan Roof was bought Burger King and offered protection after he took 9 lives. FOH
#MakhiaBryant
Molly is the epitome of what many Black women have to be in times of crisis. Still have a strong disdain for her but the her saying “she can handle it” is a statement that rings true and false at the same time.
#Insecure
#InsecureHBO
I did a thing…I printed my dissertation. Such a labor of love had get me a copy can’t wait til it’s off embargo in a few months. 💜💜💜 Thankful to the
#BlackWomen
that helped guide me through this.
Molly is like that friend that gets a man and forgets about her friends or think she better than them. Ma’am you still the same mess you were before the man.
#InsecureHBO
#Insecure
I’m so thankful to Black women. I shared the post that I am looking for at least 100 Black women to fill out my survey. I only had 31. In the past 24 hours, Black women have shown up and showed out! I’m now up to 70.
If you haven’t filled out this survey here is the link:
Yall I really want to thank Black women because i asked for 100 and yall gave me over a 1000 responses to my survey. I was having a very crappy day yesterday, my mental health was in the trash, thank you for showing me collective care in real time. 💜
SEE this shit here! Black folks be suffering in silence and not saying anything thinking they have to be superwoman/man. That job don’t care about you, you better make sure you take care of yourself.
#InsecureHBO
#Insecure
I’m convinced anyone still defending Molly is a Molly in their own relationships. That’s why they can’t see themselves because Molly is trash beloved
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#InsecureHBO
So let's talk about how Black women are often scouted/tapped for fake leadership roles positions where they are expected to overperform and problem-solve in moments of crisis. I wrote a book chapter (soon to come!) on the lack of agency Black women have in these roles (from the
Stress is killing Black women, and water is wet. I think the stress of perfectionism and living up to white supremacist standards is killing Black women. Not having allyship in the workplace is killing Black women. Lack of autonomy is killing Black women. Fake leadership roles
When are we going to talk about how Black men elevate non Black women to these positions where they feel they can claim Blackness so easily? Never? Okay cool
#Danileigh
I mean imagine being so narcissistic and needy that you flip a situation that ain’t even about you and make it about you. Then throw a tantrum and gaslight everyone involved in order to continue to make it about you.
#InsecureHBO
#Insecure
A year ago today, I graduated with my doctorate. As a first-generation student told years ago she wasn't smart, had comprehension issues, and was dismissed, I look back proud of my accomplishments and thankful to the community who got me there.
Shoutout to Ms. Yo, my
Y'all I promise you Black women aren't bored when we get more degrees. Some of us get them because we have a passion for learning. Some of us get them because heauxs need to put respect on our names. Some of us get them because we know they'll propel us to the next level. In all
Okay y'all my dissertation, Duality of Self: For Colored Girls Who Code-Switch When Bringing Themselves To Work Isn't An Option is live.
This Critical Participatory Action Research study was truly a labor of love, embedded in Blackness, womanhood, and an authentic look at the
Following up on my post last night, many folks don’t know this, but I am a proud GED graduate. High school wasn’t for me, so to support my educational growth, my parents homeschooled me until I was 16, and I took the GED and passed. From there, I went to community college and
I wish people realized there’s actually nothing wrong with community college or getting your GED. Unconventional education paths must considered the norm along side traditional education paths.
Wait a min! I turn my back for an hour or two and Black women have SHOWN OUT!
How did we jump to 200 submissions? I’m overwhelmed with love and appreciation for you all. I’m leaving this open until September 15th to get as many voices in the room. Feel free to continue to share
I missed Black girl check-in because the week was a blur, so let’s check in before we start the week.
Black women how you doing? Check in with yourself and each other.
Swizz Beatz dropped gems at the end. Get your will in order. Get your stuff together because everyone that’s sits with you ain’t really with you. Evaluate your life.
#dmxfuneral
#DMX
#DMXMemorial
It was so good last week; I think we should make it a thing.
Black women, what do you need to hear/say to yourself or other Black women as we begin a new week?
Don’t forget season 1 where Molly got butthurt because Issa told her she need to be in therapy. Where was Issa wrong!? No where! And then Issa ended up apologizing
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- Graduated with my doctorate (and a 4.0) check my dissertation
- Bought a house
- Got an offer to adjunct two courses
- sent two proposals for book chapters (🤞🏾praying for a hit in 2024)
- celebrated a year at my new job
- Celebrated so much w/ my family
#blackgirlmagic
#OnMyShelf
You know I love a good read. Check out
@AutumnAdia
and
@RuizSealey
‘s new co-authored book, All About Black Girl Love in Education.
Drawing from bell hook’s 1999 book All About Love, this volume builds on theories of love as they relate to Black Girlhood in education,
Molly calling her therapist after Andrew hippin her game on how relationships work. You don’t just bail and Kirk out on somebody off of the insecurities in your mind. Fix your shit and stop hurting others. Thank you for coming to my Ted Talk
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#Insecure
In 2024 can we stop making jobs that don't actually require you to be on site, on site? Nobody wants to go into your office unless it is truly required as a function of your job.
What gets me about Molly. She only sees her aside of things. She doesn’t see the stuff she does. How insufferable she can be, AND that she also hasn’t been a good friend. But ISSA has grown. She grows with each uncomfortable moment that’s why we love her
#InsecureHBO
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Black women check-in! Between James and Fuhad and people tryin Black women left and right in the digital space let’s check on each other!
How y'all be?
Ok, y'all told me I didn't need to be perfect, so here it is. A call for book chapters for a tentatively titled volume: Black In The Ivory: Maneuvering the Academy In Our Own Words. This volume seeks to share the experiences of current Black doctoral students and graduates.
Yes,
It’s Tuesday, which means it’s check in time. Black women, I see you, I hear you, you are loved and because I love you I need to take a moment to take a deep breath and check in with yourself.
Now, how are you and what do you need?
#BlackWomen
It’s the idea that Black women get degrees because they’re bored while others get degrees because it’s a normal progression of their interests. It’s literally discrediting the energy, intelligence, and sacrifice of Black women and our contributions to our fields.
Uh oh here we go chileeeeeeee. Ole boy is playing this! This convo is why I identify as a black woman before I identify as a person of color
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Professionalism is in and of itself a concept steeped in whiteness. So ask yourself, when you say someone isn’t professional or doing something professionally, do you just mean they aren’t doing it based on whiteness?
@DocDre
But are we going there? Because we can go there. Let’s talk about how homes are sometimes more destructive with two parents in them because those two individuals should have never gotten married but generational trauma taught them babies mean marriage. Too much?
Life is about choices, but no choice is truly all or nothing. Loved that
@insecurehbo
showed both sides and that they both came with sacrifices
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I just want to go on somebody's podcast and talk about how the academy and the workplace are failing to care for Black women which is ultimately leading to our deaths and poor mental/physical health. Is that too much to ask?
I went to a memorial service today and it made me think of how I am an only child, and will have to bury my parents alone. It also reminded me to make sure that I have their affairs in order because the burden will not only financially rest with me (outside of insurance) but also
When I began my research for my dissertation, I looked through several theoretical and conceptual frameworks that supported and guided me. The issue was that there were so many that I loved and felt would work better together than separately. As a visual learner, the image below
When Molly says “The you now doesn’t work with the present me” she’s saying the “You” that doesn’t need me, that doesn’t suit my needs, that doesn’t beg for me isn’t worth my time. She will do the same with Andrew if he allows her to get to that point.
#InsecureHBO
#Insecure
Yall MFs wrong as hell for giving that lady ANOTHER doctoral degree. We are out here struggling in these racist institutions, doing the research, getting high blood pressure, anxiety, depression. We out here being the first of the first, committing multiple years of research. Be
It’s Wednesday and it’s time to check in yall.
Yall have been pouring into me this week and so I definitely want to return the love.
Black women how you feel? Check in with yourself and each other!
Question: Who wants to do a rewatch of Insecure and do a Zoom or Google Hangout as we watch? We could watch 3-4 episodes before each meeting. Talk shit , support each other in Covid and kick it.
#Insecure
#InsecureHBO
The concept of a “good white person” has so many perks for white men, including the ability to be trusted in the eyes of the law. Period. I’m surprised they not offering him Burger King and letting him stay on house arrest.
A lot of Black women on the check in post are in a rough place. We do this weekly check in to be vulnerable and support each other.
But fam, please take that break. You have to, you have to put the mask down. It won’t all crash down and if it does, it was going to anyway.
Aye my dissertation got typos y'all still want the link or nah?
It still goes hard on centering Black women’s narratives on identity negotiation and code-switching though.