I remember a post on Instagram by Jodi Ann Burney that when you are seen as a disrupter, your inaction is seen as mean. And she pushed back on this notion. This post prompted this week’s blog post and made me ponder why those of us seen as disruptors are expected to speak ALL the… Continue reading Let’s Talk About It: Being a Disrupter
This month's reading is from the book chapter, "Creating More Possibilities: Emergent Strategy as a Transformative Self-Care Framework for Library EDIA Work," by Stefani Baldivia, Zohra Saulat, and Chrissy Hursh. This chapter is in the book Social Justice in Libraries, edited by Alyssa Brissett and Diana Moronta. https://youtu.be/2xrdhmkjT-Y Please leave your comments below on your… Continue reading Journal Club with Jamia: September 2023
Today’s Let’s Talk About It: Lifting As We Climb post is about the philosophy of “lifting as we climb,” which was made famous by Mary Church Terrell, a great Black woman activist, and leader. As I continue on my journey in librarianship, I wanted to write about this idea because I am concerned that people… Continue reading Let’s Talk About It: Lifting As We Climb
The Diversity Fellow's Blog 