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
Welcome to my first Journal Club post! I hope that you will enjoy my vlog post. This month's reading is The Counterhegemonic Academic Librarian: A Call to Action written by Stephen E. Bales & Lea Susan Engle. Please leave your comments below on your thoughts on the piece. Have you read this article? Let me… Continue reading Journal Club with Jamia
“Sometimes we have to do the work even though we don't yet see a glimmer on the horizon that it's actually going to be possible.” Angela Davis Here I am in my #InFormation shirt that I was so happy and proud to purchase in support of #BlackLivesMatter in LIS. So the question that I will… Continue reading 2 years & I am still here!
There is no greater agony than bearing an untold story inside you. Maya Angelou It has been some time since I have written on my blog. Most of my time has been spent writing so that my written work can be in a journal and/or a book. As a tenure track faculty, I have to… Continue reading When publishing goes wrong
Photo by Kelly Lacy on Pexels.com The next Must Read Monday pick is How to Be Less Stupid About Race: On Racism, White Supremacy, and the Racial Divide by Crystal Marie Fleming. This book challenged me and encouraged me. I appreciated Crystal’s unapologetic writing style. For instance, she wrote, “We are surrounded by racial stupidity.… Continue reading Must Read Monday 10/5/20
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